Measured 1 serving Cinnamon Toast Crunch

Kimblesnbits13 · June 2017

This is the saddest portion of cereal. Literally 5 spoonfuls! Thinking back when I was a teenager, I must've eaten 7-800 cals worth of cereal each morning. Not sure how I stayed so thin! Lol who on here really eats just 1 serving of cereal at a time?!

estherdragonbat · June 2017

Me, but I eat it dry as a snack.

Tacklewasher · June 2017

Kimblesnbits13 wrote: »

This is the saddest portion of cereal. Literally 5 spoonfuls! Thinking back when I was a teenager, I must've eaten 7-800 cals worth of cereal each morning. Not sure how I stayed so thin! Lol who on here really eats just 1 serving of cereal at a time?!

How did you measure it? By cups or grams. My food scale wake up was Quaker Harvest crunch. The serving size per cup looked small and then when I got the scale, it was 2/3rds the size.

Kimblesnbits13 · June 2017

Tacklewasher wrote: »

Kimblesnbits13 wrote: »

This is the saddest portion of cereal. Literally 5 spoonfuls! Thinking back when I was a teenager, I must've eaten 7-800 cals worth of cereal each morning. Not sure how I stayed so thin! Lol who on here really eats just 1 serving of cereal at a time?!

How did you measure it? By cups or grams. My food scale wake up was Quaker Harvest crunch. The serving size per cup looked small and then when I got the scale, it was 2/3rds the size.

I used a food scale and measured 31 grams which is supposedly one serving lol

cwolfman13 · June 2017

Kimblesnbits13 wrote: »

This is the saddest portion of cereal. Literally 5 spoonfuls! Thinking back when I was a teenager, I must've eaten 7-800 cals worth of cereal each morning. Not sure how I stayed so thin! Lol who on here really eats just 1 serving of cereal at a time?!

When we're teenagers, we're growing which requires a crap ton of energy (calories)...not to mention, I was pretty active most of the time outside of class. I ate like a horse when I was a teenager.

glassyo · June 2017

I do but I also eat it along with a bunch of other stuff.

cnbbnc · June 2017

I won't buy cereal anymore for this very reason. It's just too sad.

Queenofthezoo · June 2017

I do one serving of shredded wheat. It looks like so little at first it was so sad looking but I bulk it up with 6 oz of fresh or frozen fruit. It fills up the bowl nicely. And now that is my gonto breakfast with milk and an egg on the side.

gothchiq · June 2017

I gave up and stopped buying cereal. Why bother for so little.

deannalfisher · June 2017

I did 1.5 servings of vanilla/almond special k at night - it's not a huge bowl but it hits the spot for a late night snack

EmbeeKay · June 2017

Ugh that is sad! When I eat cereal with Greek yogurt I can stop at one serving. When I eat cereal with milk I could literally eat the whole box. Which is so weird because I buy whole milk for my kids and a cup of whole milk is 150 cal and a cup of Greek yogurt is 130. But the yogurt is SO much more filling.

MsChucktowski · June 2017

The only cereal I am willing to spend calories on is weet-bix. One serve, which is two pieces, is just over 100 calories. I can easily eat four, which is around 250 cal and very filling.

WendyLeigh1119 · June 2017

I do. Some mornings when I have an easier workout planned, at least. Since I only eat the Kashi Berry Shredded Wheat, they make it easy because 25 squares is a serving. Harder days I eat 43.5 squares. Then I load it with at least a 1/2 cup of fresh berries. But the 25 squares is usually filling with the fresh fruit and milk included it's under 350 calories.

leanitup123 · June 2017

Exactly why I hate cereal. HA.

WendyLeigh1119 · June 2017

deannalfisher wrote: »

I did 1.5 servings of vanilla/almond special k at night - it's not a huge bowl but it hits the spot for a late night snack

Did you ever try that Special K Dark Chocolate one? It's a good idea in theory... but I tried it once and it's regular flakes and then dark chocolate chips. The chips just sink straight to the bottom and you can't find them until you're done.

wizzybeth · June 2017

The only cereal I usually eat for breakfast is Whole Grain Total. I take 1 serving and crumble it on top of my yogurt in the morning as a more nutritious alternative to granola. Sweetened cereals like cinnamon toast crunch, froot loops, golden grahams etc I eat dry as a snack, sometimes I have 2 servings if I have enough calories for 2.

fitoverfortymom · June 2017

I eat Fiber One original cereal every day because I love cereal and it's the only one with calories that are worth it.

