Concerning Breakfast Cereal

Sometimes, on a busy morning before school, YaYa eats a bowl of dry grape nuts.  No milk.  She turns her nose up at milk on cereal because milk makes things soggy, which I completely agree with and totally understand.  However, I’m a bit surprised that she likes grape nuts.  Grape nuts are a bit of a difficult chew, especially dry.

This morning she was sitting by the fire.

YaYa:  Mom, did you KNOW that those the people who make that  organic raisin bran cereal are LYING???

Me:  What do you mean, honey?

YaYa:  They say that it is organic, but the fifth ingredient on the box is sugar!  There is a ton of sugar in there!  It can’t be healthy if there is that much sugar.

Me:  Well, organic doesn’t mean sugar free.  You can include organic sugar and still have an organic food.  Organic just means that there aren’t chemicals.

YaYa:  Almost every single kind of cereal has sugar in it!  It’s ridiculous.

Me:  I’m not sure if they all have sugar.  I don’t think grape nuts have sugar?  Maybe you should check the box.

YaYa:  You are right.  Grape nuts probably don’t have sugar, and I think that’s why it tastes like cat food.  But I still eat it.