General Mills Benefits of Cereal And Giveaway #MyBlogSpark

This week let's discuss the importance of taste and nutrition in your breakfast choices. Let's face it, if your child is anything like mine, they will not choose a cereal that does not taste good, no matter the nutritional value. I try to steer my son toward the healthier lower sugar choices as much as possible. It can be difficult since he has such a sweet tooth!

Did You Know...

*Cereal is a great breakfast option because it is the number one dietary source of many key nutrients including iron, zinc and folic acid. Frequent cereal eaters tend to have better nutrient intakes.

*A typical breakfast contributes more than 30 percent of needed calcium, iron and B vitamins while delivering less than 20 percent of daily calories.
In addition, ready-to-eat cereal is the top source of whole grain in kids´ diets.

*Big G is the only leading line of kids' cereals to contain at least 8 grams of whole grain (48 grams recommended daily) and a good source of both calcium and vitamin D in every serving. In addition, cereal is an inexpensive but nutrient-dense option. On average, a bowl of cereal with milk is approximately 50 cents per serving.

For more information, go to www.cerealbenefits.com.


Giveaway: General Mills through MyBlogspark is generously giving one Benefits of Cereal prize pack as pictured below.

Required Entry: (don't forget to leave your email address if it's not in your profile)

What are some easy ways you help your child get necessary nutrients like vitamin D, calcium, iron, folate and zinc into the foods they eat?

(You must answer this question in order for additional entries to count!)

1. Follow my blog publicly on Google Friend




2. Subscribe to my blog via email on Feedburner

Enter your email address:

Delivered by FeedBurner

3. Follow me on Twitter and leave a comment with your username




4. Tweet about this giveaway and leave a direct link to your tweet (one tweet per day). You can copy and paste the following tweet:


Win a General Mills Prize Pack @atticgirl76 Ends 7/4 http://tinyurl.com/62kjxc6 #giveaway #myblogspark





5. Add The Attic Girl button and/or my store button to your blog and leave the link (one entry for each button)






This giveaway ends: Monday July 4th at 12:00 Midnight EST and is open to US residents 18 and older only. Winner will be chosen randomly, emailed, and will have 48 hours to respond or another will be drawn. This prize will be directly shipped from the sponsor.


Disclaimer: The information, prize pack, and prize pack to give away were all provided to me from General Mills through MyBlogSpark. Myblogspark is responsible for shipping prize to the winner. For more information, see my Disclosure Policy.