Capt Crunch is retiring!!!

[theantiquetiger]

Say it ain't so....

http://lifeinc.today.com/_news/2011/03/09/6228655-capn-crunch-sails-into-obscurity?GT1=43001

[thunderbolt]

read it closer. They are going to stop pushing it on kids. Funny policy coming from Pepsi. Save a Lot carries it and the other two Crunch cereals.

[jimsmegos]

At first glance I thought you meant the Phone guy but wow this is much more disturbing. Well folks its official... The world has finally taken itself so seriously that we (and our kids and grandkids) will be forced to eat bland food because its better for us, OR ELSE.

I'm sad.

[MegoScott]

The company I used to work for made over 2 dozen Crunch commercials. As an animation worker I'm sad to see the work dry up, but it was the devil's work....

http://scottcadams.com/images/images/crunch/crunch1.jpg

[MIB41]

In a word - ridiculous.

[kennermike]

In a word - ridiculous.

Ditto Double Ridiculous!

[johnmiic]

They're retiring him because the cereal has too much sugar? So change the formula and reduce the sugar. The only qualifier here is it needs to be "crunchy". It's not called Captain Sweet. I would miss the old formula but it's not like I eat much of it these days. Plus they have other flavors too I think, like peanut butter crunch.

[jwyblejr]

So does this mean he'll be Admiral Crunch like in Futurama?

[ScottA]

My favorite is Crunch Berries.

[The Toyroom]

Oh like Cap'N Crunch is the guilty culprit for children being overweight and not the parents who should be, uh, oh I dunno...PARENTING and watching what they eat and how much....:muh: Un-freakin'-believable!

[toysrus]

I loved the Crunch Berries taste and crunch in the 70's as a kid. It seems like my taste buds are shot or they changed up the formula big time.

[Nostalgiabuff]

yeah, they blame the cereal when the real issue is kids spend too much time playing video games and **** like that. if they were outside playing like we were when we were kids they would not be so fat....cereal or no....just one more example of the government trying to control us

[Cmonster]

We are the fattest nation in the WORLD. Look around you... Foods like these cereals are contributing to the obesity of a generation. Kids today are much more sedentary than we were. They're not as active, so they don't burn off calories and sugar like we did by climbing trees, looking for frogs, or playing army in the woods. I saw this coming years and years ago. Instead of getting them off the damn DS or iphone, they do away with sugary cereals. Why?

Money.

Business.

The electronics and computer industry dwarfs the cereals by a very substantial margin. A more healthy, balanced breakfast for kids is better for them anyway. Everyone here thinks it's sad and bad because of nostalgia... That's it. The stuff is really bad for you. Borderline toxic. I say good riddance.

SC

[Brad]

Well said Sandy!
:yes:


But it still sucks. Why don't they close down McDonalds, Burger King, etc? Coke, Pepsi, and other sugary drinks? Where do you draw the line? And where are the parents? My 15 year old son looks thin but is the proper weight for his size since he is fairly tall. I would not allow him to get overweight. I see what he eats and cook much of it myself.

My best friends 14 year old daughter is 235 freaking pounds! He just jokes that it is because he and his wife are big so that's just how it is. It surely can't be all the junk food she practically lives on.
:rolleyes:

[Cmonster]

Why don't they close down McDonalds, Burger King, etc? Coke, Pepsi, and other sugary drinks? Where do you draw the line?

Just wait. They will... And just to be clear here; It will not be "you" drawing the line, it will be "them". This will most likely not happen in our lifetimes, but given the direction our once great country is now headed, our kids will be living their adult lives in a socialist system.

SC

[Brad]

Just wait. They will... And just to be clear here; It will not be "you" drawing the line, it will be "them". This will most likely not happen in our lifetimes, but given the direction our once great country is now headed, our kids will be living their adult lives in a socialist system.

SC

I agree. That's the sad part. We have become so lazy and spoiled that we expect the government to baby sit us.
:ugh_y:

[huedell]

If the worst that a country government'll do to us, is make sure we eat
better... I'll live there any day and be happy about it.

[toysrus]

Sandy your 100% on the money! I agree and see the scary coming times! And dont be shocked if this post is locked due to being honest.


Just wait. They will... And just to be clear here; It will not be "you" drawing the line, it will be "them". This will most likely not happen in our lifetimes, but given the direction our once great country is now headed, our kids will be living their adult lives in a socialist system.

