Comments on: General Mills’ big news: less sugar!

By: kamal verma

kamal verma — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 12:24:33 +0000

I’m confused why there isn’t a blanket ban. If American and/or Canadian cattle are suspected of having mad cow, there is an ban on health reasons. I remember a recent ban on American beef by Japan. This ban, although painful to beef producers did not upset the globalization process. Why do we not have a ban on melamine or any other ingredient from any country where safety is a genuine concern.yacht transport

By: “DE-SUGARING”-THE NEW MANTRA FOR INDUSTRY | Techno Agenda - Recent Technology News

Sun, 17 Jul 2011 17:30:51 +0000

[...] “General Mills (GIS), the maker of super-sweet cereals like Trix and Lucky Charms, has announced plans to reduce sugar in ten of its cereals that are most aggressively aimed at children. It’s a good and important move — some of these products are among the sugariest in the industry. But though General Mills is touting the move as good news for health-conscious consumers, the truth is that even with the cuts, these products will hardly qualify as good-for-you. The goal is to cut back to a maximum of 11 grams per serving, but the goal only applies to certain products, and the company hasn’t specified when it will meet these targets“. [...]

By: rian

rian — Fri, 31 Dec 2010 16:26:41 +0000

Hope this impromptu action by the General Mills set an example for other baby food producing companies to take similar vigilance in maintaining the standard. Nice post. keep posting. isabel de rios

By: Nuclear Medicine Technologist Jobs

Nuclear Medicine Technologist Jobs — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 03:38:13 +0000

I’ve always been skeptical about cereals. They taste too good to be as healthy as they claim it to be. But if you really can’t get your kids to eat anything, cereal is the only default. Better than eating nothing I say

By: sarees

sarees — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 22:08:40 +0000

e amount of sugar we use can determine our life span.
it is a sweet thg to have in life.
but it should be in moderate quantity.

By: Small Storage Boxes

Small Storage Boxes — Sat, 05 Jun 2010 19:25:28 +0000

To be a skeptic about what is claimed in the product especially in the matter of kid’s cereals is good and advisable. And moreover, raising such issues in public forums like blogs etc is welcome one as these moves will prompt the producers to keep their word for better business and good will. Reducing sugar in baby cereals would be an easy one. Thanks for public utility reporting.

By: Wheat Grinder

Wheat Grinder — Sun, 25 Apr 2010 21:03:08 +0000

Reducing sugar level in children is essential and the effort of General Mills to achieve it is a good move.Lets see how much it’s implementing its plan in doing so.

By: Emily

Emily — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 20:43:27 +0000

I grew up in the ’70s, and sugary cereals and soft drinks were strictly verboten in our household. In fact, my mother made all our bread (which is really something, since she worked full-time) and cooked at least 80% of our meals. (Dad pitched in with another 10% or so.) End result? I loathe sweetened cereal. I also can’t eat Wonder Bread, and soft drinks made me gag. So maybe I’m a bit of a Pollyanna here, but I really believe that if we give our kids real food, they’ll grow up appreciating it.

By: Anthro

Anthro — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 20:05:27 +0000

@Helen

You and I must have gone to the same “mommy school”. I, too, spent a fair amount of time ridiculing the marketing practices of the cereal companies in the grocery store for my children’s consciousness- raising education. I explained how the big brands were right at the eye-level of children and how the companies paid for that spot–all to lure innocent, unknowing children into nagging their parents for little bits of smushed grain in a colorful box. They do thank me for this and pass it on to their own children.

By: kari Sullivan

kari Sullivan — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 14:50:21 +0000

In my opinion the only reason there was a full page add in the NY Times was for marketing. Unfortunately that one page is going to spark the interests of parents across the country who aren’t well educated in the area of nutrition.