To wonder who is buying chocolate cereal

[Blueyseviltwin]

Who om each is buying Lion bar and Oreo cereal? See also lucky charms, nesquick and coco pops
These aren't breakfast foods (or any sort of food). I literally cannot imagine anyone thinking it is a reasonable way of feeding children?

I wouldn’t feed this to my kids but you must be quite sheltered if you don’t realise there are tons of people who feed their kids this shit daily.

For everyone saying you’d never ever feed this to your child. I was one of you. Until my daughter became anorexic, and this ‘shit’ is what is keeping her alive…

Yes, but diet is unfortunately the biggest factor in causing obesity.

Ahhaha
In a country full of fat adults you are debating childrens breakfast that is for so many of them not normal?
People feed their children what they can afford and what children will eat.

Btw chocolate breakfast cereals are in no way worse than cereals without chocolate.
Learn to read labels before you start the shitshow

Obviously it’s different in this sort of situation. So sorry for what you’re going through. But that’s obviously totally different to parents who feed sugary cereal on a daily basis to their primary aged kids. No one is criticising you on this thread.

Mine get Weetos or Coco pops on a weekend. Bad parent alert!! 🚨

It’s pretty hard to get obese on a sugar free and UPF free diet.

Would you let your children have coco pops while on holiday? Or at Christmas?

why is it breakfast cereals in particular you are mad about?

I agree there are some horrendous cases of child abuse out there. Any really awful diets for children. The trend to buy children ten Easter eggs and a mountain of chocolate then post it all over the internet is worrying.

BUT having coco pops every so often isn’t that big a deal. Like ice cream which doesn’t make you angry. Or crisps. Everything in moderation.

Thank you. You’d be surprised though. I have had comments from people along the lines of I still shouldn’t be allowing her to eat x and should be encouraging healthy things. I was the biggest champion for my kids eating ‘healthily’ so it has been very hard to come to terms with.

Completely agree with you OP. I keep seeing people with trolleys loaded with these AND huge bottles of chocolate milk. I think it’s awful, for kids and adults alike

There's lion bar cereal?! Don't eat cereal as a rule but I may have to rethink that now.

Coco pops for supper after parents’ evening just hits right for me 🤷🏻‍♀️

Treat cereal for a weekend. I grew up eating coco pops for breakfast every morning and would not give that to my children every day. But a treat once every couple of weeks is fine.

They're really not that bad 🤷🏻‍♀️ my 9 year old has a generally healthy diet, but does have these for breakfast some mornings. I really couldn't get so worked up about it

My DH.

KitKat cereal for me.

Unless it's a real treat, it'll be parents without good knowledge of nutrition, dental health etc. That's not a dig, it's just a fact. Unfortunately so little is taught to new parents about the important if diet. Cereals really are empty rubbish. You'll find defensive comments for sure because noone likes to feel they're not doing the best for their child, but in my opinion it's lack of knowledge. Schools, colleges, workplaces, nct could fo way more to let parents know about nutrition.

I’m with you OP it’s a terrible breakfast food! Maybe as a very occasional treat but it’s clearly marketed as an every day breakfast and I’m sure people buy it for that.

My husband has Cocopops and oreo. I prefer Sugar Puffs. Our daughter hates them and has toast or yoghurt. Each to their own.

I love Weetos.

Only time I buy coco pops (or supermarket own) is when I eat a low residue diet before a colonoscopy which I need to ring up to book one this week. As only allowed corn or rice based cereals

I love crunchy nut cornflakes as a treat (not a fan of Choclate). I feel it’s as bad really.

Why do you think people buy these cereals OP?

I used to have a serious Golden Graham's addiction. Damn those things were good.

Buy my 11 year old the Kit Kat cereal, every now and then. But he can make bacon sandwiches, scrambled eggs, and omelettes, so he’s not really bothered.
Variety the spice of life

I hate cereal! So its definitely not me buying them! I just eat a Cadbury dairy milk for breakfast instead!! Is that ok with you OP? :)

Well my children are odd and neither of them would eat chocolate cereal BUT I love Coco Pops!! I always have a bowl if I'm staying at a hotel with a breakfast buffet 😋