Which of these 2 Cereals should I eat? (Harder than I thought)
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feisty_bucket wrote: »Because it's disgusting. Your taste buds should mature as an adult. And if they don't, you should at least have the common sense to know that it's pure junk.
Awesome, She has spoken. Let me tell y'all about my disgusting, filthy bowls of Lucky Charms and Captain Crunch today (but store brand knock-offs because I'm not a sucker).
First, I grabbed my LC (as it call it) and tenderly (but firmly!) opened the box top. The plastic bag inside yielded to my touch and parted for my eager tongue. Excitedly, I raised the box to the sky and looked up within. A shower of green clovers and blue diamonds was my lusty reward, all over my joyful face and cascading down my body.
But I was insatiable! Captain Crunch was next. I ripped off the box top and swung wildly, the hard crunchy cereal spraying across the floor! I took off my clothes and knelt down for my reward, rolling with great abandon. Grinding the cereal into a fine, yellow powder on my Italian marble floor.
This continued for a half-hour session. Then I rinsed off with a jug of milk and tipped my Cereal Assistant an extra $50. "See you next Monday, Esmerelda. Oh, and bring the Fruity Pebbles next time." I winked and did double-finger guns as she left my estate, and then I took a well-deserved nap.
How was your day?
P.S. - Cap'n Crunch Peanut Butter Cereal FTW!0 -
Neither - why eat something processed that comes out of a factory when you could have something like scrambled eggs and mushrooms?0
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feisty_bucket wrote: »Because it's disgusting. Your taste buds should mature as an adult. And if they don't, you should at least have the common sense to know that it's pure junk.
Awesome, She has spoken. Let me tell y'all about my disgusting, filthy bowls of Lucky Charms and Captain Crunch today (but store brand knock-offs because I'm not a sucker).
First, I grabbed my LC (as it call it) and tenderly (but firmly!) opened the box top. The plastic bag inside yielded to my touch and parted for my eager tongue. Excitedly, I raised the box to the sky and looked up within. A shower of green clovers and blue diamonds was my lusty reward, all over my joyful face and cascading down my body.
But I was insatiable! Captain Crunch was next. I ripped off the box top and swung wildly, the hard crunchy cereal spraying across the floor! I took off my clothes and knelt down for my reward, rolling with great abandon. Grinding the cereal into a fine, yellow powder on my Italian marble floor.
This continued for a half-hour session. Then I rinsed off with a jug of milk and tipped my Cereal Assistant an extra $50. "See you next Monday, Esmerelda. Oh, and bring the Fruity Pebbles next time." I winked and did double-finger guns as she left my estate, and then I took a well-deserved nap.
How was your day?
P.S. - Cap'n Crunch Peanut Butter Cereal FTW!
Ooooooh, that's my next cereal after I finish up the box of Count Chocula.
And if immature tastebuds are wrong, I don't wanna be right.
Aaaaaaand the gram to calorie ratio of the Apple Jacks are pretty much on par with the Kashi cereal.0 -
revolucia78 wrote: »Both are fine for losing weight as long as you stay within your calorie goal/macros. It doesn't matter which one you eat unless you have individual goals such as eating more whole grain, eating less sugar, etc.
THIS. I would tend toward the higher fiber one, but both are fine. Neither is better or worse in and of itself.0 -
gettingreallyfedupnow wrote: »Neither - why eat something processed that comes out of a factory when you could have something like scrambled eggs and mushrooms?
a. Because there is nothing bad about eating processed foods, there are many that offer a variety of both macro and micro nutrients and simply the fact that they are "processed" does not negate the nutrition within them.
b. Because (and I'm guessing here) OP was eating breakfast in a place where she didn't have access to a stove to prepare a fresh egg/mushroom scramble.
c. Because cereal is tasty?
d. all of the above0 -
Health and weight loss do not always go hand in hand. Less calories are optimal for weight loss; however, better nutrients are optimal for health. Just stay in your caloric range and try to make smart choices.0
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mollyreports wrote: »brian_gunther wrote: »We're going to need a verdict posted here, OP. Was it the Apple Jacks or the Kashi? Hoping a decision was made since breakfast was like 9 hours ago...
