Chocolate cereal for breakfast is just wrong

[justaweeone]

Probably been done before ,however just saw an advert about a new and improved chocolate breakfast cereal.
Is chocolate for breakfast just wrong?

I've been so wanting to post an AIBU for feeling embittered about my deprived childhood, we were never allowed Coco Pops and Im convinced it affected my self esteem.

This post is just rubbing it in. Im off to bed in a huff

Daisy... My mother gave me coco pops every morning but doled out sweets one at a time. She'd even cut up fun size mars bars and stretch them over 3 days I used be jealous of kids allowed to eat a whole packet of buttons!

As for my kids, they get chocolate cereals but they're favourite breakfasts are weetabix and porridge. Being allowed the junk hasn't hampered their ability to enjoy the healthier stuff, left to their own devices they choose healthy breakfasts as often as sweet ones so I don't believe it's doing them any harm overall to have the option of coco pops.

Porridge or muesli in the Toad household. A bit of golden syrup in the porridge is allowed, but the toadspawn normally prefer muesli.

With tea, milk or water if a drink is desired.

No bought cereals in my kitchen because I don't trust the buggers who make them.

No sweets or crisps in lunches.

No biscuits in the house.

The toadspawn have always been content with this. Neither have a sweet tooth, probably because they weren't allowed to develop one.

Am generally happy to bake a tray of goodies is assisted.

My DH is the world's biggest chocolate lover - will try chocolate flavoured anything. He's a right priss about it too - would rather have a little bit of something naice than a load of "middle of the road".

With that said - even HE says that there are places that chocolate doesn't belong, and his cereal bowl is very close to the top of the list.

We both grew up with unsweetened cereals, both hot and cold, and have stayed the course that way with our DCs. We will bring sweet cereals into the house when we have guests with children (if that is what they are used to) and when they leave, the cereal sits in the cupboard until it is so dead stale that we bin it. Occasionally, it'll end up as a snack in hand.

But no - not chocolate. It doesn't even taste "right" - it's more like licking the frosting off a cake than eating your breakfast. Not our preference at all.

Your kids ( and junk food advertisers) have got most of you exactly where they want you.

Oh our terrrible false consciousness and sheeplike behaviour. How sad we have not been led into the light like you.

But sugar is empty calories? Doesn't matter when you eat them, they are useless

It's energy, which very active children need. I'll give you that there are probably better ways to get it, but in the grand scheme of things, not that big a deal.
I'd say you've been well and truly converted to the religion of 'everything must be super-healthy', by the evangelist zeal you're displaying.
Unclench a bit, hey?

Ah yes, welcome to the parallel world of Mumsnet; where potatoes are bad because they're full of sugar, and sugar is good because it's carbohydrate.

And chocolate is good for the body because it's good for the soul.

Chocolate for breakfast will only give the kind of energy which will lead to a sugar rush then big drop.

Feed your children what you want but don't try to argue that it is a good thing thing to get energy via highly processed sugary cereals.

What active children really need is a breakfast which will provide slow release energy so they aren't looking for their next sugar rush mid morning.

Un doubtedly. But it isn't the worst thing that can happen.I was arguing against the comment that sugar is useless, which it isn't. But don't worry about reading for content when there's a script to read from.

I don't buy them, I mainly object to the way they're marketed at children specifically. They are highly processed expensive and poor nutritional value.

None of my four like them, but I did do a bit of an anti advertising campaign when they were little, singing

'I'd rather have a bowl of #+%$>% +%¥....'

(insert age appropriate yukky stuff)

to the jingle tune.

We have porridge, they can add their choice of sultanas, seeds, fruit, jam, honey and milk. They also have toast, fruit and milk or tea.

To all those whose dcs wouldn't eat breakfast unless it's a chocolate cereal- why aren't they hungry if they have eaten for 13 hours overnight, say 6pm until 7am?

But sugar in that form is useless. It offers nothing good for children and does contribute to obesity. Like I said feed your child whatever you want but to try to argue benefits for it is going slightly too far!

DS2 says thanks - he got Nutella on toast this morning thanks to this thread!

Oh and fruit is bad because it causes tooth decay. Except fruit juice, which is OK because it's got fruit in it.

Just out of curiousity, are all the people that hate the idea of chocolate cereal/any cereal and who insist their DCs eat eggs/porridge/muesli the parents of younger children?

I'm only asking because when dd and ds1 were younger, I used to insist on a "good" breakfast of porridge/muesli/Weetabix.
Now, I am happy if they eat anything for breakfast. If all dd will eat is bloody coco pops then so be it.
She is 15. I'd rather she ate something. I don't care if it is coco pops or chocolate ready brek.

Oh and Weetabix I have discovered is not good
Ds1 has a sports nutrition program from his football club and you should not eat Weetabix before the match.

Try new cereal from Bear company called Alphabites....chocolate but no sugar or junk...goes down well here!

Mine can have coco pops or Weetabix minis with choc bits for breakfast if they want them. They tend to prefer Marmite on toast.

We've never had a problem with mid morning sugar rush and the oldest are 18 & 10 and have no problems with their weight so far.

I've never bought chocolate spread or peanut butter though, no real reason other than i think they sound abit gross (even though ds2 likes cheese and Marmite sandwhiches )

Tantrums

No, my dd is 15 too, the rest are 13, 11 and 9. Dd15 makes the porridge for everyone everyday, she runs 40k a week so is interested in eating well. It's also very cost effective. Isn't your dd hungry if she misses breakfast? I know I couldn't last from 6pm until lunch the next day on thin air. (With apologies to all the 5:2 people, before TalkInPeace tells me off).

But sugar in that form is useless. It offers nothing good for children and does contribute to obesity. Like I said feed your child whatever you want but to try to argue benefits for it is going slightly too far!

Good grasp of propaganda. It does offer something. It's not useless. It's not ideal, but it's not useless.

What does it offer other than a sugar rush?

Just out of curiousity, are all the people that hate the idea of chocolate cereal/any cereal and who insist their DCs eat eggs/porridge/muesli the parents of younger children?

In this case, Yes.

If my children insist on coco pops or Frosties when they're older, they can pay for it out of their own earnings. At least I will be able to say I started them out on the right track and saved their teeth for a few years.

Energy - it's not just a sugar rush.
So for a child who won't eat anything at all, but I can manage to get him to eat this, what would you recommend?

And anyway, what good is a day when you don't get to slam someone else's parenting as irresponsible? I mean really?

Sometimes one ought to nail one's judgy pants to one's head.

found yes that's the problem, she is hungry at break time. So she buys junk food. That's why I am willing to let a bowl of coco pops pass as "breakfast" IYSWIM

Ds1 on the other hand only eats porridge or muesli. He used to be a huge fan of junk food until he Realised that he needed to take nutrition seriously to continue with the amount of sport he does.
Mind you, the sort of eating plan he follows is very carb heavy so to some people it probably seems just as bad as coco pops

My porridge pants are thoroughly secured, Toad.