Tom Brady Blasts Frosted Flakes, Calls Coca-Cola 'Poison For Kids'
"I think we've been lied to by a lot of food companies over the years, by a lot of beverage companies over the years," the New England Patriots quarterback said. "But we still buy it. That's just America, and that's what we've been conditioned." "We believe that Frosted Flakes is a food. Of course they taste very good. And of course all those companies make lots of money selling those things. They have lots of money to advertise." "You'll probably go out and drink Coca-Cola and think 'Oh yeah, that's no problem.' Why? Because they pay lots of money for advertisements to think that you should drink Coca-Cola," he added. "No, I totally disagree with that. And when people do that, I think that's quackery. And the fact that they can sell that to kids? I mean, that's poison for kids. But they keep doing it." "That's the education that we get. That's what we get brainwashed to believe, that all these things are just normal food groups, and this is what you should eat." In response, Coca-Cola said all of the its beverages "are safe and can be enjoyed as part of a balanced lifestyle." Interestingly, Brady used to be a spokesman for Coca-Cola's Smartwater brand.
Tom Brady blasted Coke and Frosted Flakes as poisons disguised as food during his weekly talk on Boston's local sports radio station WEEI.
October 16, 2015 | |
