lowest calorie cereal? (UK)

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  • becka63
    becka63 Posts: 712 Member

    Im still hungry 2 hours after a bowl of porridge tbh. The only breakfast that keeps me going for hours is a proper fry-up, but thats certainly not slimline

    Nope, but it is tasty! :happy: I'll have bacon, scrambled eggs, toast mushrooms and tomatoes on occasional weekends - that certainly fills me up! If I can manage through til 10 - 1030 before having it, I generally don't need a lunch, which then makes it a more economical option, calorie-wise!
  • tannyasawyer
    tannyasawyer Posts: 106 Member

    Nope, but it is tasty! :happy: I'll have bacon, scrambled eggs, toast mushrooms and tomatoes on occasional weekends - that certainly fills me up! If I can manage through til 10 - 1030 before having it, I generally don't need a lunch, which then makes it a more economical option, calorie-wise!

    I agree - the scrambled egg (sometimes with a few flakes of poached salmon and/or diced tomato) and wholemeal toast keeps me going for a while.

    What I also find works is fill up on water around half an hour before your meal. Seems to keep me feeling fuller for longer.
  • Damiilla
    Damiilla Posts: 66
    I get tesco fruit and nut muesli. It's around 190 calories for 50g. I don't like having just cereal though, I have 25g instead and bulk it out with an apple. Much more filling.
  • cathomer
    cathomer Posts: 88
    Oats are by far the best, filling and low calorie. I find if I eat the low calorie cereals they just don't fill me up. I make myself 50g of oats (half a small kids mug) with a mug of milk or water (same mug) and a tbsp of honey, and I find I can only eat half of it!
  • elka67
    elka67 Posts: 268 Member
    I buy Tesco porridge oats - 50g cooked in water or Alpro almond milk (I do a bit of both ) with a tsp of Half Spoon sugar - and I pop it into microwave for a minute and a half and it's very filling , tastes great and low cal.
    Make sure you do add enough liquid tho or it gets dry- if it does i just add a bit more almond milk.
    Tesco porridge cooks softer like this than Sainsburys but you can try it from any local supermarket.
  • sho3girl
    sho3girl Posts: 10,799 Member
    Hint for those people who think 30g is a small portion: get smaller bowls. Seriouy, this is plenty to fill you up: it just looks small!

    the optical illusion effect - i do this with everything!
  • sozzell
    sozzell Posts: 166
    Weetabix Crunchy Bran or Porridge. I make both with homemade almond milk (less cals than skimmed milk) and a sliced banana on top :-)
  • HamsterNut
    HamsterNut Posts: 78 Member
    Some good suggestions here but my suggestion is an egg or two. I personally cant eat cereals or im ravenous by 9.30 whereas if I eat nothing im not hungry til 10 ish and if I have eggs I am happy until lunch!
  • GemskiB
    GemskiB Posts: 95 Member
    At the moment I'm on rice crispies - 30g portion and 125ml semi skimmed milk comes in at around 175cals - I usually have a yoghurt and or fruit with that :)
  • LottieLou13
    LottieLou13 Posts: 574 Member
    Depends on what low calories means to you.

    Bran flakes are low but they don't fill me up.

    I much prefer porridge oats with protein powder and soya milk, or a white muffin with a vege sausage and an egg (makes a homemade McDonalds muffin).

    A cooked breakfast can be very 'slim line'. It all depends on what you have and how its cooked. I have a cooked breakfast of some shape or form at least once a week. Its usually the highest protein and most filling breakfast I have all week.

    Edited to add
    http://www.leangains.com/2012/06/why-does-breakfast-make-me-hungry.html

    But also if you do really want to eat breakfast and are hungry half an hour later then maybe you aren't eating enough food for that breakfast. Puffed rice and the like aren't going to fill a child up until lunch...how can us adults expect them to fill us up until then?
  • ketchup38
    ketchup38 Posts: 112 Member
    Since you shop at Aldi. Harvest moon fruit & fibre is approximately 106cal per 30g.
  • skinnyinnotime
    skinnyinnotime Posts: 4,078 Member
    Ever since I realised a portion is a microscopic size I haven't bothered with cereal, I usually have something like toasted fried egg sandwich or omelette, far more filling than cereal for similar calories.
  • Illona88
    Illona88 Posts: 903 Member
    I have always been a big fan of Ready Brek original :).

    112 cal for a 30gr serving (minus the milk). Very filling and nutricious.
    It also has some vitamins added and there is no sugar in it.

