Is cereal for dessert ok ?

Racheldasilva174
Racheldasilva174 Posts: 87 Member
edited November 2024 in Goal: Maintaining Weight
I'm still in my calorie range but I was just wondering if it was ok to eat it for desert I had cereal for breakfast but I don't want to eat ice cream cereal fills me up as I was still hungry after dinner
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  • Ashtoretet
    Ashtoretet Posts: 378 Member
    As long as it's in your calorie range and you're not allergic to any of the ingredients, you'll be fine.
  • Bronty3
    Bronty3 Posts: 104 Member
    I eat cereal at night all the time after dinner. If it fits you can eat it. My mom used to eat a bowl of rice krispies every night before she went to bed and has never been over weight, she's actually probably under weight. Now she eats waffles or something else. I wish I had her metabolism.
  • Shouliveshappy
    Shouliveshappy Posts: 161 Member
    I always have it after dinner! Cereal with milk! Multigrain cheerios / Speical K / Nutri grain --> ALL MY FAVOURITES! I have them with fruits as well.
  • Christine_72
    Christine_72 Posts: 16,049 Member
    Yep. I love a big bowl of sultana bran or cheerios with warm milk after dinner. I could eat cereal for breakfast, lunch and dinner. I just wish filled me up more...
  • LivingtheLeanDream
    LivingtheLeanDream Posts: 13,342 Member
    christinev297 wrote: »
    Yep. I love a big bowl of sultana bran or cheerios with warm milk after dinner. I could eat cereal for breakfast, lunch and dinner. I just wish filled me up more...

    ^^ this :smiley:
  • meglet2202
    meglet2202 Posts: 35 Member
    Funny, I always eat cereal for dinner!
  • tincanonastring
    tincanonastring Posts: 3,944 Member
    I used to love eating cereal as a snack, but then a did a complete 360.
  • rsclause
    rsclause Posts: 3,103 Member
    Due to sugar, calories and cost I switched to oatmeal with fruit for breakfast. I only have desert after dinner on special occasions.
  • juggernaut1974
    juggernaut1974 Posts: 6,212 Member
    tincanonastring wrote: »
    I used to love eating cereal as a snack, but then a did a complete 360.

    I actually did a 1080, but got dizzy before I could finish my cereal.
  • ElJefeChief
    ElJefeChief Posts: 650 Member
    Yes, cereal for dessert. I prefer rice crispies with butter and marshmallows and then melt it together and form it into hardened, cooled squares.
  • juggernaut1974
    juggernaut1974 Posts: 6,212 Member
    DrEnalg wrote: »
    Yes, cereal for dessert. I prefer rice crispies with butter and marshmallows and then melt it together and form it into hardened, cooled squares.

    + peanut butter & butterscotch chips with a thick layer of melted chocolate chips on top.
  • RWayne48
    RWayne48 Posts: 68 Member
    juggernaut1974 wrote: »
    DrEnalg wrote: »
    Yes, cereal for dessert. I prefer rice crispies with butter and marshmallows and then melt it together and form it into hardened, cooled squares.

    + peanut butter & butterscotch chips with a thick layer of melted chocolate chips on top.

    another option is to stir coffee granules into the melting marshmallows :smiley: and get your caffeine and sugar rush in one delicious bite
  • Queenmunchy
    Queenmunchy Posts: 3,380 Member
    I've always told my 8 year old that cereal is a dessert, not a meal. That being said, I had a kids' cookbook when I was young that I passed on to her and it has this "recipe" of cereal with milk topped with ice cream and a little bit of jelly. It's so good.
  • blankiefinder
    blankiefinder Posts: 3,599 Member
    juggernaut1974 wrote: »
    tincanonastring wrote: »
    I used to love eating cereal as a snack, but then a did a complete 360.

    I actually did a 1080, but got dizzy before I could finish my cereal.

    Just reading that made my head spin trying to calculate how many full revolutions that is! Too many nights of 2-5 hours of sleep.

    You can eat cereal any time. I sometimes have it as a bed time snack. If it fits in your calories for the day, why not??
  • ElJefeChief
    ElJefeChief Posts: 650 Member
    juggernaut1974 wrote: »
    DrEnalg wrote: »
    Yes, cereal for dessert. I prefer rice crispies with butter and marshmallows and then melt it together and form it into hardened, cooled squares.

    + peanut butter & butterscotch chips with a thick layer of melted chocolate chips on top.

    Mmmmm

  • tincanonastring
    tincanonastring Posts: 3,944 Member
    juggernaut1974 wrote: »
    tincanonastring wrote: »
    I used to love eating cereal as a snack, but then a did a complete 360.

    I actually did a 1080, but got dizzy before I could finish my cereal.

