The reason Cheerios are so good is that they do not "melt" in the cereal
bowl, or toilet bowl, for that matter! The reason for that is that they are
manufactured with something called trisodium phosphate - TSP. Phosphates are
used as cleaning products, and do a really good job. They are also
responsible for algal bloom in lakes and rivers, removing oxygen from the
water, and killing off quite a bit of the life within the waterway.

It does make one wonder what this TSP does to the digestive tract of a baby?
Probably another good reason not to use Cheerios, unfortunately.

To bring this to a breastfeeding related topic, a speech therapist attending
one of my LLL Meetings told the mothers that they needed to get their babies
eating solid foods, as soon as possible, because otherwise the baby would
never learn to move food from the front to the back of the mouth. She felt
Cheerios were a good start. Oh, the wonderful memories of teaching the
professional...

Best wishes,
Sam Doak


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I must discuss this with my granddaughter to warn her against buying
them for use as "targets" in the toilet bowl when my great grandson will
be toilet training in a year or so. A "time-honored" tradition among her
young male relatives will have to be broken with this next generation.

Jean>

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