What would you think about a warning label on Twinkies or Froot Loops?
You know, that strikes me as extreme, because a Twinkie is not a cigarette. And what parents need is just information about what’s in the Twinkie and how much of this can we eat. It’s not that we can’t have the Twinkie, you know? And our kids would be pretty upset, and I am not supporting that. I’m all in favor of good snacks. We grew up with snacks and chips. But we have to exercise more. Parents have to understand what’s in the Twinkie. So we don’t need a warning, we need information that’s easy to understand. You know, you read labels now, and it’s, like, the small print, and it’s chemicals, you can’t even pronounce them. And the portion sizes [are hard to] compare. And then you don’t know what to buy and how much to give to your kids. That’s the kind of information that families need. And I think that the grocery-store manufacturers have been magnificent. And I know that there are those who say, well, are they going to really make changes? Look, the people who run those companies a