SC

[huedell]

Sandy your 100% on the money! I agree and see the scary coming times! And dont be shocked if this post is locked due to being honest.

One man's honesty is another man's paranoia.

[EMCE Hammer]

Sandy your 100% on the money! I agree and see the scary coming times! And dont be shocked if this post is locked due to being honest.


Absolutely - we'll not tolerate any of that "honesty" BS. I think where the debate is going here is whether or not the government should step in and save people from themselves, and whether or not it's fair to screw over the responsible people in the process. And those are political questions......

[Werewolf]

Everyone here thinks it's sad and bad because of nostalgia...

It's more scary than sad.

[ScottA]

Pretty sad you can't even talk about cereal here.

[Brad]

I apologize if my comments were taken as political as I didn't mean it to sound that way.
:no:


I was attempting to point out that I have grown tired of our governing bodies having to put warning labels on music, video games, TV shows, force companies to discontinue or change products, etc all because we can't properly teach our children what is and isn't good/bad for them or age appropriate. It is more of a reflection on a generation of poor parenting then anything political. Sorry if it came out wrong.
:yeah:


As I saw it the topic of Captain Crunch cereal being discontinued is more of a catalyst to a much larger problem.
:yes:


That was all I meant. Sorry everyone. I didn't mean to show any disrespect to this wonderful community I enjoy so much.
:embarassed:

[Nostalgiabuff]

If the worst that a country government'll do to us, is make sure we eat
better... I'll live there any day and be happy about it.

that's only a small step away from telling us what to think and what to write and so on....scary thought

and Steve, i read you loud and clear about this thread bordering on political

[ODBJBG]

Uh never fear, dudes. I just saved Captain Crunch. He's even getting a Facebook as a result:

Never Fear, Captain Crunch is NOT retiring... So says Quaker! (http://www.infinitehollywood.com/2011/03/captain-crunch-is-missing-again-for.html)

[Hector]

I personally don't like sugary cereals...I like plain corn flakes or plain cheerios with fruits...but...if folks love them...more power to them...they should be able to eat whatever they want...I know I do...

:yes: :wink_y: :biggrin:

[The Toyroom]

A more healthy, balanced breakfast for kids is better for them anyway.

It's ALWAYS been "toast, juice, milk and [Cheerios]....part of a balanced breakfast". It's our fast-paced hectic lifestyles that have chosen to eliminate the other parts of the equations over the years, not the cereal companies.

Everything in moderation...Cereal ain't gonna kill ya...Heck I had a bowl of Berry Berry Kix this morning.....

[EMCE Hammer]

I apologize if my comments were taken as political as I didn't mean it to sound that way.
:no:


I was attempting to point out that I have grown tired of our governing bodies having to put warning labels on music, video games, TV shows, force companies to discontinue or change products, etc all because we can't properly teach our children what is and isn't good/bad for them or age appropriate. It is more of a reflection on a generation of poor parenting then anything political. Sorry if it came out wrong.
:yeah:


As I saw it the topic of Captain Crunch cereal being discontinued is more of a catalyst to a much larger problem.
:yes:


That was all I meant. Sorry everyone. I didn't mean to show any disrespect to this wonderful community I enjoy so much.
:embarassed:

No disrespect taken at all. We've just learned the hard way over the years that people's passion on both sides of issues like these end up making for hard feelings.

[MegoSteve]

And I totally agree with Scott that it's sad that you can't even talk about cereal without someone bringing up some paranoid conspiracy about how America sucks because the government forced PepsiCo to stop making Cap'n Crunch.

And if you do more than a second's research on Google, you'll find that the article wasn't even true:

Cap'n Crunch Breathes Easier: Talk of His Demise Untrue | News - Advertising Age (http://adage.com/article/news/cap-n-crunch-breathes-easier-talk-demise-untrue/149318/)

Yeesh, get a grip, people.

[EMCE Hammer]

It's ALWAYS been "toast, juice, milk and [Cheerios]....part of a balanced breakfast". It's our fast-paced hectic lifestyles that have chosen to eliminate the other parts of the equations over the years, not the cereal companies.

Everything in moderation...Cereal ain't gonna kill ya...Heck I had a bowl of Berry Berry Kix this morning.....


That's exactly what I was going to say, "Everything in moderation." My kids get a healthy breakfast. But a Saturday here or there filled with cartoons, Captain Crunch, and a bowl of fruit isn't going to kill them. It's the people who let their kids eat three bowls a morning, every day, and sit in front of the TV all summer, who are the catalyst for stuff like this.

