Do those pictures they put on cereal boxes, of people exercising, ever make you a tiny bit... skeptical?

To me it's kind of like saying, "if you eat our product, always make sure you remember to work out - just incase!"

But I don't know, perhaps it's just me.

that's funny that you interpret the images that way.  i feel like they put "healthy, active" people on the boxes bec those are the ppl that their target audience want to be associated w/.  even if you don't go to the gym or stick to organic foods, maybe you'd like to think you do--so you choose the box of cereal that displays someone jogging w/a bottle of organic juice in their hand.

Original Post by caloriecountingme:

that's funny that you interpret the images that way.  i feel like they put "healthy, active" people on the boxes bec those are the ppl that their target audience want to be associated w/.  even if you don't go to the gym or stick to organic foods, maybe you'd like to think you do--so you choose the box of cereal that displays someone jogging w/a bottle of organic juice in their hand.

*Imagines a morbidly obese person buying the cereal in hopes of improving his image.

I've always thought the boxes meant buy this cereal and you too can look like me!!

Haha I no longer even think about those pics anymore!

I just know its a marketing scam :P

I bet those hardcore workout athletes on the cereal boxes dont even eat cereal at all.

I do love cereal though <3

Yeah, I guess it's only meant to make it more appealing. They just weren't expecting that there would be someone like me trying to twist everything around. Khhhh