Activia is a yogurt, which is specially formulated to "regulate your digestive system by helping reduce long intestinal transit time." Their words, not mine. According to Dannon, "Activia with Bifidus Regularis is scientifically proven to help with slow intestinal transit when eaten daily for two weeks, as part of a balanced diet and healthy lifestyle." This is all fine and good. If you need to speed things up a little, a couple of weeks of Activia may help do the trick.
So I was sitting in a meeting at work last week and I look across the table and I see one of my co-workers eating Activia. I have to admit I was a little grossed out. I know, I know - I can already hear my mother saying "oh, grow up Ed." But seriously, would you drink your metamucil at work while your co-workers are sitting around? Do I really want to know who at work is having "slow intestinal transit"?
Yes. Yes, you do want to know that. (Or maybe it just tastes good.)
Posted by: J | December 26, 2008 at 09:27 PM
Possibly not everyone reads labels the way you do. Possibly this person thinks he/she is simpy having a cup of yogurt not a laxative/stool softener/enema.
I know another person who sees cookies and bread and thinks "weevil"!
Posted by: Louise Plummer | December 27, 2008 at 02:03 AM
Activa, huh. I think I'll give it a try with a Metamucil chaser.
Posted by: Tom Plummer | January 18, 2009 at 11:34 AM
Ed- you just make me laugh! What else can I say!
Posted by: Shena | January 23, 2009 at 09:31 PM