Best cereals to buy?

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  • Confuzzled4ever
    Confuzzled4ever Posts: 2,860 Member
    i usually get cascadian farms granola.. but also discovered that Chex is somewhat low in sugar. So in a pinch that'll do. I have bran flakes at home now.. but they have 5g of sugar.. i try to keep it to 2 or less. Chex has 3.. I didn't look at the sugar on the granola.. but since it's dark chocolate granola it's probably high. I don't eat cereal often.

    But usually, I just put oats in yogurt with protein powder fruit and jello mix.. and lick the bowl clean. mmmmm
  • Eleanorjanethinner
    Eleanorjanethinner Posts: 563 Member
    Cereal is the devil! It's like white bread - I could eat buckets of it so I generally avoid it.

    I eat Alpen porridge every morning - with milk it's around 200 calories. I find porridge (or oatmeal in American) filling and I like having something hot on a cold morning. It only takes a minute in the microwave.

    If you want to be super-healthy you could eat plain porridge and add your own tasty bits.
  • WendyTerry420
    WendyTerry420 Posts: 13,274 Member
    Cereal is the devil! It's like white bread - I could eat buckets of it so I generally avoid it.

    I eat Alpen porridge every morning - with milk it's around 200 calories. I find porridge (or oatmeal in American) filling and I like having something hot on a cold morning. It only takes a minute in the microwave.

    If you want to be super-healthy you could eat plain porridge and add your own tasty bits.

    You've had a pretty blessed life if food is what you consider "the devil." :smokin:
  • sabur
    sabur Posts: 13
    I don't think it's terribly healthy, but Quaker Oatmeal Squares are delicious. I could even just snack on them dry.
    Honey Bunches of Oats comes in second for me.
    But, my childhood favorite was always Cinnamon Toast Crunch. So. Good.
  • TRACIW1212
    TRACIW1212 Posts: 5
    Nate, I agree. I replaced cereal with eggs and turkey bacon 3 months ago and have dropped 15 lbs (among other changes.) But the changes I saw was that my stomach shrank within 3 days, stopped the sugar cravings and I was fuller for a longer period of time.
  • jennaworksout
    jennaworksout Posts: 1,739 Member
    Read Lables. You used Cinnamon toast crunch as an example ..

    Did you know that Cocoa Puffs Brownie Crunch has less sugar than CTC?

    An Multi-Bran chex has more?

    ^^ this ..read the labels ....the so called "healthy" cereals are not so healthy when it comes to the amount of sugar...I used to be a acereal freak...eating every day, sometimes twice until I researched further....most cereals are just plain garbage...but if you must eat it, eat the recommended serving, which I guarantee noone goes by...most are 3/4 cup to 1 1/.4 cup a serving.......and seriously.... whens the last time you stopped eating cereal at that?? or even measured? i filled my bowl, that holds at least 2 cups and then would have seconds...
  • jennaworksout
    jennaworksout Posts: 1,739 Member
    Nate, I agree. I replaced cereal with eggs and turkey bacon 3 months ago and have dropped 15 lbs (among other changes.) But the changes I saw was that my stomach shrank within 3 days, stopped the sugar cravings and I was fuller for a longer period of time.


    agreed....stop the cereal, turkey bacon and eggs FTW !!
  • italral
    italral Posts: 31 Member
    I've been buying he Bear Naked Fit Almond Crunch recently. It's yummy! I don drink milk, so to get my protein in, I make a protein smoothie and use it for cereal milk. Super filling, and you get all your macros in, instead of just having a carb overload for breakfast.
  • Diet_Soda
    Diet_Soda Posts: 124 Member
    Kashi Go Lean with unsweetened coconut almond milk.
  • WendyTerry420
    WendyTerry420 Posts: 13,274 Member
    Nate, I agree. I replaced cereal with eggs and turkey bacon 3 months ago and have dropped 15 lbs (among other changes.) But the changes I saw was that my stomach shrank within 3 days, stopped the sugar cravings and I was fuller for a longer period of time.


    agreed....stop the cereal, turkey bacon and eggs FTW !!

