The Backlash Has Begun
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?
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You know there ARE other gold medalists who would be great on the Wheaties box: Nastia Lukien, May & Trainer, etc. Why so much attention to this Sloth look-alike? I'm over him and his fug face.
sounds like a hypocritical backlash. why must olympians be held up to an impossible ideal? i'm a health conscious vegetarian who does yoga every day and i still love maple syrup wheaties every now and then, along with chocolate, and movie popcorn, and a beer –oh wait, i'm not a presidential candidate or olympic athlete, so i don't have to worry about what people think of me.
Perez…you are right. How simple are people that they buy anything just because someones pic is on the box. Besides if the rugrats would go out and swim like MP they wouldn't be obese. Are the kids buying the cereal or are their spineless parents. When will people start taking responsibility for their own actions and quit blaming celebraties for their poor choices. DEVELOP A MIND OF YOUR OWN, PEOPLE.
Michael Phelps is a great role model for children. He will inspire more children if he is being featured on a box of Frosted Flakes. In fact, the big picture is that children are going to hear that Michael Phelps shouldn't be on a box of Frosted Flakes because the cereal is "not healthy". Parents should take this opportunity to teach the children that Every Food is OKAY in Moderation. Children now-a-days have huge pressure on body image and self-esteem, they need active role models and lessons in portion control. Putting Michael Phelps on a box of Frosted Flakes might be a smarter idea in the fight against childhood obesity because it might turn kids on to the sport of swimming, or sports in general. Lets face it, how many kids you know eat a bowl of Wheaties without sprinkling the sugar on anyways?
frosted flakes taste so much better, though!!!!
who cares. he is his own man. and according to my logic he can do what the fuck he wants. all these dumbass activists need to suck a dick and shut the fuck up. pick something real to rally against. dumb cunts need to get jobs to keep from fucking up my day.
The dude eats 12,000 calories a day, I don't think Wheaties are going to cut it.
Um, get it right, he's selling CORN FLAKES, NOT FROSTED FLAKES
yeah, a bowl of frosted flakes is gonna hurt this guy. parents need to grow their balls back. its ok to eat shit food every now and then. and yes, phelps does too. its about moderation you fat fucks. if you are overweight, its your fault. learn how to excercise and eat less. dont blame it on the food you force feed down your fat mouth. people just need to remember how to excercise instead of going home and sitting in front of their computer or tv. (whoops, just pissed off 95% of the farkers. geeky fuckers)
Who cares? How many kids watch the Olympics anyways? Is Michael Phelps really going to be and influence?
Unless the kid is a swimmer, but then that kid wouldn't be obese because they'd probably be really serious about swimming and would swim as often as possible and swimming is quite the muscle-builder.
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this is funny
people get their panties in a jumble over anythingggg!
but i like frosted flakes better anyway.
frosted flakes are the cereal of an olympian!
they're grrrrrrrrrrreat!
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So What???
americans just need to be smart enough to figure out whats healthy for them selves and not just buy whatever has a sports person on the package. you would think american parents would be able to make that distinction, but it is america after all so who knows.
michael phelps is hot, he can do whatever he wants.
White trash and black trash parents will always buy their kids junk food. It is not the governments responsibility to enforce what people eat. If parents want to kill their kids early with junk food then let them. Just less trashy ghetto and trailer park people on the planet!
This is so completely stupid. It is not Michael Phelps fault if your kid is fat. Get them off their butts to exercise.
money talks
how much is he gettin payed?
Yay for all the comments supporting Phelp's decision. stop blaming famous people for your children's problems (which are all your fault) I've been eating tons of foods high in sugar my whole life, and I'm skinny and I exercise. Can't blame the cereal!
Arent you all sick of people being told who to endorse? I'd much rather see Phelps on something he enjoys than on some cereal that he's never had, just because that's what other athletes do.
GO PHELPS
Isn't America a free country? He could be on the box of chocolat coco puffs and I wouldn't care. Yaye Micheal!!!