So.. in case you all were wondering, I ended up eating both because the boxes were small
Paired with skim milk makes 300 calories.
And a few notes...
As I stated in the question, I know this is a trivial example and no I don't do this for every food haha, HOWEVER I thought it was a representative example of the whole Sugar vs Calories issue as I make future food decisions!
And Yes I do usually eat healthy food throughout the day (plain oatmeal or eggs for breakfast, wraps or salads for lunch, and meat / veggies / rice or noodle dishes for dinner as my boyfriend is a Japanese chef or I cook, we take turns). So today I was tired of oatmeal and felt like cereal, not the most nutritious choice but everything in moderation
I loved Apple Jacks as a kid though, sorry haters!
However I am thankful for all the feedback, the honey oats Kashi still tasted good, was more nutritious, and as many stated, larger portion size, so I'll most likely go with that one in the future.
And perhaps the combined laughing and shaking your head at some of these responses helped you with your daily calorie burn. 0 -
mollyreports wrote: »brian_gunther wrote: »We're going to need a verdict posted here, OP. Was it the Apple Jacks or the Kashi? Hoping a decision was made since breakfast was like 9 hours ago...
So.. in case you all were wondering, I ended up eating both because the boxes were small
Paired with skim milk makes 300 calories.
And a few notes...
As I stated in the question, I know this is a trivial example and no I don't do this for every food haha, HOWEVER I thought it was a representative example of the whole Sugar vs Calories issue as I make future food decisions!
And Yes I do usually eat healthy food throughout the day (plain oatmeal or eggs for breakfast, wraps or salads for lunch, and meat / veggies / rice or noodle dishes for dinner as my boyfriend is a Japanese chef or I cook, we take turns). So today I was tired of oatmeal and felt like cereal, not the most nutritious choice but everything in moderation
I loved Apple Jacks as a kid though, sorry haters!
However I am thankful for all the feedback, the honey oats Kashi still tasted good, was more nutritious, and as many stated, larger portion size, so I'll most likely go with that one in the future.
And perhaps the combined laughing and shaking your head at some of these responses helped you with your daily calorie burn.
Better to laugh than the headache induced eyerolling it gave me.
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The winner is neither......My favorite warm cinnamon Kashi
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The winner is neither......My favorite warm cinnamon Kashi
But that has the exact same calories as the honey kashi.
I personally like plain cheerios. I did not grow up eating cold cereals so I don't have any nostalgic "taste of childhood" cereal. When I first picked up a cereal to try as an adult it was plain cheerios and it was kind of "imprinted" as the way a cereal is supposed to taste, so anything else tastes weird to me.0 -
Looking about both cereals in the OP photo, they both provide about 3.7 cals/g.
Given that the Kashi micros and macros (protein especially) seem to be more appropriate to what I'd want, and the serving size is likely to be more satiating, I would pick the Kashi on the numbers alone.
Of course, if the Kashi tastes like granulated sadness I would pick whatever's behind door number 3 (like an Egg McMuffin).
Everything else, to me, is irrelevant. Both are processed equally (and I don't care about that). Sugar is not my enemy. Mercola is a quack (I would check for myself if he said fire was hot).0 -
My taste buds are very immature so sometimes it might be 2 of these and a cup of coffee to keep me full for hours
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feisty_bucket wrote: »Because it's disgusting. Your taste buds should mature as an adult. And if they don't, you should at least have the common sense to know that it's pure junk.
Awesome, She has spoken. Let me tell y'all about my disgusting, filthy bowls of Lucky Charms and Captain Crunch today (but store brand knock-offs because I'm not a sucker).
First, I grabbed my LC (as it call it) and tenderly (but firmly!) opened the box top. The plastic bag inside yielded to my touch and parted for my eager tongue. Excitedly, I raised the box to the sky and looked up within. A shower of green clovers and blue diamonds was my lusty reward, all over my joyful face and cascading down my body.
