Conference moira::parenting

	Pat,

	Did they happen to have Cheerios, Rice Krispies or Kix on
	the list?

	My daughter (1yr) eats a ton of cheerios and my husband and I
	eat Rice Krispies and Kix.
	
	Thanks,
	Karen T.

I'm guessing that this list is fairly old based on some of the cereal 
names.  Some of them that used to say "sugar" in them don't any more.
Could be that they've removed some of the sugar.  Could be that they've
just changed the names.  My guess would be the latter. ;-)

Anyway, from what I remember, here's how they've changed.

    Sugar Frosted Flakes  ==> Frosted Flakes
    Super Sugar Crisp	  ==> Super Honey Crisp
    Sugar Corn Pops	  ==> Corn Pops
    Sugar Smacks	  ==> Honey Smacks
    
						Tracy

If you look at the side of the box you'll see carbohydrate content broken
down into complex carbs and sugars.  I believe it's in grams per serving.
Just divide the grams of sugars by the grams per serving (usually an ounce,
28.35 grams).

     Kix, Cheerios and Rice Chex are very low in sugar. I don't remember
    the exact amount of grams per serving.
    
    Years ago Consumer Reports did their first report on cereal. Cheerios
    headed the list of cereal because it had the least amount of sugar. In
    their most recent cereal report Cheerios didn't make the top spot
    because they changed their idea of what a cereal should be. Fiber was a
    key requirement.

    re: .0
    
    Please be careful how you compare quantities.  Specifically, with the
    example presented, you are not getting 1 cup of sugar for every 2 cups
    of cereal.  You are getting 50% by weight.  This translates to maybe a
    teaspoon or two per serving.  Still a lot!!, but not anywhere near a
    cup.
    
    Dan

>    Please be careful how you compare quantities.  Specifically, with the
>    example presented, you are not getting 1 cup of sugar for every 2 cups
>    of cereal.  You are getting 50% by weight.  This translates to maybe a
>    teaspoon or two per serving.  Still a lot!!, but not anywhere near a
>    cup.

Good point.  To amplify, by its nature, cereal isn't very dense; that is, in 
the 2 cups of cereal, there is a lot of air.  Sugar, on the other hand packs 
very tightly, so that in a cup of sugar there ain't much but sugar.

Some other useful clues -- I believe that the ingredients are listed in order 
of percentage by weight; so, for example if sugar is the first ingredient 
listed, there is more of it than anything else.

Clay  

    Hi,
    
    .5 & .6 
    I thought that sounded like a lot of sugar! Thanks for the comparison -
    I won't be QUITE so paranoid about her having the "good stuff" :)
    
    .1
    Cheerios was at 3%; Kix at 4.8%; and Rice Krispies at 7.8%
    
    Puffed Rice, Puffed Wheat, and Shredded Wheat were all less than 1% and
    the only ones less than Cheerios.
    
    Pat

     
>    Thanks for the comparison -
>    I won't be QUITE so paranoid about her having the "good stuff" :)

Can't fool us.  I bet you're one of those adults in the Frosted Flakes ads 
that "still love the taste of Frosted Flakes".

:^)  ;^)

Clay

    Cheerios are notoriously high in sodium.
    
    L.

    Having a Diabetic child, I'm getting very good at reading Cereal
    labels!  Just because sugar is listed in the top range of ingredients,
    it does not mean that the cereal is loaded with sugar.  For example,
    Sugar is either the 2nd or 3rd ingredient in Corn Flakes.  Yet, when
    you look at the total grams per serving (1 cup = Serving size) you see
    that there are only 3 grams of sugar.  My son is allowed cereal with 5
    grams of sugar/serving.
    
    Linda

    I remeber hearing something on the radio a couple years ago, it was a
    list of the "best" cereal, and of course the "worst".  Ironically, it
    was mentioned that Shredded Wheat was supposed to be the "best" because
    of it's low (lack?) of sugar and salt.  BUT... when it became "Frosted"
    as in miniwheats, it fell into the category of the Fruit Loops and
    Frosted Flakes etc.
    
    Fortunate for us, we have NEVER bought any of the cereals on the
    "offending" list, and almost ALL the time I never add any sugar of any
    kind to AJ's cereal, from cherios to shredded wheat, to regular raising
    bran.  His favorite breakfast is plain old fashion "cooked" oatmeal,
    which I add natural style (unsweetened) applesauce, and of course
    low-fat milk.
    
    I am guilty of only buying Fruit Loops a couple times, in this case it
    was "a treat", to be handled as if it were candy.  He still considers
    the colored sweetened cereals unapealing, and only as a substitute for
    candy.  Fortunately he is not a big candy eater.  In fact this morning
    I commented that his Easter Basket from Heberts was still intact, and
    hadn't even had the celephane broken yet!  The basked of assorted
    "goodies" from Heberts that was left from the Bunny to mom and dad, has
    barely been touched, except for the fudge!
    
    I guess I should give him credit where it's due!
    
    Lyn

    
    We do the sweet cereal - but only as a treat, along the lines of
    cookies, but more portable,and usually (!) less mess.
    
    
    
    Jamd