FUCK THE HEALTH EXPERTS!!!
HE WORKED HIS ASS OFF FOR WHERE HE IS RIGHT NOW,
SO HE SHOULD GET TO CHOOSE WHAT FREAKIN CEREAL BOX HE'LL BE ON.
AND SINCE SOOOOOO MANY KIDS LOVE THE OLYMPICS THEY'RE ALL GOING MTO GET FROSTED FLAKES BECAUSE THERE'S A SWIMMER ON IT.
Yes it's fucked up, but that's the fucked up society we live in where there is no integrity, but only a bunch of sellouts making the quick buck… that is why music sucks too. "Times they are a changing", no they already have.
who cares! if the health experts want to promote fiber one they should go win a billion gold metals!
I am guessing you know a thing or two about childhood obesity, isnt that right perez??? and teen obesity, all the way to adult obesity.
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What BS. If Phelps eats Frosted Flakes and not Wheaties he should go for the Frosted Flakes and be true to himself. Yes, maybe it has more sugar and less fiber…so it's not as healthy…but it is still breakfast…which many people skip. He wants to inspire and encourage kids to do get into swimming or other sports they like…so even if the cereal they eat isn't the healthiest they can still be healthy by working out and playing sports, etc. He is staying true to himself. GO PHELPS!
who cares. its all about the parents buying it you can still buy it and not eat it the cereal (thats what i am going to do not eat just save the box)he is not just promoting frosted flakes it is corn flakes to. wheaties may not be the breakfast of olympians but do people really eat that stuff. he will promote the sport of swimming w the gold medals he has
Everyone knows his diet and that he doesn't eat healthy while he's training. In fact he eats 12,000 calories a day.If these fat fucks swim 5 hours a day like he does than they can eat whatever they want too. Frosted Flakes don't make people fat, being lazy does. We can't expect athletes and celebrities to raise our kids. It's not like he is endorsing cigarettes, alcohol and drugs.
Oh my fucking God, who gives a shit! It's not his problem or responsibility to look out for what American children are eating (they're already fat as hell, anyway). And who the hell likes wheaties; frosted flakes is WAY better. This dude eats tons of junk food every day because he needs like 12,000 calories a day! Leave him alone.
Last I checked, it wasn't the responsibility of an Olympian or anyone BUT the child's parents to feed their children square meals. Perhaps one should look at it like this - EXERCISE and you can eat a bowl of frosted flakes.
whatever, i'll still eat frosted flakes. and michael is amazing either way.
I can see their point, because its not necessarily healthy to eat frosted flakes, & michael phelps is supposed to be representing a healthy lifestyle.
HOWEVER if that image is soo important to wheaties, then they should have coughed it up! lol michael isnt in the grocery store w u and ur momma! its not on him what u decided to buy
its quite a simple solution actually- to all of you who are 'perplexed' & 'angered', now pay careful attention Mommas: 1) go get a nice pic of Phelps
2) buy a box of cheerios or Wheaties (you get to choose!) 3) take a scissor and cut carefully around your image of Phelps. 4)take a glue stick and place on the back of your pic evenly .5) now pay attention ladies cause here is where it gets tricky: take the picture and CAREFULLY place it on the cereal of your choice, you are in control here, you are the boss, OK? so stick it on the box and after it dries ask your impressionable prone to obesity child if he or she wants some nibbles. Voila! Solution guaranteed! now your child can go on with their life to win a series of gold medals one day:)
Omg so true! Parents need to stop blaming advertisers for having FAT KIDS! && should take more responsibility for what they eat and feed their kids.
didn't you take the time to listen to his eating regiment everyday anyway?? as much as he works out he could eat a house and have it worked off by the day's end. hey maybe he just doesn't like wheaties. that would be more of a sellout than anything.
OMG, its not the sugar level parents should worry about, its about making them kids jog a few miles to work it off!