tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15585808.post116984927996644146..comments2024-03-28T22:41:22.428-07:00Comments on Have Fun • Do Good: Ask Starbucks to Hold the Hormones in 50 StatesBritt Bravohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02134123127272499735noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15585808.post-1169921806240594392007-01-27T10:16:00.000-08:002007-01-27T10:16:00.000-08:00As long as we’re at it, consumer demand with media...As long as we’re at it, consumer demand with media attention tends to turn heads, so another copy point to consider on food policy here would be Starbuck’s rather misleading elimination of ‘transfats’ messaging which implies ‘healthier fare.’ <BR/><BR/>Michele Simon’s “Appetite for Profit” blog http://informedeating.org/wordpress/?p=40 addresses this nicely when she says, “Great, so there’s no trans fat in their muffins, but what about the 600-calorie frappuccino?” <BR/><BR/>At Shaping Youth we deal with media and marketing’s influence on kids, and I can tell you I’ve seen plenty of ‘em suckin’ down those frappucinos like costly candy bars, which is not exactly what we need in terms of getting kids to ‘drink milk!’ <BR/><BR/>Along these lines, I just featured the fun “Mouth Revolution for Real Food!” movie on our site which has links to all of their fact sheets which make a strong stand for a ‘hold the hormones’ policy as well: http://www.shapingyouth.org/blog/?p=250Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com