Kids Cereal
By sassy28
@sassy28 (834)
United States
March 17, 2009 8:08am CST
Do you find that your kids want all this cereal(just for the toy or junk in it), then they do not eat it. Mine do this to me all the time, I end of having to eat all the cereal they do not want. They will get it home, eat it once or twice, then move on to the next brand. So of course mom has to finish the box, so it does not get wasted. They make me crazy with this. My youngest one wanted the Frosted Flakes Gold this weekend, I finally convinced him just to get regular Frosted Flakes, since they were buy one get one free. I know the makers make the boxes so kids will want them, just to sell their products. They don't care if the kids eat it or not, just one more box out the door.
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13 responses
@MaryLynn321 (2680)
• United States
18 Mar 09
My suggestion would be to not by the cereal when the kids are with you. Pick the cereal up at another time, or ask someone to pick it up for you. Tell them no toys or prizes. Just get the cereal your kids will eat. With the economy the way it is, tell the kids you have to cut back and can't afford that one. Sometimes they understand. This goes for other groceries as well. Especially if you feel you are buying things just to please them.
Good luck to you.
@sassy28 (834)
• United States
18 Mar 09
I am getting to the point that I do not want them with me at all in the supermarket. It always buy this or buy that. They have seen the commercial for Danimals Crush Cups for yogurt. Well Zac & Cody star in the commercial so of course they want it. They do eat yogurt so that is not a problem. But the crush cup is, apparently you do not need a spoon, just squeeze the cup and the yogurt comes out. This to me looks like a major mess waiting to happen. I guess someone without kids thought of this. Luckily they have not had them in our store yet.
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@MaryLynn321 (2680)
• United States
19 Mar 09
Looks like Dad will have to watch the kids, and you will have to do the shopping. Turning the channel when those commercials come on might be something to do too. LOL, the sneaky things one has to do. If we bought them everything they wanted we would be broke, and also have a ton of food in the house know one wants to eat. Right.
I just bought what I knew they would eat. If they wanted something special when they got older, they could pick it up, that way if they didn't like it, it wasn't money wasted out of our pocket.
Good luck to you, let me know how things work out.
@lilybug (21107)
• United States
17 Mar 09
I rarely buy the sugared cereal for my kids, but on the rare occasion that I do they eat it all. Heck, they would eat it for every meal and snack till the box is gone if I let them. The other morning my son who is always saying he is not hungry in the morning time ate 3 bowls of Fruit Loops.
@sophie_dfuss (2365)
• Philippines
18 Mar 09
I am not a kid anymore but I still love kid's cereals 
I go for the good taste and colors of cereals 
I go for the good taste and colors of cereals 
@Lee_Rites (845)
• United States
18 Mar 09
My kids do the same thing. It really irks me. Now the rule is that we don't buy cereal until all the cereal we already have is gone.
My middle son would also buy cereal with marshmallows in it, eat the marshmallows, and then say he wasn't hungry anymore. He'd even get the box of cereal and eat the marshmallows out of it. Then we'd have a box of Lucky Charms with no Lucky Charms.
@lynnemg (4529)
• United States
18 Mar 09
My kids et the cereal because they like the cereal. Thank goodness for that. Once in a while, if there is a prize inside, they give it to me rather than bother fightng over it. If and when they get enough for each one of them, I distibute the prizes. If after a month or so, they don't have enough for all, the ones who didn't get one get to go t the Dollar Tree and pick out something there.
@sparky4641 (155)
• United States
17 Mar 09
ever considered taking the toy untin the cereal is gone. we do that with our 6 year old. same goes for a happy meal. no toy til it is all gone.
@sassy28 (834)
• United States
17 Mar 09
I have taken it out and hide it, but they always manage to find them. They have learnt on the Happy meal no toy until it is done. My oldest he has quit buying happy meals, he is 9 now and to big for them. That is until he sees the toy little brother gets, then he wants his toy.
@sparky4641 (155)
• United States
17 Mar 09
don't hide it from them, put it in plain view. and say "you don't get this until the cereal is gone." in plain view they can't take it without you seeing that it is gone.
@poppoppop111 (5731)
• Canada
17 Mar 09
i've never seen a box of cereal with a toy in it. i remember that when i was a child but i didn't think they had that any more. i buy the kids cereal for my daughter all the time and there aren't any toy's or surprises in them where i live.
@sassy28 (834)
• United States
17 Mar 09
They still do have some. One box had a small Monster, Inc stuffed toy. Some still have little cars. Just junk. Now I have noticed that they are making you mail off for items. Get a free CD with 5 tokens. I can go buy the CD for as much as cereal cost.
@luvstochat (6907)
• United States
17 Mar 09
Yep my kids ask for the box of cereal that has a toy in it all the time. Alot of time it is a cereal they have never tried before but they love the toy shown on the box I will not buy a box of cereal just for the toy inside of it though. Not that it makes them all that happy but cereal is to expensive as it is I buy the cereal that is on sale that I know they will eat.
@Shar19 (8231)
• United States
19 Mar 09
I made the mistake of buying these types of cereals a couple of times. Never again. I told my kids that they won't eat the cereal and I'm not wasting any more money like that. If they want to try a new cereal then I get the store brand first to see if they like it.
@isabella123 (688)
• Canada
17 Mar 09
I feel your pain Sassy,my son like corn pop,frosted flake and lucky charm..i make him eat rice crispi and cherios because they are much more healthy for him.I will buy they other bran,but he can only have it on the week end thought i take half the masmallows out of the Lucky Charm cereal and still i find there is too much junk.All it is anymore is sugar coat everyting,take something healthy like oat and put a pound of sugar on it..lol!
@lologirl2021 (5542)
• United States
17 Mar 09
I used to do this to my parents all the time growing up, but at least my Dad ate the cereal we didnt. Still now a days i eat kids cereal. This morning i ate fruity pepples, i like the kids cereal better and so does my boyfreind were like little kids still. I do eat frosted flakes and some stuff like that, that some older people would eat i guess. But i remember wanting certain cereals growing up just to have that toy inside. Memories!!!
@Xxmookie621xX (269)
• United States
17 Mar 09
hahahah i rememberbeing little and having my parents buy them just for that reason. my dad useto make me eat it though. i think frosted flakes and lucky charms had them. i can't really remember im 17 now.
@missbetsi (4)
• United States
17 Mar 09
My daughter is the same way. Anything with Dora or Barbie on the box finds its way to our cupboard! UGH!!
