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Cereals with protein

radcas11
radcas11 Posts: 76 Member
edited November 2024 in Food and Nutrition
Anyone know of any good cereals with a decent amount of protein in them?

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  • PikaKnight
    PikaKnight Posts: 34,971 Member
    radcas11 wrote: »
    Anyone know of any good cereals with a decent amount of protein in them?

    What is your definition of decent (like how much protein per serving are you looking for)? There are "protein cereals" from Kashi and Special K that have about 7-10g of protein per serving.

    Or you could just add a spoonful or two of protein powder to whatever cereal you choose in order to get a boost that way.

  • mxmkenney
    mxmkenney Posts: 486 Member
    Kashi go lean crunch. I like the honey almond flax. 10 grams of protein - add another 9 grams from a cup of milk.
  • libbydoodle11
    libbydoodle11 Posts: 1,351 Member
    Oatmeal has 26g protein per cup.
  • arditarose
    arditarose Posts: 15,573 Member
    Beef cereal
  • _John_
    _John_ Posts: 8,646 Member
    ^ I wanna know what brand that if is...STAT
  • arditarose
    arditarose Posts: 15,573 Member
    _John_ wrote: »
    ^ I wanna know what brand that if is...STAT

    Right? Mmmm. Now I'm thinking about it.

  • Solar_Cat
    Solar_Cat Posts: 188 Member
    One of my staples is Kind Healthy Grains Fruit & Nut Clusters, 10g protein per serving, 200 calories. I mix it with yogurt, fruit, and protein powder.
  • NaomiJFoster
    NaomiJFoster Posts: 1,450 Member
    Most of the Kashi cereals. And Post Great Grains.
  • feisty_bucket
    feisty_bucket Posts: 1,047 Member
    libbydoodle11 wrote: »
    Oatmeal has 26g protein per cup.

    What?!
    http://ndb.nal.usda.gov/ndb/foods/show/1892?qlookup=08123&max=25&man=&lfacet=&new=1

    Unless you've got some really special oatmeal, that's not true at all. 26g of carbs, 5.5g of protein. It's not made of beef and eggs.
  • libbydoodle11
    libbydoodle11 Posts: 1,351 Member
    edited November 2014
    feisty_bucket wrote: »
    libbydoodle11 wrote: »
    Oatmeal has 26g protein per cup.

    What?!
    http://ndb.nal.usda.gov/ndb/foods/show/1892?qlookup=08123&max=25&man=&lfacet=&new=1

    Unless you've got some really special oatmeal, that's not true at all. 26g of carbs, 5.5g of protein. It's not made of beef and eggs.

    My mistake... Here is where I found my info. What a huge difference! No wonder, I didn't even see that the source was the famed Wikipedia. :| Proof the internet lies.

    https://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en&q=oats,+protein&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8#rls=en&q=oats,+nutritional+info
  • radcas11
    radcas11 Posts: 76 Member
    Thanks everyone!
  • peachyfuzzle
    peachyfuzzle Posts: 1,122 Member
    Easiest way to add protein to any cereal would just to be to make a protein shake with milk, and add it in.

    I use chocolate flavored protein, so it's like eating my cereal with chocolate milk.
  • sseqwnp
    sseqwnp Posts: 327 Member
    There aren't really any breakfast cereals with a decent amount of protein in them. Even the Kashi GoLean, which advertises itself as high protein, only has 9 grams.
  • Torontonius
    Torontonius Posts: 245 Member
    Most boxed cereals are garbage. Far better to make your own with steel-cut oats, some seeds and nuts, etc. Eliminates all the unnecessary sugar, sodium, preservatives and other garbage that goes into processed cereals to make them palatable.

    Try this:

    1/2 cup Quaker natural raw oatmeal
    1 scoop whey protein powder
    1/2 cup frozen blueberries

    delicious, nutritious and clean.
  • sseqwnp
    sseqwnp Posts: 327 Member
    Torontonius wrote: »
    Most boxed cereals are garbage. Far better to make your own with steel-cut oats, some seeds and nuts, etc. Eliminates all the unnecessary sugar, sodium, preservatives and other garbage that goes into processed cereals to make them palatable.

    Try this:

    1/2 cup Quaker natural raw oatmeal
    1 scoop whey protein powder
    1/2 cup frozen blueberries

    delicious, nutritious and clean.

    Contains protein powder. Not clean. This is a very highly processed product you are proposing.
  • BenjaminMFP88
    BenjaminMFP88 Posts: 660 Member
    Torontonius wrote: »
    Most boxed cereals are garbage. Far better to make your own with steel-cut oats, some seeds and nuts, etc. Eliminates all the unnecessary sugar, sodium, preservatives and other garbage that goes into processed cereals to make them palatable.

    Try this:

    1/2 cup Quaker natural raw oatmeal
    1 scoop whey protein powder
    1/2 cup frozen blueberries

    delicious, nutritious and clean.

    FDA describes all three of those ingredients as processed
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