Versatile Solutions to Modern Living

So I was eating lunch at a sandwich joint today. Choosing the sandwich was easy (they had real turkey). But I was, once again, completely vexed by the chips selection. Do I go oily and good tasting(Ruffles or Fritos) or healthy and cardboard tasting (Baked Lays or pretzels)? But I wanted something else. Something relatively healthy yet tasty. Dejected, I opted for the pretzels.

In discussing this modern-day Hobson's choice with a colleague, it dawned on me. Bags of cereal! Lunch joints, Subway and Cosi, should sell single-serving bags of cereal (chuck the box), just like they sell the bags of Doritos and potato chips.

Just imagine the possibilities: Cap'n Crunch along with your beef sammy. Cookie Krisp or Trix to cap off your lunch of Southwestern chicken salad and soup. On the healthier side, Chex or Granola Crunch as your side.

How can the cereal companies allow this opportunity to slip through their greedy little hands? The US, better known as Fast Food Nation, is in crisis-mode with spiraling obesity rates and weight-related health problems galore. In light of this, Congress has strong-armed the McDonalds and Burger Kings of the world to offer healthier choices.

Well, here's your chance, Kelloggs. Leave the cottage cheese and carrot sticks to the serious dieters. Just give me my Count Chocula! The world is waiting.