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General Mills lowering sugar in kids’ cereals & ‘free’ coupon giveaway


Congratulations to Robyn (Comment #1). You have 48 hours to respond to my email!

General Mills announced in late 2009 that they have reduced the sugar in cereals advertised to kids under 12 years old to single digit grams of sugar per serving. They have also been increasing key nutrients, such as calcium and vitamin D, and providing whole grain. We try to avoid having sugary kids’ cereals in our house, but we had some while on vacation, which doubled as snacks in the car.

I tried some of these kids’ cereals (not General Mills) and my teeth became coated in a sugary residue. It was gross and I wanted to brush as soon as possible. I don’t remember this being an issue when I was a kid (I probably didn’t notice), and it didn’t seem to bother my daughter. I’m glad General Mills is making an effort to reduce sugar in kids’ cereals.

Here are some facts from General Mills/MyBlogSpark about ready-to-eat cereals:

* Ready-to-eat cereals, including pre-sweetened 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) has sent me a some free coupons to try out the new cereals. I am looking forward to trying a box to see if I can notice a difference.

Would you like to win a coupon for a free box of General Mills cereal?

I am giving away one of my coupons for a free box of General Mills cereal. Just leave a comment below before Friday, January 15 at 9:00 PM Central stating the General Mills cereal you would like to try with the coupon. I will use Random.org to select the winner after the deadline and will send an email to the winner. The winner will need to reply within 48 hours or I will select a new winner. I will be mailing the coupon directly to the winner.

You can also print $1.00/1 coupons for General Mills cereals.

Disclaimer: MyBlogSpark sent me free General Mills cereal coupons. I am giving one of my coupons away to a lucky reader. No other compensation was provided in exchange for this blog post.

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13 Responses to “General Mills lowering sugar in kids’ cereals & ‘free’ coupon giveaway”

  1. January 9th, 2010 at 8:14 am

    robyn says:

    would love to try the new chex or hn cheerios


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  2. January 9th, 2010 at 1:20 pm

    judyyy says:

    honey nut cheerios-thanks


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  3. January 9th, 2010 at 1:57 pm

    Nancy says:

    I’d love to try the Cheerios!


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  4. January 9th, 2010 at 2:28 pm

    Dana says:

    I would try the Honey Nut Cheerios!


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  5. January 9th, 2010 at 3:26 pm

    Candra says:

    Good for General Mills! I’d like to try the Honey Nut Cheerios.


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  6. January 10th, 2010 at 8:04 pm

    Chris says:

    Who doesn’t love cereal..especially the kid kind!


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  7. January 10th, 2010 at 10:32 pm

    Jessie C. says:

    I’d like to get Honey Nut Cheerios! Thank you!


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  8. January 11th, 2010 at 10:09 am

    Sarah P says:

    Love free stuff! We go through a lot of cereal.


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  9. January 11th, 2010 at 2:06 pm

    cristiniscouponcrazy says:

    id like to get cin toast crunch!
    itsmecristin@yahoo.com


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  10. January 11th, 2010 at 6:38 pm

    Emily says:

    Honey Nut cheerios!


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  11. January 12th, 2010 at 5:30 am

    Carol Dziuba says:

    I would love to try the Apple Cinammon Cheerios, thanks so much for the chance to win.


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  12. January 14th, 2010 at 2:52 pm

    Daniel M says:

    haven’t had cinnamon toast crunch in ages


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  13. January 15th, 2010 at 10:31 am

    dymphna says:

    my son love Honey Nut Cheerios and Lucky Charms so I’d let him pick.


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