Should I use sugar or sweetner on my morning cereal?

I use maple syrup on my oatmeal. It's natural. I try to avoid putting chems into my body!

Karen

I Use a tsp of brown sugar on my oats, I don't use any artificial sweeteners for myself or my family.

sweeteners aren't good for you. doesn't stop me from using splenda when necessary though. i dont add sugar to my cereals at all. my mom added sugar to honey bunches of oats one time and i didnt understand why. its got honey in it. it was sweet already! ...

i will go more with sugar than sweetener. But like someone rightly said, cereals already have sugar, so i dont add anything except milk when i eat them

Just wean yourself off sugar. People who go on about not wanting to put unnatural things in their bodies neglect the fact that adding sugar to food at all is unnatural. The amount of what is bad for you in sweetener, however, is so phenomenally trivial compared to how bad sugar is for your body that the two can barely even be compared on the same scale. If you must, go with sweetener. Best bet though, try and appreciate foods for the tastes they already have. Work towards that. This information comes from what my nutritionist told me when I asked her the same question.

I would try to wean yourself off of sweetners on cereal all together! It may be tough at first, but taste buds/preferences CAN change. My tolerance and cravings for sweet things has decreased significantly since I started cutting out added sugars.

For all those saying that regular sugar (white or brown) is "better" - think again. It's just as processed as artificial sweeteners. It may start with something natural (sugar cane) but the process is full of chemicals and the final product in no way resembles the original plant. http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/119250-how-sugar-is-made

If you HAVE to add some sweetener, I stick with pure (raw, unprocessed) maple syrup, raw/unfiltered honey or stevia (the type extracted using water, with no fillers/additives).

Sure, it is a chemical....but I use sweetener every day in my coffee. I don't sweeten my cold cereal, but I do put sweetener in oatmeal.

Define sugar? I personally have an entire shelf in my pantry dedicated to sugar. I generally prefer maple syrup on my otmeal with a little dried fruit.
Sugar is not inherently bad for you, just like salt and fat are not bad for you. Excess is the problum.

I would do sweetener if absolutely necessary but you'll find A LOT of ant-sweetener people on MFP who would tell you regular sugar is better b/c sweetener is basically a chemical not a food. Just be sure to count the calories if you use sugar. Don’t believe the stuff about sweetener spiking your insulin levels though etc etc. that is incorrect and unfounded unless you are eating massive amounts then it is possible.

Well, the best studies I've seen seem to indicate that it's an individual variation -- some people (about 1/3 if I recall correctly) do seem to show signs of reacting to sweeteners as if anticipating sugar, others don't.

I'm not anti-sweetener per se and would never tell anyone not to use sweetener on principle. Just personally, if I want extra sweetness, I use a teaspoon or two of brown sugar. 26 calories. Logged and noted. It's just the way I make my choices -- this is a lifestyle for me, and my lifestyle includes fat, sugar and oil. I also eat real butter and the same semi-skimmed milk I've used all my life and just don't like the idea of substitute foods all that much.

I use various forms of refined sugar. White granulated sugar, Brown sugar, Raw sugar, powdered sugar. Limited quantities are not bad for you.

Look Ive lost 90 pounds and feel amazing. I eat sugar everyday and amazingly I'm not dead nor am I unable to lose weight. I'm the healthiest Ive ever been and sugar on my oatmeal and unsweetened cereals Helped me get there!