The Backlash Has Begun
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The announcement that Olympic champ Michael Phelps will be whoring Kellogg's Frosted Flakes instead of the traditional athlete's choice of Wheaties has left many perplexed and angered.
Frosted Flakes has three times the amount of sugar as Wheaties and 1/3rd the fiber.
Phelps is now being criticized by health experts who are worried about the message he'll be sending to children across America.
Nutritionist Rebecca Solomon of New York's Mount Sinai Medical Center says, "I would not consider Frosted Flakes the food of an Olympian. I would rather see him promoting Fiber One. I would rather see him promoting oatmeal. I would even rather see him promoting Cheerios."
Childhood obesity is becoming quite the problem in America and Phelps giving the thumbs up to sugary cereal sends the wrong message, experts say.
Phelps and his agent were probably too blinded by the money Kelloggs threw their way to take health concerns into account.
But at the end of the day it's up to mom and dad not to buy crap for their kids, right?
[Image via WENN.]
who cares! I'm buying Frosted Flakes because they taste better.
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Why should Phelps put his image on a product he doesn't eat?!! what is wrong with this country, why do they feel he should do what everybody else wants him to do! You go Michael!!
Re: PixiePeet – what a dumb c*nt
awe, hahahaa.
these people need to get a flippin life. He eats 12000 calories a day. Let him be on the frosted fucking flakes box if he wants to.
In fact I wish he would frost my flake.
why are they picking on him? what about those athletes in that Mcdonalds commercial selling those nasty chicken sandwhiches?? like they would actually put thaty poisonous shit in their bodies…
But here is a bottom line: Frosted Flakes TASTE SO MUCH BETTER than Wheaties!
Michael, ANYONE in this fishbowl will most likely promote whoever is going to pay them. I doubt Phelps bothered to question the nutritional value of the foods he's pitching look at what they man eats for crying out loud! 12,000 cals A DAY! Besides he's be on the Kellogs CornFlakes box so hush people… sheesh!
Re: PixiePeet – thank you. i'm not gonna lie, if i did buy the wheaties just because of him, they would never get eaten. most obese kids don't know who michael phelps is anyway.
as a fat person, i say let's not blame him for fat people
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Hmm imagine a "celebrity" actually promoting a product they use!!
who cares…kids eat so much crap anyways….and if kids would EXERCISE like Michael Phelps they wouldnt have to worry about a little sugar in their cereal. Lighten up peeps - he went with the money. Get over it!!
its true, he is a role model and should have thought about that
Ugh! Why do people ALWAYS have to find something to bitch about!
We Americans are overweight with or without Michael Phelps' hot body on some cardboard box!!!
SHUT THE FUCK UP YOU GODDAMNED HEALTH NUTS!!!
THey remind of peta!!!
to the people freaking out about frosted flakes: get over yourself and get a life. its just cereal. kids are not going to eat fiber 1, they rather eat coco puffs. frosted flakes is were one can meet in the middle, has sugar but less the what is out there.
c'mon. ppl need to get over it. he is promoting this cereal probably because he likes it better. i don't buy cereal based on who is on the box, and whoever does has some issues. they wanted michael phelps on their box cuz they know wheaties isnt exactly the best tasting cereal. frosted flakes is the kind of cereal kids want to eat, it does taste better. It may not be as good for the kids as wheaties but it is not Michaels responsability to watch what kids eat, its their parents responsability. if a kid wants frosted flakes because phelps is on it the parents only have to say one little word "NO".
Give me a break! Can't moms just try to take a bit of responsibility for the food that goes into their kids' mouths? Get a life people!
Uh - did nobody else see what his diet is? Dude advertised the immense amount of calories he intakes per day while competing. Fiber, bran, anything healthy was NOT on his menu.
Thats stupid.
who gives a crap about what cereal he wants to represent?
he probably puts extra sugar on his! and look at where it got him.
if they realy cared about kids heath they they would do something about Mcdonalds or Burger King or those other fast food chains.
