Comments on: Cereal Killers: Kellogg’s Methylnaphthalene Problem

By: tina

tina — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 21:32:08 +0000

Eggs from pastured chicken, bacon from pastured pigs, and some real soudough bread with loads of grass-fed butter would be the ideal breakfast!

By: tina

tina — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 21:30:16 +0000

I would never eat or allow my children to eat cereal even the so called healthy cereal which is no better than regular grocery store cereal. It has zero nutritional value and is harmful to the body.

The only people that benefit eating cereal is the corporations making billions off feeding our kids junk.

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Mon, 19 Jul 2010 15:40:30 +0000

[...] way to build a better breakfast might be tossing the Corn Flakes. Natural as Possible Mom covers the latest Kellog’s cereal [...]

By: kb

kb — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 14:33:40 +0000

Very true. There are natural things like mercury and arsenic that will kill us. But as for the people buying the stinky cereal not being harmed: The problem is we don’t KNOW if they weren’t harmed because the research just isn’t there. And what’s there points to danger. So I agree and disagree: Yes, natural isn’t always safe, but in this case we have an inkling that artificial isn’t, either.

By: Sally

Sally — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 12:07:39 +0000

Apparently someone at Kellogg’s packaging supplier screwed up. Apparently Kellogg’s wasn’t doing taste tests either. But no one was harmed (except Kelloggs). Of course the consumers who bought the stinky cereal were annoyed. They should be. But they were not harmed.
I don’t eat the sugar bombs in question and I would never, ever give them to my kids. Because they are sugar bombs.
Nevertheless, the idea that “natural” is better is nonsense. Asbestos is 100% “natural”. So is strychnine.

By: maggie

maggie — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 16:27:28 +0000

I am not surprised, but I am ticked off. I stopped buying breakfast cereal, and most processed foods, in February. It was almost impossible to find a cereal not loaded with really bad ingredients. Now I only buy oatmeal. I miss cereal, but not the junk in it. I am an avid email activist- I email companies that tick me off, and all my representatives, about issues such as this on on a pretty regular basis. And I got on the Center for Food Safety mailing list. That is a great organization!

By: Christy

Christy — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 04:31:23 +0000

I wish I could say I was shocked. I read the sentance in which you listed the cereals with dread – I sometimes buy my kids Kellogs cereal – shhh don’t tell on my please. Thankfully I don’t buy the kinds listed. Although I think I am now done for good – just because no one complained about the other kinds doesn’t mean it doesn’t have that chemical in its packaging. Thanks for the great informative post!

By: kb

kb — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 14:51:52 +0000

That’s why I stick with Trader Joe’s and Whole Foods. Mainstream “organic” comes with a price.

By: kb

kb — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 14:51:16 +0000

Me, either. I am a Kashi Mighty Bites (which, incidentally, have been out at Trader Joe’s), Barbara’s Best and Three Sisters purchaser.

By: kb

kb — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 14:50:27 +0000

Seriously! I have a feeling that many — not all, but many — of the mainstream food manufacturers are pushed to cut costs wherever they can. With coupons and sales and fierce competition the margins are slim. So if cheaper packaging does the trick, so be it.