But I was insatiable! Captain Crunch was next. I ripped off the box top and swung wildly, the hard crunchy cereal spraying across the floor! I took off my clothes and knelt down for my reward, rolling with great abandon. Grinding the cereal into a fine, yellow powder on my Italian marble floor.
This continued for a half-hour session. Then I rinsed off with a jug of milk and tipped my Cereal Assistant an extra $50. "See you next Monday, Esmerelda. Oh, and bring the Fruity Pebbles next time." I winked and did double-finger guns as she left my estate, and then I took a well-deserved nap.
How was your day?
P.S. - Cap'n Crunch Peanut Butter Cereal FTW!
OMG do you guys have any food group that doesn't come in a peanut butter version?? I'm so insanely jealous! We do not even have one peanut butter flavoured cereal, not a one
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Christine_72 wrote: »feisty_bucket wrote: »Because it's disgusting. Your taste buds should mature as an adult. And if they don't, you should at least have the common sense to know that it's pure junk.
Awesome, She has spoken. Let me tell y'all about my disgusting, filthy bowls of Lucky Charms and Captain Crunch today (but store brand knock-offs because I'm not a sucker).
First, I grabbed my LC (as it call it) and tenderly (but firmly!) opened the box top. The plastic bag inside yielded to my touch and parted for my eager tongue. Excitedly, I raised the box to the sky and looked up within. A shower of green clovers and blue diamonds was my lusty reward, all over my joyful face and cascading down my body.
But I was insatiable! Captain Crunch was next. I ripped off the box top and swung wildly, the hard crunchy cereal spraying across the floor! I took off my clothes and knelt down for my reward, rolling with great abandon. Grinding the cereal into a fine, yellow powder on my Italian marble floor.
This continued for a half-hour session. Then I rinsed off with a jug of milk and tipped my Cereal Assistant an extra $50. "See you next Monday, Esmerelda. Oh, and bring the Fruity Pebbles next time." I winked and did double-finger guns as she left my estate, and then I took a well-deserved nap.
How was your day?
P.S. - Cap'n Crunch Peanut Butter Cereal FTW!
OMG do you guys have any food group that doesn't come in a peanut butter version?? I'm so insanely jealous! We do not even have one peanut butter flavoured cereal, not a one
You'll just have to console yourself with a cadbury creme egg mcflurry...0 -
Health and weight loss do not always go hand in hand. Less calories are optimal for weight loss; however, better nutrients are optimal for health. Just stay in your caloric range and try to make smart choices.
There's a strong argument that it's healthier to be not obese and be short some nutrients than it is to be obese but hitting all your nutritional targets. Sure, it's better to hit both goals, but if I had to choose between the two, being a healthy weight is going to be my obvious preference every time.
But this is page seven of a "decide between two cereals" thread. WTAF is going on in here???0 -
Christine_72 wrote: »feisty_bucket wrote: »Because it's disgusting. Your taste buds should mature as an adult. And if they don't, you should at least have the common sense to know that it's pure junk.
Awesome, She has spoken. Let me tell y'all about my disgusting, filthy bowls of Lucky Charms and Captain Crunch today (but store brand knock-offs because I'm not a sucker).
First, I grabbed my LC (as it call it) and tenderly (but firmly!) opened the box top. The plastic bag inside yielded to my touch and parted for my eager tongue. Excitedly, I raised the box to the sky and looked up within. A shower of green clovers and blue diamonds was my lusty reward, all over my joyful face and cascading down my body.
But I was insatiable! Captain Crunch was next. I ripped off the box top and swung wildly, the hard crunchy cereal spraying across the floor! I took off my clothes and knelt down for my reward, rolling with great abandon. Grinding the cereal into a fine, yellow powder on my Italian marble floor.
This continued for a half-hour session. Then I rinsed off with a jug of milk and tipped my Cereal Assistant an extra $50. "See you next Monday, Esmerelda. Oh, and bring the Fruity Pebbles next time." I winked and did double-finger guns as she left my estate, and then I took a well-deserved nap.
How was your day?
