I bought Corn Pops for my kids this week. It is not usually a cereal in which we indulge. But, it was $1...so, lucky for them! I had to laugh when I saw the new box proclaiming that Corn Pops is, apparently, a good source of FIBER.
When I was growing up, we ate Corn Pops a lot (my mom wasn't a sugar-cereal-phobic mother). Only my dad called them "Sugar Pops." When we asked him why he was having a hard time reading the word "corn" which was clearly (albeit minutely) written above the word POPS, he informed us that when first invented in the 60s, this cereal, was, in fact, called "Sugar Pops." Sugar eventually got banished to the 'black' list and Corn Pops re-invented itself, emphasizing the vegetable component instead of the sweetener.
I doubt they've changed the recipe since the 80s (or the 60s, for that matter), but now that the box emphasizes the FIBER involved, I'm surely more likely to purchase it again. (insert tongue in cheek here) When it goes on sale for $1.
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This post really cracks me up because my dad always said the SAME THING!! In fact, my dad has a freakishly amazing memory for songs and jingles. Every time he would see Corn Pops (a very special occasion treat mostly reserved for camping trips) he would break out in song: "Oh the Pops are sweeter and the taste is true, they're shot with sugar through and through....Kellogg's Sugar Corn Pops. Sugar Pops are tops."
For some reason, saying "they're shot with fiber through and through" just doesn't seem right....
You know that the new fiber branding is directed right at our demographic! I have no valid excuse but must admit that I have been seduced by cheap cereal regardless of its nutritional value!
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