This is why I don't buy cereal

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  • fitoverfortymom
    fitoverfortymom Posts: 3,452 Member
    I love cereal, but can't stop at a serving, either. I eat a bit of Fiber One with my yogurt everyday, but Id kill for a box of Golden Grahams.
  • bbell1985
    bbell1985 Posts: 4,571 Member
    Hell no. I didn't even "eat cereal when I was fat". I was not as informed back then and just thought it would make me fatter.

    But yes, it actually does make me fatter because I need like 7 servings to feel satisfied. It's also crack. Especially Cracklin' Oat Bran. Anyone eat that?
  • kokonani
    kokonani Posts: 507 Member
    bbell1985 wrote: »
    Hell no. I didn't even "eat cereal when I was fat". I was not as informed back then and just thought it would make me fatter.

    But yes, it actually does make me fatter because I need like 7 servings to feel satisfied. It's also crack. Especially Cracklin' Oat Bran. Anyone eat that?

    I haven't seen cracklin oat bran since the 80's. They still make it?
  • SheilaCali
    SheilaCali Posts: 737 Member
    I bought cereal for my hubby, and he ate one bowl. It sat so long I made "rice krispie"-like treats for him. He gobbled up the pan in 24 hours. RIP cereal.
  • newheavensearth
    newheavensearth Posts: 870 Member
    Special K and Frosted Shredded Wheat both made seasonal pumpkin spice flavors. My teenage son ate both boxes in one weekend. I only had one serving of each. They were good. I bought a box of Special K Apple Spice and left it at work. I will never leave "my" cereal at home again.
  • GottaBurnEmAll
    GottaBurnEmAll Posts: 7,722 Member
    bbell1985 wrote: »
    Hell no. I didn't even "eat cereal when I was fat". I was not as informed back then and just thought it would make me fatter.

    But yes, it actually does make me fatter because I need like 7 servings to feel satisfied. It's also crack. Especially Cracklin' Oat Bran. Anyone eat that?

    OMG. That stuff was crack. I used to eat that way back in the way back when I was single. I loved it.
  • gothchiq
    gothchiq Posts: 4,590 Member
    Exactly. I don't buy it, why bother if I can't get even close to being satisfied. Rather have a couple eggs or a protein shake.
  • VeronicaA76
    VeronicaA76 Posts: 1,116 Member
    I use my food scale for this. I measure out one serving at a time, place them in separate baggies. Works great for nuts and various other snacks. Takes a bit longer, but you know exactly how much you're eating. Also, use smaller bowls.
  • bbell1985
    bbell1985 Posts: 4,571 Member
    kokonani wrote: »
    bbell1985 wrote: »
    Hell no. I didn't even "eat cereal when I was fat". I was not as informed back then and just thought it would make me fatter.

    But yes, it actually does make me fatter because I need like 7 servings to feel satisfied. It's also crack. Especially Cracklin' Oat Bran. Anyone eat that?

    I haven't seen cracklin oat bran since the 80's. They still make it?

    I don't know! I haven't seen it but I haven't actively looked for it. It looks so harmless and "healthy" but it's pure crack. *kitten* brilliant.

  • saraonly9913
    saraonly9913 Posts: 469 Member
    Kellogs Bran Buds with unsweetened vanilla almond milk and DaVinci sugarfree Toasted Marshmallow syrup........mmmm Tastes like Lucky Charms !
  • Tionne31
    Tionne31 Posts: 91 Member
    The way this post and the accompanying comments made me laugh though
  • ZoneFive
    ZoneFive Posts: 570 Member
    I'm normally a ham-and-egg breakfast girl, but every now and then I get a terrific craving for Grape Nuts Flakes -- not Grape Nuts, Grape Nuts Flakes. In my area there's only one store that carries the Flakes version, and I have to make a special pilgrimage to get it. Every other store in the area has GN but not GNF. Therefore it's kinda special stuff. GN is twigs and branches that will break your teeth without much soaking in milk; GNF is lovely delicately crunchy little flakes that need only a little milk. (Can you tell I think about this a lot?) I need to watch starches and sugars because of diabetes, so it's a little carby for me -- 48g of them, to be exact, in 1.5 cups -- and don't tell me to have three-quarters of a cup of cereal for breakfast, that just isn't happening. So a bowl of GNF is a treat for me.

    But OMG Cracklin' Oat Bran. swoon
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  • Jancandoit7
    Jancandoit7 Posts: 356 Member
    Many mornings I eat 1 cup bran flakes with several chopped pecans, fresh blueberries, dash of cinnamon and skim milk- this fiber, along with all the veggies I eat, has totally gotten rid of my water retention! My ankles now look totally normal! (were very swollen before) Fiber seriously rules! To me there's no point in eating low fiber, high sugar cereals- but to each his own....
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