May 14, 2009

Reagan: Ketchup is a vegetable; Obama: Cheerios are a drug

But, unlike the former in the title, you sure won't hear the MSM busting on The Messiah about his nonsense:

The FDA warned General Mills that it was, in effect, marketing its Cheerios breakfast cereal as a drug, because the cereal’s familiar yellow boxes carry unapproved claims about lowering cholesterol and reducing the risks of heart disease.

In a warning letter, the FDA cited the claim that “you can lower your cholesterol by 4 per cent in six weeks” by eating Cheerios regularly.

It objected to Cheerios’ assertion that “eating two 1½ cup servings daily of Cheerios cereal reduced bad cholesterol when eaten as part of a diet low in saturated fat and cholesterol”.

Posted by Hube at May 14, 2009 04:53 PM | TrackBack

Comments

Have you ever seen what Cheerios look like ground into a powder? I bet that would give a person a high if snorted.

Posted by: Paul Smith at May 14, 2009 05:17 PM

And there is at least a realistic argument to be made that ketchup is a vegetable. After all, it is made out of a vegetable, in the same way that apple sauce is made out of a fruit and could therefore count as one.

Posted by: Rhymes With Right at May 14, 2009 05:39 PM

Actually, a tomato is a fruit, too, but your point is absolutely correct!

Posted by: Hube at May 14, 2009 05:42 PM

Yeah, but it is treated functionally as a vegetable and is culturally considered to be one.

Posted by: Rhymes With Right at May 14, 2009 06:25 PM

NUH-UH!! ;-)

Indeed, you are correct.

Posted by: Hube at May 14, 2009 07:04 PM