Little Malice wrote:

> 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!

Hehe, DS loves to go T&T-ing, but he only gets about 1.4 of the candy
that he recives. DH & I are more than happy to polish off the other
3/4 :-). No, were not cruel, he just doesn't need that much candy, but
he goes T&T-ing with his cousins each year & has a blast doing it.

> 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,

I dunno, but I always figured that eveything in moderation is fine. DH
woulda fed him even less sugary stuff if it were up to him, but he's
the one that grew up with a nutritionist-home-ec-teaching-librarian
mom. What can I say, my mom was the polar opposite, so I think we are
somewhere in-between with raising our 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. ;-)

Hehe

> Then reintroduce him to the plain ones. You might try some other
> cereal like rice chex in the meantime.

Ohh, I've tried that. I forget now who mentioned it (since I cannot
see the post in my composer) but mixing 50%honey nut/50%plain sounds
like a great idea.

Yesterday, found a new cereal called "Nemo O's" (from the cartoon
movie) & they look like cheerios and are Honey Nut flavoed. I haven't
showed it to DS yet. I was considering putting the plain cheerios in
that box so they seem more exciting, but I'm not su sure if that will
work beyond him just wanting them in his bowl. maybe I'll mix those
50/50.

> 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.

That sounds like it would work Thanks.

> "Little Malice" is Jani in WA
> ~ mom, Trollop, novice cook ~