o/t Children's breakfast - healthy or not? Survey

[Couldn't Be Hyypia]

Yes, it's another Uni project research survey thing but I think the topic might interest those with kids aged 5-13. The topic is "perception of the health of children's breakfast cereals".

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1ZMoFLShoZdvM2obvjcMlSZeg1lHOb9Z74sdLlcTJnms/viewform?usp=send_form

I was sent this by a friend - not my kid, nothing to do with me. Just passing it on for those interested.

 

[Stat Brother]

12% of all coca cola in America is consumed at breakfast time.

 

[Couldn't Be Hyypia]

12% of all coca cola in America is consumed at breakfast time.

Shirley a made up stat.

 

[Stat Brother]

Shirley a made up stat.

If it is, it's not by me.

I got that from the QI podcast.
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Along with:-

24 species of sharks that have killed fewer people than Jack Bauer on 24
http://www.southernfriedscience.com/?p=17107

 

[beorhthelm]

shirley no one with an active brain perceives frosties, sugar puffs, coco pops etc as "healthy"?

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

Black coffee and The Guardian. You cannot get a healthier breakfast.

 

[Barrel of Fun]

A fail early on if you have children under the age of five, the question is geared towards 5-11.

Breakfast cereals tend to be [waterboy]the devil[\waterboy]. So much sugar.

There has been a focus on salt and fat, but not so much sugar.

 

[dazzer6666]

Sugar and grains = shit

 

[Stat Brother]

Calorie wise Frosties and Special K are separated by just 1.

With Frosties being the least calorific.

 

[dougdeep]

Time for my fruit and fibre.

 

[Guinness Boy]

Children at the lower end of that scale are notoriously fussy. For me the key thing is to feed them something they will eat as opposed to forcing a couple of mouthfuls of something "healthy" down them. They will have a full belly which means they will concentrate at school or have energy to go and play and excercise in the holidays. The key thing is then to balance the rest of their meals, i.e. Don't spend the rest of the morning stuffing them with sweets / fizzy drinks followed by a McDonald's lunch.

Our grandparents called it everything in moderation and used it way before ubiquitous surveys, contradictory government advice and the internet.

 

[Nibble]

Breakfast should consist of nothing more than a slice of toast, a soft boiled hen's egg, a pot of tea and the occasional disapproving tut from behind the pages of The Times.

 

[Couldn't Be Hyypia]

Calorie wise Frosties and Special K are separated by just 1.

With Frosties being the least calorific.

This is where marketing of breakfast cereals gets interesting. Low fat special k. But rammed with sugar! I think you'd be amazed how many parents buy into all that guff about diaries having added vitamins etc.

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

shirley no one with an active brain perceives frosties, sugar puffs, coco pops etc as "healthy"?

Quite. Abandoned the survey about three questions in, on account of it being weighed heavily in favour of coming to a conclusion that would do nothing but state the bleedin' obvious.

 

[Greavsey]

Calorie wise Frosties and Special K are separated by just 1.

With Frosties being the least calorific.

Seriously?

 

[Couldn't Be Hyypia]

Quite. Abandoned the survey about three questions in, on account of it being weighed heavily in favour of coming to a conclusion that would do nothing but state the bleedin' obvious.

Good feedback for her I guess?

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

Good feedback for her I guess?

I think so, yes. If your first three questions are all about sugary shit cereals, I'm thinking most people will sort of guess where the survey is heading

 

[glasfryn]

give all the kids Bran Flakes











































and rather large nappies

 

[Stat Brother]

Seriously?

http://www.epicureansanswer.com/chings-stuss/serial-cereal-scam/
It was whilst getting my head down for another morning session that I first happened upon a fascinating fact which has always amazed me. There are more calories weight for weight in Special K than there are in Frosties. If you delve into the world of those ‘nutritional info’ panels you’ll find that the differences between most cereals is minimal.

 

[beorhthelm]

though note the above link, the amount of sugar is over twice as much in the Frosties as the Special K. its not surprising they have roughly the same calories as they are the same base product, but not all calories are the same. presumably there's more slower burn starches in the Special K. more surprising is how low the sugars are for regular cornflakes, half the special K.