Leave Phelps alone, and go eat some freaking frosted flakes.
Well the back lash is rediculous. This guy works out 3 times a day! In the pool where you burn thousands of calories per workout! I swam for the US swim team for 17 years when you train like that you can eat anything….now if I ate like I used to I would be a huge fat ass! Give me a fucking break! HATERS!
Parents who are upset or any organization who is upset is rediculous and only looking at one part of the story. It should be Train like Michael Phelps and you can eat whatever you want! This guy would never eat shit like that if he wasn't a swimmer! NON swimmers dont get it! xoxo PHELPS IS AWESOME!
How About Special K???? …
Leave his nice ass alone. He's earned the right to do whatever the fuck he wants. Stop shitting all over his success.
Frosted Flakes are the best. I prepare that over those nasty ass wheaties…
I think the health experts are right. Michael should be promoting Metamucil, after all, with everything he eats, the pipes have to be kept moving right?
wait, so we're saying that Phelps' face on the wrong box of cereal is contributing to child obesity? Parents should know to buy cereal for their kids based on the nutrition information on the side of the box, not the face on the front of it. The consumer has some responsibility - this is just silly.
Yep, you're absolutely right Perez. Parents should not buy this crap to their children. Children are always going to want the food that has more sugar because it tastes better but parents have the responsibility to teach them to eat healthy food. Hey, you think Phelps endorsing Frosted Flakes is weird? Here in Canada, McDonald's supports our athletes. Now THAT is stupid.
"But at the end of the day it's up to mom and dad not to buy crap for their kids, right?"
Exactly!
Phelps didn't become an Olympic athlete so he could promote healthy cereal to kids so they don't get fat. That's all.
Re: natamaxxx305 – exactly. why arn't health nuts complaining about that commerical. that commercial is seen by way more kids then a box of cereal.
First of all, Wheaties taste like shit.
Second, our children are already little fatties, this isn't going to change because he's on the box…and most kids, arn't watching the Olympics.
he's yummy!
Whoooo cares!
are you kidding? have you seen anything that this guy eats? there's been hours dedicated to him stuffing his face with 12000 calories of burritos. A full bowl of frosted flakes is like a millionth of his daily caloric intake.
And everyone knows Frosted Flakes are better than rank Wheaties.
I thought it was corn flakes, not frosted flakes. I think theres a big difference in sugar content between the two.
screw wheaties….frosted flakes taste better
yes, because the message he is sending is soooo much worse then the millions of commercials that pimp out RX drugs like candy, the TV shows that glamorize being skinny in an unhealthy way, and the fact that lap band procedures are covered by most insurances while pre-natal vitamins and mental health meds are not.
yes, lets all blame Michael Phelps for the health problems of this country. good idea. while we're at it, let's give Bush a Nobel peace prize in literature and Cheney one for world peace.
Whatever! He's promoting both regular Corn Flakes and Frosted Flakes. Like natamaxxx305 said, those people in the McDonald's commercial don't eat that GARBAGE either. It is as bad as LeBron James pimping Vitamin Water with all its sugar and such and McDonald's, YET he is an advocate for childhood health. Mixed messages. Parents need to decide what's best for their kids. Maybe if they got off their fat butts v playing XBOX all day they wouldn't be so damn fat.
kids are not getting obese from FROSTED FLAKES….go phelps do what you want!
What does it matter has anyone even seen his bloody diet? Fat bastard enough he is. If he signed with Wheaties I'm sure people would be on his ass about contradicting his own diet. Him and Tony will be the bestest of friends.
frosted flakes are the shit !
now im gonna eat them twice
as much as i did before just for
michael phelps !
Given he has influence but at the end of the day it's up to the parents what they feed their kids!! I love Frosted Flakes..shit taste so damn good
Are we forgetting that MCDONALD'S IS AN OFFICIAL SPONSOR OF THE OLYMPICS!?!?!
McDonald's. Really??
