Whole Grain Goodness (and my first giveaway!)

Recently, General Mills announced that they are switching to whole grains for their line of breakfast. I'm so excited! We have been making the transition to whole grains for a couple of years. Bread was easy, pasta's a bit harder!

A couple of years ago, I was reading about sugar and children. It turns out, that our bodies treat white flours almost exactly like sugar! We have energy right away, but it doesn't last. Whole grains take longer for the body to break down, providing a source of energy for a longer period of time. My children are pretty active, and I have one who becomes incapable of sitting still for even thirty seconds after just one piece of candy. Cutting our sugars and white flours has been an adjustment, but I can totally see the difference in him when we are consistent with this. Read about the health benefits of eating breakfast cereal here.

So, back to the cereal... I received four free boxes of cereal from General Mills via My Blog Spark. I picked up two this week, and I'm glad to have a quick, easy, nutritious option for my children's breakfast. If you visit this link, you'll be able to get $1 off a box of General Mills cereal. I'd like to offer the other two boxes of free cereal to one reader. Here's how to enter:

1. Leave a comment with your favorite General Mills cereal, and e-mail contact.

2. Become a follower or subscriber and leave another comment. [How to become a follower: click the link on the right of the blog that says "follower" to follow using blogger. Click the link that says "subscribe to posts" to choose another reader.]

The winner will be drawn on Monday, January 11th and contacted via e-mail. Good luck!

Update: A winner has been chosen! View this page to see who won!