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DH eats sugar cereals for breakfast. Pops, Frosted Flakes. I'm not into this. But somehow now my 5 yo dd and my 2 yo ds are having Pops daily. Can I change this? Is this a losing battle? Are sugar cereals really that bad for you?

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  • DH eats sugar cereals for breakfast. Pops, Frosted Flakes. I'm not into this. But somehow now my 5 yo dd and my 2 yo ds are having Pops daily. Can I change this? Is this a losing battle? Are sugar cereals really that bad for you?

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    11.03.09, 11:16 AM Flag ]

    • i mean, it's much better if they have nutritious and whole grain cereals for breakfast--they won't get hungry as fast, more fiber, etc. what about doing a very small bowl of the cereal accompanied by something healthier like toast with pb/banana?

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      11.03.09, 11:24 AM Flag

      • I

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        11.03.09, 11:27 AM Flag

        • ^'ll try that. Perhaps they'd go in for yogurt?! Or maybe I can move them in the direction of Frosted mini wheats?

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          11.03.09, 11:29 AM Flag

          • the whole wheat frosted mini wheats will definitely work.

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            11.03.09, 11:39 AM Flag

    • Look at the ingredients of frosted flakes vs. Kashi or similar...you'll be surprised that they're not that different.

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      11.03.09, 11:26 AM Flag

      • You are onto something here, I've compared Honey Nut Cheerio's (which passes muster in my book) to Pops and it's almost the same thing. But Kashi? Nothing is in Kashi!!

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        11.03.09, 11:27 AM Flag

    • I'd alternate the sugary cereals with something like cheerios, but they're not awful as long as your dcs don't eat high sugar snacks the rest of the day

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      11.03.09, 11:29 AM Flag

    • My brothers and I grew up on sugar cereals (among other things like spagettios, kraft mac and cheese, frozen burritos, tv dinners, etc) and we're all healthy, normal, contributing members of society. In fact, I think the diet taught us moderation/self-control. Some of our friends did end up with food issues and interestingly, they were the ones whose parents policed their diets.

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      11.03.09, 11:32 AM Flag

      • I wasn't suggesting that they were on a path to delinquency because they eat sugar cereals, but there are healthier things to eat for breakfast than Pops.

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        11.03.09, 11:36 AM Flag

    • the best advice i've ever heard re: cereal is to check the sugar grams per serving on the box. #1 priority should be to have 9 grams of sugar or less per serving. then worry about additives, artificial flavors/colors, or whether it's whole grain, etc.

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      11.03.09, 11:37 AM Flag

    • My dh also eats sugary cereals but we just say that he's teh only one allwoed to eat those. We buy her raisin bran, cherrios, rice krispies, etc. and give here a choice of those. I don't eat cereal that much but occasionally have special K with berries and similar so she can also choose my cereals. It works for us and she never complains since she does have a choice.

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      11.03.09, 11:40 AM Flag

      • Um, raisin bran and rice krispies have a LOT of sugar. if those are the low-sugar offerings, my god, what is dh eating???

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        11.03.09, 11:48 AM Flag

        • Frosted flakes, cinnamon toast crunch, fruity pebbles, and a couple of chocolate ones. I don't think rice krispies has very much at all. I know raisin bran has some but I like her eating the bran.

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          11.03.09, 12:35 PM Flag

          • rk has it too

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            11.03.09, 12:37 PM Flag

            • I'll have to look again. It's just so devoid of taste I can't imagine where the sugar is.

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              11.03.09, 12:59 PM Flag

              • in different syrups that they put in. it's quite sweet, actually - eat puffed rice, then get back to me.

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                11.03.09, 01:01 PM Flag

                • sugar is the second ingredient after rice, and it has hfcs

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                  11.03.09, 01:03 PM Flag

    • Oddly I gave dd my captain crunch once and she has yet to ask for it again. She likes raisin bran and those new multi grain cheerios

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      11.03.09, 11:50 AM Flag

    • yes. how to the kelloggs get into the house. do they sneak in in the night?

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      11.03.09, 12:17 PM Flag

      • she just said... her DH eats them... duh

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        11.03.09, 12:42 PM Flag

    • we buy sweet cereal and healthier cereals and and my 5 yr old can mix a bit of the the sweet cereal in with the healthier cereals. plus, the rule is that he always has to have some fruit mixed in.

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      11.03.09, 12:48 PM Flag

    • Have you tried "Reduced Sugar" Frosted Flakes? It's 1/3 less sugar. My kids cannot tell the difference. And you will feel a little better...

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      11.03.09, 01:33 PM Flag
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