For a long time, I've been a hardcore regulator of sugar products in our house. Now, I'm allergic to artificial sweeteners, so when we go sweet, we do the real thing. But it still needs limits because I'm so not a fan of whacked-out kids on a sugar high. Namely, mine.
The problem is that I don't want to be a nazi about it either. You have to know when to pick your battles and this is one on which I have to make occasional compromises. Holiday candy is the biggest concession I make, but another thing is breakfast cereal.
Walter gives me crazy eyes when I enforce limits on the cereals that are allowed in our house. I only buy (and allow him to buy) cereals with no more than 10 mg of sugar per serving. I came to that number by looking at a box of Honey Nut Cheerios and said that would be the benchmark. Something that tastes decent but won't get everyone all hyper before school.
Recently, I've been surprised at the variety of cereals that meet my requirement. For example, did you know that cocoa puffs usually only have 9mg of sugar per serving? Cinnamon Toast Crunch and Cookie Crisps also fit the requirement.
UNTIL NOW. I was assuming that all cereal products used one cup as the sandard serving size. WRONG. I noticed yesterday that the cookie crisps serving size is 1/4 cup! Seriously?! A quarter cup? Who eats only a quarter cup of cereal? So, anyway, I've been giving my family four-times the amount of sugar than intended.
Lesson: read not only the ingredients, but also the serving sizes.
And please don't tell him he was right.
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