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Old 20-11-2010, 13:33
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I would say the cut of age is 24 (post student) any time after that anyone who continues to eat them I would treat with a great deal of suspicion.
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Old 20-11-2010, 13:38
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I would say the cut of age is 24 (post student) any time after that anyone who continues to eat them I would treat with a great deal of suspicion.
And the reason for that would be.........?
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Old 20-11-2010, 13:39
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No child should eat this vile sugar laden rubbish

It creates a sugar spike, excitable behaviour and then a crash and empty tummy just as they hit school

shame on any parent who falls for the marketing con
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Old 20-11-2010, 13:40
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And the reason for that would be.........?
They are meant for children and I guess students might eat then in a sort of post ironic way but why else would someone past those stages eat them? I think it would be very weird to say the least.
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Old 20-11-2010, 13:43
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i thought coco pops were for everyone not diabetic (yet)
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Old 20-11-2010, 13:43
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They are meant for children and I guess students might eat then in a sort of post ironic way but why else would someone past those stages eat them? I think it would be very weird to say the least.
not as weird as forcing them on children
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Old 20-11-2010, 13:45
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Shouldn't be allowed to start eating them until you can read and understand what is in them, hopefully by then you would know better anyway
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Old 20-11-2010, 13:45
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They are meant for children and I guess students might eat then in a sort of post ironic way but why else would someone past those stages eat them? I think it would be very weird to say the least.
Weirder than somebody fixating on what breakfast cereals other people eat?
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Old 20-11-2010, 13:48
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Weirder than somebody fixating on what breakfast cereals other people eat?
Be careful, everything you say now may be treated with a great deal of suspicion!
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Old 20-11-2010, 13:51
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Never!
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Old 20-11-2010, 13:54
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Be careful, everything you say now may be treated with a great deal of suspicion!
It's ok, I happily eat coco pops and don't mind admitting it! I'm not gonna shell out extra money for separate cereal for myself when I have finally found a brand my Autistic child will actually eat, especially as I only eat cereal once in a blue moon, I have far more important things to spend my money on
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Old 20-11-2010, 14:01
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No child should eat this vile sugar laden rubbish

It creates a sugar spike, excitable behaviour and then a crash and empty tummy just as they hit school

shame on any parent who falls for the marketing con
More shame on any parent who peddles the myth of the sugar rush.
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Old 20-11-2010, 14:03
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Thankfully my son has simple tastes, he's very happy with porridge, failing that Weetabix.
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Old 20-11-2010, 14:06
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More shame on any parent who peddles the myth of the sugar rush.
its no myth

have some children round and then feed them a dose of sugar in either sweets or cereal and watch them go

its a reality
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Old 20-11-2010, 14:08
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More shame on any parent who peddles the myth of the sugar rush.
+1

The only food that I've ever seen turn my son into a "Tasmanian Devil" is actually Oats It doesn't matter what form they take either, whether it's flapjack or porridge or processed cereal, they all have the same reaction.

My family must have the strangest genetic coding in the country!
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Old 20-11-2010, 14:09
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its no myth

have some children round and then feed them a dose of sugar in either sweets or cereal and watch them go

its a reality
I am a parent of two, I know from my own experience (as well as, y'know, actually doing some research into it) that it's a load of old balls.
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Old 20-11-2010, 14:10
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I wouldn't advise starting.
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Old 20-11-2010, 14:11
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My son has coco pops some mornings and he's just as lazy and laid back after eating them as he was before. I wish they did work but they don't. The only thing that's ever got him a bit hyper is coke.
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Old 20-11-2010, 14:12
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I'm going to buy some Coco Pops today just because of this thread

Originally Posted by netcurtains
My son has coco pops some mornings and he's just as lazy and laid back after eating them as he was before. I wish they did work but they don't. The only thing that's ever got him a bit hyper is coke.
You give your son cocaine?
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Old 20-11-2010, 14:13
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My son has coco pops some mornings and he's just as lazy and laid back after eating them as he was before. I wish they did work but they don't. The only thing that's ever got him a bit hyper is coke.
what is wrong with giving him a breakfast that will fill him up and so him some good, or why not just give him a mars bar and save milk?
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Old 20-11-2010, 14:14
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I would say the cut of age is 24 (post student) any time after that anyone who continues to eat them I would treat with a great deal of suspicion.
I love this post, the title and the whole thing. Genius
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Old 20-11-2010, 14:16
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its no myth

have some children round and then feed them a dose of sugar in either sweets or cereal and watch them go

its a reality
Cocaine works too...
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Old 20-11-2010, 14:18
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The Coco Pops ad Kellogg's should be ashamed of
A poster aimed at schoolkids for a cereal that is 35% sugar is not 'socially irresponsible', says the ASA, but parents know better

http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisf...schoolchildren
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Old 20-11-2010, 14:18
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what is wrong with giving him a breakfast that will fill him up and so him some good, or why not just give him a mars bar and save milk?
He doesn't like mars bars. They're too big and chewy and he's too lazy to go in for all that chewing. Some mornings he has cornflakes, some mornings pancakes or brioche rolls, some mornings he'll have porridge or weetabix, some mornings he'll have toast and marmite, he likes yogurt and fromage frais too with a banana and some mornings he'll have coco pops. Variety is the spice of life.
In my home there is no good and bad food, there's just food.
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Old 20-11-2010, 14:19
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I'm going to buy some Coco Pops today just because of this thread



You give your son cocaine?
Only when I really need to get him moving.
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