Lol, well, maybe not my fault, but I was definitely involved in the first program to "reduce stated weight" on Pop Tarts and cereal.
It's actually an attempt to keep the packages the same price.
Someone has already stated it well - it's either raise the price, or lower the volume. And 99 out of 100 people will not notice the lower volume, but I guarantee you that 100 out of 100 will notice the higher price!
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Lol, well, maybe not my fault, but I was definitely involved in the first program to "reduce stated weight" on Pop Tarts and cereal.
It's actually an attempt to keep the packages the same price.
Someone has already stated it well - it's either raise the price, or lower the volume. And 99 out of 100 people will not notice the lower volume, but I guarantee you that 100 out of 100 will notice the higher price!
I notice both.
They need to lower the price...or at least issue some coupons so that I can afford to buy the name brands.
I can get the Walmart brand of pop tarts for 74 cents cheaper a box than Kelloggs. So that's what I buy. (Sorry, MP-- I'm not helping your job security... LOL)
My Michael doesn't care about the name. To him, a pop tart is a pop tart-- as long as it's the frosted kind. Now if I'm going to eat a pop tart (which I very rarely do) it has to be Kelloggs, because the walmart brand doesn't even compare in taste to me. I'm sure that's probably all in my head, because most generics are simply name brand products made in the same place and sold under a different label.
I reached for a can of tuna on sale a few weeks back and thought it looked smaller. It was five ounces. I took it home and compared it to some cans I had in my cupboards which were 6 ounces! We getting less food for our buck!!
and that 6 oz can used to be 8....
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They need to lower the price...or at least issue some coupons so that I can afford to buy the name brands.
I can get the Walmart brand of pop tarts for 74 cents cheaper a box than Kelloggs. So that's what I buy. (Sorry, MP-- I'm not helping your job security... LOL)
My Michael doesn't care about the name. To him, a pop tart is a pop tart-- as long as it's the frosted kind. Now if I'm going to eat a pop tart (which I very rarely do) it has to be Kelloggs, because the walmart brand doesn't even compare in taste to me. I'm sure that's probably all in my head, because most generics are simply name brand products made in the same place and sold under a different label.
I'm pretty sure that the generic doesn't taste the same. My kids won't eat it. Definitely - Pop Tarts are a wasted food item - loaded with sugar and junk - preservatives. I hardly ever buy boxed cereal anymore. We eat oatmeal, cream of wheat, Malt-O-Meal or I make biscuits or pancakes.
These are my kids favorite two recipes. I have the pancake recipe laminated and on the refrigerator. (LOL) Had it there for years! I was tired of making them and told my kids, "If you want to eat pancakes, you'll have to make them yourself." LOL!
Cloud Light Pancakes
1 c. unbleached flour
1 T. sugar or honey
1 T. baking powder
1 t. salt
1 egg
3/4 c. milk
1 T. oil (opt'l)
Southern Style Biscuits
1 1/2 c. unbleached flour
1 1/2 t. sugar
1 1/2 t. baking powder
1/2 t. salt
1/2 t. baking soda
1/2 c. Crisco
2/3 c. buttermilk
Michael ate oatmeal every day from the time he stopped eating baby cereal until he was three years old. It's all he wanted... now he won't eat oatmeal. A few weeks ago, he saw me eating oatmeal for breakfast and asked me if he could try it. I was shocked. He said I still like it, I just don't want any right now.
He gets into these routines.... kinda hard to explain. He wants what he wants for breakfast, or he doesn't want to eat. For the last two weeks, he's wanted a couple of scrambled eggs with toast. He's much easier to live with if we just follow along. He eats healthy most of the time, so I don't complain much when he asks for pop tarts. I usually just insist on him having a banana or apple or something healthy to go along with it.
Michael ate oatmeal every day from the time he stopped eating baby cereal until he was three years old. It's all he wanted... now he won't eat oatmeal. A few weeks ago, he saw me eating oatmeal for breakfast and asked me if he could try it. I was shocked. He said I still like it, I just don't want any right now.
He gets into these routines.... kinda hard to explain. He wants what he wants for breakfast, or he doesn't want to eat. He's much easier to live with if we just follow along. He eats healthy most of the time, so I don't complain much when he asks for pop tarts. I usually just insist on him having a banana or apple or something healthy to go along with it.
I understand. I've made Tri-level Brownies (lst layer -oatmeal, 2nd- choc.cake, 3rd= choc icing) and having some left on the counter - they wanted that for breakfast. I let them eat it. LOL! At least it doesn't have preservatives - right?
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