Lucky Charms seems to be as healthy as Cheerios if you look at the side of the box! Why is it thought as bad?

Question

Seriously, Cheerios has one more gram of fat, they have the same amount of calories, they both have no cholesterol, and Lucky Charms is only SLIGHTLY behind on the vitamins and minerals part!! Sooooooo why is Cheerios so healthy but Lucky Charms is a nono?

Answer 1

I'm sure a few years ago it was probably a lot worse, but since General Mills started making all of their cereal with whole grains, a lot more cereals are a lot more healthy for you. Besides, cereal is processed and stuffed with vitamins b/c it's a good way to sneak it into the kids! ;) The Lucky Charms may have more sugar in it is probably the only difference....and sugar affects children!! And of course....even if it has the same amount of calories...our bodies burn calories differently.



If you had a pile of broccoli and the equivalent of it's calories in apple pie....common sense tells you that your body is going to process it completely differently! Ya know?



Personally, I buy any kind of cereal anymore--so long as it's made with whole grains...none of those are any worse for you than the next box.

Answer 2

Lucky Charms Cheerios Froot Loops

Answer 3

Actually the difference is very little. The actual grain part is the same. The only difference is the lucky charms will have a slightly higher calorie count due to the simple sugars used for the puffed "marshmellow" which actually isn't nearly as bad as it could be.

Answer 4

The marshmellows are prpbably why-but I don't think Cheerios are really marketed as being "healthy",just not as unhealthy.

And Lauren-have you ever heard of oatmeal or All Bran? Both proven to lower cholesterol. Matter of fact any whole grain will do it.

Answer 5

i think its because lucky charms has more sugar. and also i heard that cheerios is the only cereal proven to lower cholesterol. i'm not sure whats in it, that makes it do that, but yeah, i guess thats why

Answer 6

Marshmellows = pure sugar

Answer 7

its sugar amounts lucky charm has those marshmellows full of sugar

Answer 8

Because it has all those little marshmallows. What about the sugar content? How different is it there?

Answer 9

i would bet lucky charms has MORE SUGAR..(have you ever eaten cheerios wihtout sugar..yuck)

Answer 10

Did you check the SUGAR levels out???

Answer 11

SUGAR. its not that great for people.