The dangers of eating Fruit Loops

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  • jacksonpt
    jacksonpt Posts: 10,413 Member
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    So, basically it comes down to sugar and a whole bunch of mights and coulds? Do you ever leave the house? Better not. You could get hit by a car or struck by lightning.

    For me, as an athlete... sugar is something I specifically look for.
  • zoeysasha37
    zoeysasha37 Posts: 7,089 Member
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    Ummmm....ok then.............
  • giantrobot_powerlifting
    giantrobot_powerlifting Posts: 2,598 Member
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    That was the dumbest thing I've ever read, and considering that anything can be published on the internet with little or to no costs, that's saying a lot.
  • Rukia_K
    Rukia_K Posts: 32 Member
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    Sad but true :/ Most of the cereals pushed at kids, even the supposedly healthy ones, are full of various sugars (refined/cane/molasses/honey/agave/coconut blossom etc etc)
    The manufacturers bang on about added vitamins/minerals thereby confusing parents with their mumbo-jumbo about vitamin/mineral deficiencies and therefore promote cereals as a substitute for a healthy diet.
  • 365andstillalive
    365andstillalive Posts: 663 Member
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    I'mma go poor myself a big bowl of delicious, sugary, death now. ;)
  • LolBroScience
    LolBroScience Posts: 4,537 Member
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    Strong website:

    http://thenakedlabel.com/juicing

  • martyqueen52
    martyqueen52 Posts: 1,120 Member
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    LolBroScience wrote: »
    Strong website:

    http://thenakedlabel.com/juicing

    more like auto-downloader. Thank God for sandboxing
  • kalbo798
    kalbo798 Posts: 58 Member
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    It's funny how the answer to these garbage foods with little to no redeeming nutritive value is always moderation. Well gee, if 70% of the country is overweight or obese obviously the moderation message isn't reaching the masses. The solution to avoiding addictive garbage isn't not to buy it. No that's far to simple. The solution then, according to MFP users, is to ingest garbage in smaller increments, that way everything will work out just fine!
  • Azexas
    Azexas Posts: 4,334 Member
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    I hate blog articles. I could write a blog stating the sky was green...doesn't make it true.
  • LolBroScience
    LolBroScience Posts: 4,537 Member
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    kalbo798 wrote: »
    It's funny how the answer to these garbage foods with little to no redeeming nutritive value is always moderation. Well gee, if 70% of the country is overweight or obese obviously the moderation message isn't reaching the masses. The solution to avoiding addictive garbage isn't not to buy it. No that's far to simple. The solution then, according to MFP users, is to ingest garbage in smaller increments, that way everything will work out just fine!

    Well, according to that website the solution is juicing.
  • MiloBloom83
    MiloBloom83 Posts: 2,723 Member
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    I no longer eat Fruit Loops, but it's from the mental trauma caused by what constituted the "bowl" on that particular porn site. That was a lot of cereal and milk. No Fruit Loops. NO!
  • gothchiq
    gothchiq Posts: 4,598 Member
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    bahahaha. No, the worst thing that'll happen with froot loops is, if ur pancreas isn't fabulous, your blood sugar will peak and then crash, and then u will feel like mashed butt. I'm prediabetic so I stay far away from junk foods like that, but it won't KILL anyone ffs. I use a protein shake for breakfast myself, using strong cold coffee rather than water as the liquid. Not a morning person lol.
  • kaylajane11
    kaylajane11 Posts: 313 Member
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    I ate a bowl of sugary cereal (including Froot Loops) almost every day as a kid. I was a picky eater and that was pretty much the only thing I liked for breakfast. I was never overweight as a kid/adolescent, I didn't develop cancer, heart disease, or food allergies, and I grew up to be a healthy adult - who still eats Froot Loops.
  • mistikal13
    mistikal13 Posts: 1,457 Member
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    I hate articles like this
  • Hollywood_Porky
    Hollywood_Porky Posts: 491 Member
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    Not sure if it's "killing" kids per se, but the nutritional content cannot be disputed. There's no fiber to mitigate the insulin reaction ingesting the product, unlike fruit which has plenty of sugars but also fiber to assist in digesting the food so that the liver is saved from incineration.

    Refined carbohydrates are not to be taken lightly. Eating a whole foods diet mitigates the effect any refined carb could have on the body.

    There's more to it than just the sugar issue - food colorings are not necessary in the diet - natural foods don't require an additive to make it appealing or edible.

    BHT is another issue - again, no need to ingest it and when on a whole foods diet, won't even be a concern. Why ingest it when alternative foods are in place that you can eat that won't even be a cause of concern?

    I think it's "food for thought" - you can't dispute the numbers - you can dispute the headline grabbing - but make no mistake, the issue is real.

    Obesity is not a problem, it's a solution, just like being healthy is a solution.

    I like the recent Deflategate terminology - "more probable than not". Maybe studies say or don't say something, but is it more probable than not eating a whole foods diet will increase the odds of getting Type II diabetes or becoming obese versus these foods? Highly unlikely.
  • xcalygrl
    xcalygrl Posts: 1,897 Member
    edited June 2015
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    I like Froot Loops. I eat them in moderation. I have for years. Surprisingly, I'm still alive to post this message.

    Also, I made it through about 2 paragraphs before I got annoyed with the 1) stupidity and 2) misuse of correct words. People write articles, not right articles.

    ETA: I skimmed the rest of the article (just the "bullet points"). Most of their reasons to avoid Froot Loops are fearmongering and are not scientifically backed.
  • wizzybeth
    wizzybeth Posts: 3,573 Member
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    I've eaten Froot Loops off and on for nearly 40 years.
  • Sarasmaintaining
    Sarasmaintaining Posts: 1,027 Member
    edited June 2015
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    kalbo798 wrote: »
    It's funny how the answer to these garbage foods with little to no redeeming nutritive value is always moderation. Well gee, if 70% of the country is overweight or obese obviously the moderation message isn't reaching the masses. The solution to avoiding addictive garbage isn't not to buy it. No that's far to simple. The solution then, according to MFP users, is to ingest garbage in smaller increments, that way everything will work out just fine!

    Sigh.... just No.
  • Lukyanenko
    Lukyanenko Posts: 65 Member
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    There is nothing wrong with GMO. Or sugar.

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