One time on Usenet, "jmcquown" > said:
> denise~* wrote:
> > jmcquown wrote:
> >> denise~* wrote:

> >>> Does anybody know how to 'Doctor up' Cheerios. Problem is, I used
> >>> to only buy Honey Nut & now my 4 year old wont eat the plain kind &
> >>> we
> >>> just bought a huge box (costco sized) Anybody kow how I can at
> >>> least 'bake' honey onto them? how would I go about it? Anybody
> >>> have any suggestions?

> >> Wean him off the sugary stuff. This is cereal, this is milk. This
> >> is some sliced fresh peaches or strawberries or add some fresh
> >> berries. STOP the sugar craving before it gets a firm hold.

> > Also, he even requests no jelly on PB&J'S :-)

I agree with Jill. Buddy (now 9) was not a sugar fan until he
was in grade school. He didn't like candy (we stopped taking him
Trick or Treating from ages 2-5 because he didn't care about it
and his dad and I wound up eating the candy, which I don't need!
We just had to take him as a baby cause he was sooo cute), no jelly
or jams, no soda pop, no sugary cereal, no fruit juice (he's a water
drinker like his mom). Whether it's his age, exposure to other kids,
or what but he likes candy and sugary cereals now. If I were you,
I'd just quit the Cheerios altogether for a week or month. They've got
a shorter attention span at 4 -- eventually he'll forget all about the
sweeter ones if you don't eat them in front of him. I know, that's
easy for me to say, since I don't have to listen to him complain. ;-)
Then reintroduce him to the plain ones. You might try some other
cereal like rice chex in the meantime.

However, if you still want to do it after reading my sterling
advice -- I'd just make a light honey glaze of melted honey and a
bit of warm water, pour it over a few Cheerios in a bowl, mix until
cereal is coated, spread on a cookie sheet and bake for a few minutes
until dry. I'd think that's approximately the same thing.

> I never requested jelly on my PB sandwiches. Always took a thermos of milk
> to school to go with. Of course things have changed since I was a kid. You
> aren't allowed to take PB sandwiches anymore, are you? And god forbid
> someone is lactose intolerant! I suppose a juice-box is more acceptable
> even though it promotes the fast rotting of ones baby-teeth. I don't know
> how you do it, denise!

I'm not Denise (I don't think her child is in grade school yet), but
Buddy's school has no ban on peanut butter sandwiches and they serve
milk at lunch time...


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