to feed my 2yo cheerios?

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I always thought they were a relatively good choice, healthy etc.
Then this morning I had a bowl myself and realised they are really sweet.

Are they too sweet for a 2yo? Feel a bit bad now and slightly regretful at not feeding her unsweetened porridge

Is there an unwritten law here in the UK that boxed cereals must contain a minimum of Xg of sugar? It truly baffles me that I can't get normal Cheerios here and need to wait to go the us to buy it in bulk. Has it ever been sold here and bombed?

here is the nutritional data on the original Cheerios. I consider it to be a very healthy snack food for DCs.

so, sofaqueen, are the US ones unsweetened?

Oh I really could have lived without this knowledge........

that there are people who are actually agonising over the sugar content in cereal. I was hoping it was an urban myth. Ho hum.

Right you loons lot - your children need sugar as part of a balanced diet. The more you focus on the content of what they eat and issue prohibitions against particular things the more you increase the chances of food becoming a battleground now and a major pyschological issue for them later. Assuming they are eating something that vaguely looks like food you're fine. My oldest eats dry toast, my middle daughter eats cereal - usually Cheerios, Rice Crispies or Coco Pops and dd3 has ready brek with sugar followed by cheerios! So far nobody has grown a second head, developed diabetes or refused to eat anything green....

Also, I'm confused about the Nestle thing - I thought General Mills made Cheerios?

Yes, the US ones are unsweetened, and are sold even in health food stores.

I agree NorthernLurker.

Sugar is not the devil. It is necessary. It's our bodies' only source of energy and a bit of sweet food won't hurt anyone.

It isn't our only source of energy.It is the main source of energy but it isn't the only one

Since when have Cheerios been 'sickeningly' sweet? I'd consider things like Coco Pops, Frosties etc to be very sweet, but the last time I tried Cheerios they were very mild.
I consider them to be one of the healthier breakfast cereals! But then I agree with the above posters, a bit of sugar won't ruin them. I draw the line at Coco Rocks or chocolate spread on toast though!

I don't think it's a major issue OP.She'll be fine with Cheerios.

Exactly Lockets. Carbs are our most easily accessible form of energy, but not our exclusive source.

And now thanks to this thread I'm craving Cheerios which I haven't had for years.

According to the Nestle cereals site Nanny they contain 21.3g of sugar per hundred grams.

My DDs love bran flakes (I know....weird kids huh) and when DH started giving them cheerios I thought they were a lot sweeter, but looking at the packets there is more sugar in bran flakes...which suprised me.

My youngest is nearly 2 and has cheerios. I do think companies are clever how they market them as 'multigrain' so you think it's a healthy option. I didn't realise how sweet they were until I tasted them, but agree with whoever said that things like coco pops are surely much worse...

I think it's fine OP< as someone said, as long as she cleans her teeth daily.

I think the important thing is that your child eats breakfast. The fact its got sugar on is less important than them getting that first meal of the day.

but dried fruit have got vitamins in...

rather than just glucose. I anally just looked up the sugar content of cheerios to raisins/apricots and the amount they get is less than cheerios so still feel a bit smug! though saying that I will have to curb DS3's raisin habit as he would eat them all day given the choice.

Well, since nobody knew the answer to my question, I googled it up. Yes, the Cheerios in the UK are different from the US ones, and are made my a different company. Aha!

Worldwide Acceptance
Cheerios are enjoyed all over the world in somewhat different versions than the variety popular in the United States. Overseas, Cheerios is sold by Cereal Partners under the Nestle brand. In England and Ireland, they are marketed with five grains and four oat colors: maize, oat, barley, wheat and rice.

try waitrose wholegrain hoops, less sweet than cheerios, even I eat them...

Thanks for the info on the Waitrose hoops, I think I'll give them a try.

I don't actually care too much about what my DC eat for breakfast because they have a balanced diet. I don't buy the horrendous offenders like Sugar Puffs or Golden Nugget type cereals though.

oh fgs re cheerios

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Cloudragon - breakfast cereals contain vitamins too!

The Waitrose ones have 19.3g of sugar per 100g (I have a box on the shelf!). So actually they're not really much better than the Cheerios, I'm not sure why they'd taste less sweet.

Oh, and my kids eat them (the Waitrose ones) and they haven't died yet. Yes, they're sugary, but they're also multigrain, and they eat them. Better than no breakfast at all.

for some reason, you'd been sent to Junk Mail [snort]

My 2 year old eats them

He also eats porridge but seems to prefer the sugar laden shop-bought cereal. I'm really not sure why that would be