Sugar Free Sunday & “Mom, Can I Have A Twinkie For Breakfast?”

Welcome to one of the sweetest weekly virtual potluck get-together ever! Yes indeed — it is Sugar Free Sunday! We host it every Sunday to exchange incredible sugar free recipes. Inspiration to start the week right? You bet!
Kiddo: “Mommy, can I eat a Twinkie for breakfast?”
Mommy: “umm [HELL]…No, sweetie.”
Kiddo: “How about if I dip it in milk?”
Mommy: “Sorry honey. How about you eat this bowl of Kellogg’s Honey Smacks.”
Seems like a reasonable conversation don’t you think? Except…… the Mommy above decided to give her Kiddo more sugar than what was in the Twinkie.
Yup. According to a study recently released by the Environmental Working Group, many popular children’s cereals have more sugar than sugary desserts.
According to the report, most children’s cereals fail to meet even the US federal government’s guidelines for food nutritious enough to be marketed to children. Sugar seems to be the top problem but many of them contain too much sodium or fat.
If you’re a parent or just a supporter of kids’ health, please download the report and read through the details. It’s a pretty easy read with a large dose of information.
On that note, what do you feed your kids or kids you host for breakfast? My Read More
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