Hi! I'm Lucy. And today I'm going to tell you a secret I discovered two weeks ago that changed my mornings forever. It's called: The Mystery of the Singing Cereals.
The Problem with Every Morning
Every morning was the same. My mom would put the colorful cereal box with the cartoon tiger on the table. I'd eat them, and ten minutes later, I was hungry again. At school, by 11 o'clock, my stomach would roar like an angry lion.
—Why am I hungry so soon? —I asked Mom one day.
—Because those cereals are full of sugar, Lucy. It's like eating candy with milk. They give you quick energy, but then it runs out right away.
Meeting Otis the Oat
The following Saturday, I went to the supermarket with Mom. While she looked at the vegetables, I snuck off to the cereal aisle. There they were, as always: the smiling tiger, the jumping monkey. But then, in a bottom corner, I saw a different box. It was simple, with drawings of golden oats. And I heard something strange...
"Psssst... Lucy... down here..."
It was Otis the Oat flake. He told me he was a real cereal, with no added sugar, and that he had magical powers.
—If you eat me with fresh fruit and a little bit of honey, I give you energy for the whole morning. Not for ten minutes. For the WHOLE day.
The Big Surprise
The next morning, I made my first bowl. I put in milk, oat flakes, banana, strawberries, walnuts, and honey. The first bite was... creamy and delicious! And then something incredible happened. I started chewing and... the cereals started to sing!
I went to school. 11 o'clock came. And then I realized: I wasn't hungry! My stomach was calm, happy. Now I know the difference between food that takes care of you and food that tricks you.