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Originally Posted by Alex
I figure they are better than a plate of bacon and eggs.
Probably not. Unless a plate of bacon and eggs means an excessive amount.
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I agree, that once in a while it is not a problem, particularly if the child is active. And unless the cereal is the simi-healthy kind it has the nutrition of sweetend cardboard.
But lets look at some nubers (and see if I can make my math work this time
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I went to my kitchen and got the following numbers:
Froot Loops Cereal (My 22 YO Daugter bought it!)
2 cups (who eats the 1 cup serving?) with 1/2 cup skim milk (That's what I have):
Calories............285
Fat..................2gm
Saturated fat....1gm
Cholesterol........2.5mg
Sodium.............369mg
Carbs...............63g
Fiber................2g
Protien.............7g
2 eggs, 2 slices bacon, 1 piece of buttered (1 tsp) toast, 1 cup skim milk:
Calories.............423
Fat...................266g
Saturated fat......8g
Cholesterol.........457mg
Sodium...............755mg
Carbs.................28g
Protien...............22g
Fiber..................1g
Had have to say the cereal wins at being less unhealthy (though the numbers would change with whole milk), but wouldn't some fruit be a better choice? And with breakfast being the first meal of the day, seems like the 63 grams of carbs will burn off pretty will, compared to getting the 266 gms of fat and 457 mgs of Cholesterol! This even surprises me! I got this from this back of the products I have in my kitchen, and adding up the numbers. Do it for yourself, and see what you come up with! You too, may be surprised!