History Main / ChocolateFrostedSugarBombs

* One reason Pawnee, Indiana of {{Series/Parks And Recreation}} is the fourth fattest city in the nation is that the town is headquarters of the Sweetums company. In one episode they release "[=NutriYum=] Bars", which are marketed as a healthy snack...but contain so much sugar that a single bar is four servings, and the ingredients list high-fructose corn syrup and corn syrup ''separately''. Eating them makes the entire cast hyperactive.

->'''Peter:''' ''(reading a box of cereal)'' [[OverlyLongGag Sugar, Sugar, Sugar, Sugar, Sugar, Sugar, Sugar, Sugar, Sugar, Sugar, Sugar, Sugar, Sugar, Sugar, Sugar, Sugar, Sugar, Sugar, Sugar, Sugar, Sugar, Sugar, Sugar, Sugar...]] Flakes.

->''"They're crunchy on the outside, chewy on the inside, and they don't have a single natural ingredient or essential vitamin to get in the way of that rich fudgy taste!"''
-->-- '''Calvin''', ''ComicStrip/CalvinAndHobbes'', performing a mock advertisement for his favorite cereal

* ''Radio/OurMissBrooks'': Mrs. Davis refers to the noisy crackling of ChocolateFrostedSugarBombs cereal in one episode when she makes Miss Brooks a bowl of sugar-coated pine needles for breakfast.

* ''[[WesternAnimation/StarVsTheForcesOfEvil]]'' has the cereal "Captain Blanche's Sugar Seeds".

* In ''WesternAnimation/TheCritic'', there's a Barney knock-off character that has a cereal. Apparently it can turn your piss pink (after you eat six bowls of it, of course).
* [[TVSeries/StarvsTheForcesOfEvil]] has the cereal "Captain Blanche's Sugar Seeds".

* ''WesternAnimation/TheGrimAdventuresOfBillyAndMandy'': Grim reads off a cereal box's ingredients. "Sugar" is both the first and last ingredient, and every other ingredient is "sucrose", "glucose", "fructose", or some other artificial sugar.

* The [[TropeNamers original]] "Chocolate Frosted Sugar Bombs" comes from ''ComicStrip/CalvinAndHobbes'', where the cereal is sweet enough to choke on, yet Calvin proudly eats multiple bowls a day and collects the box tops for prizes. Sometimes he even adds ''more'' sugar, thinking the cereal is "kinda bland" without it. One strip implies that "Buzzy the Hummingbird" is the cereal's mascot, while another indicates that it's heavily caffeinated.[[note]]Specifically, it's said to have "100% of the daily allowance of caffeine", which probably means there's about 400 milligrams worth, either in one box or one serving.[[/note]]

* The [[TropeNamers original]] "Chocolate Frosted Sugar Bombs" comes from ''ComicStrip/CalvinAndHobbes'', where the cereal is sweet enough to choke on, yet Calvin proudly eats multiple bowls a day and collects the box tops for prizes. Sometimes he even adds ''more'' sugar, thinking the cereal is "kinda bland" without it. One strip implies that "Buzzy the Hummingbird" is the cereal's mascot.

* "Woody's Roundup", the ShowWithinAShow in ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory2'', is sponsored by Cowboy Crunchies, "the only cereal that's sugar frosted and dipped in chocolate".

* Since the Goodkind family owns so much in the ''Literature/WhateleyUniverse'', it's no surprise that Overclock's favorite cereal is Honey Nut Goodios. He's a bit obsessive about them. In "Ayla and the Great Shoulder angel Conspiracy" he decides to drive a girl insane and kill all of her friends because [[DisproportionateRetribution she ate the last of the Honey nut Goodios in the school cafeteria]].

-->'''Calvin's mom''': Caaaaaaallllllvvinnnnn, thaaaaat's eeenouughhh.
-->'''Calvin''': ''(to Hobbes)'' M-mom s-sure was m-movingg st-strangellly t-today.

** In yet another series of strips, Jason's cereal ''itself'' glowed in the dark, and when Peter ate it (because they were out of Wheaties) it made him sick. At first he was surprised that one bowl of cereal made him so sick; then he read the ingredients, and was glad it ''only'' made him that sick.

* ''Radio/OurMissBrooks'': Mrs. Davis refers to the noisy crackling of ChocolateFrostedSugarBombs cereal in one episode, when she makes Miss Brooks a bowl of sugar coated pine needles for breakfast.

** Spoofed with the "Cheat Commandos...Os" Sugar Cereal, which includes an advertisement where the word 'nutritious' is crossed out and replaced with 'delicious', and is eventually described as a 'ridiculous brekafast'. [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking It's also not shaped like Os.]]

* In ''WesternAnimation/KingOfTheHill'', Bobby eats Grandma's Oatmeal Cookie Crunch cereal. Peggy lets him eat another bowl because she forgot to prepare him breakfast and then Hank lets him eat more resulting Bobby in a sugar rush and diagnosed with ADD.

* ''ComicSrip/ForBetterOrForWorse'' has contained a number of ''BlandNameProducts'' over the years, including "Sugar Soggs", often seen at the breakfast table alongside several other cereal products.

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In fiction, breakfast cereals marketed as "for kids" are invariably loaded with ridiculous amounts of sugar and [[NutritionalNightmare contain virtually no nutritive value whatsoever]]. This stands in contrast to the cereals marketed for adults, which are depicted as being healthy--[[IfItTastesBadItMustBeGoodForYou and about as tasty as eating the cardboard box they came in]].

