Capt Crunch is retiring!!!

[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

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

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.

[Hector]

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

[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!

[Hector]

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

[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?