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stupid question - cheerios
« on: April 05, 2011, 07:01:54 am »
I see that a number of you give your LO's cheerios for breakfast & I have a stupid question:

As they are small & could be a choking risk do you let them go soggy & mush them up before giving to your LO or do they eat them whole?

DS is 7months & wasn't sure if I could try him on them if I did this, or if I'd need to wait til he's older & can chew them whole.

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Re: stupid question - cheerios
« Reply #1 on: April 05, 2011, 07:27:52 am »
I think the reason cheerios are not necessarily a choking risk is because they have a hole in, so even if it gets stuck, lo can still breathe, kwim? Xxx
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Re: stupid question - cheerios
« Reply #2 on: April 05, 2011, 08:12:23 am »
Ah, I see..... told you it was a stupid question!!!!

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Re: stupid question - cheerios
« Reply #3 on: April 05, 2011, 08:16:42 am »
They are great dry too - really good for hand eye coordination when LO gets a little older. My ds helps himself to them dry out of the box if I'm not quick enough with breakfast!!

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Re: stupid question - cheerios
« Reply #4 on: April 05, 2011, 08:17:12 am »
not at all stupid, I learnt it from here myself 5 years ago when I was starting to wean! xx
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Re: stupid question - cheerios
« Reply #5 on: April 05, 2011, 08:40:16 am »
They go to mush in seconds in their mouth as well.

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Re: stupid question - cheerios
« Reply #6 on: April 05, 2011, 10:03:19 am »
Are they sugar coated? Just wondering as I've seen them in the supermarket here.



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Re: stupid question - cheerios
« Reply #7 on: April 05, 2011, 10:31:51 am »
The ones you can get in the UK are really quite sugary. For some reason the US version isn't.





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Re: stupid question - cheerios
« Reply #8 on: April 05, 2011, 15:12:59 pm »
Here in Canada we have Honey Nut Cheerios, frosted, apple cinnamon and some others, which are all sweet, but there is also just the plain Cheerios which ppl give to their LOs. I think it's the Yellow Box.
I'm guessing the mulitgrain is also unsweetened, but I'm not sure.

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Re: stupid question - cheerios
« Reply #9 on: April 05, 2011, 15:21:16 pm »
I broke them in half until recently, now I give them to her whole, I am a worry wart!

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Re: stupid question - cheerios
« Reply #10 on: April 05, 2011, 15:30:48 pm »
As Anna says, there is a significant difference in cheerios in the US and UK.  If I was in the US I would be OK giving my 8mth old cheeios, but since I'm in the UK, I wouldn't give them.  Still don't - too much sugar.

UK cheerios - 21.3g sugar/ 100g product
US cheeiros (yellow box) 1g sugar / 100g product

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Re: stupid question - cheerios
« Reply #11 on: April 05, 2011, 15:32:14 pm »
Urgh how annoying! DD1 won't eat ready brek or weetabix ::) What cereals can we give that aren't sugar laden??

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« Reply #12 on: April 05, 2011, 15:36:35 pm »
Charli, can you find other cheerio type cereal at a health store?  There are other brands here that are healthier than things like Cheerios.  Natures Path makes corn, millet, and rice puffs that have nothing offensive in them.  They also make their own 'O' cereal that is healthier than regular cheerios.  Maybe if you have a look around you'll be able to find something. 

Cheerios pretty much turn to mush when wet, like pp mentioned, so not much of a choking hazard.
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Re: stupid question - cheerios
« Reply #13 on: April 05, 2011, 15:37:07 pm »
I really don't know Charli, Shreddies are very sugary too, and muesli like Alpen is very high sugar. Stan has porridge.





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Re: stupid question - cheerios
« Reply #14 on: April 05, 2011, 15:40:22 pm »
Weetabix crunchy bran = 5.7g / 100g
all bran = 18g / 100g
rice krispies = 10g/ 100g
shreddies = 15.4g / 100g
shredded wheat = 0.9g / 100g
puffed wheat = 2.0g / 100g
bran flakes = 22g / 100g

Found those after a quick google search.  I do find though that the supermarket own brands have less - the rice krispies / bran flakes / all bran is for kelloggs.  The boys love the weetabix crunchy bran - they eat them straight from the box.

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Re: stupid question - cheerios
« Reply #15 on: April 05, 2011, 15:49:18 pm »
How strange the differences in the sugar content?  I will never understand it.

