David Kronke was appointed Mayor of Television after a bloodless coup in 2000. Since then, he has improved infrastructure, championed greater educational opportunities and fought for reforms that have utterly erased corruption and incompetence from the television industry. Since Mr. Kronke has ascended to power, Television is a far better place. Food for thoughtlessness
This entry is dedicated to the Indiana State Fair, which recently banned trans fats in its funnel cakes and all the other crap foods it serves alongside the frayed bungee-jump ropes, rickety, tiny rollercoasters and skeeball kiosks. Having been to the Indiana State Fair, I can say that transforming it into a venue for healthy cuisine is like trying to turn the Special Olympics into Mensa: a sweet but misguided idea, because that’s simply not what it is.
Anyway, some Brits are all in a lather because they discovered that – egad – foods tied to cartoon characters aren’t particularly good for kids. Moreover, “Three-quarters of parents interviewed … said they thought it was irresponsible for companies to feature cartoon characters on unhealthy foods.”
I want to hear from the parents who thought it was a good idea, and then I want to see their kids model their “Husky Child” sportswear.
So here are some of the most egregious examples:
Bratz: Bon Bon Buddies Bratz Fabulous Biscuits contained 24.6g of fat, 15.4g of saturates and 37.6g of sugar per 100g.
The Simpsons, promoting Honey Nut Popcorn from Butterkist with 41.3g sugar per 100g.
Shrek the Third offered tickets if you bought boxes upon boxes of Kellogg's Frosties (37g sugar per 100g).
Spider-Man comics came in Nesquik Chocolate Cereal (36.1g sugar per 100g).
But my favorite was this: “(C)haracters from the film ‘Flushed Away’ on packs of Burton's Jammie Dodgers and on Kellogg's Coco Pops Straws.” Who cares how healthy or unhealthy the snacks were – people actually bought food associated with a movie about London’s sewage system?
Comments
"Jammie Dodgers" sounds to me like turds that fall out of pajama bottoms. Probably just as tasty.
Posted by: Suzy Q | August 24, 2007 4:46 PM