[EMCE Hammer]

And I totally agree with Scott that it's sad that you can't even talk about cereal without someone bringing up some paranoid conspiracy about how America sucks because the government forced PepsiCo to stop making Cap'n Crunch.

And if you do more than a second's research on Google, you'll find that the article wasn't even true:

Cap'n Crunch Breathes Easier: Talk of His Demise Untrue | News - Advertising Age (http://adage.com/article/news/cap-n-crunch-breathes-easier-talk-demise-untrue/149318/)

Yeesh, get a grip, people.

It was all a test Steve. The government put that out there to gauge reaction for when they really do it. The Cap'n better watch his ...... - before long it will be whole grain porridge and water for everyone:-)

[theantiquetiger]

What have I done?

This thread has grown into a monster.

[MegoSteve]

It was all a test Steve. The government put that out there to gauge reaction for when they really do it. The Cap'n better watch his ...... - before long it will be whole grain porridge and water for everyone:-)

I eat a bowl of Snickers fun-size bars with Coke every morning as part of my balanced breakfast.

[huedell]

that's only a small step away from telling us what to think and what to write and so on....scary thought

It's only scary if you're paranoid. I'm not worrying aout this stuff,
of which I only see as positive.

[toysrus]

Damn Cap N crunch! You started a mego war! lol. Lets go back to the crunchberries- did they change the formula from the 70's?

All you guys are cool in my book!

[huedell]

And I totally agree with Scott that it's sad that you can't even talk about cereal without someone bringing up some paranoid conspiracy about how America sucks because the government forced PepsiCo to stop making Cap'n Crunch.

And if you do more than a second's research on Google, you'll find that the article wasn't even true:

Cap'n Crunch Breathes Easier: Talk of His Demise Untrue | News - Advertising Age (http://adage.com/article/news/cap-n-crunch-breathes-easier-talk-demise-untrue/149318/)

Yeesh, get a grip, people.

Did someone say "paranoia"?

[Brad]

It's the people who let their kids eat three bowls a morning, every day, and sit in front of the TV all summer, who are the catalyst for stuff like this.

That is exactly the point I was trying to make. It shouldn't take any entity, whether it's a government or big corporation, to make sure our children are protected from things that are bad or unhealthy for them. It's a sign of bad parenting which seems to keep getting worse rather then better.

And I am glad to know that this was an incorrect rumor but that still doesn't change the fact that there are way too many lazy parents in the US that need to rely on something or someone other then themselves to raise their children properly. And for the record I say the US because I have never lived anywhere else so I can only speak of what I see in this country.

My wife Maggy is a social worker that works with foster children and foster homes so we have seen more then our fair share of crummy parents.
:yuk:

[Hector]

I eat a bowl of Snickers fun-size bars with Coke every morning as part of my balanced breakfast.

:smiley1:

[HardyGirl]

Actually Cap'n Crunch does make a lower sugar version of the standard cereal called "Treasures" or "Golden Treasures" (I can't remember which). It comes in smaller boxes and you can get it at Walgreens for $1 a box. I've eaten it. It's kinda blah, but it's defintely lower sugar and not that bad.

There are 2 reasons for the rampant childhood obesity today:

1) Electronic trappings like video/computer games, cell phones, internet and having access to a zillion cable channels, DVDs, etc. Our kids are WAAAY more sendintary than any generation EVER!

2) Kids don't play outside anymore, b/c their parents are afraid to let them. Kidnappings, drug dealers, and the like have made playing outside a thing of the past. Some will do after-school activities, but that's only a small portion of their week. If the government really wants to do something, they should pay stay at home or work from home parents to form neighborhood coalitions to watch kids after school, (for free or really cheap if the government foots the bill), so they have can some of the fun we had playing outside on the block. And how's this? A portion of the proceeds from all sugar coated cereals, sodas, fast food and candy should go to PAY for these coalitions. Parents wouldn't be afraid, kids could play outside, and burn off those empty calories the way we did. And who knows? A side effect of that would actually be...oh I dunno, imagination? Creativity?

Just an opinion, and I'll step off the soapbox now.

[torgospizza]

Hardygirl, you're dead-on here. Those things effect (or is it affect? help me here) adults, as well. And I'm talking about myself. Not that a perv's going to grab me (even they have standards), but playing World of Warcraft and an abiding fondness for air conditioning hasn't helped me any.

[mego73]

If the worst that a country government'll do to us, is make sure we eat
better... I'll live there any day and be happy about it.


