DH thinks rice crispies are a suitable breakfast

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That's it really, DH would happily send children (3&6) off to school/childminder on one bowl of rice crispies and a bit of fruit in the morning. I feel very strongly about filling kids tummies properly before school, and while i have no problem with a bowl of rice crispies now and then, that they are ultimately just puffs of air, and the children need something more nutritionally dense.

We argued about it properly this morning, and now he's in a huff about me undermining him. I just want to guage what others think - is a bowl of rice crispies and a bit of fruit enough to keep a child's energy levels up all morning?

Mine had sugar puffs 😀 Seriously relax. They ate breakfast, thats job done.

I feel this is why the majority of people are undernourished. And by this I don't mean underweight I mean lacking in sufficient nutrients including iron and vitamins and minerals. Children are growing and usually very active beings. A bowl of sugary cereal (and yes carbohydrates are sugar) is not ideal on a daily basis. There is no protein or fat included at all! OP I completely agree with you the for growing active children it is not enough or the right food. Just because it has been on the shelves for years does not make it good!

My DD always has some form of carb offered with cereal (and fruit and yoghurt). Nursery has rice crispies as a few cereal options but also served with one of:

Toast
Crumpets
Fruit toast
Croissants
Pancakes

Some days she wants cereal, toast, fruit and yoghurt. Other days just cereal or yoghurt. I prefer her to eat something substantial but not obsessed with it as she gets snacks and other meals.

Nut butter and avocado wasn’t mentioned. Just weetabix or toast as somehow superior. A slice of bread is not superior to cereal with milk and fruit. Are you the one that keeps repeating ‘that’s why they taste so sweet’ on repeat? Attitudes on here are so extremist and unhealthy.

I think it is because it is ultra processed, it takes all the goodness out so doesn't fill you up like a bowl of rice. For me personally, I find a bowl of rice much more filling than a bowl of rice Krispies, although I agree they aren't purely just air!

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Just googled...
Ingredients: Rice, sugar, contains 2% or less of salt, malt flavor. Vitamins and Minerals:
Not much nutrition there.

I remember Weetabix from when I was a kid, cold mushy hell in a bowl. My mum sonetimes added some mushy banana on top to really enhance the experience.

Yes, it's horrible with milk, but my Granny used to give me Weetabix with a thick layer of butter on top.

Breakfast Food of the Gods.

This thread is shocking in parts. Ignorance abounds.

The number of posters asking silly questions like what is the difference between rice crispies and toast/bread.

No wonder 67% of people are overweight and the NHS spends more on diabetes than anything else.

Rice crispies and most cereals are pure, refined carbs. Low fibre, medium to high sugar. The nutritional reference gives RC 2.8 gms sugar per 30gms cereal. Most people will eat far more than 30gms. RC have almost 8gms per 100gms.
Low sugar is under 5 gms/100gms.
All the vitamins and minerals are added, as the product contains none of the natural ones.

The point is, they are refined carbs and nothing like the original brown rice that is their origin. The cause a huge blood sugar spike followed by a crash.

Bread however, can be 100% wholemeal and has high fibre, no added sugar, and doesn't cause such high blood sugar spikes as it's digested more slowly.

Why do so many people still not know this stuff?

Massive drip feed that they said they were still hungry. Different children need/want different things in the morning. I’d love it if mine had natural yogurt and banana and some porridge but in reality but DD won’t have anything and takes a cereal bar for break time (which I know is not very nutritious but unless I force her to eat I have no choice) and my son will generally have a bowl of hoops. On the weekend when they have the chance to work up a hunger they will have eggs etc. If your kids want more food give it to them.

Sure but registered nutritionists have to be educated to degree-level. That’s a science degree with 4 years study on top.

Why do people post shit like this? Rice crispies are 3% sugar.

Would you be happier with your kids having a small bowl of plain cooked rice, a glass of milk and a piece of fruit?

@Theluggage15 It's changed.

You can be a registered nutritionist which is the same level as a dietitian. many universities offer a BSc in nutrition.

It's 100% fine, however if you're children are complaining of hunger maybe it's not enough for them. You could give a larger portion maybe.

Oh you are a wag.

If it's brown rice, maybe.

But rice is not that nutritious anyway. Even brown rice is pretty high GI (I've tested my response using a constant glucose monitor.) Oats are better as they have more soluble fibre.

Hmm…I’ve read a couple of replies and feel like I’m going against the grain.

I would love my kids to just eat cereal/fruit/yoghurt for breakfast BUT my 8 year old boy complains it’s not enough and he gets hungry. He needs two eggs for breakfast every day or he gets hungry. He sees cereal as a snack. For what it’s worth, he’s a healthy weight but is quite tall and very strong for his age.

lol what?! Never heard of weetabix and butter. Sounds so weird yet I’m so intrigued to try it lol

They could do a lot worse than that. Many children don’t get the opportunity for a breakfast at all, and the Kellogg’s ones are fortified with vitamins and minerals. They’re low in sugar and don’t contain any additives or flavourings.

WHY is is fine to give your child a food that is ultra processed and has added sugar?

It's NOT fine. As a parent you (?) should be making the healthiest choices for your child.

There are so many other options that are healthier.

It wasn’t a stupid comment. Of course if you put the cereal against homemade wholemeal bread topped with avocado and nut butter and the semen of a Greek god the bread will be healthier. However, that is not like for like. Most people are just using shop bought bread… which is processed… just like the cereal. So in that case the slice of bread is no healthier than cereal with milk and fruit.

Your not you're*

My dad occasionally gave us breakfast on Sunday. Either weetabix topped with butter or Farley's rusk with butter! Now I want either of those please. It was the only meal he ever produced.

I eat Rice Krispies for breakfast and I'm fine. Your kids will be too.

Really? 🤦🏻‍♀️