The food nags are upset that Olympic gold medalist Michael Phelps didn’t sign on to endorse Fiber One (no, really), but instead signed on with Frosted Flakes:
“I would not consider Frosted Flakes the food of an Olympian,” said nutritionist Rebecca Solomon of Mount Sinai Medical Center.
“I would rather see him promoting Fiber One. I would rather see him promoting oatmeal. I would even rather see him promoting Cheerios.”
… in a country where childhood obesity is an alarming issue, Phelps’ iconic image sharing space with Tony the Tiger sends the wrong message, experts say.
This is the first time I’ve heard of Frosted Flakes blamed for the childhood obesity “epidemic” (you bes’ stay inside today, Johnny, ah don’t want you catchin’ no obesity!) ? usually the target of choice is fast food and schools’ snack or soda machines. Nevertheless, one of the scolds unwittingly sounded the free-market answer to the, um, outbreak:
“For a guy like Michael Phelps who isn’t worried about obesity because he’s burning thousands of calories as an athlete…eating Corn Flakes and Frosted Flakes every so often is not an issue,” Solomon said.
