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It's 7 a.m. Do you know what your kids are eating?
Many breakfast cereals contain as much sugar as candy does, a study finds
The Globe & Mail (Sept. 5, 2006 By: ANDR� PICARD) reports that most parents would bristle at the idea of serving their children chocolate bars for breakfast.
But many popular breakfast cereals contain four to six teaspoons of sugar a serving, as much or more sugar as in gooey chocolate bars, according to research commissioned by The Globe and Mail and CTV News.
That data reveal that: A bowl of Post Sugar-Crisp contains as much sugar as a Mr. Big bar; A typical serving of Cocoa Puffs is the equivalent of downing a 50-gram bag of Hershey's Kisses; Starting the day with a serving of Corn Pops, Honeycomb or Lucky Charms is about the same as gobbling a Kit Kat; "Reduced sugar" versions of morning favourites like Frosted Flakes and Froot Loops contain as much sugar as a Reese's peanut butter cup; Even healthier-sounding offerings such as Mini-Wheats have as much sugar in a serving as a Kinder Surprise.
Ready-to-eat cereal is a mainstay of Canadian breakfast. By some estimates, 80 per cent of children routinely eat cereal in the morning (not to mention after school and before bed).
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