Michael Phelps helping kids get Active: It’s all a Conspiracy
You may have seen that Phelps has teamed up with Kellogs to encourage kids to increase their activity levels. I applaud their efforts, since the kids of this generation spend so much more time in front of the TV, playing video games, and eating highly processed junk food. It is no wonder why kids are getting so fat.
The problem that I have with Phelps endorsements is that his pictures are on the cereal boxes of Frosted Flakes, Rice Krispies, and other Kellogs products. Kellogs has no interest in helping kids, if they did they would immediately stop selling parents and kids sugar ladened crap that has very little nutritional value, and focus on providing healthier, less processed and more natural ingredients. It is amazing how much of this world is dictated by money at the expense of healthy and wellness.
Don’t even get me started with Phelp’s endorsement of McDonalds!
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Keep moving,
Dustin
Comments on Michael Phelps helping kids get Active: It’s all a Conspiracy
Sue @ 1:37 pm
I’ve seen inside the pantries and lunch boxes of families of overweight parents and their overweight kids and it isn’t pretty. It can be a challenge to find healthy and convenient foods that satisfy the taste buds of kids but they are out there. Woodmans has a section dedicated to products that are higher fiber, lower sugar, some organic and leave out yucky preservatives, chemicals and additives. Here’s one tip for families . . . mix up your kid’s peanut butter each week by combining natural peanut butter (usually not a kid favorite on it’s own) with your kid’s favorite peanut butter. Mine like Jif which is loaded with sugar and hydrogenated oil. We started with a 1/2 and 1/2 mixture and are now up to about 2/3 and 1/3 mixture. Eventually, we hope that Jif doesn’t find a home on our pantry shelf. I would love to hear ideas from other parents on ways theiy’re getting their kids to eat healthier.
dustinmaher @ 1:45 pm
Sue,
Thanks for the post, that is a graet tip you gave! I hope others chime in with their ideas!
Devon Knudson @ 2:21 pm
Sadly, I think that this trend is all too common. “Celebrities” and “Celebrity Athletes” are more concerned with making money than with holding integrity to their names. Michael Phelps has to be in top shape to compete and I find it hard to believe that he frequently uses any of the products that he endorses. However, kids buy into the fact that he does use them and if only to be like him, they want to use them too. Having this discussion with your children is a good way to educate your them on being critical of the media and advertisements so that they learn to make decisions based on truth and not believe everything that they see on t.v. With high $$ endorsement deals, I don’t see celebrities not selling out any time soon.