Day 1: Oh Cheerios. My beloved breakfast -- a small bowl of Cheerios piled high with frozen blueberries -- is the first thing to go. With a glycemic index ranking of 74, they're out. I try blueberries on oatmeal instead. It's good, but it could use some sugar. Somehow, I suspect that would defeat the purpose.

In fact, while looking for some information on the glycemic load of Cheerios, I discovered that even after this week is over, I might want to make the switch to oatmeal a permanent one. Cheerios -- while being one of the healthier processed cereals out there -- is still less nutritious than oatmeal, a "whole" food.

Maybe I could get used to oatmeal and blueberries after all.

Have you been wondering why it seems that so many more women have been giving birth to boy babies lately? According to British scientists, it could be because more women are eating a healthy diet.

Apparently, there is a link between skipping breakfast and not getting a wide range of calories and nutrients and having a baby girl. They really think that having breakfast cereal once a day produces more male offspring.

Critics are all over this one, and I say with good reason. First of all, processed breakfast cereal is not a part of a good diet in my opinion. The study's results should have focused more on the wide range of nutrients throughout the day that were important. Are we just trying to sell cereal for the big name food industry?

A healthy diet when you are pregnant -- heck, anytime -- is always a good idea, but don't be looking for a baby boy to be a sure thing out of the deal.

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