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Kids cereal marketing is fascinating, from the toys to the way the mascot's eyes tend to look down [1]. I didn't get to make a lot of decisions as a kid, but ce
by qeorge 17y ago
Kids cereal marketing is fascinating, from the toys to the way the mascot's eyes tend to look down [1]. I didn't get to make a lot of decisions as a kid, but cereal was one of them.
I was also exposed to another strange aspect of cereal marketing: the sugar content. My father instituted a rule that we could have any cereal with <= 10 grams of sugar per serving, and so my sister and I became acutely aware of said levels. Captain Crunch was out of the question, but Cinnamon Toast Crunch would dip above and below the line, with a period of several months. Nearly all cereals I watched displayed this behavior.
[1] http://i30.tinypic.com/2598znp.jpg http://i30.tinypic.com/2598znp.jpg
- fnid 17y agoThe "Tooth Lady" who came to my school and taught us how to brush and showed us those gross movies of squirming plaque bacteria told us that any sugar at all in cereal is pretty bad. I was worried because I added sugar to my cereals that didn't have it. Mom never bought cereals with sugar added. I said, "I like to add sugar to my rice crispies" and she said, "You couldn't add enough sugar to your rice crispies to equal the amount in the frosted kind." And now, it's hard to buy even adult cereals without sugar in them. They are all so sweet. It can't be good.
- jjs 17y ago> I said, "I like to add sugar to my rice crispies" and she said, "You couldn't add enough sugar to your rice crispies to equal the amount in the frosted kind." Ah, I love a good challenge!