I cheered him on for every one of his 8 gold medals. He will go down as the greatest Olympian of our time. Yet after the article I read about him today he honestly has let me down.

After winning 8 gold medals the millions of dollars of endorsements are rolling in. Being in such great demand Michael Phelps could choose to team up with any endorsement he wanted and get paid handsomely for it.

I read the Michael Phelps foundation and Kellogg’s are teaming up and working together to promote children being active.

 This is great news right?

With the rise of obesity in our children, and our kids becoming more inactive every day I honestly believe helping and promoting kids being active is great. Children are now suffering from Type II diabetes, which used to be an adult only disease. Kids are leaving the doctors office being diagnosed with heart problems, and high cholesterol and they have not even reached puberty yet.

Why are kids suffering from all these issues?

The problem is they do not exercise, and they are not active. Their life revolves around the computer, television, and video games. They eat junk food, and fast food. All these foods contain too much sugar, and they are consuming all this sugar while they are sitting on their behinds.

I am glad that Phelps and Kellogg’s are apparently trying to get kids more active .

However, the article shows Michael Phelps on the boxes of Corn Flakes, Frosted Flakes and Rice Krispie treats. 

Maybe Michael Phelps doesn’t have much say in what products his face goes on, but I hate to say it I don’t think Kelloggs is really trying to make our kids healthier. They seem just to be in it to sell more of their foods with a superstar athlete on the box. These foods he will be featured on are unhealthy and full of sugar and high fructose syrup and will do nothing to help our kids get healthier. 

Michael Phelps also sold out to MacDonalds. So I now guestion if he so concerned about kids health why would he be promoting MacDonalds?

Phelps diet of 12,000 calories per day that was published in the media a few months ago was nothing but junk food! I didn’t come down on him then because being a Nutritionist I know with him being so active if was eating really nutritious food for training he have to eat 3 times the volume of food he was already eating. Since more nutritious food is lower in calories. This would be the only way to get the calories he needed to perform.

We should all know by now that Mickie D’s food and all fast food is poison to us and our kids.

Michael Phelps and Kelloggs you let me down today.

MacDonalds you let me down everyday!

I would love to get some feedback from everyone out there. Let me know what you think about this story?

  Your Fitness and Nutrition Coach,

~David Modderman