* May do something when combined with milk (make popping noises, change colors/flavors, etc.).

* A name that sounds exciting and action-packed; why settle for a box of "chocolate frosted flakes" when you can have "chocolate frosted sugar BOMBS!"?

* Commercial advertisements that depict said mascot engaged in exciting, wild adventures.

* Ads that make claims that are [[AsbestosFreeCereal technically true, but irrelevant to its quality]].

* [[FreePrizeAtTheBottom Hidden toys/trinkets in the bottom of the bag]], and/or [[CompetitionCouponMadness mail-in offers for toys or trinkets]].

Given all this, it's a mystery why parents even ''buy'' these cereals for their children in the first place; perhaps it was just a way to appease them when shopping for cereal, as the child will no doubt demand to have it.

There is a definite, if somewhat dated, TruthInTelevision to this trope, as kids have a natural disposition towards sweets (which sugar definitely qualifies as), and pre-sweetened cereals quickly became popular when they were first introduced -- ''with sugar as their selling point'', beginning with 1949's Sugar Crisp, and continuing with Sugar Corn Pops, Sugar Frosted Flakes, Sugar Smacks, Sugar Smiles, and Sugar Jets.[[note]]This avoided the need to add sugar yourself, possibly over-sugaring it. In 1978 an American dentist tested 78 different brands of cereal. Eleven had a sugar content of 50% or more. Super Orange Crisp was the worst, at 70.8 percent sugar.[[/note]] More recent concerns about healthy eating have reduced the number of such cereals, though said reduction has done absolutely nothing to reduce childhood obesity, which has actually gotten even worse. Modern kid cereals may still make popping noises or turn the milk chocolate, sport kid-friendly mascots in neon colors standing proudly under explosive wordplay, and sugar may still appear high on their list of ingredients, but the cereal itself is intentionally designed with a respectable portion of vitamins and minerals, comparable to many adult cereals; in fact, sometimes a given kid-friendly cereal can be ''more'' healthy than an adult cereal (though to be fair, there are extremes both ways -- and virtually all cereals are fortified with extra vitamins and minerals above and beyond the ordinary ingredients).

See also UnfortunateIngredients, on which sugar frequently appears.

* ‘’WesternAnimation/Animaniacs’’ has “Totally Awesome ACME Snax” and later a “healthy” cereal called “Branimaniacs”.

* WesternAnimation/Animaniacs has “Totally Awesome ACME Snax” and later a “healthy” cereal called “Branimaniacs”.

* One episode of ''WesternAnimation/{{Jem}}'' had characters choosing between various cereals: Candy Coated Zips, Sugar Biffos (which had a clown on the box), Chocolate Flakes, and Healthy Cereal. They buy Healthy Cereal. These cereals later pop up again in the [[ComicBook/JemAndTheHolograms comic book reboot]]. The Misfits [[SweetTooth prefer the sweet cereals]].

* The ''Franchise/{{Fallout}}'' universe's kid cereal is called "Sugar Bombs", whose pieces are shaped like miniature nukes. A ghoul in ''VideoGame/{{Fallout 3}}'' will buy them off you since they can apparently be used to double the potency of a particular drug (useful for ghouls who are much more resistant to them).

In fiction, breakfast cereals marketed as "for kids" are invariably loaded with ridiculous amounts of sugar and [[NutritionalNightmare contain virtually no nutritive value whatsoever]]. This stands in contrast to the cereals marketed for adults, which are depicted as being healthy--[[IfItTastesBadItMustBeGoodForYou and about as tasty as eating a cardboard box]].

* Ads that claim the cereal is {{Crunchtastic}} or make similar unverifiable claims; ads featuring the cereal AdjacentToThisCompleteBreakfast.

There is a definite, if somewhat dated, TruthInTelevision to this trope, as kids have a natural disposition towards sweets (which sugar definitely qualifies as), and presweetened cereals quickly became popular when they were first introduced -- ''with sugar as their selling point'', beginning with 1949's Sugar Crisp, and continuing with Sugar Corn Pops, Sugar Frosted Flakes, Sugar Smacks, Sugar Smiles, and Sugar Jets.[[note]]This avoided the need to add sugar yourself, possibly over-sugaring it. In 1978 an American dentist tested 78 different brands of cereal. Eleven had a sugar content of 50% or more. Super Orange Crisp was 70.8 percent sugar.[[/note]] More recent concerns about healthy eating have reduced the number of such cereals, though said reduction has done absolutely nothing to reduce childhood obesity, which has actually gotten even worse. Modern kid cereals may still make popping noises or turn the milk chocolate, sport kid-friendly mascots in neon colors standing proudly under explosive wordplay, and sugar may still appear high on their list of ingredients, but the cereal itself is intentionally designed with a respectable portion of vitamins and minerals, comparable to many adult cereals; in fact, sometimes a given kid-friendly cereal can be ''more'' healthy than an adult cereal (though to be fair, there are extremes both ways -- and virtually all cereals are fortified with extra vitamins and minerals above and beyond the ordinary ingredients).

In fiction, breakfast cereals marketed as "for kids" are invariably loaded with ridiculous amounts of sugar and [[NutritionalNightmare contain virtually no nutritive value whatsoever]]. This stands in contrast to the cereals marketed for adults, which are depicted as being healthy-- and about as tasty as eating a cardboard box.