No thanks. I like my family to eat a little healthier than Fruit Loops.

That’s a little bit of biased advice. Porridge is a better option than Kelloggs. Or eggs on toast. Or beans on toast….

What an out of touch, crazy suggestion. Who cares about the nutritional needs of those less fortunate is how I read it. Some people really don’t understand their advantages.

Sorry but I completely disagree. Would never give my family cereal for dinner and especially cereals loaded with high sugar content.

Lol fruit loops are $10 for a small box! That’s not an affordable price as a treat to my family, let alone as dinner! And the amount of sugar… and right before bed? Yeah nah not for us. Maybe as a dessert!
We do buy coco pops on special at times to use for dessert, but not for dinner.

Alot already do this to balance the cost of food out but it’s the people that are too lazy to shop around for good valued priced food and peoplr that are too lazy too cook

I don’t personally think cereal is a good dinner choice but I wouldn’t judge others who choose to give it for dinner.. personally I’d just do a jacket potato with beans and cheese or 2 minute noodles if I wanted a lazy dinner.

Nothing wrong with having cereal for lunch or dinner as long as you opt for one that’s healthy, this guy’s obviously thinking of their profit margin. We have occasionally had cereal for lunch or dinner but when we do we go for cereals similar to muesli (with nuts & fruit etc) because at least they’re relatively healthy definitely not would not recommend fruit loops would have to be one of the most unhealthiest cereals on the market.

Wow, that sugary rubbish shouldn’t even be served for breakfast, let alone a substitute for a healthy dinner. I am appalled! My three daughters, all in their 30’s, ate healthy meals, even though I was on a tight budget. I rarely gave them sugary cereals for breakfast.

No, if you want to go affordable, buy homebrand :p

Not good advice at all… there are so many more nutritious meals out there on the cheap. Tuna, beans and pasta? Chicken drumsticks and rice?

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  I agree; the food you listed are all budget friendly and tummy filling options.

Yeah no, it really shouldn’t have to come to this..

Just lower other nutritional foods instead! Why should families feed their kids cereal for dinner just to get by… stupid idea

While my kids would probably be happy to do this, it’s a no from me and to be honest I’m pretty sure i could come up with something with more nutritional value and less sugar than cereal for less money anyway.

Kelloggs boss is obviously thinking of his pocket.
Kids should be eating a healthy nutritional breakfast.

Cereal for breakfast is already not a good choice, let alone for dinner ! I get it when there’s nothing else to eat and you have creal & milk at home, you will offer that. But it’s important to offer nutritious food so we can function well.

Not something we’ll be adopting in our house. The amount of sugar in cereals concerns me and there isn’t a lot of nutritional value there.

No thank you. We will choose a good protein breakfast over sugar for breakfast.

No thanks; we will not be changing to cereal for dinner.

Sugary cereals are obviously a bad thing to be promoting, especially only hours before bed. But it does normalise the idea that not every dinner has to be a prepared meal. Trying to be better with money, my family have set nights each week where dinner is ‘a frozen meal bought on special’ (less than $5 per person), ‘something on toast’ night (spaghetti, eggs, baked beans etc), ‘leftover night’ (where you can only eat food already cooked previously) and ‘make dinner using at least one random ingredient that is in the cupboard unused for months’. That way we are constantly aware of our overall budget and not wasting food.