    You can give it to me. I still love eating cereal as a snack!
  • juggernaut1974
    juggernaut1974 Posts: 6,212 Member
    tincanonastring wrote: »
    juggernaut1974 wrote: »
    tincanonastring wrote: »
    I used to love eating cereal as a snack, but then a did a complete 360.

    I actually did a 1080, but got dizzy before I could finish my cereal.

    You can give it to me. I still love eating cereal as a snack!

    Wait...I thought you did a 540...or was it a 360....I'm so confused now

    (probably cause I'm still dizzy from all the spinning around)
  • Azexas
    Azexas Posts: 4,334 Member
    tincanonastring wrote: »
    I used to love eating cereal as a snack, but then a did a complete 360.

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    ;)
  • Azexas
    Azexas Posts: 4,334 Member
    On topic: yes cereal for dessert is okay. There are no "rules" that say you have to eat what when. There are many times I have left over chicken for breakfast or eggs for dinner.
  • jgnatca
    jgnatca Posts: 14,464 Member
    I will eat dry cheerios and peanuts for an evening snack.
  • WinoGelato
    WinoGelato Posts: 13,454 Member
    Azexas wrote: »
    On topic: yes cereal for dessert is okay. There are no "rules" that say you have to eat what when. There are many times I have left over chicken for breakfast or eggs for dinner.

    Ahhh... thank you for answering that age old question about which came first...
  • Jennloella
    Jennloella Posts: 2,286 Member
    Racheldasilva174 wrote: »
    I'm still in my calorie range but I was just wondering if it was ok to eat it for desert I had cereal for breakfast but I don't want to eat ice cream cereal fills me up as I was still hungry after dinner

    you sort of answered your own question.
  • tincanonastring
    tincanonastring Posts: 3,944 Member
    juggernaut1974 wrote: »
    tincanonastring wrote: »
    juggernaut1974 wrote: »
    tincanonastring wrote: »
    I used to love eating cereal as a snack, but then a did a complete 360.

    I actually did a 1080, but got dizzy before I could finish my cereal.

    You can give it to me. I still love eating cereal as a snack!

    Wait...I thought you did a 540...or was it a 360....I'm so confused now

    (probably cause I'm still dizzy from all the spinning around)

    This is me deciding whether to eat cereal...

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  • Azexas
    Azexas Posts: 4,334 Member
    WinoGelato wrote: »
    Azexas wrote: »
    On topic: yes cereal for dessert is okay. There are no "rules" that say you have to eat what when. There are many times I have left over chicken for breakfast or eggs for dinner.

    Ahhh... thank you for answering that age old question about which came first...

    It's what I'm here for :)

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  • Toria718
    Toria718 Posts: 396 Member
    Azexas wrote: »
    WinoGelato wrote: »
    Azexas wrote: »
    On topic: yes cereal for dessert is okay. There are no "rules" that say you have to eat what when. There are many times I have left over chicken for breakfast or eggs for dinner.

    Ahhh... thank you for answering that age old question about which came first...

    It's what I'm here for :)

    1uotazgnqvfl.jpeg


    This is one of those times I wish mfp had a like button lol
  • Alluminati
    Alluminati Posts: 6,208 Member
    tincanonastring wrote: »
    I used to love eating cereal as a snack, but then a did a complete 360.

    I really admire your 360 skills. It's like you completely went back to where you started.
  • Alluminati
    Alluminati Posts: 6,208 Member
    juggernaut1974 wrote: »
    tincanonastring wrote: »
    I used to love eating cereal as a snack, but then a did a complete 360.

    I actually did a 1080, but got dizzy before I could finish my cereal.

    There's a blonde joke in here somewhere....oh wait I take it back. Wanna do some 180's later?
  • tincanonastring
    tincanonastring Posts: 3,944 Member
    Alluminati wrote: »
    juggernaut1974 wrote: »
    tincanonastring wrote: »
    I used to love eating cereal as a snack, but then a did a complete 360.

    I actually did a 1080, but got dizzy before I could finish my cereal.

    There's a blonde joke in here somewhere....oh wait I take it back. Wanna do some 180's later?

    I've gotta be honest: that would be a complete turnaround for me.
  • arditarose
    arditarose Posts: 15,573 Member
    You're an adult. You can eat cereal whenever you want.

    What kind of cereal are you eating that keeps you so full? That stuff never fills me up.
  • jennifer_417
    jennifer_417 Posts: 12,344 Member
    If it fits your calories, then it's no problem at all. My fave at the moment is Froot Loops, but that's mostly because I get it at work for free. If I'm buying, Honey Combs (which I don't buy because I'll go way overbaord) or Honey Nut Cheerios. Froot Loops are surprisingly low in calories, given how sweet they are.
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