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- barryiggins, on 10/12/2007, -0/+12This is old news. There's a Wendy's a couple of blocks from here that serves all kinds of bacteria. gives me the runs every time.
- nazadus, on 10/12/2007, -1/+9@wageslave1:
If you didn't sound so pompous I would have mod'ed you up. You seem like the guy that reads every EULA, nevermind some people simply don't have the time for doing that. I'm starting to learn that their are two types of non-Americans. (1) Those than think every single American, save for a small few, have the exact same lazy habits and fat asses. (2) Those that are reasonable and understand that we have ***** and racists just like every other country has ***** and racists. Sure, their are some statistical differences, but no one is forcing you to use anything American or even live here. Calm down.
Few people read *every* label on *everything* they buy. Some of it you have to go with the flow. This is life. The society we live in (in general, not just USA) is a specialist society. We can't expect to know *everything* about everything. We moved out of those days loong before Columbus found America.
Don't get me wrong, many people (especially in America) just follow the crowd and while that doesn't excuse them of at least a little bit of personal responsbility; at the very least they know yogurt is healthy for them. Many learn this from personal trainer or health nuts (like me) who tell them.
The thing you missed the point about Activia is that it's supposed to be slightly different (in a good way) than other Yogurt. Since it's not massively more expensive, it's worth the chance of it being better for you. Personally, I eat it. Can I tell a massive difference? No. Do I care? Not really. If it helps even a slight bit, then woo hoo.. if not.. oh well. It's a metric *****-ton better than chips and candy, no?
Well *****.. this got to be far bigger than what I wanted to point out. - Whackly, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3The ad campain attempts to set activia apart from other yogurt in that it supposedly contains more bacteria and that of different genus and species. True or not, it doesn't matter because the stuff tastes like ground up cottage cheese.
Your assumptions about what Americans do and don't know are ignorant and self-serving. Maybe you're from Europe and the only Americans you encounter are giggling 19 year old backpackers with their ideals and partial grasp on reality. Maybe you're from Germany and all your 19 year old idealistic and naive backpackers are over here smelling like BO and asking directions to the youth hostel. Maybe [insert bogus stereotype that makes you look like a xenophobic douche]. - chicbicyclist, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3Actually, not all yogurt are the same. Some have more species and some only have one or two. Some have species that actually help you some don't have any effects at all. A good brand is the Mountain one in the white tub, unsweetened(add your own sugar and fruits). I use it every time I have a tummy upset and it works every single time. I'm not a doctor but I also used it when I had a mild case of food poisoning. Stay away from Lucerne fruit cups. They don't work.
- nypix, on 10/12/2007, -1/+4Life forms
You tiny little life forms
In my bowel little life forms
Where are you? - DubbedOver, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2appetite: Not a haiku, it was a joke based on a small part in one of the Star Trek movies in which Data (the robot guy) has a emotion chip installed and since he is very happy, he sings about scanning for life forms after he is told to do so.
[Data, with his new emotion chip installed, is told to scan for life forms]
Data: I would be happy to, sir. I just *love* scanning for life forms!
[sings]
Data: Life forms! You tiny little life forms! You precious little life forms! Where are you? - bushcat, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Dannon/Danone are playing catch-up here. The grand-daddy is Yakult, who introduced its first product in 1935.
- Narrator, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Bacteria! In yogurt! Next thing you know they'll be putting resveratrol in red wine!
- FSUCHEEF, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Even easier buy a yogurt maker for less then $20 and make your own active cultures to eat using milk
- _loopy_, on 10/12/2007, -2/+3Klingons have known this for some time now.
"qagh is always best when served live." - sjbdallas, on 10/12/2007, -1/+2RTFA dude, it clearly states that we ignorant americans don't eat much yogurt but the marketing of this product has driven those that don't eat yogurt to consume it in this form instead.
So instead of marketing "fruit on the bottom" they can now market "live bacteria" - Whodugg, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1I think I'll stick with my spinach with e coli. It does benefit a vagina to douche with live yogurt cultures as well if you have a yeast infection..it balances things right up!
- emailingRob, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Bacteria in food? Pft McDonalds were onto this years ago...
- radio1mike, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1chicbicyclist is right.
Bifidus is the primary culture in Activia, but other yogurts do have bifidus in the mix of cultures present. Eat any wholesome plain yogurt with some fresh/frozen berries for 14 days and you'll be 'regular' too. - Vandelay797, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1I have found (and so have others) that the portion size of activa are too small for myself, and i'm no tubby,I don't wear a Mu-Mu to work. I just need two of them to satisfy my yogurt craving.
- darthtofu, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1I would just like to say that the only reason I buy Activia is because it's the only yogurt my store carries that's in a smaller size and comes in flavors that aren't "trix" or some color that yogurt shouldn't be.
it's tasty though. and filling. - yournamehere, on 10/12/2007, -3/+3In Soviet Russia... ahh, forget it
- tabascoishot, on 10/12/2007, -1/+1rofl... k'plah!
- chicbicyclist, on 10/12/2007, -1/+1In former Soviet Russia, they use some species of bacteria(or is it a virus? I forgot) to combat antibiotic resistant bacterial infections.
- Bleeblaow, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0In Soviet Bacteria, Bonanza sees you.
- xbillybobx, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0This yogurt has all that terrific bacteria stuff and each batch is personally tasted by a relative of Ken Kesey:
http://www.nancysyogurt.com/making_our_products/live_cultures.php
I'm not hippie, but it's great stuff. - fish4life2002, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0I've been an avid Activia fan for the last year and it works (for me at least). There have been a lot of people saying that it doesn't work or not worth it, I know personally that it works for me. Yes there are other ways to be "regular" but this is already made and tastes decent. I outweigh the slight cost with the benefits it provides. Its nothing instant either, you do have to give it about a week before it kicks in and works! Don't bury it unless you've tried it IF you have a troubled digestive track (or drink lots of beer!). Just don't mix the beer and the Activia...
- qwertydvorak, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0"Eat this yogurt, it will make you go to the bathroom. If you don't, you'll get cancer and die!"
if you haven't seen the movie Crazy People that flew by, but if you have, you laughed. Funniest advertisements ever. - appetite, on 10/12/2007, -2/+1if you could count better, i bet that would have been a decent haiku.
- dbtorreliob, on 10/12/2007, -2/+0You can tell the US is way behind, and getting worse all the time! Here in Peru we have had yogurt with those intestinal tract regularity improving bacteria for the longest time! The only thing good to come out of the US in the longest time is Digg.com!!!!
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -13/+7ALMOST ALL YOGURT has live bacteria. Read the goddamn labels. that is what 'active bacterial cultures' mean. that is also why you can use unflavoured yogurt to *make* more yogurt at home.
USA are *so* blissfully food-ignorant, 62 people have dugg this story. What this story should be is Americans are totally ignorant about the food they eat; need evidence? re-branding a line of yogurt touting its "live bacteria" and calling it 'activia" dupes yankees of $100M.
Dont you read the labels of the things you eat?
here's more breaking news on the yogurt front, most of what they sell in the dairy section, in little cups isnt yogurt at all... read a label sometime.
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