How healthy is cereal?

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  • JessicaB_89
    JessicaB_89 Posts: 2
    I like Mom's Best Organic cereals! They have sugar in them so it depends how many calories you're doing but they're delicious and quick. Held me up til lunch and feels like a cheat. ;) :P
    I bought them on sale at Kroger for $1.29 a box.
  • alpine1994
    alpine1994 Posts: 1,915 Member
    Cereal is a no-go for me. Too many calories and doesn't fill me up at all, and just makes me crave more crunchy, sweet things. I know they have ones that are 100 cals per serving, but seriously, 3/4 of a cup? I don't think so...
  • RenewedRunner
    RenewedRunner Posts: 423 Member
    I have to avoid cereal. In college I lived off boxes of cereal cause it was cheap and easy to cook.

    But, I usually pour about 3 or 4 servings in a bowl. Who knew that one serving of Reese's puffs wasnt half a box?!?! :grumble:

    That being said, what do you consider healthy? I love Kashi Go Lean Crunch and eat it with my Greek Yogurt. However I have a friend who will not eat it because of the GMO issue and kashi I guess uses GMO grains.
  • ahviendha
    ahviendha Posts: 1,291 Member
    i eat cereal as a treat, or night time snack. i would NEVER eat cereal for breakfast now. i need protein and fat! not carbs and sugar.
  • WendyTerry420
    WendyTerry420 Posts: 13,274 Member
    plain special k cereal and gluten free rice chex--low in calories. you can put a pack or 2 of no calorie sweetener in it if you need too.
    Special K had sugar listed as its third ingredient. It's highly processed and will do nothing for you. My diabetic friend's blood sugar levels go higher after Special K than they do after she eats chocolate.

    Don't touch the stuff :(

    I know! You can't even eat Special K unless you dump extra sugar in it! Third ingredient indeed.
  • waldo56
    waldo56 Posts: 1,861 Member
    Grape Nuts is one that hasn't been mentioned. Its about like eating shotgun shells, real heavy on the stomach. Pretty high in protein for a cereal. I like to use a coffee mug instead of a bowl, the stuff is so dense that a bowl is way too much.

    I personally like to munch on plain 'ol Cheerios when a snack attack hits. Its pretty low cal and fairly conducive to straight from the box snacking.
  • Jkmumma
    Jkmumma Posts: 254
    I LOVE cereal. Count Chocula is my favorite. Captain Crunch is pretty high on the list. Then Frosted Mini Wheats, and honey bunches of oats.

    There is a huge difference between a serving of cereal and a huge bowl of cereal though. That's about the only change in cereal eating habits. I eat healthy amounts now as opposed to a giant bowl.

    It might not be the healthiest food on the shelf, and I don't even come close to pretending that it is, but it does taste good, and sometimes I just need to eat because I enjoy a flavor instead of purely for the nutrients going in to my body. However, I still feel healthier, and I am still loosing weight, so lecture away, I promise I'll read your posts, while eating my lucky charms.
  • jlapey
    jlapey Posts: 1,850 Member
    I only eat:

    Kashi Go Lean Original
    Kashi Go Lean Crunch
    Kashi Go Lean Crunch Honey Almond Flax.

    1 cup of cereal usually with 3/4 cup Almond milk. YES, I measure it.
  • WendyTerry420
    WendyTerry420 Posts: 13,274 Member
    Grape Nuts is one that hasn't been mentioned. Its about like eating shotgun shells, real heavy on the stomach. Pretty high in protein for a cereal. I like to use a coffee mug instead of a bowl, the stuff is so dense that a bowl is way too much.

    I personally like to munch on plain 'ol Cheerios when a snack attack hits. Its pretty low cal and fairly conducive to straight from the box snacking.

    I can do about a handful of Grape Nuts. My dad used to eat it when I was a kid. I love Cheerios though, especially Honey Nut Cheerios!
  • Gramps251
    Gramps251 Posts: 738 Member
    Oatmeal.
  • ekz13
    ekz13 Posts: 725 Member
    I like the special K red berry, or the great value equiv.... strawberry awake...
  • belgerian
    belgerian Posts: 1,059 Member
    Cheap and easy and good for your I cook a big pot of Steel Cut oats once a week and put it in 2 serving containers and have it for breakfeast I like to mix in 1 serving Fat Free Fage yogurt. Or you could mix in any fruits you like to sweeten it up. I used to add Stevia but I actually enjoy the taste now.
  • cdsherer
    cdsherer Posts: 30
    plain special k cereal and gluten free rice chex--low in calories. you can put a pack or 2 of no calorie sweetener in it if you need too.
    Special K had sugar listed as its third ingredient. It's highly processed and will do nothing for you. My diabetic friend's blood sugar levels go higher after Special K than they do after she eats chocolate.

    Don't touch the stuff :(


    I want be getting any more Special K cereal....Thanks!!!

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