    To give it a bit of flavour, I tend to add a bit of cinnamon.
  • scrapsandbones
    scrapsandbones Posts: 13 Member
    Sorry if it's wrong to reply to an old thread (I'm a bit new)

    In case anyone ends up reading this I find it helps to eat with the spoon in my non-dominant hand. This forces me to eat slower because it's awkward so a small portion doesn't feel like it's gone in a flash.
  • mfp_1
    mfp_1 Posts: 516 Member
    skinnyinnotim wrote:
    ... a portion is a microscopic size ...

    A portion is whatever size you want. Who said it isn't?
  • sho3girl
    sho3girl Posts: 10,799 Member
    Sorry if it's wrong to reply to an old thread (I'm a bit new)

    In case anyone ends up reading this I find it helps to eat with the spoon in my non-dominant hand. This forces me to eat slower because it's awkward so a small portion doesn't feel like it's gone in a flash.

    this is genius - may just try !
  • seamatt
    seamatt Posts: 199 Member
    Every morning I have Mornflake - Organic Oats, 40 g - made with water mixed with Sainsbury's - Frozen Blueberries & Strawberries, 80 g.

    175 Calories. Not exactly cereal but is really filling

    The wording seems a bit weird as I have kept it in the searchable format for MFP if you want to look it up
  • HelenDootson
    HelenDootson Posts: 443 Member
    30g oats (I use Tesco Value), 170ish mls of water - Microwave 2 mins, throw in 50g of Blue berries = 124 cals
    Have this most mornings
    I do have Weetabix if more fibre is required :embarassed:
  • lauren3101
    lauren3101 Posts: 1,853 Member
    Weetabix is very low - 2 biscuits are 134 cals, plus your milk. I normally heat mine up with skimmed milk and add sweetener - gives you a warm and filling breakfast for just over 200 cals.

    I prefer Oat so Simple though - I buy the ones that you just add water to for work, and recently they brought out the 'Oat so Simple with toppings', and they do an oat clusters and chocolate chunks one. It's lovely, you make it and the chocolate melts in the porridge and gives you a really lovely breakfast for 275 cals. And that fills me up till lunch every time.
  • marinebiologist_girl
    marinebiologist_girl Posts: 300
    36g of Quaker Oats original with skimmed milk is 189 calories. It's filling and satisfying.
    Technically not a cereal but I second this. I have porridge most mornings.
  • Tara1B
    Tara1B Posts: 78
    Granola and skimmed/light soya milk padded out with lots of strawbs and banana - yum!
  • NatalieSkywalker
    NatalieSkywalker Posts: 231 Member
    Organic Hot Oatmeal (blueberry is my favourite), 160 calories a sachet, just add boiling water.
    Special K red berries 1 cup (110calories) + 1/2 cup milk is pretty good also.
  • Tebbspcad
    Tebbspcad Posts: 233
    For a quick low cal cereal fix on the go I always eat Alpen Light double chocolate - only 70 cals per bar
  • ChunkieNuts
    ChunkieNuts Posts: 135 Member
    low cal - weetabix
  • kellehbeans
    kellehbeans Posts: 838 Member
    I really enjoy the Benefit flakes you can get from Aldi. They're around 111 kcals per 30g (without milk). I just bought a box of ones with red fruit in them, and I must say, they make me really want breakfast in the morning! They're about £1.20 a box, and are just like Special K.
  • mabelbabel1
    mabelbabel1 Posts: 391 Member
    I have Co-op high fibre bran (own brand eqiv Allbran) 50g is 173cals plus your milk. It gives me a great fibre intake 14g in one hit and keeps me full. I sometimes add greek yogurt or fruit to it.
  • MrsSWW
    MrsSWW Posts: 1,585 Member
    Porridge made with water! Proper porridge too, not that namby-pamby Oats-so stuff that I used to eat, the real McCoy :)
  • Faye_Anderson
    Faye_Anderson Posts: 1,495 Member
    I found changing to soya milk dropped loads of calories and sodium from my breakfast, I can have a 40g bowl of Morrisons High Fibre with dried fruit and soya milk for 144cals
  • sarahcuddle
    sarahcuddle Posts: 349 Member
    Today I had oats so simple original (98 cals per sachet), unsweetened almond milk, small banana and 1tbsp maple syrup all for 251 cals. It was really good
  • sijomial
    sijomial Posts: 19,809 Member
    I prefer Scott's So Easy porridge to Oats So Simple as it doesn't have all the weird (to me!!) additional flavours.
    204 calories per sachet made with semi-skimmed milk.
    I tend to use fully skimmed milk but add a dash of evaporated milk for flavour.

    Lean ham, egg and baked beans is surprisingly low in calories and more filling.
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