GE Is Reducing Sugar In Their Cereals

Do your kids eat cereal for breakfast? Last month General Mills announced that they are going to commit to reducing the sugar in cereals advertised to children under 12 years old to single digit grams of sugar. They also plan to increase key nutrients such as calcium and vitamin D providing a whole grain to help make cereal a source of some of the key ingredients in your child's diet.. I have to say that I am excited about this change that General Mills has already been putting into effect. All my children have been raised on Cheerios as well as some of the other favorites like Lucky Charms and Cinnamon Toast Crunch  that have been full of sugar but oh so good! I was even raised on these cereals! I LOVE Cinnamon Toast Crunch but have been watching my sugar intake for the last few months so I had to cut back on eating it. I might be able to have it for breakfast now! Okay, I already did!

Eating breakfast is a very important meal for your children. Here are some benefits of eating cereal:

• Ready-to-eat cereals, including pre-sweetened cereals, account for only 5% of sugar in children´s diets.
• Ready-to-eat cereal is the No. 1 source of whole grains in a child´s diet today..
• More frequent cereal eaters tend to have healthier body weights and lower Body Mass Index measures.

Did you know that a  1998 study showed that children who eat breakfast tend to perform better at school? Compared to children who skip breakfast, children who eat breakfast score higher on tests, are less likely to miss class or be tardy, have fewer reported discipline problems, and make fewer trips to the office.

If you would like to purchase any of the four favorite General Mill cereals, be sure to print your $1 off coupon.

Enjoy

Stefani

This review was made possible by General Mills and MyBlogSpark. I was sent coupons for free boxes of cereal for this product review. I was not paid any monetary compensation to publish this review. This review is my personal opinion only and receiving the sample has no impact on my opinion of the product.