P.S. - Cap'n Crunch Peanut Butter Cereal FTW!
OMG do you guys have any food group that doesn't come in a peanut butter version?? I'm so insanely jealous! We do not even have one peanut butter flavoured cereal, not a one
You'll just have to console yourself with a cadbury creme egg mcflurry...
IS THIS A REAL THING!?!?0 -
jofjltncb6 wrote: »Health and weight loss do not always go hand in hand. Less calories are optimal for weight loss; however, better nutrients are optimal for health. Just stay in your caloric range and try to make smart choices.
There's a strong argument that it's healthier to be not obese and be short some nutrients than it is to be obese but hitting all your nutritional targets. Sure, it's better to hit both goals, but if I had to choose between the two, being a healthy weight is going to be my obvious preference every time.
But this is page seven of a "decide between two cereals" thread. WTAF is going on in here???
Some people like apple jacks.
Some people think Kashi tastes like animal feed.
The majority verdict: Kashi for nutrition, AJ for taste
Choice in cereal = level of maturity.
Being an adult means your taste buds are no longer infant, child, prepubescent, or adolescent taste buds...therefore "children's food" should undoubtedly taste vile to you.
Cereal causes cancer.
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Christine_72 wrote: »feisty_bucket wrote: »Because it's disgusting. Your taste buds should mature as an adult. And if they don't, you should at least have the common sense to know that it's pure junk.
Awesome, She has spoken. Let me tell y'all about my disgusting, filthy bowls of Lucky Charms and Captain Crunch today (but store brand knock-offs because I'm not a sucker).
First, I grabbed my LC (as it call it) and tenderly (but firmly!) opened the box top. The plastic bag inside yielded to my touch and parted for my eager tongue. Excitedly, I raised the box to the sky and looked up within. A shower of green clovers and blue diamonds was my lusty reward, all over my joyful face and cascading down my body.
But I was insatiable! Captain Crunch was next. I ripped off the box top and swung wildly, the hard crunchy cereal spraying across the floor! I took off my clothes and knelt down for my reward, rolling with great abandon. Grinding the cereal into a fine, yellow powder on my Italian marble floor.
This continued for a half-hour session. Then I rinsed off with a jug of milk and tipped my Cereal Assistant an extra $50. "See you next Monday, Esmerelda. Oh, and bring the Fruity Pebbles next time." I winked and did double-finger guns as she left my estate, and then I took a well-deserved nap.
How was your day?
P.S. - Cap'n Crunch Peanut Butter Cereal FTW!
OMG do you guys have any food group that doesn't come in a peanut butter version?? I'm so insanely jealous! We do not even have one peanut butter flavoured cereal, not a one
You'll just have to console yourself with a cadbury creme egg mcflurry...
IS THIS A REAL THING!?!?
Apparently only in Australia.0 -
amusedmonkey wrote: »The winner is neither......My favorite warm cinnamon Kashi
But that has the exact same calories as the honey kashi.
I personally like plain cheerios. I did not grow up eating cold cereals so I don't have any nostalgic "taste of childhood" cereal. When I first picked up a cereal to try as an adult it was plain cheerios and it was kind of "imprinted" as the way a cereal is supposed to taste, so anything else tastes weird to me.
Yes - but she was comparing Apple Jacks (cinnamon & apple flavor) to plain oat cereal. The warm cinnamon Kashi is a more fair comparison to Apple Jacks.
But yes, the same fiber, protein, etc. as the plain Kashi.0 -
MommyMeggo wrote: »jofjltncb6 wrote: »Health and weight loss do not always go hand in hand. Less calories are optimal for weight loss; however, better nutrients are optimal for health. Just stay in your caloric range and try to make smart choices.
There's a strong argument that it's healthier to be not obese and be short some nutrients than it is to be obese but hitting all your nutritional targets. Sure, it's better to hit both goals, but if I had to choose between the two, being a healthy weight is going to be my obvious preference every time.
But this is page seven of a "decide between two cereals" thread. WTAF is going on in here???
Some people like apple jacks.
Some people think Kashi tastes like animal feed.
