Is it bad that I let my kids eat cereal for dinner sometimes?

Jan 10·1 min read

Okay, real talk. Sometimes after a particularly brutal day with work and kids, I'll just let them eat a bowl of cereal for dinner instead of actually cooking something. My wife gives me this look like I'm poisoning them but like... cereal has milk, right? That's calcium. I'm not doing it every night, maybe once a week max, but is this something I should feel guilty about or am I overthinking it?

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Comments(6)

JJasonRegularJan 11

Throw some banana slices in there and suddenly you feel like you've added nutrition. I'm not a nutritionist but I'm also not worried about cereal for dinner occasionally.

DDanny K.RegularJan 10

What matters is you're feeding them and keeping your sanity. Days happen. The guilt isn't worth it.

DDanielRegularJan 11

Real talk back at you, I do this probably twice a month and nobody's died yet. My wife used to judge me hard but then she had a brutal day and now we're both cereal dinner parents.

JJasonNew DadJan 11

The fact that you're even asking this question tells me you're not a bad parent. Bad parents don't worry about this stuff. You're good.

KKeith L.RegularJan 12

Not bad at all man. A bowl of cereal and some fruit on the side and you've covered it. Sometimes survival is the win for that day.

MMarcusNew DadJan 12

My kids actually prefer cereal dinner to some of the stuff I cook, so I've stopped feeling bad about it. They're eating, it's fast, everyone wins.