General Mills introduced the first fruit-flavored cereal in 1954. Since then, millions have fallen for their Trix. Having experienced many sweet memories from Trix, as well as other cereals from General Mills, I wondered how they would respond to this… Dear Trixters: Everyone knows Trix are for kids. When do you plan to acknowledge adults [...]
Choosing yogurt has become a game show. There are so many categories in play, it makes your wheels spin — soft, frozen, plain, regular, fat-free, low-fat, sugar-free, no sugar added, enriched, organic, European-style, French, Greek — the list goes on and on. Plus, it’s reached the point where you now need to have a good [...]
It’s critical for your body to get enough iron. Ironically, there are different forms of iron. What kind can you eat? I wrote Total cereal to find out… Dear Total Nutritionists: Can you please iron out a few details regarding Total cereal for me? You claim that Total supplies 100% of the daily requirement for [...]
Flashback to 1997: There was something about some Progresso soups that didn’t exactly bowl me over. That’s when this never-before-published exchange took place… Dear Soup Soupervisor: You’re kidding right? What’s with this 99% Fat Free Soup? What about that last percent? You mean to tell me you got 99% of the way there and bailed [...]