Advertisements - Don't Eat Them

Have you seen the latest Dairy Queen commercial? A mom walks in her living room, sees her kids playing and notices a commercial for an ice cream treat on TV. It looks so good, she asks the kids if they want to go get one. She leaves, and the boys turn off the video; the commercial wasn't on TV -- they had recorded it and played it in hopes of tricking their mom. It cracks me up every time.

The see-and-eat concept falls right in line with a recent post on CafeMom. Michael Pollan, author of The New York Times best seller "The Omnivore's Dilemma," recently said in an interview that we shouldn't buy food we see advertised. He has a point -- burgers, fries, sweet treats and other goodies are advertised non-stop, but commercials for fruits, vegetables and other healthful foods are more rare.

Tell me: Are your eating habits influenced by commercials?