Comments on: Some children’s cereals are more than half sugar

By: FatFighter

FatFighter — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 01:38:17 +0000

You’re so right, Dr. Scott – the amount of sugar our kids eat is truly frightening!

By: Dr. Scott

Dr. Scott — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 11:20:42 +0000

From my perspective, cereal is all sugar because the grains in the cereal act exactly like sugar.

The amount of sugar our kids are eating is astounding and we need to find other foods for them to eat in the morning.

By: Katie

Katie — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 13:58:43 +0000

I am still a huge cereal fan and am glad to find out that my honey nut cheerios are a healthier option! I remember when I was in middle school being on a cereal only binge-of course I was loading up on captain crunch, fruity pebbles, fruit loops, and cocoa pebbles-all the bad ones!

A friend of mine takes plain cheerios and mixes them with a more sugary cheerio in a big tupperware container (ratio 3:1) so that her kids will eat the cereal and will still have a little bit of sweetness.

By: ladyjay

ladyjay — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 12:26:56 +0000

I can see all the sugar because when the cereal is gone the bottom of the bag is full of nothing but sugar! I’ve been known to give my son a bag of 100 cal cookies and a glass of milk on the trip to school because he will get up late and I want him to have something in is stomach. I’ve had people berate me for this, but my response has always been “what’s the difference between that and a bowl of say, cookie crisps”? I know it’s not very healthy so if he’s running late, I try to give him some bacon instead of the cookies, that way he’s at least getting protein (and hopefully that lasts longer) instead of all the sugar.

By: Cereal Killers Amongst Us » Barbara Ling

Cereal Killers Amongst Us » Barbara Ling — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 09:46:20 +0000

[...] Some children’s cereals are more than half sugar [...]

By: James Hubbard, M.D., M.P.H.

James Hubbard, M.D., M.P.H. — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 19:12:53 +0000

I just linked to your post at http://pikespeakhealth.freedomblogging.com/

It’s our Colorado Springs newspaper health blog.

Thanks again for the info

By: James Hubbard, M.D., M.P.H.

James Hubbard, M.D., M.P.H. — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 03:45:47 +0000

Amazing isn’t it? With your information, parents can make an informed choice.

If the child won’t eat anything else, you could taper down the sugar content, or go with the best ones and control the sugar by adding a little on your own.

Thanks for the post

By: Emily Ryan

Emily Ryan — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 02:45:43 +0000

My daughter eats cereal because it is sweet. And plain Cheerios she would not eat at all. By giving children cereal in the morning (and they of course choose the sweet kind) we are planting bad eating habits. Parents should be aware – thank you for this article.

By: MizFit

MizFit — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 18:28:31 +0000

surprising? not at all.

I cant do sugar as a grown woman because it goes from my lips to my hips (to be trite but true…)

even the cheerios.

that said I do let my daughter eat it but dont offer it all that often…she needs to ASK for it.