I didn’t even notice the formula for Nutri-Grain had been changed. Why would I? It’s not the sort of thing a busy mum will notice. And it’s certainly not the sort of thing my son Philip, 12, would notice.
Philip tends to do everything in a rush these days. I can barely get him to sit still for a few minutes to even eat his meals. He crams in his breakfast and runs off to school.
I barely see him after he gets home before he’s off for a bike ride. Then there’s soccer training, homework, other games, and I don’t know where he gets the energy.
Knowing he is eating as healthily as possible, even if he does eat quite a few packaged foods, leaves me feeling confident that he will have enough energy to get through his insanely busy day.
And that’s where the Nutri-Grain comes in. It’s been my son’s favourite cereal since he was little. We’ve been eating it for almost ten years. There’s always a box of it sitting on our kitchen bench next to our other breakfast cereals.