Breakfast with General Mills

We all know that breakfast is the most important meal of the day. It gives us the energy we need to start our day off. And probably the most common breakfast meal is cereal. As parents we want to make sure we give our children healthy cereals rather than sugar-filled cereals that the kids tend to want more.

General Mills has announced that they are reducing sugar in cereals advertised to kids under 12 to single digit grams of sugar per serving. That’s a great improvement. The company has already been reducing sugar in cereals while increasing key nutrients, such as calcium and vitamin D, and providing whole grain. So just think, now you don’t have to fight with your kids at the supermarket over what cereals to get. So go ahead and get them that box of Trix or Cocoa Puffs and feel comfortable doing it.

Here are some facts that I learned about cereal:

Ready-to-eat cereal eaters consume less fat, less cholesterol and more fiber than non-cereal eaters,Cereals also deliver important vitamins, minerals and other essential nutrients, making cereal a top source of key nutrients in children´s diets.

Other cereal benefits:

* 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.

* More frequent cereal eaters tend to have healthier body weights and lower Body Mass Index measures.

You can get a $1 off coupon for one of four General Mills Cereals by clicking here.

VIP coupons for 4 free boxes of cereal that I received, online coupon link, and information have all been provided by General Mills and MyBlogSpark.