Great article. Enjoy your cereal. I always say adults should eat what they want without shame. There is so much to be ashamed of in our lives. How did food even get on the list??
Thank you for this article… A few things which I feel have been glanced over:
One) cereal is never really eaten on its own… When you add the milk it brings up almost every serving to 20 g or more of sugar
Two) Studies have found that the portion sizes depicted on the front of the packet are almost 50% greater than the portion sizes recommended on the back of the bucket
Three) Studies have also found that consumers are eating about 42% more cereal and milk than the recommended serving size
So given that kids are simply eating as much cereal as is shown (they aren't weighing it on a digital scale) then this quickly adds up to 30 g+ of sugar, putting it in candy bar territory -for sugar content if not for the wider macronutrients
And this is why huge corporations pay people like Amy to work for Gen Mills and spin the information in a way which doesn't paint a realistic picture of what's happening in real life - and I would bet money on them being aware of the aforementioned studies
Great article. Enjoy your cereal. I always say adults should eat what they want without shame. There is so much to be ashamed of in our lives. How did food even get on the list??
Thank you for this article… A few things which I feel have been glanced over:
One) cereal is never really eaten on its own… When you add the milk it brings up almost every serving to 20 g or more of sugar
Two) Studies have found that the portion sizes depicted on the front of the packet are almost 50% greater than the portion sizes recommended on the back of the bucket
Three) Studies have also found that consumers are eating about 42% more cereal and milk than the recommended serving size
So given that kids are simply eating as much cereal as is shown (they aren't weighing it on a digital scale) then this quickly adds up to 30 g+ of sugar, putting it in candy bar territory -for sugar content if not for the wider macronutrients
And this is why huge corporations pay people like Amy to work for Gen Mills and spin the information in a way which doesn't paint a realistic picture of what's happening in real life - and I would bet money on them being aware of the aforementioned studies