Cereal for Breakfast?

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  • davecreed
    davecreed Posts: 151 Member
    I ate a low GI diet for the first week of myfitnesspal. Our local store does a selection of ready meals that are all low GI and having eaten a pretty regular diet this week I can safely say that the low GI foods kept me fuller for longer. I know that is by no means scientific but it worked for me.

    I am actively looking to add low GI elements to my diet now to top up my regular meals. Breakfast is usually half a tin of chopped tomatoes, a poached egg and whole-wheat toast. Keeps me comfortably full until 11.30am and I have it at 7am.

    Very interesting debate though guys!

    its all about what works for you...i was only offering the topic starting something to consider...I wasnt looking to have my opinion attacked...like common. Some people are haters big time.
  • Island_Style20
    Island_Style20 Posts: 98 Member
    I eat Special K every other morning and also measure out the amount of that and the milk. However, I've noticed I'm always a lot hungrier around 10-11am then I am if eat eggs for breakfast. So I snack a lot more.
  • mrsjennifermaffei
    mrsjennifermaffei Posts: 469
    Measure it out and you'll be fine. One misconception with cereal is that you can eyeball how much you are taking...that's just not true. I thought I knew what 1 cup of cereal was until I measured it...I was taking 2x that amount lol.

    Measure and you'll be fine. I eat cereal.
  • VoodooLuLu
    VoodooLuLu Posts: 636 Member
    i just have 1/2 cup of low fat yogurt and 1/2 of low fat granola with raisins n almonds
  • hanakikhia
    hanakikhia Posts: 1
    Yes. My trainer tells me to have my carbs in the morning since you're rapidly burning during the day. I usually pick out a 90-120 calorie cereal in the morning...then dwindle down on carbs during the day. Also, you need that energy if you are working out in the morning to prevent your body from burning away at the muscle you've worked so hard to build :)
  • Contrarian
    Contrarian Posts: 8,138 Member
    I don't eat breakfast. You know what, though? If the cereal fits into your calorie/macro goals, it's fine to eat it.

    Enjoy your cereal!
  • Acg67
    Acg67 Posts: 12,142 Member
    lol ok...really? there's only one thing in all that Im gonna comment on and then im done with this cause this is the best thing you've said so far: " Compare beef and fish to lets say pasta"..."what one of us doesn't understand the GI" ....LOL! I don't think you even understand carbohydrates, let alone the GI...fish and beef don't have carbs in them. The GI testing doesn't include those foods at all. You're a write off.

    You stated one of the reasons to choose low GI foods was to avoid spikes in insulin, even though beef and fish do not contain carbs they spike insulin. Also if you took time to read the study, you'll see they did test protein based foods on it's effect on glucose and gives it a GI score, so while they are low GI, they spike insulin more so then things like pasta. You also seemed to have glossed over the study that showed the low GI cereal spike insulin 76% higher then the high GI cereal and there was no significant difference in plasma glucose levels. So again giving advice to choose low GI cereals with the purpose of avoiding spikes in blood glucose and insulin would be incorrect
  • Contrarian
    Contrarian Posts: 8,138 Member
    Sheesh. Get a room, you guys.
  • chachita7
    chachita7 Posts: 996 Member
    I just bought the Special K - Protein Plus and it is delish -- 10g of protein (cereal alone)

    had to come and edit - I don't eat this for breakfast though - my breakfast usually is 2 boiled eggs with wheat toast or multigrain English Muffin or Turkey, Egg, n cheese on a bagel or English muffin... coffee and 4oz of orange juice either way
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