AIBU to bag up cereal with pre-portioned sugar to stop the kids wasting it?

[TheOnlyColditz]

I mean a sandwich bag of cereal with another little bag of sugar inside? Currently I'm scraping glued on cereal and sugar off the bottoms of bowls every day! Kids are 7, 10 and 14

[tommytippedup]

When I was a kid it was totally normal to put sugar on cereal. In my year at primary school (3 classes of probably just over 30 in each), there was one fat kid. By current standards he wouldn't actually even be that fat.

[Booboostwo]

Hope you feel better soon Idefix!

Sarah I hope you do have some time to look for the peer reviewed publications as the story you relate is exactly the one that is making the rounds of media outlets but has not been supported by medical studies. All major organisations, like diabetes.org, have now updated their websites to state quite clearly that there is no direct link between sugar consumption and type 2 diabetes. Never the less the myth persists, perhaps because it ties into the diet fad du jour.

[pigeondujour]

Someone earlier in the thread said "At 14 my DB used to have 14 weetabix microwed with milk. Now aged 45 he is not and never has been the slightest bit overweight."

I'm not bloody surprised 😳 hahaha

[motherinferior]

Booboostwo, quite.

Every time I've interviewed a diabetes specialist they've said the same.

[daisypond]

OP is concerned about how to stop the DC wasting food, not how much sugar they have

[Champagneformyrealfriends]

Just RTFT. Very entertaining

Yanbu op - stick it in sandwich bags. I do agree the sachets seem expensive though.

[Idefix]

I think the food wasting has been comprehensively covered over the last 19 pages Daisy and it really isn't going cause an ED helping children to recognise healthy portion sizes.

The thing with the media and the myths that get perpetuated by many on mn is that it fits their agenda. Nobody wanted to be told that fat was bad and recommendations were, we shouldn't eat so much, especially animal fat.

One study later showing the links were perhaps less clear on the negative effect of fat intake on long term health and you suddenly get loads of people insisting that it is alright to eat a high level of fat. The actual advice has not changed about fat in take, it is like all foods about moderation.

[Fanciedachange17]

Took a look at the diabetes.org site as recommended above;

Here is an extract.

How much sugar should I be eating?
We all should be cutting our sugar intake by half to around 25g a day – which works out at just five teaspoons a day. Given that a tablespoon of ketchup contains around one teaspoon of sugar, a chocolate biscuit has up to two, and a small serving of baked beans almost three – you can see how quickly the teaspoons tot up.

[Batteriesallgone]

Well when I was at uni I was told glucose is the primary energy source for the brain. But apparently it's the work of the devil! You learn something new every day.

[motherinferior]

Yes, we should all be cutting our sugar intake because of the link to obesity. Not because the sugar itself courses around the bloodstream causing diabetes of its own accord.

Nobody is saying sugar is madly good for you. Plenty of us are saying that (a) it is not the Worst Possible Thing On The Planet - given a choice between Trump and a bag of granulated I'll take my tooth-rotting chances any day (b) the diabetes issue is more complicated (c) sweet stuff tastes nice, and we like the odd piece of cake.

[HellonHeels]

I looked at the NHS website for diabetes info. It doesn't really mention sugar at all!

It does list the major risk factors which include being overweight, not exercising, exceeding certain waist measurements. And it notes that some populations are genetically more inclined to develop t2 diabetes. Interesting reading.

[PollyPerky]

Ok here is a RL example.

My mum was diagnosed with pre-diabetes a couple of years ago in her 80s. She weighs about 8.5st . Her friend who weighed less than that was blue-lighted to A&E not long ago and was found to have an off the scale blood sugar level- severe diabetes.

Both Type 2 and pre type 2.

Clearly, old age has a bearing because the pancreas becomes less efficient. But my mum was told to cut right back on sugar- not that she ate much anyway - the occasional piece of cake and a biscuit. Her friend is on insulin injections daily now.

My mum's blood sugar is now normal and was sorted with diet and taking more exercise.

Some people are diabetic by being overweight, mainly if their diet is full of refined carbs. Some people become diabetic when they are not overweight.

[welovepancakes]

I would measure out enough cereal / sugar for a week & leave them to control their own portion size, so that they take some responsibility

Measuring out tiny portions sounds a lot of work. Buying sachets is expensive.