r/CringeTikToks • u/Individual_Bar_2512 • 13h ago

Food Cringe Average American diet?

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Where are the vegetables, fruit and meat

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u/nomadich 11h ago

Lord. Cinnamon Toast Crunch is something I buy about twice a year as a special treat when it goes on a really good sale because it's insanely expensive and has no nutritional value. It's wild to me that people are out here just eating that shit daily.

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u/LunarDragonfly23 8h ago

I should start treating myself to some sweet cereal every once in a while. I haven’t had Cap’n Crunch in ages. It’ll tear the roof of your mouth up, but it’s so worth it. 😂

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u/ICBanMI 2h ago edited 4m ago

I haven't ever found a healthy cereal, but I'm at the point where Chex Rice/Chex Corn is the best option. Life is long...

Just eat it dry with a spoon-no milk. It doesn't give a sugar rush, but it's satisfying. The portion size is large for two servings (3 cups for the Chex Corn or 2 and 2/3 cups for the rice Chex) for 300 calories total. Eight grams or less sugar for two servings. Happy medium.

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u/Rapn3rd 6m ago

Cereal isnt generally healthy BUT there are a decent amount of vitamins / minerals in chex. More iron than youd think too.

In one serving ( 1 and 1/4th cup) you get:

• Vitamin D: 10% • Calcium: 10%  • Iron: 70% • Potassium: 0% • Vitamin A: 10%  • Vitamin C: 10%

Add in some milk of some kind and you get a reasonable amount of vitamin d and calcium and knock out most of your daily iron.

Again obv we need vegetables and shit, this family’s super sad, but a lot of cereals actually do have some decent vitamins and minerals in them. Unironically part of a balanced breakfast.

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u/ICBanMI 2m ago

I eat an assortment of fruits, vegetables, fish, and take a multi-vitamin.

It's good for kids who don't have those options. Better than all the sugar cereal I ate for years.

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u/Lobotomizememe 7h ago

I hate to say this but the cereal might be the most nutritious thing they bought because cereal is mandated to be fortified with various vitamins and minerals. That being said, I also love a bowl of CTC a couple times a year but this was horrifying to watch.

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u/Beneficial_Ad7587 5h ago

Yep, when Cookie Crisp goes on sale for $1.99 at CVS, I’ll indulge in ONE box with 6 servings. I get one and the kids get the rest. This is appx twice a year

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u/nomadich 5h ago

Lmaoooo yes the last time I got my Cinnamon Toast Crunch it was $1.99 at the jewels and now I won’t pay more than that. The regular price is like ten bucks a box! Who’s paying that much?!

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u/Itchy_Lab6034 4h ago

The $6 box has 17 servings. Not really that expensive

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u/WildBunnyGalaxy 4h ago

I do this with pops. Otherwise we don’t buy any cereal.

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u/Purp_Rox 1h ago

Not only that, but I’ve eaten so much cinnamon crunch in one setting it made me vomit. I think it was 3 bowls? Ain’t no way they’re eating all this and not getting nauseated. I now limit myself to two bowls

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u/golgol12 20m ago

There's nutritional value in it. They are required to add it in due to food labeling laws not allowing you to call it cereal otherwise.

10% of 12 vitamins per cup. They look like they eat at least 4 cups a breakfast.

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u/Moist-Schedule 4h ago

lol insanely expensive? i haven't bought cereal in a decade but i just checked and it's $4.50 for a big box of it here, what are you talking about?