amazing commercials

I love commercials. They are so entertaining, making me both laugh and contemplate. I recently saw two food-oriented ones that I have to share.

I haven’t figured out if the commercial for Smart Balance is one commercial or if it’s two commercials that I’ve seen together a couple of times. In any event, Smart Balance acts like a good samaritan by pointing out that the nutrition facts panel may list trans fats as 0% or 0g, even though there may be up to half a gram of trans fats (0.5g) per serving. They then go on to show that they have the least amount of trans fat than any other fake butter spread!

I also just saw a commercial where a fifth-generation Californian potato farmer is on camera discussing his family farm and his pride in the business — which is why he is so proud to be growing potatoes for Frito Lay! The Frito Lay website indicates that earlier this year they changed their image to be greenward thinking (if that’s not a word, then we should make it one starting now). I can’t wait to see Food, Inc., and how it handles big Agribusiness, the locavore movement, and small farmers, but I wonder if movies like this gave the Frito Lay advertisement company its inspiration.

I don’t have links to the actual commercials, so I hope you get a chance to stumble upon them. What are your favorite food commercials?