You may have read a few months ago that I decided to limit the amount of sugar my kids eat. They eat a ton of cereal, and I was buying those huge generic bags of “fruit rings” and “corn pops” every week. (Ha. I typed “corn poops” right now. Irony?) It occurred to me one day that I NEVER got to eat sugar cereal when I was a kid, so why should my kids get to have it? They already have seven thousand cartoon channels on cable. Out with the sugary crap. Oddly enough, they didn’t fight the change one bit. They’ve been perfectly happy eating less sugar! I’ve been reading labels on all the cereal I buy and I look for cereal with less than 10 grams of sugar per serving. (Ideally, even less than that!)
Recently, I had a chance to sample a new line of EnviroKidz cereals from Nature’s Path – Leapin’ Lemurs and Penguin Puffs. Both are organic, lower sugar, whole grain cereals, and the Leapin Lemurs is Gluten Free! Both have 8 grams of sugar per serving.
Here’s what the press release had to say:
With Leapin’ Lemurs – a delicious gluten-free pairing of peanut butter balls and chocolate balls, and Penguin Puffs – a crunchy blend of kamut, quinoa and corn – kids will be eating healthy, organic, non-GMO ingredients, consuming less sugar, fat and sodium, and getting more whole grains into their cereal bowls, while still enjoying a great tasting breakfast.
EnviroKidz also teaches kids about the environment, habitat conservation and endangered species – 1% of yearly sales are donated to organizations such as The Lemur Conservation Foundation and The Defenders of Wildlife.
More importantly, here’s what my kids had to say:
“Yummy!”
“Tastes like chocolate!”
“I yike this cereal! I taste peanuts!”
“I ate all of it! I want more!”
I had a bowl of each kind, and they’re both really good. The Leapin’ Lemurs really isn’t all that sweet – if you’re used to Cap’n Crunch, it may take some getting used to. But if you eat lower sugar cereals anyway, you’ll probably like it a lot. The Penguin Puffs was actually my favorite. I think these will probably be making a regular appearance on our pantry shelf. We were all pretty pleased with them!
Would you like to try out these cereals for free? I’m giving away a box of each cereal right here, and all you need to do to win it is leave a comment on this entry. Entries accepted through June 21st.
LaLaGirl is the mother of a teenager and two young sets of twins. She's happily married, loves living in Colorado, and writes almost daily about married life, raising multiples, and parenting a child with autism.
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I’ve been trying to move away from the sugary cereals for the boys, too. They’ve been mostly okay with it, too. However, they still have poptarts and waffles with syrup. LOL
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I am always looking for ways to limit sugar, thanks for the great review
Me! Enter me!
I love reading your reviews Laura
Who said I yike it? LOL
Meganne – that would be Yexi. Hehe!
me me!! We limit sugar as well in our home as well as buy as much organic as possible and I try not to buy anything with high fructose corn syrup. Thanks for the great review Laura!
oooo…we’ve seen these a few times and have thought about getting them. Now that we know they taste good we’ll have to try them.
Seeing as how I consider myself a “cereologist”, I would like in on this action!
yuuuuum. i love envirokidz. vitamin cottage even sells bags of it and it was once affordable on amazon (maybe still so?).
We bought tons of the Gluten Free cereal for Gavin, and he didn’t like any of it. I was surprised cause it tasted good to me. He really only eats plain cheerios or cinnamon life.
Please add my name to your drawing. My girls and the boyfriend of the my oldest love cereal. I stock up when I can it buy one/get one free. They would probably love this!
Would love to try this–Please enter me in your drawing. Thank you!
I have three kids who I’d love to win this for! Thanks!
Entry please ~ really hope to win!
Thanks…those sound delicious. We’re buying more and more organic products in this household.
Would love to try these for my boys! Thank you for the giveaway!
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