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jsk85 posted 19 weeks ago.
I'll have to meet you at the olympics then...I've been eating frosted flakes for years b/c well...I'm just easily influenced by animated tigers
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J.Michael posted 19 weeks ago.
yeah, he's gonna catch flak about this for sometime to come. if an amazing swimmer can't teach peoples kids to make good diet choices, put down the video games, and step outside for a bit, who can? i mean, he's amazing....surley he can solve this whole obesiety crisis all by himself as he has 8 gold medals. now, if he would just apply himself...
I'm with ya michael. I think you're gonna do Grrrrreat!
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TriSooner posted 19 weeks ago.
J.Michael wrote:
Why? Do you expect him to only endorse organic food? Low fat food? Health food? He should endorse (insert product here) if it pays him the most money. He has a very narrow window of endorsement time here. He's not Tiger Woods who can reach millions of duff golfers for decades to come. IMHO, he has at most a 1yr window to rake it in. One year from now you won't see him on anything.
yeah, he's gonna catch flak about this for sometime to come.
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tri-ac posted 19 weeks ago.
well, he's only 23 and he can still compete in London in 4 yrs, so i'm not sure his window is going to shut that soon
but more power to him to convert gold into dough...
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J.Michael posted 19 weeks ago.
TriSooner wrote:
J.Michael wrote:Why? Do you expect him to only endorse organic food? Low fat food? Health food? He should endorse (insert product here) if it pays him the most money. He has a very narrow window of endorsement time here. He's not Tiger Woods who can reach millions of duff golfers for decades to come. IMHO, he has at most a 1yr window to rake it in. One year from now you won't see him on anything.yeah, he's gonna catch flak about this for sometime to come.
I'm sorry, I'll try to really lay on the old sarcasm horn next time. It's been on the news and all over the internet, and yes, most of the articles almost chastise him for not choosing wheaties, kashi, or some soy based crap.
People comment on the obesity epidemic in america and tend to blame the "evil product endorsements" in lieu of personal responsibility. They expect him to endorse the healthiest food in the world so they don't have to claim responsibility for their precious snowflakes making poor choices.
I think the ones that are raising issue are the ones that don't understand metabolism. I have a hard time getting in 5-6000 cals/day when I'm pushing my hard weeks. People in the office comment on the fact that I am always eating. I can only imagine trying to double the amount of food I eat.
It just makes sense to me that if you are gunning for 10+k cal/day, you would want the most calorie dense foods that you could find.
So, I think it's awesome that he would endorse a product that he actually enjoys when most people endorse a product that will get them the most $ or street cred.
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Ironmom posted 19 weeks ago.
J.Michael wrote:
People comment on the obesity epidemic in america and tend to blame the "evil product endorsements" in lieu of personal responsibility. They expect him to endorse the healthiest food in the world so they don't have to claim responsibility for their precious snowflakes making poor choices.
Totally agree with this. Totally. My kids will think it's a laugh and a half that Michael Phelps is on the Frosted Flakes box, and they will also know that I'm still not going to buy them any, LOL! It's a parent's responsibility to feed their kids' healthy food, and they should be smart enough to see past the advertising gimmicks, tough enough not to give in
to demands from the wee ones, and have enough cred with their own kids so that the kids actually listen to their nutritional advice.
And if I needed 12,000k calories a day, I'd be buying a box myself!
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deepbluex posted 19 weeks ago.
Remember the old days of Ironman being sponsored by Bud Light? I recall a lot of athletic sponsorships by tobacco companies. Marlboro F1 racing. I'm not going to fault Phelps for cashing in on his fame. At least he's not going to be on the next box of Corona Light or Camels.
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J.Michael posted 19 weeks ago.
deepbluex wrote:
Remember the old days of Ironman being sponsored by Bud Light? I recall a lot of athletic sponsorships by tobacco companies. Marlboro F1 racing. I'm not going to fault Phelps for cashing in on his fame. At least he's not going to be on the next box of Corona Light or Camels.
Actually, I do remember that. Crazy how much can change so fast.
I'm just amazed how many people base their lives around the sponsorship deals. I hate to point fingers, but the nascar crowd fits this to a tee. They avoid things they used to like, just because "so and so" changed sponsors. They avoid certain colors or numbers because of rivalry. They will smoke a certain brand of death(winston cup days). They will sell/buy a car because of driver sponsorships. It's just freaking crazy.
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jonovision_man posted 19 weeks ago.
Ironmom wrote:
It's a parent's responsibility to feed their kids' healthy food, and they should be smart enough to see past the advertising gimmicks, tough enough not to give in
to demands from the wee ones, and have enough cred with their own kids so that the kids actually listen to their nutritional advice.
