"Your child´s favorite cereals may actually help fight childhood obesity," said Dr. Keith Ayoob Ed.D., RD. "Cereal provides key nutrients that are important to overall health and cereals, including sweetened cereals, provide less than 5 percent of a child´s daily sugar intake."
In addition, did you know cereal is lower in calories and higher in nutrition than many other breakfast options like bagels with cream cheese and pancakes?
•A 2009 study of children aged 6 to 18 shows cereal eaters have healthier body weights than those who don´t eat cereal, regardless of sweetness level.
•Cereal eaters consume less fat than non-cereal eaters.
•Not all cereals are equal and it´s important to read the labels -- General Mills is proud of its commitment to reduce sugar in all of its kids´ cereals to single-digit levels per serving.
•General Mills has more than 30 nutritious cereals with 130 calories or less per serving.
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In addition, did you know cereal is lower in calories and higher in nutrition than many other breakfast options like bagels with cream cheese and pancakes?
•A 2009 study of children aged 6 to 18 shows cereal eaters have healthier body weights than those who don´t eat cereal, regardless of sweetness level.
•Cereal eaters consume less fat than non-cereal eaters.
•Not all cereals are equal and it´s important to read the labels -- General Mills is proud of its commitment to reduce sugar in all of its kids´ cereals to single-digit levels per serving.
•General Mills has more than 30 nutritious cereals with 130 calories or less per serving.
For a chance to win this prize pack from just leave me a comment (and a way for me to contact you if there isn't one in your profile) about your thoughts on sugar in cereals for kids. The drawing will close Friday the 24th.
*All information and prize packs are provided by General Mills through MyBlogSpark
4 comments:
I am not one for lots of sugar in my kids breakfast but am not such a stickler when it comes to them eating some dry cereal for snacks. I do love me some Reeses Puffs, Cinnamon Toast Crunch and Captain Crunch...lol.
That is interesting information! As kids, we never got the sugary cereals so I don't tend to buy them now.
I typically am not worried about this because we have cereal as a snack/treat not an everyday meal.
Don't eat presweetened cereals every day, so don't worry about it a lot. Yogurt, toast, eggs are some of our other breakfast choices around here.
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