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Refusing to buy certain cereals for my DC?

373 replies

Ricekrispie22 · 15/09/2018 16:38

Does anyone else refuse to buy Coco Pops, Krave, Cookie Crisp and such like for their DC on the principle that 11g of sugar (more than a Freddo) for breakfast is just wrong?

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WorraLiberty · 15/09/2018 17:36

Everything in moderation is the rule in our house. Food wise obviously, I’m not talking about drugs or anything ridiculous.

Same here

'Kids' grown up now. No health, teeth or weight issues.

YeTalkShiteHen · 15/09/2018 17:37

WorraLiberty I’m glad to hear that. I was expecting a flaming Blush

WorraLiberty · 15/09/2018 17:38

Not from me YeTalkShiteHen

My 'kids' are 26, 19 and 15 Grin

Moderation is the key to most things imo.

YoureAllABunchOfBastards · 15/09/2018 17:38

My kids believed for years that you were only allowed to buy Coco Pops if you owned a hotel....

TroysMammy · 15/09/2018 17:39

There is less sugar in Rice Krispies than there is in All Bran.

golddustwomen · 15/09/2018 17:40

I must be a bad parent because I buy coco pops sometimes. I buy a different brand of cereal every week in fact.

YeTalkShiteHen · 15/09/2018 17:40

WorraLiberty not from you, just in general.

Mine are 11, 5 and 4 but so far so good!

The one cereal I have put my foot down on is Lucky Charms but that’s only because it’s a fiver a feckin box Shock

Aye that’s my theory too, tbh. Moderation is a good rule of thumb.

IHaveBrilloHair · 15/09/2018 17:41

No, Dd can have whatever cereal she wants, it's food, part of a balanced diet.

WorraLiberty · 15/09/2018 17:43

The one cereal I have put my foot down on is Lucky Charms

Don't you find the marshmallows stick to your shoe? Grin

IHaveBrilloHair · 15/09/2018 17:45

I always get Dd a box of Lucky Charms for Christmas!
It started when she was little and I've kept it up, nothing to do with sugar content, just price.

YeTalkShiteHen · 15/09/2018 17:47

WorraLiberty Grin

IHaveBrilloHair that’s brilliant, I’ll do that this year since they’ve all been asking. £5 a box??? They aren’t made of solid gold!

MrsTerryPratchett · 15/09/2018 17:47

No, Dd can have whatever cereal she wants, it's food, part of a balanced diet.

That phrase is direct from the cereal advert! The 'balanced diet' they mention involves lots of other food because no, cereal isn't particularly nutritional.

Eggy bread, porridge, pancakes with fruit, toast with peanut butter... loads of food that isn't just carbs on carbs. Although today she ate McD's breakfast. Because the shopping didn't get delivered and I'm not a monster!

EnthusiasmIsDisturbed · 15/09/2018 17:47

But is it locally sourced Pebblespony

Ds likes ready brek, shreddies and weetabix from whatever shop i am in I get their own

Mixed with fruit pot the fruit purée pots for toddlers as i cba to make my own and he isn’t keen on fruit

missyB1 · 15/09/2018 17:48

God no I never buy them. Its bran flakes/ weetabix/ porridge on school days. Pancakes/ fruit toast/ crumpets / bacon sarnie on weekends or school holidays.

LaurieMarlow · 15/09/2018 17:49

I see no reason to include cereal in my children's diet. Neither me nor my husband eats it. I don't want to spend money on over priced, over processed food.

So while I'm sure it's fine in moderation, there are lots of other options that suit us better.

Andcake · 15/09/2018 17:50

Weatabix or porridge here....

IHaveBrilloHair · 15/09/2018 17:51

The cereal advert is correct.
Honestly, so much hand wringing over it.
Are they fit, healthy, happy, a normal weight and developing as they should?
If they aren't then the problem is unlikely to be cereal.

BingerGeer · 15/09/2018 17:54

When we go away self catering I buy a multi pack of sugary cereals. The rest of the time it’s porridge, Dorset muesli (if it’s on offer) or weetabix.

HildaZelda · 15/09/2018 17:57

DH's brother and his wife put sugar on their DC's frosties. A couple of teaspoons from what I've seen.
BIL is a collosal dickhead though Hmm

Spacezombies · 15/09/2018 17:59

@HildaZelda

I bet their dentist feels like they're banging their head off a brick wall when they see those kids and speak to parents who are that idiotic.

5SecondsFromWilding · 15/09/2018 17:59

DD can choose Chocolate Pillows if she likes (Aldi's Krave knock off) but often picks Weetabix instead and always asks for scrambled eggs and (wholemeal) toast on Saturday. I'm letting myself off the hook as her breakfast is fine most days.

Rebecca36 · 15/09/2018 18:00

I don't care for those over sweetened cereals and didn't like them myself except for frosties. Much prefer porridge. However, as long as they were not having them every day (or all the time!), doesn't hurt for children to have them occasionally. As a previous poster said, better than having nothing. The important thing is to have a good, nutritious meal in the evening.

Crunchy Nut Cornflakes are a good compromise if they have no nut allergy.

jaseyraex · 15/09/2018 18:01

I always have Krave in the cupboard. For me Grin

DS eats porridge and fruit or toast and some sort of spread. He gets a bowl of coco pops on a Saturday and we have pancakes on a Sunday. Everything in moderation and all that.

mama17 · 15/09/2018 18:03

Yep! I have never bought them i try and give them a healthy breakfast

IHaveBrilloHair · 15/09/2018 18:06

I currently have in cornflakes, Kelloggs peanut butter clusters, and Sainsburys maple and pecan granola, plain oats to make porridge too.
She flits between the three cereals, two are sweetened, but she has the cornflakes without sugar.
She very rarely has porridge but when she does, she puts maple syrup on it.
She's 17, so all her choice.
I really don't get the MN hoo ha about cerealConfused