Cereal & Giveaway

My family loves cereal! We even have a special night each week designated as "cereal night". If you look in our pantry, we always have at least 5 different boxes of cereal. When I buy cereal, I look at price, taste, and sugar. The price has to be good, the taste has to be great and I don't want the cereal to contain a lot of sugar!

General Mills announced in late 2009 a commitment to further reduce sugar in cereals advertised to kids under 12 to single digit grams of sugar per serving. The company has already been reducing sugar in cereals while increasing key nutrients, such as calcium and vitamin D, and providing whole grain.

The people from General Mills (through MyBlogSpark) sent me some interesting facts on ready-to-eat cereals.
Did you know that ready-to-eat cereal eaters consume less fat, less cholesterol and more fiber than non-cereal eaters? Cereals also deliver important vitamins, minerals and other essential nutrients, making cereal a top source of key nutrients in children’s diets.

Other cereal benefits:
*Ready-to-eat cereals, including presweetened cereals, account for only 5% of sugar in children’s diets.
*Ready-to-eat cereal is the No. 1 source of whole grains in a child’s diet today.
*More frequent cereal eaters tend to have healthier body weights and lower Body Mass Index measures.

General Mills (through MyBlogSpark) also sent me some coupons to try out these cereals....and I would like to share one of these coupons with you.

WOULD YOU LIKE TO WIN A COUPON FOR A FREE BOX OF GENERAL MILLS CEREAL?
Just leave a comment before Friday, February 5th stating your favorite General Mills Cereal!

Go here and you will find a $1 off coupon for General Mills cereal.