Anonymous wrote:M&Ms for breakfast?

I was surprised by the amount of fat free yoghurt (sorry, it's spelt that way where I come from too) in supermarkets here. Finding whole milk yoghurt with no added sugar is far more tricky! I haven't found any kid branded stuff without added sugar.

There are some full fat yogurt/yoghurts at Trader Joes that don't have tons of sugar added. They aren't kid-branded, but they do come in pretty colors/colours, so they still appeal to kids.

Anonymous wrote:I buy these too. I also consider it to be dessert replacement.

This. I buy these every once in a while - maybe two to three times a year and consider it a treat/dessert. The Reeses Pieces one is so yummy.

I buy these too. I also consider it to be dessert replacement.

I can't believe you are only noticing this now (candy topped yogurt!) I remember my "big sister" (college) was addicted to them--this was in 1993. They've been around a LONG time.

Anonymous wrote:We buy it. My son will barely eat anything that has calcium in it. So for a awhile, if we bought the yogurt with candy he would even accept it as dessert. So it was worth the extra sugar.

This is us too. My daughter will eat it and it has calcium. I know about the sugar, but I also want her to grow. Gaining weight would be a plus too. It is hard to be 7 and weigh under 40 lbs...

DD eats these at lunch. Compared to the total junk I used to eat, this isn't really that bad. I also found out that instead of mixing the m&ms in, she actually mixes in dried strawberries, and then eats the m&ms for dessert. Yes, it has sugar in it. I have decided not to get my panties in a bunch about it.

We buy it. My son will barely eat anything that has calcium in it. So for a awhile, if we bought the yogurt with candy he would even accept it as dessert. So it was worth the extra sugar.

News flash!
The whole low-fat thing is bogus.
I have no idea why one would give candy to a child as part of a meal.
The sugar content in most of these yogurts is alarming.

Anonymous wrote:why spell yogurt with an H?

It's the Pimmit Hills spelling. Duh.

My kids eat them as after school snacks - a little protein and a treat.

Yes, this. The kid yogurt is generally so nasty. I do allow the tubes for lunches since we're always trying to get more dairy into our child, but the candy yogurts are too gross. And I'm someone who loves dessert!

Yup. You don't need to buy the kid branded stuff. Mine eats plain yogurt with berries or applesauce.

Anonymous wrote:M&Ms for breakfast?

I was surprised by the amount of fat free yoghurt (sorry, it's spelt that way where I come from too) in supermarkets here. Finding whole milk yoghurt with no added sugar is far more tricky! I haven't found any kid branded stuff without added sugar.

So why not buy the adult-branded stuff and give it to your kid? I buy the big tubs of plain yogurt and separate it out into portions to give to my kid.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why are pps being so obnoxious about the h in yoghurt? Are you not aware that it is a legitimate alternate spelling frequently used elsewhere in the world?

Because this is a DC forum and in the US there is only one spelling. Yoghurt isn't an alternate spelling here. Do you also spell colour wrong?

Where does say that "yogurt" is the only spelling in the U.S.? Every english dictionary I've seen lists both spellings as okay.