Yogurts and cereals

As far as cereals goes I like Nestle Fitness whole grain. I would suggest any whole grain cereal tho, just check out amount of sugar. And if you're not buying cereals with nuts in them, also check the fat content, as you don't want extra added to your cereals.
As far as yogurt, I prefer plain greek yogurt. Low fat yogurts might have less calories, but most of them also have less nutrients, and are filled with sugars and chemicals to keep the full flavour.
I also never buy fruit yogurts, I make them at home my self from plain yogurt and fruits.

I often mix cereals together--for example 3/4 cup Special K with 1/4 cup Kashi or Fiber One with some berries on top. You get the extra fiber, but I would have a hard time eating a bowl of only Kashi Go Lean. Now in the winter I eat a lot of oatmeal.

As far as yogurt, I just like the taste of some brands over others. Most brands of yogurt are a pretty healthy choice, so I don't think you can go wrong with choosing what you like.

I'm not a cereal person because it never fills me up. I feel like I'm throwing calories away on something I don't enjoy very much and that leaves me hungry half an hour later.

However, I love greek yogurt and eat it essentially every day. I buy full-fat fage plain yogurt, because it is unbelievably creamy and rich and since it's plain I can also use it as a substitute for sour cream or sometimes mayonnaise (neither of which I'm opposed to, but it's convenient to have a multi-use food around like greek yogurt). But if I'm eating it for a snack I will mix in jam or honey or something sweet. Another reason that I like to get the plain yogurt is that I can add a different flavor each day and so have some variety, rather than having to eat the same flavor of yogurt until I finish off a large container or spend a lot of money on those little individual yogurt cups (although fage's fruit cups are also amazeballs)

ETA: none of this, specifically, will help with your weight loss - no one type of yogurt or cereal will do that; the key is making sure you're in a calorie deficit. However, something like greek yogurt is high in protein and the full-fat version offers, in my experience, improved satiety and avoids the added sugars in the low-fat versions (I'd rather put in my own sugar )

I dislike the Special K cereals for their typically high sugar and low fiber content. It flies in the face of my diabetic training. You can eat a higher volume of them for their calorie load.

For dieting, the trick is to measure your cereal to make sure you are staying within your calorie limits.

I like steel cut oats personally, with raisins, sunflower seeds, cinnamon, a little Greek Yogurt and maybe a tablespoon of peanut butter. It's a higher calorie breakfast but it is very satisfyingy.

I love cereals and yoghurt, I have oatibix, or porridge made with water and a bit of milk, and greek low fat yoghurt. At the end of the day as long as you stay in your calories, its good to eat all different types of food, I cant believe I used to not eat breakfast for years, and would go until 1-2pm before eating, no wonder my meals have been all over the place! Im learning so much on here.

Not sure if you have it in the grocery store near you but there's a store brand of yogurt called Carbmaster, it's higher in protein, low in carbs and sugar and really really good. I like it a lot, I can't stomach greek yogurt at all. I'd definitely look for the Carbmaster.

sara1302016 wrote: »

Msbuzzkillington thank u I will look for it tomorrow one of my biggest issues is didn't really care for plain yogurt or Greek or low fat lol I'm a yoplait kind of gal but want to find something with less sugar

Consider buying the plain or Greek, and creating your own yummy mixture with thawed frozen fruit and some jam or sugar (or honey, or apple juice concentrate) - you'll probably find you can make it tasty with waaay less sugar than the commercial mixtures.