 This thread reminded me, once when I was out with my SIL when dd was about 10 months old, we were at a pizza place, and I put some cheerios on dd's tray, breaking each one in half as I did.  I asked SIL "When can I stop breaking these in half?" And she quickly answered "About 3 months ago!"  I laughed so hard!!! 

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Re: stupid question - cheerios
« Reply #16 on: April 05, 2011, 15:54:30 pm »
How strange the differences in the sugar content?  I will never understand it.

They are made by different companies - Nestle in the UK and General Mills in the US.

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Re: stupid question - cheerios
« Reply #17 on: April 05, 2011, 15:58:48 pm »
In the US Cheerios have about 7 or 8 different types...some low in sugar (the original) and goes up from there. I just wish there was an alternative for UK moms, because Cheerios are such a great munchy food, and kind of a staple for Moms of toddlers around here!

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Re: stupid question - cheerios
« Reply #18 on: April 05, 2011, 19:11:10 pm »
UK cheerios - 21.3g sugar/ 100g product

Mmmm, I thought they were high in sugar ;)

The boys love porridge. And we also eat Weetabix, Rice Krispies and Cornflakes - they all go quite soft after a while in the milk, so they should be fine with younger babies.



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Re: stupid question - cheerios
« Reply #19 on: April 05, 2011, 19:25:46 pm »
Thanks for all the posts folks!!!  Interesting that UK & US cheerios have such different sugar content.  Stupid really.

DS will eat readybrek if I mix it 50:50 with baby porridge but wont eat it on its own - I'm guessing he doesnt like the texture.  He also likes weetabix but was just trying to think of some others to try him on to expand the range of breakfasts a little!  will maybe try the rice krispies/cornflakes too. 

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Re: stupid question - cheerios
« Reply #20 on: April 05, 2011, 19:31:41 pm »
I just wish there was an alternative for UK moms,  

There are LOTS of alternatives....just none of them named Cheerios! ;D  :P

Organix snacks are great, my DS was eating the rice cakes from about 7 months or so, and not long after that the carrot sticks and onion rings.   For tinier things to help with motor skills he loved to pick up kernels of corn or peas (still does love both!) and was on both of them probably around 8-9 months. 
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Re: stupid question - cheerios
« Reply #21 on: April 05, 2011, 19:36:00 pm »
from what I can see, cornflakes have only 8.8g/100g....

the fave cereal here in Polska as a fingerfood or handheld snack for very little ones are corn puffs....the nautral unflavoured ones of course...

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Re: stupid question - cheerios
« Reply #22 on: April 05, 2011, 19:55:48 pm »
Just some other options for breakfasts which we love and would work for a younger baby - we make our own dropscone (Scotch Pancake) mixture - its got milk, eggs, flour and a little bit of sugar and tiny pinch of salt, so pretty good really. I make a batch at the beginning of the week and it lasts for 4 or 5 days in the fridge.

Then you can serve it with honey, jam (OK sugar but mmmmm) or chopped up fruit.

That, porridge and cheeriups and raisins are our favourite breakfasts. We've given him Cheerios (we call them cheeripus as he loved them so much when he was little we would bribe him out of a grump with them!) from quite a young age - despite the sugar content the rest of his diet was largely home made, and he had no sweets or chocolate etc until more recently, so I figured in the overrall picture they weren't a disaster.

And someone commented on the supermarket own brands having less salt and sugar - that is generally true I've found, although I suspect its from an economy point of view rather than a vested interest in our health!

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« Reply #23 on: April 05, 2011, 20:52:03 pm »
Then you can serve it with honey, jam (OK sugar but mmmmm) or chopped up fruit.
Remember no honey before a year, but agave syrup is similar and is super yummy!  :)
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Re: stupid question - cheerios
« Reply #24 on: April 06, 2011, 09:57:04 am »
Oooh of course, forgot about honey, but we use agave syrup too as I don't like honey.

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« Reply #25 on: April 06, 2011, 13:00:14 pm »
We buy some wheat puffs that are sugar free (like sugar/honey puffs but without the sugar/honey  :P), and use them to bulk out other cereals - that way it halves the amount of sugar that he would have if he was only eating something like rice crispies or bran flakes.   We do porridge with banana or grated apple and raisins some days, but we get bored of having the same old thing every day!
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« Reply #26 on: April 06, 2011, 13:03:05 pm »
Brill ideas, thanks girls. xxx
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