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Congratulations to Jackie for being chosen by Random.org as the winner!  Your coupons are on their way.

Typical mornings at my house are a greeted with the alarm going off and a rush to get dressed and out the door.  Rarely do we have time to stop and have a healthy breakfast.

Recently I was given an opportunity from MyBlogSpark & General Mills to review and blog about GM Cereals.  I received 4 VIP coupons in the mail and promptly went to the store I used 2 of them.  I chose Honey Nut Cheerios & Multi Grain Cheerios because these seemed to be the healthier options for my family.   One of the things my diet seems to lack is fiber.  If my diet is lacking then I am positive my other family members aren’t getting enough either.  Cheerios contains soluble fiber and Whole Grain Oats so it is also heart healthy which is a good thing for maintaining good cholesterol levels.   I also worry about the amount of sugar in the foods I and was pleased to learn that General Mills is reducing the amount of sugar in some of their cereals, especially those geared towards children.  As for the Cheerios, I found that they only have 1 gram of sugar per serving which was amazing since they taste so good!  My kids love the Honey Nut Cheerios and the Multigrain Cheerios and that pleased me since they contain less sugar per serving than their normal cereal choices.

General Mills & MyBlogSpark have helped me realize that there are quick and NUTRITIONAL alternatives to starting the day off in a rush!  Rather than sending my kids out the door with a potential 24 grams of sugar in hand, they can have a bowl or baggie of Honey Nut Cheerios with only 9 grams of sugar and many more vitamins & minerals that they need to get through the day!  We have taken this opportunity to change some not so good habits to some great lifelong great choices.  Cheerios are a great way to start  or even end the day .

I’m off to go grab some more GM cereals for us to try next week.  I’m thinking I will grab a box of Wheaties for my hubby…he will need them for that list of “honey do’s” I will be giving him this weekend.

If  you would like to win 2 free boxes of General Mills cereals for your family to try as well, just leave me a comment with some of your favorite quick & healthy alternatives to breakfast for your family. This is a mandatory entry.  You can also earn extra entries by following me on Facebook or Twitter or by blogging or tweeting about this giveaway and commenting me with a link for a total of 5 entries.  Giveaway will end on Friday, January 29th at 11:59pm.

Good luck to you and thank you to MyBlogSpark and General Mills!