to feed my 2yo cheerios?

[GetDownYouWillFall]

I always thought they were a relatively good choice, healthy etc.
Then this morning I had a bowl myself and realised they are really sweet.

Are they too sweet for a 2yo? Feel a bit bad now and slightly regretful at not feeding her unsweetened porridge

[activate]

are you for real?

[waitingforbedtime]

well.......ds has had cheerios every morning for the last 1.5 yrs so Im not going to berate you for it

[havoc]

cheerios are one of our healthier breakfast (and teatime) options.

[HennyRettaBadaBada]

[SofaQueen]

Too bad they don't sell the original Cheerios here in the UK (ubiquitous in the US). Much healthier than the one here, with less than 1g of sugar per serving. I can find it in some specialty shops, but I'm not willing to bay 10 pounds for a small box of cereal. I wonder why they don't sell it here? Too healthy?

[wingandprayer]

All British cereal brands tend to have more sugar in that US versions weirdly. Do they have stronger rules about such things over there

[deepdarkwood]

They are one of those cereals that is marketed as 'healthy' in a way that I think is pretty dubious, tbh - I steer away from them as I find them toothcurlingly sweet myself - when we do have them in, the dcs have them as biscuits

I'm sure they won't have maimed her for life

• but if you do want to go for something less sweet, a banana mashed into porridge is still the breakfast favourite in our house (dcs are now 3 & 6). Unfortunetly, the only way to know about the sugar levels in cereals is to read the packs - apparent health cues are often meaningless. Fwiw, I think shreddies are usually pretty reasonable - or weatabix/shredded wheat if you're feeling hardcore

[Guttersnipe]

I think here in MN World, the greater sin might be that Cheerios are made by Nestle, rather than the amount of sugar they contain.

But I don't care about the ban on Nestle products and can't believe that a bit of sugar is bad for your child. You brush her teeth after breakfast, yes? Problem solved.

[GypsyMoth]

irs just cereal! really,she'll be fine..

[lolapoppins]

I would had thought I had died and gone to heaven if my ds had wanted to eat cheerios at 2. He would starve himself until we gave in and let him eat just cheese. You are lucky he will eat them! (he will eat anything and everything now though!)

My dh ate a whisper bar and a spoon of jam for breakfast, every day for ten years as a child. 35 and fit as a fiddle, don't fret over a cereal.

[GetDownYouWillFall]

I'm not really fretting, just was surprised how sweet they were - having not had them before myself.

at lolapoppins DH having a whisper bar and jam every day for 10 years!

[lolapoppins]

his mum was on permanent early shifts and he had a very over indulgent grandfather looking after him in the mornings! Still has perfect teeth as well!

[activate]

ever tasted breast milk - sickeningly sweet

[CloudDragon]

I'm going to buck the trend and say I wouldn't. They are sickenly sweet.

Also my neighbours kids who are a bit older than mine eat them and frosties and two of them are overweight and so it put me off.

My 3 tuck into porridge every morning. with dried fruit and love it.

[GetDownYouWillFall]

at CloudDragon - wish I could get DD to eat porridge with dried fruit.

[belgo]

I give my 16 month old cheerios for breakfast. And Honey pops. He is under the 3rd percentile for weight and 50th for height, he needs the sugar.

He only eats about 15 though.

[GoldenSnitch]

I wouldn't give them to DS but only because they're made by Nestle.

[overmydeadbody]

Depends if you are buying Nestle or supermarket own brand ones, and depends if you are feeding him the honey cheerios or the plain ones.

The ones from Lidl are not that sweet.

YABU to think anything is a 'good choice, healthy etc.' without actually reading the ingredients list and nutritional info first though.

[overmydeadbody]

belgo maybe foods higher is fat would be better for your DS to help gain weight? Especially if he doesn't eat a lot, more calories per gram in fat than in sugar.

[overmydeadbody]

CloudDragon I hate to burst your bubble but dreid fruit contains huge amounts of sugar, so really, in terms of actual sugar your kids are cunsuming in the morning porridge with dried fruit probably has just as much as cheerios or porridge with sugar or honey on top.

[GetDownYouWillFall]

I am not talking about the honey cheerios, these are the plain ones.

[lolapoppins]

overmydeadbody - my sister wouldn't allow any of her kids sugar, but had them gorge on dried fruit/raisins etc instead. My nephew had three rotten teeth removed at 5 years old, the dentist told her it's become fairly common.

[GetDownYouWillFall]

apparently raisins are the worst, because the bits check stuck between the teeth and leave the teeth exposed to sugar for a long time.
I think dietary-wise they are good though.

[GetDownYouWillFall]

get d'oh