nutritious junk

I liked Dr. Seuss as a kid, my favorite is probably the Sneeches on the Beaches. I love that all of Dr. Suess' books have great core morals to them and are still filled with bright and interested characters that captivate children as well as adults. But I dont think Dr. Seuss would be too happy about the latest Dr. Seuss capitalization, IHOP. yep, i guess to promote the new "Horton Hears a Who" movie, IHOP came up with this mountain of cascading colored syrup with a lollipop shoved in the middle like the flag on top of a mountain top.  Good lord, a diabetics' dream.  Ok, i understand sometimes kids need a little creativity to get them to eat, but do this with healthful stuff like veggies and fruit, kids already love lollypops and pancakes, they dont need a mountain with rainbow confetti to lure them in.  Would Dr. Seuss aprove? I dont think so, i mean why not green eggs and ham! sure a little saturated fat, but lots of protein and you dont even need all the artifical colored-ness (why not use spinach for the "green" part and god forbid sneak in some folate and iron into your kids, just a thought).  I've been to IHOP once when i had a slumber party when i was fourteen i think. I believe i had the crepes (of the "french pancakes" as they call them).  They weren't fantastic and from the commercials, IHOP seems to have no shame in slathering everything with syrup, butter, and "fruit" (try canned fruit with heavy sugary syrup).  It seems like they are trying to mask the pancakes, i mean can they be that bad that they need all those toppings! anyway, i am not going to try this Dr. Seuss Mountain, but if you have tried, please let me know if at least its actually tasty.