Capt Crunch is retiring!!!

[theantiquetiger]

Say it ain't so....

http://lifeinc.today.com/_news/2011/...rity?GT1=43001

[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.

[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.

[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....

[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.... 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!



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.

[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