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megasaver · 7 April 2005 at 5:14PM

Ok call me stupid but I fell for the line.... "eat a bowl of cereal twice a day for 2 weeks and drop a jean size". I really did try, but the cereal I bought is just too sweet for me (crunchy nut cornflakes). I have two huge boxes (750g each) what do I do with them? Any ideas how I can tone down their sweetness as they are still very good for you I believe, otherwise will have to give them to the birds!

Lillibet_2 · 7 April 2005 at 5:16PM

Mix with regualr unsweetend cornflakes?

Queenie · 7 April 2005 at 5:18PM

Add to some natural yogurt for a crunchy pud/breakfast?

Crumble over stewed fruit (don't add sugar to the fruit!)

Crumble over hot custard.

rchddap1 · 7 April 2005 at 5:21PM

Or....as my partner would say....throw away the cereal and stick with the custard.

As an alternative do you know anyone that eats them....perhaps you could do a swop

Mrs_Thrift · 7 April 2005 at 5:28PM

megasaver wrote:

they are still very good for you I believe,

I'm afraid I'd have to disagree with this - as you've already said they're very, very sweet. (I've never understood how they can claim they are a "diet" food now.)

But as a treat, with some of these ideas from Queenie and Lillibet I bet they'd be lovely! (Naughty but nice, I suppose, hehe!)

Mrs_Thrift · 7 April 2005 at 5:29PM

Or you could send them to me

........no, don't do that, I purposefully don't buy them any more because they are so sweet but I do love them.....*sob*

Curry_Queen · 7 April 2005 at 5:43PM

Isn't the idea that you're supposed to eat "healthy" cereal (is there such a thing LOL!) like Special K, All-bran etc rather than Crunchy-Nut cornflakes

Of course it's never crossed my mind that this is just a marketing gimmick to up the sales of cereals :rotfl:

megasaver · 7 April 2005 at 5:45PM

Great ideas everyone! I absolutely love custard, so will be trying them on that first (what a great idea Queenie :T ) and I will mix them with normal cornflakes Lillibet before putting them on (now why didn't I think of that?) ..... So that's pudding sorted for this evening then, maybe with some fruit thrown in. Cant't wait to see OH's face when I suggest this hehehehehe! Probably think I have gone mad.

Katgoddess · 7 April 2005 at 5:53PM

I love Special K, because it doesn't taste sugary to me.

megasaver · 7 April 2005 at 5:55PM

Morale of the story: ignore what it says all over the box (drop a jean size in 2 weeks etc....) just read the food label more carefully in future. For every 100g
Cruncy nut is 83g is Carbohydrates of which 34g is Sugar. So over a third is sugar and it claims to help you lose weight....sigh

) Once I have finished eating this lot won't be buying it again!

Curry_Queen · 7 April 2005 at 5:58PM

Katgoddess wrote:

I love Special K, because it doesn't taste sugary to me.

Me too, as I hate anything too sweet and even if I have "normal" cornflakes I never put sugar on them ... not that I eat much cereal anyway (occasional bowl of muesli or porridge, again un-sweetened) although I did develop a craving for Special K when I was pregnant and could easily get through a box a day

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