A government forcing me to eat the way they think is best is sort of... I dunno... fascist.

Not to even mention how what is best for you to eat is often a broad and evolving consensus. In other words, they might be wrong. Remember the 5 food groups stuff we got back then compared to the food pyramid now?

There are those that advocate a return to the "hunter gatherer" diet that stresses low carbs and all the protein and fat you want. There are also those that just stress low fat.

Any one of these motifs can gain traction in people that make policy that affects us so if we allow it, we are in danger of leaving our eating decisions in people that know as little about it as we do.

The prevailing culture these days is fostering a trend of blaming others for things we ought to take responsibility for ourselves. I have a ton of weight to lose and it's that way because of a combination of my choices and heredity. It's not Captain Crunch's fault or McDonalds fault (and not only because it's been years since I've seen the inside of a McDonalds or that I never had Captain Crunch) and I don't want these institutions raked over the coals because some have too much of it.

The logical conclusion to that thinking is a reduction in our freedom of choices because some in power have decided we don't know how to handle it.

[Hector]

Actually Cap'n Crunch does make a lower sugar version of the standard cereal called "Treasures" or "Golden Treasures" (I can't remember which). It comes in smaller boxes and you can get it at Walgreens for $1 a box. I've eaten it. It's kinda blah, but it's defintely lower sugar and not that bad.

There are 2 reasons for the rampant childhood obesity today:

1) Electronic trappings like video/computer games, cell phones, internet and having access to a zillion cable channels, DVDs, etc. Our kids are WAAAY more sendintary than any generation EVER!

2) Kids don't play outside anymore, b/c their parents are afraid to let them. Kidnappings, drug dealers, and the like have made playing outside a thing of the past. Some will do after-school activities, but that's only a small portion of their week. If the government really wants to do something, they should pay stay at home or work from home parents to form neighborhood coalitions to watch kids after school, (for free or really cheap if the government foots the bill), so they have can some of the fun we had playing outside on the block. And how's this? A portion of the proceeds from all sugar coated cereals, sodas, fast food and candy should go to PAY for these coalitions. Parents wouldn't be afraid, kids could play outside, and burn off those empty calories the way we did. And who knows? A side effect of that would actually be...oh I dunno, imagination? Creativity?



You go, girl!

:clap: :yes: :biggrin:

[Hector]

That's me BTW...computer and TV...and very little physical activity...

:cry: :cry: :cry:

[huedell]

The logical conclusion to that thinking is a reduction in our freedom of choices because some in power have decided we don't know how to handle it.

You had a lot of excellent points in your post. I just didn't find the fake proposal all that encroaching probably because I believe it was simply a good idea overall. What I saw was a big uproar over something that did not seem to be that big of a deal.

I understand one thing leads to another and yada yada yada, I just didn't see a reason to get up in arms and draw some kind of line.

Apparently neither did the government, as this is a fake thing and actually I think I heard about this a few years ago that this joke news was circulated back then and I think we all just forgot about it.

Maybe our government isn't that bad after all.

[Brown Bear]

Whose next? Cookie Monster?

[jds1911a1]

The goverment has determined that everything not good for you is bad and therefore illegal. Do we live in San Angeles?

[MIB41]

Hardygirl is spot on. Kids these days are woosies. I use to run all day on the weekends. Play football in a field for hours and probably only ate at McDonalds on weekends when we went to see a movie. The rest of the time I ate home cooked meals and for breakfast? You betcha...Capt Crunch. That and Freakies, Frankenberry, and Lord knows what other combination. If kids got off their tails and did something physical there wouldn't be this outcry for changes in advertising. It's not the gun that kills people, it's the person pulling the trigger. Change your behavior and the problem fixes itself. :yeah:

[magyar1964]

As a kid I ate nothing but Capt'n Crunch, I'm not fat and wouldn't even be considered over weight. But, as HardyGirl mentioned, I played - outside or inside but it wasn't sitting down. I didn't sit in front of a TV or computer screen for my play, I was active. I also wasn't allowed to eat too much of the cereal by MY PARENTS. Pulling a cereal isn't the answer it only continues the mind frame that "I'm not responsible for my own actions it - - fault" and Big Brother ( whoever that is in your eyes ) need to protect us from ourselves.
I have resisted the urge to say point out other things that we are told are bad for us and we need to be protected from while some other thing are fine because the powers that be like those things but I'm not going there. It's too early and I need to eat breakfast now, wish I had some Capt'n Crunch handy.