The majority verdict: Kashi for nutrition, AJ for taste
Choice in cereal = level of maturity.
Being an adult means your taste buds are no longer infant, child, prepubescent, or adolescent taste buds...therefore "children's food" should undoubtedly taste vile to you.
Cereal causes cancer.
My favorite cereal is dry Lucky Charms. I eat all of the cereal first and then enjoy the marshmallows all at once separately.
Does this say that I'm childish because Lucky Charms? Or adultish because I do my work first and then I get my reward? (I've always wondered about this question. Glad there's finally an MFP thread that will likely answer it for me.)0 -
amusedmonkey wrote: »The winner is neither......My favorite warm cinnamon Kashi
But that has the exact same calories as the honey kashi.
I personally like plain cheerios. I did not grow up eating cold cereals so I don't have any nostalgic "taste of childhood" cereal. When I first picked up a cereal to try as an adult it was plain cheerios and it was kind of "imprinted" as the way a cereal is supposed to taste, so anything else tastes weird to me.
Yes - but she was comparing Apple Jacks (cinnamon & apple flavor) to plain oat cereal. The warm cinnamon Kashi is a more fair comparison to Apple Jacks.
But yes, the same fiber, protein, etc. as the plain Kashi.
So you're saying it's like apples and oranges apple jacks and oat cereal?0 -
You want to go with the food that's less processed and stripped of nutrients. Probably the one with less added sugar. The first ingredient on the apple jacks box is sugar. Mostly likely white refined sugar. The sugar on the Kashi is Cane syrup which is less processed and better for you. I'd go Kashi 100%. Calories are not the most important thing when your trying to lose weight. Not all calories are created equal, you should always eat nutrient dense foods. Try to stick with whole foods and eat lots of fruit and veg. Cereal is really garbage food, so if you are going to eat it I would do so in moderation. Maybe oatmeal ( the real kind ) or I like to cut up a banana heat up peanut butter pour it over the banana and sprinkle on granola and unsweetened dried fruit like blueberries. Its soooop good and easy.
Where to even begin, does mfp have a roll eyes smilie?0 -
WinoGelato wrote: »amusedmonkey wrote: »The winner is neither......My favorite warm cinnamon Kashi
But that has the exact same calories as the honey kashi.
I personally like plain cheerios. I did not grow up eating cold cereals so I don't have any nostalgic "taste of childhood" cereal. When I first picked up a cereal to try as an adult it was plain cheerios and it was kind of "imprinted" as the way a cereal is supposed to taste, so anything else tastes weird to me.
Yes - but she was comparing Apple Jacks (cinnamon & apple flavor) to plain oat cereal. The warm cinnamon Kashi is a more fair comparison to Apple Jacks.
But yes, the same fiber, protein, etc. as the plain Kashi.
So you're saying it's like apples and oranges apple jacks and oat cereal?
Lol!
Yeah I wouldn't compare plain Cheerios to Apple Jacks either. But, don't get me wrong, I like both.0 -
WinoGelato wrote: »amusedmonkey wrote: »The winner is neither......My favorite warm cinnamon Kashi
But that has the exact same calories as the honey kashi.
I personally like plain cheerios. I did not grow up eating cold cereals so I don't have any nostalgic "taste of childhood" cereal. When I first picked up a cereal to try as an adult it was plain cheerios and it was kind of "imprinted" as the way a cereal is supposed to taste, so anything else tastes weird to me.
Yes - but she was comparing Apple Jacks (cinnamon & apple flavor) to plain oat cereal. The warm cinnamon Kashi is a more fair comparison to Apple Jacks.
But yes, the same fiber, protein, etc. as the plain Kashi.
So you're saying it's like apples and oranges apple jacks and oat cereal?
Lol!
Yeah I wouldn't compare plain Cheerios to Apple Jacks either. But, don't get me wrong, I like both.
What about Apple Cinnamon Cheerios vs Apple Jacks?0 -
booksandchocolate12 wrote: »WinoGelato wrote: »amusedmonkey wrote: »The winner is neither......My favorite warm cinnamon Kashi
But that has the exact same calories as the honey kashi.
