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> so do the parents that are buying it if it allows them to sleep in or pay attention that much longer to their social feeds. Man, what an uncharitable take. I
by CGamesPlay 5y ago
> so do the parents that are buying it if it allows them to sleep in or pay attention that much longer to their social feeds.
Man, what an uncharitable take. I bet they also like that the kid is learning how to prepare food for themselves independently. Or that they have time to do something like make themselves breakfast before dropping off at school and going to work. Further, I bet a lot of these parents also aren't as nutritionally educated as the people in this thread seem to be (for a lot of consumers "healthy" and "fat free" are interchangeable).
- dylan604 5y agoMeh. I didn't say that all parents do this because of that reasoning. I also didn't attempt to say that some do it for that reason. You can't deny that it is true for some while I will stipulate it's not all nor the sole reason.
- Symbiote 5y agoThe "adult" cereals have the same advantages, with a lot less sugar. My parents would only buy the relatively plain ones -- Weetabix, Shredded Wheat and so on. The first time we went to the USA I was 12. We bought colourful cereal for the novelty of it, but the next morning I could barely eat it. It was insanely sweet! (Presumably with HFCS, which I wouldn't have experienced before.) Unsurprisingly, there was no pressure from my parents to finish the bowl, or the rest of the box.
- oblio 5y ago> I bet they also like that the kid is learning how to prepare food for themselves independently. Around the world, from what I've noticed, you can also find the plain old' actual cereals. You know, wheat, corn, etc. based stuff that's not full of sugar. A kid can definitely learn how to prepare their own food using that :-)