We have all seen the Wheaties boxes sporting photos of Olympic gold medal winners. USA now has a gold medal winner who is gluten-intolerant. How cool would it be if her smiling face showed up on one of the gluten-free Chex cereal boxes? Olympic swimmer Dana Vollmer won the gold in the 100-meter butterfly in world-record time at the 2012 London Games. Vollmer’s first Olympics came at the age of 16 in Athens in 2004 as part of the silver-medaling 4×200 freestyle relay, but an unknown illness kept her from competing in Beijing in 2008. Among her symptoms were stomach aches bad enough to land her in the hospital multiple times, and increasingly unexplained fatigue that cut her endurance and training. When Vollmer received her diagnosis it changed the way she ate. She possesses an allergy to eggs and several food sensitivities, gluten being one of them. “The diet changes have been fantastic,” Vollmer said. “It’s definitely hard going from an athlete who used to eat a lot of carbs — spaghetti, any form of carbs — to really searching for healthy gluten-free food.” So, what do you think? Should General Mills/Chex pursue putting Vollmer on to their boxes? If so, please sign this petition and send it along!
The emails I keep getting from people dealing with their own health struggles remind me why this matters despite the lack of response from the company. It is draining to keep pushing when the silence feels so heavy. I am not stopping though.
Reached 100 supporters
August 7, 2012
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Jen Lyons
13 years ago
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YES PLEASE. finding GF stuff that tastes good is already a struggle and she is such a positive role model.
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Mike Graham
13 years ago
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Dana is a hero. She beats world records and still manages her health like a pro. Put her on the box already!
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Sarah Navarro
13 years ago
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Such a great idea!! Living gluten free is hard and seeing her on a box would be so inspiring for kids.
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Dave Wilkinson
13 years ago
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She earned it. Winning gold while dealing with all those allergies is insane.
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Lisa Turner
14 years ago
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Finally some representation for us gluten free folks. cereal boxes need this.
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Tom Klein
14 years ago
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total no brainer for chex. do it.
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We have all seen the Wheaties boxes sporting photos of Olympic gold medal winners. USA now has a gold medal winner who is gluten-intolerant. How cool would it be if her smiling face showed up on one of the gluten-free Chex cereal boxes? Olympic swimmer Dana Vollmer won the gold in the 100-meter butterfly in world-record time at the 2012 London Games. Vollmer’s first Olympics came at the age of 16 in Athens in 2004 as part of the silver-medaling 4×200 freestyle relay, but an unknown illness kept her from competing in Beijing in 2008. Among her symptoms were stomach aches bad enough to land her in the hospital multiple times, and increasingly unexplained fatigue that cut her endurance and training. When Vollmer received her diagnosis it changed the way she ate. She possesses an allergy to eggs and several food sensitivities, gluten being one of them. “The diet changes have been fantastic,” Vollmer said. “It’s definitely hard going from an athlete who used to eat a lot of carbs — spaghetti, any form of carbs — to really searching for healthy gluten-free food.” So, what do you think? Should General Mills/Chex pursue putting Vollmer on to their boxes? If so, please sign this petition and send it along!
The emails I keep getting from people dealing with their own health struggles remind me why this matters despite the lack of response from the company. It is draining to keep pushing when the silence feels so heavy. I am not stopping though.
Reached 100 supporters
August 7, 2012
6 Comments
J
Jen Lyons
13 years ago
Featured
YES PLEASE. finding GF stuff that tastes good is already a struggle and she is such a positive role model.
M
Mike Graham
13 years ago
Featured
Dana is a hero. She beats world records and still manages her health like a pro. Put her on the box already!
S
Sarah Navarro
13 years ago
Featured
Such a great idea!! Living gluten free is hard and seeing her on a box would be so inspiring for kids.
D
Dave Wilkinson
13 years ago
Featured
She earned it. Winning gold while dealing with all those allergies is insane.
L
Lisa Turner
14 years ago
Featured
Finally some representation for us gluten free folks. cereal boxes need this.
T
Tom Klein
14 years ago
Featured
total no brainer for chex. do it.
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YES PLEASE. finding GF stuff that tastes good is already a struggle and she is such a positive role model.