I like sugary cereal. I don’t like mushy foods. So I’ve never eaten oatmeal or grits, and I’ve always chosen Froot Loops over Shredded Wheat. But I made a better choice at the grocery store on Monday by picking up Shredded Wheat ‘n Bran instead of the yummier Oatmeal Squares that I’ve been eating since the former has less than 1 gram of sugar, as opposed to the latter’s many grams of sugar. I’ve been mixing the Oatmeal Squares with Cheerios, which I do enjoy, so I thought I could get away with doing the same to the Shredded Wheat squares. Adding a bit of raisins would provide some sweetness that is better than sugar, even if dried fruits don’t count as a fruit or “free” item in the big picture. I’m just focusing on cutting out the things that are not the best choices, so this was a good step in the right direction.
Here’s the problem… I don’t like mushy foods. And shredded wheat gets very mushy, very quickly. It gets mushy quicker than the Cheerios. And because I’m pretty hungry by the time I actually get around to breakfast, I always pour more into the bowl than I should and it always, always gets mushy before I can eat it all. [Let's not focus on the obvious solution of pouring less into the bowl. Let's focus on the issue of mushy, okay?] So, today I chose a good breakfast and it got mushy before I could finish half of it. How did I cope with this? I ignored the cereal and just ate up the good stuff.
I think I should learn to appreciate granola.
