Commercials that judge you

[jackfaire]

I have seen a new commercial on TV for Nutrigrain bars that shows one timeline where a woman chose to eat a Nutrigrain bar and another one where the same woman chose to eat a doughnut.

Apparently there is something magical about Nutrigrain bars and doughnuts. IF you eat a doughnut you will never choose to eat anything good for you again and if you eat a Nutrigrain bar you will never eat anything bad for you again.

Seriously?!?? I am sorry I understand the whole practicing good eating habits but my indulging in a doughnut at the monthly staff meeting doesn't mean that I eat badly the rest of the month nor that I make bad choices.

Here is how I work it. If I am going out to eat I don't bother counting calories or watching what I eat because that is a rare event for me so I can afford to eat whatever. On a day to day basis I eat similar to how I did when I was a kid I make home cooked meals just like mom used to make, I can cook from scratch better than she can though.

So sorry Nutrigrain no I will not be assuming you have super powers today.

[Rebel]

Also, nutrigrain bars really aren't all that good for you. They have really high amounts of sugar in them. I used to eat them, and the original cereal, as a treat. I never ate them for breakfast.

[McDreidel09]

Some commercials are meant to judge. It's basically meant to make you look at yourself and what you do, look at their model, and say "I want to be like them because the product will make me do X."

Although, they are kinda right about what you choose to do at the beginning of the day can set up the rest of the day. If I start out my eating for the day with a good,nutritious breakfast, I am more likely to stay fuller, longer and not reach for that convenient salty or sweet snack. Then I am more likely to choose something good for me at lunch time, that will keep me fuller longer. By dinner time, I will want something good for me that will keep me from wanting that late night snack.

NutriGrain Bars, however, are not that good beginning.

[jackfaire]

See for me what I have for breakfast never has anything to do with what I have for the other meals and so on.

If I don't eat enough and need to fill up between meals I go for a healthy alternative snack or I drink more water. Water fills me up and I am pretty sure it's 0 calories. At least until they find a way for water to be bad for me.

I could eat a doughnut for breakfast and that still won't have me deciding to eat something unhealthy for lunch in fact more the opposite I would be more likely to make sure I eat something healthy the next meal.

Speaking of the devil the commercial came on as I was writing this.

[insertNameHere]

Really the commercial isn't judging you it is trying to manipulate you

[draggar]

Really the commercial isn't judging you it is trying to manipulate you

Yep, it's marketing. Notice how with the "junk" food she's unhappy, never smiling, and not doing much but with the Nutrigrain bar she's always smiling and active.

It's marketing.

[jackfaire]

What's sad is my major in college was Business with a focus in Marketing.

[muses_nightmare]

Advertising is a pretty black and white world. Like everyone else was saying, it's marketing. This kind of stuff works so they use it. When it no longer works they will find something else. Now there is some brilliant advertising out there, but unfortunately that's the exception not the rule.**

** If you're interested check out adsoftheworld.com, really interesting website with advertisements from all over the world, good and bad.

[insertNameHere]

Yeah, i think people forget that ads are supposed to make you want to buy something, bonus points if you will do it without even thinking about it.

[jackfaire]

Yeah, i think people forget that ads are supposed to make you want to buy something, bonus points if you will do it without even thinking about it.

I was a very proud dad the day my daughter and me were watching tv she points at the tv and the commercial that is on, "I dont' want that dad"