Jessica Sheets

I Love Cereal

Does your family have breakfast every morning? I have an 8 month old, an almost four year old and a husband. My husband in not a breakfast eater, but my kids are. When I get up I have to hit the ground running with our crazy schedule and I am depending on breakfast to get me through my morning. But, who has time to whip up a hot breakfast?? Not me, and fortunately my toddler is okay with that. I usually prefer cereal w/ milk. Ella, my three-year-old, prefers Cheerios–with or without milk. She has tried other cereals, but usually goes back to her tried and true yellow box of oat goodness. The good people of General Mills sent me some coupons through MyBlogSpark to try their other cereals for FREE and encourage us to make breakfast a priority. I’d like to thank them for reintroducing some fun cereals into our pantry! They sent me some pretty interesting facts about cereal eaters, too. (Before learning these facts I thought I was doing a disservice to Ella for only offering cereal each morning. Check out the benefits of cereal below. Again, this information was sent to me from General Mills through MyBlogSpark.)

*Ready-to-eat cereal eaters consume less fat, less cholesterol and more fiber than non-cereal eaters.

*Ready-to-eat cereals, including presweetened 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.

Maybe I should ONLY eat cereal!!! That might take off the rest of this baby weight (okay, so the weight before the first pregnancy, shhh!!!).

The other day I offered Cinnamon Toast Crunch cereal to Ella and she asked for another bowl. I sat down and ate some with her. It is just as good as I remembered it as a kid, except now it’s made with whole grain, calcium and vitamin D. Not bad for a cereal Ella now refers to as the cinnamon sugar cereal. General Mills has even been reducing sugar in their cereals, but you sure wouldn’t know. That yummy taste is still there. Though Ezra is still into oatmeal, I’m sure there will come a time when he is vying for the same box of cereal as his sister. I’m not looking forward to either of them pouring their own milk, though.

Due to the great coupons, I deviated from just getting Cheerios and picked up some Lucky Charms, Reese’s Puffs and more Cinnamon Toast Crunch yesterday. My hubby got excited when he saw the Lucky Charms and had a bowl last night. Now, if only I can get him to eat it in the morning on a day other than Saturday!

Want to try some General Mills cereal yourself? Here’s a link to a $1 off coupon! I would love to hear what are the favorite breakfast items and cereals your family can’t seem to live without. Let me know with a comment.