Not to mention Coke which has 0 nuturitional value. If it were about what to eat or what not to eat then let's start blasting the Olympics. What Olympic champion eats McDonald's even once a week? None of them. Maybe the weight lifters?
Please give this guy a break.
Thats retarded. Its a fucking cereal! Who gives a shit? Its up to mom and dad to buy it, they know whats better, who cares then!
Seriously, he can endorse anything he wants and I would buy it. He is my hero.
Re: natamaxxx305 –
Exactly!
Every time I see that commercial I cringe.
dude let him make his paper this year jesus……… its ALOT more than frosted flakes that are making are kids fat !!! seriously….. dude eats 10,000 SHIT calories a day and burns it all and then some. so if kids want to eat frosted flakes then have them get their little fat asses outside or in the pool to burn it off instead of playing stupid ass video games all the time. just sayin….
does it even matter? hes so paid its ridiculous
isnt he on the regular corn flakes box anyway!
Re: hottie – i meant "our" kids… i'm not retarded i promise
Who Cares!!! He eats 12,000 calories a day!! its something he likes..
fuck these nutritionists, i swear
its true, its up to the parents to buy it or not
all i'm hearing is blah blah blah from them
Boo-hoo.
Is he doing regular Frosted Flakes or Frosted Flakes Gold? Because the Gold ones are 'healthier'…also I think it's be punny with the 'gold' thing.
Re: LaLaLams – I could never disagree with another persons personal preference (especially, when it comes to food), but…I tried frosted flakes, when I was a child. All that sugar made me so sick to my stomach…I have never been able to eat 'sugary' cereal ever since. In fact, my son is the exact same way (once, my husband prepared a bowl of cereal for our son, put sugar on it…and, my son refused to eat it, because he didn't 'make it like mom', without sugar sprinkled on top).
To be honest, sugar is not a main staple, in our home. I think that it has been, at least, 5 years since I bought a bag….which is only used for sun tea.
BTW…Wheaties tastes better than Frosted Flakes. And, the only cereal that tastes better than Wheaties is Total, IMO
I say he can promote whatever cereal he WANTS to promote.
Like he's really going to influence the whole flipping world.
Lighten the f*ck up, nutritionists!! I myself would rather eat Frosted
Flakes than Wheaties. I'm just going to put sugar on Wheaties anyway! LOL
Child obesity is not due to Frosted Flakes. It's due to a lack of exercise and eating fatty foods. Frosted Flakes is not fatty, so ppl need to STFU! Anyway, the parents are the ones buying the product, if they think it's such a problem, don't buy it.
whoring up for money woohoo
selling out!!! hehe
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Michael is just thinking of money…like any of us would probably do in his position…plus its not like he is forcing us to buy it…at the end we make our own choice….
This man is gorgeous not to mention his accomplishments.You guys biatching abt his face hey he is different I think he is abs. gorgeous.
Re: Osakhomen_Arete – No they aren't fatty ass-bite. They are loaded with unrefined sugar; the REAL killer.
OH FOR FUCKS SAKE, THESE HEALTH EXPERTS ARE GETTING ON MY NERVES LATELY….THE KEY IS MODERATION DUMBASSES, THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH A KID, OR ANYBODY ELSE FOR THAT MATTER, HAVING A BOWL OF FROSTED FLAKES….OR A COUPLE OF COOKIES…OR EVEN SOME MICKEY D'S ONCE IN AWHILE!! IF YOU CANT CONTROL YOURSELF AND YOU'RE EATING JUNK 24/7… OR YOUR KIDS ARE, THEN IT'S YOUR OWN DAMN FAULT…NOT PHELPS OR ANYBODY ELSE!!!
Hey Canadian what evah you say who cares ??You do you hv commented.
Phelps is ONE IN A FRIGGGING MILLION NO CANADIAN ACHIVED WHAT MP HAS.
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if people actually buy a product for the freakin' douche promoting it……..um, you deserve to be obese.
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wheaties shouldn't have been so cheap.
