Magically delicious

Of the umpteen blogs I subscribe to, I only actually read a handful daily. One that I can count on for information that will make a difference in my life is Fooducate.  Fooducate says their aim is to “provide practical advice for buying healthy food at the supermarket.” More often than not, they do a whole lot more: Providing up-to-the-minute news on food recalls, bad industry practices, and hidden agendas.

Today, though, they hit me with more than just usable food news. I got a good laugh.

On the “it’d be hilarious if it wasn’t so pathetic” list:

“Kellogg’s Recalls 10,000,000 Pounds of Sugar“

Kellogg’s announced on Friday it is recalling millions of boxes of cereal boxes due to “an uncharacteristic off-flavor and smell coming from the liner in the package.”

The recalled products are certain boxes of Froot Loops, Corn Pops, Apple Jacks, and Honey Smacks. So far, no consumer is known to have been affected, which made the bad-news-is-best-released-on-weekends recall press release quite convenient.

Not that recalling these products is a bad thing. All 4 cereals, targeted squarely at kids, are loaded with sugar, and will not be missed by health and nutrition minded consumers.

As the article mentions, sugar isn’t the only reason not to buy these oh-so-yummy “breakfast” cereals. They’re also laced with BHT so that they can live on the shelves from now until Doomsday and the artificial food coloring will definitely set your child up for an energetic start to the day. Only to crash sooner than you can sing “A is for Apple. J is for Jacks.”

I’m not immune to Apple Jacks, particularly the sweet milky treat at the bottom of the bowl. But this is not breakfast, my friends. It’s dessert. For sugar addicts. Like me.