So let’s break it down.

On the front of Lucky Charms we have a colorful eye catching picture and it says whole grain guaranteed and good source of calcium and vitamin D. On this box there is a new pot of gold marshmallow.

What is actually in this cereal?

Ingredients: Whole Grain Oats, Marshmallows (Sugar, Modified Corn  Starch, Corn Syrup [sugar], Dextrose [sugar], Gelatin, Calcium Carbonate, Yellow 5 & 6, Blue 1, Red 40) Sugar, Oat Flour, Corn Syrup [sugar], Corn Starch, Salt, Trisodium Phosphate, Color Added and Artificial flavor.

Those marshmallows sure have a lot of sugar and dye in them. Three out of those nine ingredients are sugar and four are dye.

Okay so what I got from the front was I am suppose to get whole
grains and good source of calcium and vitamin D. When I read the
ingredients I see two things possibly giving me whole grains which is
the whole grain oats and the oat flour. Not so sure what kind of grains
your really getting there or vitamins in that matter…..most of the ingredients are basically sugar and unknown ingredients.

Do you really want to put that in your body? What I’m trying to point out here is that their marketing team does a really good job masking what is really in the cereal by putting pretty pictures and words on the front of the box.

I don’t know about you but that opened my eyes to what was really in that cereal. I definitely won’t be picking up a box of lucky charms any time soon.

Affirmation of the Week:

I WELCOME CHANGE
CHANGE IS FULL OF OPPORTUNITIES FOR ME

Tip of the Week:

Take the avocados that you want to ripen faster and put them in
a sealed brown paper bag overnight. When you wake up the next
morning the avocados should be noticeably softer. If you want them
softer leave them in longer.