I personally like plain cheerios. I did not grow up eating cold cereals so I don't have any nostalgic "taste of childhood" cereal. When I first picked up a cereal to try as an adult it was plain cheerios and it was kind of "imprinted" as the way a cereal is supposed to taste, so anything else tastes weird to me.
Yes - but she was comparing Apple Jacks (cinnamon & apple flavor) to plain oat cereal. The warm cinnamon Kashi is a more fair comparison to Apple Jacks.
But yes, the same fiber, protein, etc. as the plain Kashi.
So you're saying it's like apples and oranges apple jacks and oat cereal?
Lol!
Yeah I wouldn't compare plain Cheerios to Apple Jacks either. But, don't get me wrong, I like both.
What about Apple Cinnamon Cheerios vs Apple Jacks?
I fecking love Apple Cinnamon Cheerios.0 -
I don't agree with the whole post about processing at all, but I still don't get why cane syrup is supposedly less processed or better for me.0
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Alyssa_Is_LosingIt wrote: »booksandchocolate12 wrote: »WinoGelato wrote: »amusedmonkey wrote: »The winner is neither......My favorite warm cinnamon Kashi
But that has the exact same calories as the honey kashi.
I personally like plain cheerios. I did not grow up eating cold cereals so I don't have any nostalgic "taste of childhood" cereal. When I first picked up a cereal to try as an adult it was plain cheerios and it was kind of "imprinted" as the way a cereal is supposed to taste, so anything else tastes weird to me.
Yes - but she was comparing Apple Jacks (cinnamon & apple flavor) to plain oat cereal. The warm cinnamon Kashi is a more fair comparison to Apple Jacks.
But yes, the same fiber, protein, etc. as the plain Kashi.
So you're saying it's like apples and oranges apple jacks and oat cereal?
Lol!
Yeah I wouldn't compare plain Cheerios to Apple Jacks either. But, don't get me wrong, I like both.
What about Apple Cinnamon Cheerios vs Apple Jacks?
I fecking love Apple Cinnamon Cheerios.
I actually prefer them to Apple Jacks, but they weren't one of the OP's choices. Perhaps we can start a new thread about ACC vs AJ and see it we can get it past 7 pages!
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lemurcat12 wrote: »I don't agree with the whole post about processing at all, but I still don't get why cane syrup is supposedly less processed or better for me.
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The one you want.0
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Christine_72 wrote: »feisty_bucket wrote: »Because it's disgusting. Your taste buds should mature as an adult. And if they don't, you should at least have the common sense to know that it's pure junk.
Awesome, She has spoken. Let me tell y'all about my disgusting, filthy bowls of Lucky Charms and Captain Crunch today (but store brand knock-offs because I'm not a sucker).
First, I grabbed my LC (as it call it) and tenderly (but firmly!) opened the box top. The plastic bag inside yielded to my touch and parted for my eager tongue. Excitedly, I raised the box to the sky and looked up within. A shower of green clovers and blue diamonds was my lusty reward, all over my joyful face and cascading down my body.
But I was insatiable! Captain Crunch was next. I ripped off the box top and swung wildly, the hard crunchy cereal spraying across the floor! I took off my clothes and knelt down for my reward, rolling with great abandon. Grinding the cereal into a fine, yellow powder on my Italian marble floor.
This continued for a half-hour session. Then I rinsed off with a jug of milk and tipped my Cereal Assistant an extra $50. "See you next Monday, Esmerelda. Oh, and bring the Fruity Pebbles next time." I winked and did double-finger guns as she left my estate, and then I took a well-deserved nap.
How was your day?
P.S. - Cap'n Crunch Peanut Butter Cereal FTW!
OMG do you guys have any food group that doesn't come in a peanut butter version?? I'm so insanely jealous! We do not even have one peanut butter flavoured cereal, not a one
You'll just have to console yourself with a cadbury creme egg mcflurry...
IS THIS A REAL THING!?!?
Sometimes Australia gets cool stuff 0
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