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by JumpCrisscross 531 days ago
> 1g added sugar per serving

That is still a good amount of sugar given it’s every day and setting your morning baseline. If taken with e.g. a refined juice or sweetened coffee, that’s probably setting one up for sugar cravings in a few hours.
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zargon 531 days ago
A slice of bread (in the U.S.) has more than 1g of added sugar (and less than 140 calories). (If you know of any besides Ezekiel that have less sugar, I would like to hear about it.) I don't think it is fair to villainize Cheerios when it is one of the least offensive options among ultraprocessed breakfast cereals. Especially based on... other things that aren't Cheerios? Juice (20+ g sugar) and coffee sweetener (4+ g sugar) would be the villains in this scenario.
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JumpCrisscross 531 days ago
> don't think it is fair to villainize Cheerios when it is one of the least offensive options among ultraprocessed breakfast cereals

You’re correct. I’m damning the whole category within the context of this discussion.

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Xeronate 531 days ago
1g of sugar per serving is hardly anything. You are weakening your argument by being hyperbolic.
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JumpCrisscross 531 days ago
> 1g of sugar per serving is hardly anything

I'll stand by it being "a good amount" given it's incorporated into a daily ritual.

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