The Question: Do you eat cereal for dinner?
My situation: Wife thinks I'm insane for letting the kids have Fruity Pebbles for dinner while she's at book club. I say it's got grain, it's got milk for calcium, it's a W. She says it's "not a real meal."
Who's right? Asking for a friend (it's me, I'm the friend)
HOWEVER - Fruity Pebbles specifically aren't great nutritionally lol. If you're gonna cereal dinner might as well pick one with actual protein and fiber? But yeah the concept isn't insane.
I'm team wife on this one. Once in a while sure, but it shouldn't be the go-to. Your wife will bring it up forever
Okay but like... cereal isn't worse than a lot of other meals? It's got carbs, protein from milk, some vitamins usually. Your wife's being a little judgey about this.
The compromise is probably 'cereal is fine sometimes but maybe add some fruit or toast or something?' That way your wife feels like there's at least token effort and the kids still get the easy meal.
My wife and I had this fight and the compromise is cereal is fine as a SIDE but not the whole dinner. That actually works
The 'real meal' thing is so weirdly defined though. Is homemade chicken more real than cereal? What about like, grilled cheese? The categories are arbitrary.
You're right that it's got the basics but also your wife might just be annoyed that you're not cooking when she's gone? That could be the real issue, not the nutritional content.
Cereal for dinner is fine occasionally but if it's every time she's gone you're gonna have a problem with your wife. Compromise: cereal dinner once a week maybe?
Just add some fruit or protein. Cereal + milk + toast + scrambled eggs = actually balanced. The cereal alone is the problem
This is peak 'dad substitute weird dinner' energy and I'm here for it. Occasional cereal dinner isn't going to hurt them. Would your wife rather you stress about cooking or just feed them something quick?
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The 'not a real meal' thing is kind of a fair point honestly. Cereal + milk + maybe a piece of fruit on the side = legitimate dinner. Just the cereal alone is...borderline
Fruity Pebbles specifically though is basically dessert. If you're gonna do cereal dinner at least pick something with actual nutritional content