Uncle Sam Turns Kids Over to Big Food
If you care about what kinds of ads our nation’s kids are seeing — and how our young ones are being cleverly […]
Category: Junk Food Marketing & Advertising
Kellogg’s Berated For Demeaning Apples
Uh-oh. Kellogg’s has been promoting its Apple Jacks cereal in a way that ruffles the feathers of the Produce for Better Health […]
Tots Recognize Brands Such as M&Ms & More!
If you have a toddler aged two, beware, your child already recognizes brands such as M&Ms, Wall’s ice cream, McDonald’s, Nike, Mercedes, […]
The Ads: They Just Keep Running
Beware, TV viewers, you’re being deluged by advertisements without even knowing it. For example, on "American Idol," Simon and his cohorts wear […]
D.C. Pow Wow: Does Marketing to Kids Trigger Obesity?
Have food ads targeted at children played a role in triggering childhood obesity, which has more than doubled since 1970? Is the […]
More Critics Blast General Foods for Cereal Ads
Recently, I gave you my take on the new General Mills, "Choose Breakfast" ads — which just happen to be paired with […]
Food Industry’s Self Policing Isn’t Working
Let’s face it. Anytime you turn on the TV, you’re bombarded with expensively produced, super-snazzy ads enticing us to buy and eat […]
General Mills’ New PSAs: Providing a Public Service or Selling Sugary Cereals?
General Mills recently unveiled a major, "nonbranded" TV "health advertising initiative," which is designed to reach 80 percent of our nation’s kids […]
Shame on Reporters Critical of Cookie Monster’s New Moderate Habits
Back in 1998, I adored cookies, especially chocolate chip. But even before I started saying no to cookies, candies, and cake (on […]