This is why I don't buy cereal
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My husband's idea of 1 serving is a full bowl.8
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Disappointing thread. I was thinking you got the runs or something....0
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disappointing thread. I was thinking maybe you had the runs of something2
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The single portion of kashi cinnamon harvest shredded biscuits is 26 individual biscuits. It's not a bad portion size, IMO. But, I also eat eggs, milk and fruit along with it. I am not a fan of cereal snacking... or serial snacking either...3
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quiksylver296 wrote: »I use one serving of Shredded Wheat with almond milk as a snack. Definitely wouldn't cut it as a meal.
For me it's Quaker Corn Squares. It's not breakfast.0 -
I adore breakfast cereal. It's a weakness of mine.
I only use it to top protein ice cream, because NO WAY is a serving enough for me.3 -
amusedmonkey wrote: »*Raises hand and runs away*
Please don't lock me in a lab
Me too. I can eat one serving and be happy. But it took a while to get accustomed to the smaller portion. When I do eat only that for breakfast I usually need a mid morning snack.1 -
I weighed my cereal for the first time this morning and was suprised that a 30 g serving of cornflakes was more than I expected.
As a student, cereal is a staple and I can't go without it. I was raised on "plain" cereals like cornflakes and rice crispies so I still view cereals like coco pops and frosties as a treat and not an everyday thing.0 -
I usually weigh out 56g (2 servings) of cornflakes with a cup of milk for a small meal... It doesn't keep me full for much longer than an hour or two, but that's fine with me.1
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I don't like cereal with milk (I'm weird, I know) so it's pretty easy for me to measure out the serving size and put it in a baggie for snacking at work (Puffins, Quaker Oat Squares, and Honey Ohs are my faves). But I do get bummed when the serving size is 3/4 cup and not a full cup (for the same amount of cals that another cereal would have at 1 cup).1
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I don't like cereal with milk (I'm weird, I know) so it's pretty easy for me to measure out the serving size and put it in a baggie for snacking at work (Puffins, Quaker Oat Squares, and Honey Ohs are my faves). But I do get bummed when the serving size is 3/4 cup and not a full cup (for the same amount of cals that another cereal would have at 1 cup).
I don't put milk on my cereal either. I much prefer crunchy cereal over soggy cereal!3 -
Kashi Go Lean original is not to bad. 56 grams serving.12 grams of protein and 13 of fiber. With unsweetened almond milk i'm good for 3 hours or so.
edited because spelling is hard. . .2 -
Throw some berries in there and bulk it up for low calories.1
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czmiles926 wrote: »I don't like cereal with milk (I'm weird, I know) so it's pretty easy for me to measure out the serving size and put it in a baggie for snacking at work (Puffins, Quaker Oat Squares, and Honey Ohs are my faves). But I do get bummed when the serving size is 3/4 cup and not a full cup (for the same amount of cals that another cereal would have at 1 cup).
I don't put milk on my cereal either. I much prefer crunchy cereal over soggy cereal!
The trick is to put the milk only in the bowl, then add a just a bite or two of cereal at a time. That way the cereal never gets soggy.2 -
My new favorite lunch is 1 cup of the original go lean cereal (serving size is 1 1/4 cup) and my 100 calorie aldi greek yogurt. Ends up being 244 calories and so filling! 22 grams of protein! Definitely not as good as a box of captain crunch though... lol2
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Luckily, I'm not a huge cereal person but occassionally, hubs will want cereal for dinner so I just take my dinner cals and have as many servings as I want within those cals.
For breakfast? Nope.1 -
The key is to mix one serving of cereal with one serving of another cereal. By the time you've combined three, you've actually got a reasonable breakfast, and you've virtuously obeyed the strictures on the packets.
It's not low-cal, but hey, can't have everything.3 -
I mostly only eat cereal now if it's sprinkled on top of something. Yogurt/ protein pudding/fluff/cheesecake, usually around 30g, aka child size portion
Sometimes i cave and have a bowl for a snack or dessert, which is usually between 90-100g, add 200-250ml of full cream milk and it's a calorific and still not incredibly satisfying "meal".
ETA: I've seen some of the amazing cereal you guys in America have, peanut butter cheerios anyone? If i lived there i would NOT even venture down that aisle, i couldnt be trusted :noway:4 -
I have a bowl of some kind of cereal (recommended serving size) every night but I have it with a bunch of other foods so it's not like I'm having it to fill me up (it won't).
I *do* have to portion the box into snack size baggies when I open it because, if I don't, my hand will be shoving itself inside that box all willy nilly and come out with handfuls of cereal repeatedly that won't get logged.0
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