Sometimes I think I take this healthy eating thing a little too far.
For example, last week I decided Kellan was ready for his first bowl of cereal. His spooning skills have come a long way, so I looked over the cereal stash for something reasonably healthy. I pulled out Uncle Sam. Now, I bought this because of the "toasted whole wheat and flaxseed" description on the box, which sounded pretty healthy. What the box does not say, however, is that you might as well just eat the box itself. It probably tastes better than the cereal.
But I figured if it's the kid's first bowl of cereal, he doesn't know the difference. Am I horrible, or what? This kid has no idea there's a whole world of Captain Crunch and Froot Loops out there. And I'm happy to keep it that way.
Sure enough, he gleefully gobbled it down. At least I chopped up some strawberries to sweeten up the cardboard crunch. I'm not a totally horrible mom. I hope.
It should be noted that I have an Uncle Sam story that was legendary growing up.
ReplyDeleteWhen I was a kid, we had NO SUGAR CEREAL in our house. The closest thing we ever had to sugar cereal was Chex or Cheerios -- no doubt my dad, the dentist, had something to do with the no-sugar-culture in our house. Anyway, I digress ...
One time, Mom came home with a box of Uncle Sam. I remember being so excited to try something new and delicious. It was not. That box of Uncle Sam sat 97% full in the cupboard for months -- possibly years. It became the running joke with my friends and me when they would come over after school.
"You hungry? Want a bowl of Uncle Sam?"
Funny that I have no recollection of the Uncle Sam cereal.
ReplyDeleteDon't forget that the resident dentist was the one who occasionally brought home the much celebrated box of Sugar Corn Pops. The fact that this healthy breakfast is now called Corn Pops says something.
Kellan doesn't seem to look to happy eating that stuff. As a kid, we had a no sugar cereal rule too. It was strickly Cheerios at our house. But every once in a while it was Fruit Loops! I never tried Captian Crunch until college when my friends learned that little fact about me. I gotta say I didn't think they were that great!
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