Should, yes.
But there are dumb/ignorant/negligent parents out there. I think Phelps is doing the wrong thing here... although can't say I'd do anything different with the millions at stake. Surely the guy could get similar dosh for promoting something healthier, though!
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jtrimom posted 19 weeks ago.
maybe I'm naive, but I don't think kids would be bugging their parents toi buy steel cut oats even if hannah montana was on them (or maybe they'd wanna buy it, but after the 1st box...)
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Ironmom posted 19 weeks ago.
jtrimom wrote:
maybe I'm naive, but I don't think kids would be bugging their parents toi buy steel cut oats even if hannah montana was on them (or maybe they'd wanna buy it, but after the 1st box...)
{Shrug} My kids beg me to buy Odwalla Superfood (green juice with spirulina, wheat grass, dulse, and pulverized sprouts).
What most new parents don't know is that kids are very malleable in the early years WRT food, for the most part. What you get them used to in the first 2 - 3 years is basically how they'll eat for the next 10. Then they hit teenagerhood and all bets are off, but if you've given them a foundation for good health, they typically stick to it. I shocked an entire literary party once when I told Mackenzie (then 3) that he could fill his plate with anything from the buffet table. The ladies around me gasped "all he'll eat is cookies!".
I replied "Just watch". His plate filled up with carrot sticks, hummus, celery, broccoli, tofu, and yeah, one cookie. He's 12 this week and still eats healthier than 99% of the people in our country. If you offer him something sweet he'll say "I think I better eat some protein first." He understands good nutrition because it's A) Something we've always practiced in our family, and B) Something we discuss constantly in light of available food choices.
When he broke his arm this summer, he was able to get his cast off early because his bones healed so fast. I didn't waste any time pointing out that this might be because he doesn't drink the staggering 2 - 5 calcium-leaching sodas a day that many of his friends do.
Bottom line: Parents have WAY more influence than they think they do. But for most people, their own bad habits are their undoing. You can't tell your kids to eat healthy if you don't. If you do, kids will generally follow suit. And yeah, my kids eat steel cut rolled oats, without complaint.
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Ironmom posted 19 weeks ago.
Ironmom wrote:
jtrimom wrote:maybe I'm naive, but I don't think kids would be bugging their parents toi buy steel cut oats even if hannah montana was on them (or maybe they'd wanna buy it, but after the 1st box...){Shrug} My kids beg me to buy Odwalla Superfood (green juice with spirulina, wheat grass, dulse, and pulverized sprouts).
What most new parents don't know is that kids are very malleable in the early years WRT food, for the most part. What you get them used to in the first 2 - 3 years is basically how they'll eat for the next 10. Then they hit teenagerhood and all bets are off, but if you've given them a foundation for good health, they typically stick to it. I shocked an entire literary party once when I told Mackenzie (then 3) that he could fill his plate with anything from the buffet table. The ladies around me gasped "all he'll eat is cookies!".
I replied "Just watch". His plate filled up with carrot sticks, hummus, celery, broccoli, tofu, and yeah, one cookie. He's 12 this week and still eats healthier than 99% of the people in our country. If you offer him something sweet he'll say "I think I better eat some protein first." He understands good nutrition because it's A) Something we've always practiced in our family, and B) Something we discuss constantly in light of available food choices.
When he broke his arm this summer, he was able to get his cast off early because his bones healed so fast. I didn't waste any time pointing out that this might be because he doesn't drink the staggering 2 - 5 calcium-leaching sodas a day that many of his friends do.
Bottom line: Parents have WAY more influence than they think they do. But for most people, their own bad habits are their undoing. You can't tell your kids to eat healthy if you don't. If you do, kids will generally follow suit. I think it's also bad to demonize junk food (I've seen that strategy blow up in parents' faces). For an active person, a little here and there won't kill you. Our family took a 30 mile bike ride yesterday, an ice cream cone after that wouldn't hurt! And yeah, my kids eat steel cut rolled oats, without complaint.
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jtrimom posted 19 weeks ago.
don't get me wrong, my kids eat plenty of healthy food, but my point is, that they are not influenced by who's on the box if it doesn't taste good, and as far as liking food that they are taught to like, I have 4 kids (my youngest is 3, and he's a boy, so I am not sure yet about his palate) but my oldest is very balanced. She likes eggs, and chicken (w/o sauce) pastas and other grains, loves fruits and veggies etc...my twins are opposites as far as their tastes: one loves protein food and won't eat carbs, the other likes carbs and doesn't like protein; one has a sweet tooth, the other can do w/o and prefers salty food as treats. I feed the kids all the same meals and have always tried to balance their diets, but they all have different preferences...
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