Comments on: Fever Induced Delirium? Or More Silliness From Kellogs?

By: Piling on Kellogg's

Piling on Kellogg's — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 01:07:55 +0000

[...] posted a rant about Kellogg’s Froot Loops and Apple Jacks last week, so I figured I’d pile on too… Can’t let Paul have all the fun, after [...]

By: Makster

Makster — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 08:20:30 +0000

O.K. I’m looking at this with my eyes wide open. I want to see the good in it. I guess it is nice that they have more fiber (although not a great amount), but all that sugar just can’t be overlooked.

I can’t see where a cereal like this could ever be labeled “healthy” or “good for you”.

By: Elissa

Elissa — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 23:15:46 +0000

LOL – Fruit Loops is still 41% sugar – although there’s now a “reduced sugar” version that’s *only* 31% sugar. Progress! (j/k).

Actually, there are apples in Apple Jacks… here’s the ingredients:

SUGAR, WHOLE GRAIN CORN FLOUR, WHEAT FLOUR, WHOLE GRAIN OAT FLOUR, OAT FIBER, SOLUBLE CORN FIBER, SALT, MILLED CORN, DRIED APPLES, APPLE JUICE CONCENTRATE, CORNSTARCH, CINNAMON, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, SODIUM ASCORBATE AND ASCORBIC ACID (VITAMIN C), MODIFIED CORN STARCH, YELLOW #6, NIACINAMIDE, REDUCED IRON, ZINC OXIDE, TURMERIC COLOR, BAKING SODA, PYRIDOXINE HYDROCHLORIDE (VITAMIN B6), BLUE #1, CALCIUM PHOSPHATE, RIBOFLAVIN (VITAMIN B2), THIAMIN HYDROCHLORIDE (VITAMIN B1), RED #40, VITAMIN A PALMITATE, BHT (PRESERVATIVE), FOLIC ACID, VITAMIN D, VITAMIN B12.

…but you notice, they come AFTER the fiber. Since there’s only 3g of fiber from combined ingredients, I think it’s safe to say that the apples are basically “label decoration.”

By: Vincent

Vincent — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 21:05:19 +0000

my favorite has always been apple jacks

i believe it went “but where are the apples?!”