Colt1835 · June 2017

I gave up cold cereals and switched to oatmeal. It's way more filling.

ElvenToad · June 2017

I switch off between Kamut Puffs, Heritage Flakes, Bran Buds, and Fiber one original. By far the most volume for calories is the Kamut puffs, you can have a double serving of 32g @100 cals. It fills a bowl to the rim and that makes my eyes and belly much happier. They are basically Golden Crisp without the added sugar. I can only find them at my local health foods store though. Not exactly cinnamon toast crunch haha but you can throw your portion into a baggie with some cinnamon and shake it up, for that cinnamon flavor

EmbeeKay · June 2017

Speaking of cereal, the only one I buy for myself is Special K Protein (original). One serving has 10 g protein for 120 cal. I use it for filler and crunch in my yogurt. If anyone knows of a higher protein cereal with roughly the same amount of calories, please tell me. Other than that I just buy plain Cheerios for my kids. Those just don't tempt me like Cap'n Crunch.

bbell1985 · June 2017

Yeah. I don't eat cereal. The only one I'll get is Fiber One. 60 calories per serving and I put it in Greek yogurt. I usually have to get it out of the house though. I'm so not used to cereal that I get bingey with it.

fitoverfortymom · June 2017

bbell1985 wrote: »

Yeah. I don't eat cereal. The only one I'll get is Fiber One. 60 calories per serving and I put it in Greek yogurt. I usually have to get it out of the house though. I'm so not used to cereal that I get bingey with it.

I have my Fiber One every day with a Greek yogurt. I get grumpy if I have to go a day without it.

bbell1985 · June 2017

fitoverfortymom wrote: »

bbell1985 wrote: »

Yeah. I don't eat cereal. The only one I'll get is Fiber One. 60 calories per serving and I put it in Greek yogurt. I usually have to get it out of the house though. I'm so not used to cereal that I get bingey with it.

I have my Fiber One every day with a Greek yogurt. I get grumpy if I have to go a day without it.

I ate that after going to the GI doc and trying to get off my meds. No meds needed if you include that in your diet lol.

It's funny how sweet it tastes when you don't eat a lot of sugary cereals on the reg. I think I lot of people would find it bland.

Enjcg5 · June 2017

I only get the high fiber cereals. It's about 80 calories for 30 grams which isn't a lot. And I pair it with yogurt or fruit.

EmbeeKay · June 2017

Enjcg5 wrote: »

I only get the high fiber cereals. It's about 80 calories for 30 grams which isn't a lot. And I pair it with yogurt or fruit.

Well, maybe I'll try fiber one or something. 60 cal per serving vs 120 cal for a serving (when I don't really have a problem getting my protein requirement in every day) sounds a lot better.

ElvenToad · June 2017

fitoverfortymom wrote: »

bbell1985 wrote: »

Yeah. I don't eat cereal. The only one I'll get is Fiber One. 60 calories per serving and I put it in Greek yogurt. I usually have to get it out of the house though. I'm so not used to cereal that I get bingey with it.

I have my Fiber One every day with a Greek yogurt. I get grumpy if I have to go a day without it.

Same here, greek yogurt with the fiber one cereal is ahhhmazing

Aerona85 · June 2017

I've never really been a fan of sweetened cereals for breakfast, even as a kid. I eat them and I have hunger pangs an hour later. I do have a handful of varieties I do like though and usually eat them as snacks, by hand.

Cheerios mixed with yogurt and strawberries is pretty good for breakfast though! I may have to try some of the other recommendations above too.

MelissaPhippsFeagins · June 2017

I eat cereal, but mostly with Greek yogurt.

amusedmonkey · June 2017

I eat one serving of cold cereal. I did not grow up with it so when I first decided to try it (as an adult) I looked at the box for serving suggestions and just ate that. Because I was not exposed to a bigger serving, 1 serving felt like the norm. Not exactly filling, but normal.