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remember he was consuming 12K calories A DAY! why shouldn't he promote frosted flakes!!
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I think putting his hot bod on the Frosted Flakes is a great idea! If parents are going to buy that sugary stuff for their kids, at least the picture of him on the front should encourage them to excercise and burn off the extra calories.
He can endorse whatever he wants. It's not his fault if kids are fat. It's the parent's fault, plain and simple!!!
my daughter is a dancer. some weeks she dances 24+ hours. she likes to eat healthy but i allow her to have poptarts for breakfast knowing she's going to burn them off after an hour of dance. when she's not dancing, she is outside playing. her and i jog together most days. she is extremely tall and skinny. it's all about portions and parents taking responsibility for their children. go frosted flakes!
Re: SuperNOVAFAG –
wow that was so helpful for the topic at hand. kudos. moron.
He is a sporty guy, he need all that calories for his training…he is not that fat kids who are sitting in front of tv, eating junk food that some parents buy, blame the parents….and finally the country have to feel proud of him…
Re: hottie – I just looooove when those, who have never given birth (let alone raised a child) give their opinions, suggestions and advice on how to slim down, educate and raise children.
If you have never been in labor, been up all night with a colicky baby, have to change your work clothes 3, or more, times because your child keeps spitting up on you, have to persuade your little one to remain on the toilet (during potty training), have to take off of work to attend parent/teacher conferences because your child bit/hit/slapped another child, being called at work because your child kissed another student, or dread going to the mailbox (because that is how most schools let the parents know that their child has received a Saturday morning detention…believe me, I know this, FOR A FACT. My son collected Saturday detention slips, like they would be worth money, one day), just to name a FEW examples of parenthood.
If you have never given birth, or raised a child…DO NOT try to empathize. You will just have NO clue.
Gay man don't do thing like others lol Phelps is part of them lol
I think this is irresponsible. Phelps says he's not in it for the money and this move will, truly, give kids the wrong message. Parents are responsible for what they buy their kids yet the marketing masters know that squealing, complaining children are sometimes silenced by parental submission. Yes, folks, we live in a culture where children often control their parents and are expert manipulators. Advertisers know this and count on the kids to live up to their part of the bargain! Get informed and help hold celebrities accountable.
for the love of fucking God, shut up you do gooders. if you want to be concerned about something then worry about the drug sex and drink fueled world of celebrity and their self indulgent, arrogant attitudes affecting kids. michael phelps has trained his whole life to land where he is, unlike most of the useless shit in hollywood who become "famous" because they put out sex tapes or do so called "reality" shows. michael is way more entitled to the millions he is getting then the likes of paris. ( just threw up in my mouth alot!). i guarandamntee you phelps has eaten sugary cereal in his life and it hasn't done him one bit of harm. and why make phelps responsible for kids eating habits? last time i checked PARENTS buy the food for the house, not michael phelps.
May be now he can afford to buy some new teeth!
Re: Dick Gozinya –
The name-calling is unneccessary. Anyway, I use to eat Frosted Flake all the time when I was a kid, and I wasn't fat, nor am I fat now.
Re: chizella – Hey, no need to bash Canada. We have 30 million people, you have 300 million. I would expect America to have 10 times as many people to select from when you pick who to send to the olympics and therefore have much better odds at olympic success than Canada. Besides, swimming isn't as much of a big deal here. We're hockey fans.
Re: DIJordan – you are a shit parent period.
You have got to be kidding me….
OMG people this is pathetic! Who cares who he endorses. Wheaties didn't want to pay up. It's not Phelp's job to feed your children. If a kid is going to want a cereal based on the person on the box, you have bigger problems than what they are eating.
wtf, so they finally found something to pick at him about? and its this? pleeeeeeease. wheaties suck. phelps is the man. they should get lives. he's michael phelps, he can promote whatever he feels like promoting. geez.
Re: DIJordan – i have a daughter moron…. so fuck off
It's unbelievable what people worry themsevles about nowadays.