[jwyblejr]

Whose next? Cookie Monster?

Too late. I've heard they've been making him eat healthy.

[Cmonster]

Too late. I've heard they've been making him eat healthy.
Last time I saw him, he was down 10lbs. He looked great. :yes:

SC

[samurainoir]

Whose next? Cookie Monster?

Cookie Monster on Colbert Report part 1 6/19/2008 - Redlasso.com
(http://www.redlasso.com/ClipPlayer.aspx?id=5bfa378e-7c08-472f-8d45-df796c893799)

http://25.media.tumblr.com/eRzxOQo1Lag0xuchZWWxqCN8_500.jpg

http://tedi31.files.wordpress.com/2009/10/cookie.jpg

[Brad]

Last time I saw him, he was down 10lbs. He looked great. :yes:

SC

Nice to know he's out of rehab now.
:wink_y:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9C4-TsaNENo

[lepage]

The good Captain was without a doubt, hands down, my favorite cereal of all time. I have not eaten C.C. since my early 20's but I will say that I will miss that "roof of the mouth shredding" goodness.

[mego73]

Too late. I've heard they've been making him eat healthy.



"A cookie is a sometimes food."

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iH9IO6iMO78&feature=player_embedded

By the way, Cookie Monster may not need as many cookies if he had a hole in the back of his mouth so that all the cookies he tries to put in wouldn't end up falling out of it.

[theantiquetiger]

OK, if not already posted, the rumors of Capt Crunch's mutiny was false

http://lifeinc.today.com/_news/2011/03/10/6237276-cereal-killing-or-mutiny-neither-capn-crunch-lives?GT1=43001

[jwyblejr]

You know what makes all of this funny? They worry about how much sugar is in it,not what it does to your mouth.

[ScottA]

What does it do to your mouth? I ate it (and still do) and my mouth is fine.

[jwyblejr]

Isn't it the cereal that's suppose to cut your mouth? Or am I thinking of another brand?

[Werewolf]

I think sometimes people make too big a deal over the sugar content of certain cereals. I was looking over the sugar content in some of the cereal my family has and Captain Crunch with Crunch Berries has 11 grams, the Organic Granola cereal we got from the healthfood store has 10 and Captain Crunch Treasures has 6. The adult health food cereal also has 300 calories per serving with skim milk, Crunch Berries has 140 and Treasures has 160.

So the adult granola cereal that's like chewing gravel and tastes like tree bark has 1 less gram of sugar than Crunch Berries and over twice the calories. The adult cereal also has the most carbs. Health food cereal 37 g, Treasures 26, Crunch Berries 22. The granola cereal does have the most fiber, 5 g to 1 for Berries and Treasures, and it should because it tastes like wood pulp.

[Hector]

The granola cereal does have the most fiber, 5 g to 1 for Berries and Treasures, and it should because it tastes like wood pulp.

:smiley1:

[Brazoo]

We are the fattest nation in the WORLD. Look around you... Foods like these cereals are contributing to the obesity of a generation. Kids today are much more sedentary than we were. They're not as active, so they don't burn off calories and sugar like we did by climbing trees, looking for frogs, or playing army in the woods. I saw this coming years and years ago. Instead of getting them off the damn DS or iphone, they do away with sugary cereals. Why?

Money.

Business.

The electronics and computer industry dwarfs the cereals by a very substantial margin. A more healthy, balanced breakfast for kids is better for them anyway. Everyone here thinks it's sad and bad because of nostalgia... That's it. The stuff is really bad for you. Borderline toxic. I say good riddance.

SC


I'm witchoo.

[Werewolf]

I forgot to mention the adult health food rock hard tree bark cereal also has the highest fat content. 10 grams for the Organic Granola Cereal, 1.5 for Crunch Berries and 1 for Treasures.

[Brazoo]

Good points - also that's per serving. I don't think I know anyone who actually eats what they judge a single serving to be. It's usually pretty tiny.

I eat low fat high fiber cereal, because I do about a million other things that are bad for me.

[AAAAA]

all this talk about Capt'n crunch
made pine for this clip for some reason

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Of-lPBGIe9U&feature=related

[lepage]

Ok not to get too off topic but I just want to say that I believe that if there was a cage match (to the death) between Captain Crunch and The Lucky Charms leprechaun, The good captain would be owning him some leprechaun bling!

[AAAAA]

Na He go to the Godfather for help
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OOyu5x7QCMU