Capt Crunch is retiring!!!

[Werewolf]

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

It's more scary than sad.

[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......

[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.

[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]

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.

[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.

[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]

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]

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

[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

[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.

[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!

[ScottA]

My favorite is Crunch Berries.

[jwyblejr]

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

[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.