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Cold cereal consumption has been cut way back. Does this mean parents are getting up early to prepare hot breakfast for kids or that they are eating those gawdawful salt laden grits and oatmeal instant packets which can be microwaved?
This is good news except it means job losses for people who can hardly afford being out of work.
Cold cereal consumption has been cut way back. Does this mean parents are getting up early to prepare hot breakfast for kids or that they are eating those gawdawful salt laden grits and oatmeal instant packets which can be microwaved?
This is good news except it means job losses for people who can hardly afford being out of work.
No, they are probably running out to McDonald's in the morning. Or more likely, the parents are NOT feeding them as their schools are offering feeding programs.
All of a sudden my daughter's school is offering free breakfasts for everyone a couple of years ago. So if this is common in the US, I can see why the cereal is on a decline. Also store brands are cheaper and we only buy store brand. That could be a factor as well.
Even though my kids get free breakfast, they prefer to eat at home. Cereal or eggs with toast during the week. Weekends are more elaborate of course.
All of a sudden my daughter's school is offering free breakfasts for everyone a couple of years ago. So if this is common in the US, I can see why the cereal is on a decline. Also store brands are cheaper and we only buy store brand. That could be a factor as well.
Even though my kids get free breakfast, they prefer to eat at home. Cereal or eggs with toast during the week. Weekends are more elaborate of course.
Last year, I came across a case of those "breakfast kits" at a surplus grocery market in Western Michigan.
It consisted of a 1 oz portion of cereal, a small grain-based snack, a 4 oz serving of lousy apple juice and a lot of packaging promoting the NBA. I do not think that I would feed that to a child.
I am sure the supplier would be happy to sell that package to the USDA for $1.25 as it probably cost about $0.30 to produce.
I think cold cereal prices have become very high. That ,may account for that decline. For a family on a modest income, with several kids in school, they could go through a box a day!
I think there are some good and healthy frozen dinner options out there, but they are not inexpensive. I like Amy's frozen meals. They are quite good.
I'm hoping that the reason is that more people are cooking at home. However, it could be fast food.
There is hope obesity can start to be eradicated from US waistlines. All these years eating processed and fast foods are taking a toll time to pay the piper. Not to mention pharmaceuticals are richer from the Rx trying to reverse the damage processed/fast foods have causes to our health.
Gimme a big bowl of that sweet, crunchy, morning goodness doused in whole milk and I'm set , and don't get me started about those crispy, crunchy fish sticks for lunch.
I'm afraid it is because too many people are opting to stop by the drive thru for garbage and not because more people are cooking a good breakfast at home. Pretty naive on my part.
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Not to mention pharmaceuticals are richer from the Rx trying to reverse the damage processed/fast foods have causes to our health.
