--- description: He calls the carbonated beverage a "poison for kids" title: Tom Brady Blasts Coca-Cola in Rant Against Junk Food image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt9f5f1960783c04c1/69886348cd1bba447b6fd214/tom-brady4.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [U.S.](/section/us/) ## U.S. Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [celebrities](/tag/celebrities/) ## celebrities Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Tom Brady Says Frosted Flakes and Coca-Cola Are 'Poison' ## Video: Watch Rule Yourself Tom Brady [Watch (HLS stream): Watch Rule Yourself Tom Brady](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/pTWOSNgF.m3u8) (0:30)  _Published 2015-09-11. Watch Rule Yourself Tom Brady_ by [Naja Rayne / People](/author/people/) ## Naja Rayne / People Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Oct 16, 2015 10:49 AM CUT  Tom Brady at Gillette Stadium on Sept. 10, 2015 in Foxboro, Mass. Tom Brady at Gillette Stadium on Sept. 10, 2015 in Foxboro, Mass.Maddie Meyer—Getty Images by [Naja Rayne / People](/author/people/) ## Naja Rayne / People Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Oct 16, 2015 10:49 AM CUT [Tom Brady](http://www.people.com/article/tom-brady-ben-affleck-matt-damon-mark-wahlberg-deflategate-divorce-rumors "undefined") has called out both Coca-Cola and Frosted Flakes in a rant against junk food. During a weekly sit down with local Massachusetts radio station [WEEI](http://www.weei.com/ "undefined"), Brady criticized the brands, saying that they’re only loved because we’re told we should love them through marketing. “I think we’ve been lied to by a lot of food companies over the years, by a lot of beverage companies over the years,” the 38-year-old said. “But we still \[believe\] it. That’s just America, and that’s \[how\] we’ve been conditioned.” At first, it seemed like the [New England Patriots](http://www.people.com/article/rob-gronkowski-girlfriend-camille-kostek-instagram "undefined") quarterback was speaking generally, however he quickly got very specific, targeting the cereal and soda brands. “We believe that Frosted Flakes is a food … of course they taste very good. And of course all those companies make lots of money selling those things,” Brady said. “They have lots of money to advertise.” On Coca-Cola, Brady had more to say, even describing the carbonated beverage as “poison for kids.” “You’ll probably go out and drink Coca-Cola and think ‘Oh yeah, that’s no problem.’ Why? Because they pay lots of money for advertisements to think that you should drink Coca-Cola for a living?” he added. “No, I totally disagree with that. And when people do that, I think that’s quackery. “And the fact that they can sell that to kids? I mean, that’s poison for kids. But they keep doing it.” He continued: “That’s the education that we get. That’s what we get brainwashed to believe, that all these things are just normal food groups, and this is what you should eat.” [Fox](http://www.foxbusiness.com/industries/2015/10/13/tom-brady-calls-coca-cola-poison-takes-swipe-at-frosted-flakes/ "undefined") reports that a Coca-Cola spokesperson said in response: “all of our beverages are safe and can be enjoyed as part of a balanced lifestyle.” Adding: “We offer more than 200 low‐ and no‐calorie beverages in the U.S. and Canada and a wide variety of smaller portion sizes of our regular drinks.” Meanwhile, Kris Charles, a Kellogg spokesperson, said: “Cereal is a delicious and nutritious breakfast. Numerous studies show that a cereal breakfast is associated with lower BMIs (body mass index) in both children and adults. As a matter of fact, a serving of Frosted Flakes with skim milk has just 150 calories and delivers valuable nutrients including calcium, B vitamins and iron.” ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4076201/tom-brady-frosted-flakes-coca-cola-poison/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4076201/tom-brady-frosted-flakes-coca-cola-poison/"},"headline":"Tom Brady Says Frosted Flakes and Coca-Cola Are 'Poison'","datePublished":"2015-10-16T10:49:22.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T11:51:26.005Z","description":"He calls the carbonated beverage a \"poison for kids\"","url":"https://time.com/4076201/tom-brady-frosted-flakes-coca-cola-poison/","keywords":["celebrities"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt9f5f1960783c04c1/69886348cd1bba447b6fd214/tom-brady4.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Naja Rayne / People"}],"articleSection":"U.S.","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt9f5f1960783c04c1/69886348cd1bba447b6fd214/tom-brady4.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Tom Brady","caption":"Tom Brady","creditText":"Maddie Meyer—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/us/","name":"U.S."}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/celebrities/","name":"celebrities"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4076201/tom-brady-frosted-flakes-coca-cola-poison/","name":"Tom Brady Says Frosted Flakes and Coca-Cola Are 'Poison'"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"Watch Rule Yourself Tom Brady","description":"Watch Rule Yourself Tom Brady","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/pTWOSNgF/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2015-09-11T14:59:53.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/pTWOSNgF.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/4076201/tom-brady-frosted-flakes-coca-cola-poison/","duration":"PT30S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/4076201/tom-brady-frosted-flakes-coca-cola-poison/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```