Re: allyk – thank you
FIBER ONE???
Try to get a kid to eat that cardboard crap, you facist nuitritionista.
There's more sugar in Orange Juice than Frosted Flakes.
Kids will find the sugar - trust me.
Re: DIJordan – sounds like you feed your kids shit and let them play alot of video games. don't hate on hottie cuz she hit the nail on the head. get off the computer and keep your son out of detention and quit bitching at people who make sense. idiot.
in my opinion, pehlps is an inadequate bitch!
ohh lawdd
who fuckin cares
im sure frosted fakes is payin him more
so why settle for less when you can get more?
why should the government or anyone else be concerned about childhood obesity???
if people want to be fat, they will be!!!
if parents want to give their kids frosted flakes, then they will! they are ten times better than wheaties anyway.
screw the medical experts. i want to be fat, damnit. and if i get diabetes, i'm not going to blame them, so they should back the fuck off.
Re: DIJordan – it sounds like you should be paying more attention to your kids behavior.
WOW — what's the big deal ?! it's CEREAL , it's not like he's promoting DRUGS & ALCOHOL ! i love frosted flakes!
people are such morons…….they want to complain & point the finger at everyone but themselves……..fat is fat is fat is fat…………..Mr. Phelps is on a 12,000 caloric diet due to his extreme training…..who the F cares who he endorses! These lazy, mobidly obese idiots should take it & shove it! ARE YOU KIDDING ME???????? 12,000 calories……he can endorse whatever the hell he wants to endorse these fat morons should take a few notes between complaints!!!!! LAME!
how would that nutritionist know what the food of an olympian is?
does she know what he eats every day?
i'm pretty sure michael intaking 12000 calories a day isn't healthy either but she didn't say anything about that..
michael is amazing and can do whatever he wants.
i like frosted flakes more than wheaties or fiber one any day.
Whatever…. have they SEEN what he eats in a day?!?!? 12,000 calories! Like he is the posterchild for healthy eating ANYWAY! Leave the poor guy alone already!!!!!!!!!
"But at the end of the day it's up to mom and dad not to buy crap for their kids, right?"
You want parents to take responsibility for their own decisions and actions?! WTF!? This is America! We're supposed to blame all of our problems on other people! Get out, you traitor!
Oh for Christ's sake! Who doesn't love frosted flakes? People aren't stupid. God protect us all from these do-gooders!
if someone is prone to obesity than 1 bowl of cereal per day will not make much of a difference-
most children are active and will burn it off- my brothers and i could eat 3 candy bars a day and we all had little six pack abdominal muscles, whereas a little girl down the street was over 100lbs in the third grade and was on a diet. It all depends on the childs genetics. If a child is athletic and a swimmer or plays sports as myself, and Michael Phelps then they need the extra calories to burn off anyway or they are skinny little sticks (as he was from his childhood photo)
Re: allyk – And, you would know this how, exactly?
How can this lady say that when the Olympics is sponsored by MCDONALDS!??!?!
I mean jesus lady. You think those Olympians really eat Big Macs???? No.
Isn't this kinda silly for people to get upset over? So what if he likes frosted flakes better?
This is why I respect him, people should actually use the stuff they shill, that is integrity.
If you don't want your kids to eat it, don't buy it, but trust me, do you think kids actually eat the bag lunches and healthy snacks you make? Do you remember being a kid?
Re: natamaxxx305 – EXACTLY. You really think these Olympians eat their sponsors (mcdonalds) food?
Who cares? Let the man get his money from endorsements however he wants to. Get over it!
eating healthy? didn't u see how much he eats a day?!?!?! 10 to 12 thousand calories a day…and they let everyone know that when they were doing a special about him and the olympics…what kind of message were they trying to send, showing michael phelps scarfing down a whole plate of bacon, eggs, potatoes…?!?!?!
it's all about the money!! duhhhh…and wheaties got him 2004….since they didn't give the big bucks this time, he went with a company that did.