Cinnamon Posted January 4, 2006 Share Posted January 4, 2006 We saw an ad on TV last night for new Coco Pops Straws. They consist of a long cereal tube,chocolate flavoured which you give to you children to slurp up milk from a bowl,in place of a bowl of breakfast cereal. To be honest I thought it was a spoof ad, but it seems I am wrong I have never heard of such a ridiculous thing....it teaches bad table manners & cannot be good for the teeth either Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louise Posted January 4, 2006 Share Posted January 4, 2006 Sounds about right for 'modern' society Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted January 4, 2006 Share Posted January 4, 2006 How disgusting is that - I thought that there was supposed to be a ban on advertising things like that?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted January 4, 2006 Author Share Posted January 4, 2006 I am wording my complaint to Kelloggs now. This has really got my back up....it is just such a NASTY idea More info here - http://www.snackspot.org.uk/thread.php?story=0512241416sbc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted January 4, 2006 Share Posted January 4, 2006 Atta girl - go for it! They have a real cheek marketing c**p like that to children - was it advertised during children's TV time? I am sure that I saw something a while ago restricting the advertising of unhealthy stuff - Lesley or Buffie may remember Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 4, 2006 Share Posted January 4, 2006 Outrageous! How are we supposed to have healthy diets when companies make and advertise such RUBBISH. And who can afford to buy them anyway? What a waste of money too. We should all follow *Sarah*'s example and complain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Frugal Posted January 4, 2006 Share Posted January 4, 2006 Whatever next ! Thank goodness my boys are so faddy that they won't eat rubbish like that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clare* Posted January 4, 2006 Share Posted January 4, 2006 My Ben headed straight for them in Tesco yesterday. They are just like the wafers you get for icecream but without the thin chocolate layer in the middle. They were £2 something. Hence they stayed on the shelf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted January 4, 2006 Share Posted January 4, 2006 What are children like? I suspect that Rosie would love them too, but she's not getting them in my house - she may be able to weedle them out of her dad though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted January 4, 2006 Share Posted January 4, 2006 I thought it was a spoof ad as well at first Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trish Posted January 4, 2006 Share Posted January 4, 2006 I know one household that won't be buying those, yuch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 4, 2006 Share Posted January 4, 2006 We have to unite! The only way we can stop companies marketing such rubbish is not to buy it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buffie Posted January 4, 2006 Share Posted January 4, 2006 I'll look out for it and no that doesn't surprise me at all. crazy world...a new sport for me will be watching who puts these in their trolley BBx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Jefe Posted January 4, 2006 Share Posted January 4, 2006 I thought it was a spoof ad too! Both my boyfriend and I were amazed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 4, 2006 Share Posted January 4, 2006 I really dont see what the big fuss is about people... as long as it encourages my kids to finish their milk in their bowls which is usually wasted anyways, I think its a great idea! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 4, 2006 Share Posted January 4, 2006 But all that sugar, fat and chemicals will spoil the point of drinking the milk! Give them a straw to use - children love straws and a plastic one will be much better for them! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted January 5, 2006 Author Share Posted January 5, 2006 I really dont see what the big fuss is about people... as long as it encourages my kids to finish their milk in their bowls which is usually wasted anyways, I think its a great idea! Surely drinking milk through a chocolate lined wafer straw,straight from a bowl is not ideal. They are promoted as instead of a drink of milk, not as well as. How long before the bubble blowing starts, & these are fairly thick straws which would make a huge mess. I think it just promotes bad manners at the table, as well as adding sugar & goodness knows what else to a healthy drink. Whats wrong with a glass of milk? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Frugal Posted January 5, 2006 Share Posted January 5, 2006 and a spoon? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted January 5, 2006 Share Posted January 5, 2006 Hear, hear! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chocchick Posted January 5, 2006 Share Posted January 5, 2006 They are just like the wafers you get for icecream but without the thin chocolate layer in the middle. No chocolate inside they should be banned I thought the Sheila's wheels advert was a spoof for a while. Good news, I read an article on how people don't take in advertising now. I bet some kids will go mad for coco pop straws though. Luckily these fads are short lived. Remember when they changed the name coco pops to choco krispies (I think- I can't actually remember the name now) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mel (& Paul) Posted January 6, 2006 Share Posted January 6, 2006 Nearly as good as cheese strings. What a lovely way to encorage children to drink milk............. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 6, 2006 Share Posted January 6, 2006 Cheese strings I stopped mine having them even as a treat because they encourage such appalling manners (and they're rubbish!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cate in NZ Posted January 6, 2006 Share Posted January 6, 2006 I'm in agreement with you all about the terrible gimmicky and additive laden foods that our children are actively being encouraged to eat, both my manufacturers and peer pressure alike. But as parents it's hard, I'm lucky, my children will eat just about anything, the only exceptions being sprouts, oysters (they've both tried them- Imy likes them, Seb abhors them) and takeaway burgers- they like home-made though. But I've always fed my children the same as hubby and me from babyhood- too lazy to cook seperate meals But I do have friends who have children who refuse to try anything unfamiliar, or that their friends don't eat, so maybe sometimes it has to be about compromise. Coco Pops straws sound revolting to me, and I have no intention of buying them, but the marketing is clever, appealing to parents who can't persuade children to drink milk, and making it seem fun for the children too. Ditto Cheesy strings, get the calcium into them. Some parents and their children will buy into that, and that's where we hit the misleading marketing thing and confusing food labelling. I'm not about to beat myself up about my children having a very occasional cheesy string. I don't like them, they do, their friends do, and they've been teased in the past for their oaty flapjacks etc that I've so carefully prepared. Not fitting in with the crowd at lunch time . As long as the diet is generally good, they get exercise and we understand the food choices we are making on their behalf I think a little compromise goes a long way. Besides I've been advised by my 14 year old in the past that if I stop him eating all junk he reckons I should stop drinking all alcohol- he doesn't buy into the red wine being good for the heart message. Nor do I if we're talking 1/2 a bottle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted January 6, 2006 Author Share Posted January 6, 2006 I've been advised by my 14 year old in the past that if I stop him eating all junk he reckons I should stop drinking all alcohol- he doesn't buy into the red wine being good for the heart message. Nor do I if we're talking 1/2 a bottle Tell him that Boots sell red wine extract tablets - I saw them in there today Of course, they are no where near as much fun as a glass or two I am with you on the compromise. For example my girls take a packed lunch, they have a freshly made wrap with loads of salad, a banana or orange,fresh pure fruit juice & a yogurt........but they also have something like a cheese string or a pepperami & a sweet treat (usually not home made!) We have a deal where they eat all the fruit & salad, & they get the treat put in their pack. They stop eating the good stuff & I stop packing the bad stuff ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted January 6, 2006 Share Posted January 6, 2006 Sounds like a good deal to me; it's the only language that they understand at that age, and if it works, then do it. Rosie has a treat box - if she is given sweets then they go in there. If she eats up all her supper (including fruit and yoghurt), then sometimes she asks for something out of her treat box, say 5 maltesers. Usually she just forgets that it is there. She doesn't have sweets on a regular basis at all, mainly from a health point of view, but also because they make her hyperactive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
