General Mills Cereals with Less Sugar

Here's some good news for those of us with young children: General Mills has now announced a committment to reduce sugar in all their cereals marketed to kids under 12, down to just one gram per serving!

Did you know that in general, ready-to-eat cereal eaters consume less fat and cholesterol, as well as more fiber, than non-cereal eaters? Ready-to-eat cereal is also the number one source of whole grains in a typical child's diet. And of course, children who eat breakfast have been shown to do better in school.  That's not suprising to me - I'm pretty cranky without my breakfast!  (You can find more information about cereal's health benefits here.)

I grew up eating boxed cereal, but I knew that certain sugary cereals my mom wouldn't usually buy.  However, she would occasionally buy a "fun" cereal for a treat.  I'm the same way.  In general, I try to stick to the healthier cereals, but I confess that my whole family was thrilled when I used one of my coupons from General Mills to get a box of Lucky Charms!

We definitely try to eat healthy (although I have no problem with a treat now and then), so I definitely think it's great that General Mills is trying to make their "fun" cereals healthier.  It would definitely make me consider buying Lucky Charms a little more often, along with our other General Mills favorite, the already healthy Cheerios!
Although the new lower sugar cereals are still being developed, you can get a coupon for your favorite General Mills cereals now.  If you go here, you can get a $1.00 off coupon for one of four cereals.

General Mills though MyBlogSpark sent me four coupons for free General Mills cereals in thanks for writing this post.  I was not compensated in any other way.  The information is from General Mills.  The opinions are my own.