My beloved Cheerios are under attack. In this story on Salon.com, the writer expounds on the evils of packaged breakfast cereals. At one point, she advocates giving up cereal, and says a viable alternative is to “Pop a One-A-Day, mix yourself a glass of Metamucil and have a Krispy Kreme.” Yikes. But it wouldn't be nearly as delicious, right? And the daily donut would necessitate all sorts of cardio surgery later in life. Plus, Krispy Kreme keeps closing its stores, so we'd be back to square one.
One thing that surprised me was this: "A serving of Cheerios has 10 milligrams more sodium than a serving of Doritos." Eek! All this time I've been thinking that my little bags of cereal are a great way to get some vitamins and fiber, but really I could've just been eating oyster crackers. But at least Cheerios don't include the new American dietary evil: partially hydrogenated vegetable oil. So while my blood pressure may suffer, at least my arteries will stay clog-free.
And when it comes down to it, a couple of cups of Cheerios may not be as good a dietary choice as some broccoli, but life's too short to neglect your sweet tooth.
2 comments:
Chocolate chip cookies satisfy my sweet tooth, not Cheerios. I think it is safe to say that few people think "I need something sweet...I think I'll grab some Cheerios."
You are ten steps ahead of the cookie monster...bravo.
Every time a Krispy Kreme closes, my heart breaks. If the one in Mountain View disappears, I'll be absolutely inconsolable.
Oooh, looks like they have one in San Diego ... I'm gonna bust into my 30s fat and happy.
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