    REAL bacon FTW. "Turkey bacon" isn't even bacon.
  • WendyTerry420
    WendyTerry420 Posts: 13,274 Member
    Read Lables. You used Cinnamon toast crunch as an example ..

    Did you know that Cocoa Puffs Brownie Crunch has less sugar than CTC?

    An Multi-Bran chex has more?

    ^^ this ..read the labels ....the so called "healthy" cereals are not so healthy when it comes to the amount of sugar...I used to be a acereal freak...eating every day, sometimes twice until I researched further....most cereals are just plain garbage...but if you must eat it, eat the recommended serving, which I guarantee noone goes by...most are 3/4 cup to 1 1/.4 cup a serving.......and seriously.... whens the last time you stopped eating cereal at that?? or even measured? i filled my bowl, that holds at least 2 cups and then would have seconds...

    Sugar is just a simple carb. (and pretty friggin' yummy)
  • jennaworksout
    jennaworksout Posts: 1,739 Member
    Nate, I agree. I replaced cereal with eggs and turkey bacon 3 months ago and have dropped 15 lbs (among other changes.) But the changes I saw was that my stomach shrank within 3 days, stopped the sugar cravings and I was fuller for a longer period of time.


    agreed....stop the cereal, turkey bacon and eggs FTW !!

    REAL bacon FTW. "Turkey bacon" isn't even bacon.

    I never said it was :noway:
  • jennaworksout
    jennaworksout Posts: 1,739 Member
    Read Lables. You used Cinnamon toast crunch as an example ..

    Did you know that Cocoa Puffs Brownie Crunch has less sugar than CTC?

    An Multi-Bran chex has more?

    ^^ this ..read the labels ....the so called "healthy" cereals are not so healthy when it comes to the amount of sugar...I used to be a acereal freak...eating every day, sometimes twice until I researched further....most cereals are just plain garbage...but if you must eat it, eat the recommended serving, which I guarantee noone goes by...most are 3/4 cup to 1 1/.4 cup a serving.......and seriously.... whens the last time you stopped eating cereal at that?? or even measured? i filled my bowl, that holds at least 2 cups and then would have seconds...

    Sugar is just a simple carb. (and pretty friggin' yummy)

    sugar kills didnt you know that?? gheesh :laugh:
  • keem88
    keem88 Posts: 1,689 Member
    i buy whatever is on sale or i have a coupon for.

    i like chex a lot, life cereal, reese puffs, chocolate cheerios, multi grain cheerios
  • marx4
    marx4 Posts: 236 Member
    The lowest calorie cereals that I've found are original fiber one, 60 calories, and arrowhead mills has some that are 60 calories and one is 50, I think it's the wheat one. Arrowhead mills comes in the plastic bags and are usually on the bottom shelves of grocery stores. Of course, the last place to look and not at eye level, saved the place for the sugary 200 plus ones!!
  • svsl0928
    svsl0928 Posts: 205 Member
    Oatmeal with an apple or banana or a peach cooked in it works for me.
  • CyberEd312
    CyberEd312 Posts: 3,536 Member
    I go with a mix of Kelloggs Krave Double Chocolate and Reese's Puffs beyond that right now all other cereal is dead to me.... lol :drinker:
  • danalstephenson
    danalstephenson Posts: 2
    I did some label comparisons in my local grocery store, and Cheerios came out as the best in calories and nutrients. Even the chocolate ones were relatively healthy. I'm eating Kashi Indigo Morning right now but it's expensive and not particularly filling.
  • bulbadoof
    bulbadoof Posts: 1,058 Member
    Honestly, I don't worry too much about cereal. It's fortified with so many vitamins and minerals that even the sugary stuff isn't a terrible choice. I like Nesquik, chocolate Cheerios, and Reese Puffs.

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