What is a healthy cereal?

I like lucky charms mixed with Honey Nut Cheerios add some berries and unsweetened almond milk. Yum

I eat fiber one with soymilk

Regular O's, unsweetened shredded wheat (0 sugar and 5g protein), rice crispies, Heritage Flakes. I usually just do oatmeal w/ misc add-ins.

I love the kashi go lean original. . big serving for a cereal. . 58g. . that with a half cup of unsweetend almond milk is about 195 calories. Add a banana or a yogurt and im good to go. not sure about the sugar because i dont keep track of it.

Fiber one cereal has about the least amount calories I've seen per serving. Volume wise I think it's a good choice. I find cereal not to be a good choice for me though. So many more filling things with less calories.

Oatmeal
Weetbix
cheerios
muesli
cornflakes

I like old fashioned oatmeal and I add in chia seeds, raisins and cinnamon. I'm also a fan of shredded wheat..but I have to add some fruit or it's just too bland. If you're coming from high sugar cereal, you may need to go 1/2 and 1/2 and slowly reduce the sugary one. It took my taste buds a while to enjoy the low sugar options. I'm not a fan of Fiber one because it has artificial sweeteners.

blopmiyers wrote: »

I love cereal, however most of the cereal I find is loaded with sugar. I've read that the kashi line of cereal is healthy but then again, 1 serving of one of their cereals that I saw had 13g if sugar. I eat big breakfasts and would probably have 2-3 servings along with something else. What's a healthy cereal?

Shredded Wheat, Oatmeal and grits for hot cereals, Granola (higher in sugar, but not crazy),

I looovvveeee oatmeal, muesli and weetbix!!!

Weetbix and porridge oats .

Even the cereals that advertize themselves as healthy have a lot of added sugar and contribute little in the way of nutrition (unless you count fortified ones that take a low nutrition cereal and add a bunch of vitamins to it to make it appear nutrition packed). Some of them with the "healthy" reputation (Kashi for example) are pretty high in calories, with a tiny serving size. Watch out for ones bragging about large amounts of whole grains per serving...they are counting on you not realizing that a gram of whole grain is not the same as a gram of fiber and thinking you have a high fiber cereal when it is actually low. So read labels.

I have found that the Fooducate app's nutrition ratings very helpful at noticing some of these things. I don't follow it religiously and obsess over eating all A+ foods, because sometimes I want something because it tastes good and am willing to spend some calories on it. Or sometimes I disagree with the rating criteria. But I would like to know that's what I'm doing when I do that, not fall for marketing hype (I'm looking at you, Special K....)

For a more direct answer to your question, Whole Foods' store brand cereal line contains several cereals that meet my specific criteria of whole grains, minimal added sugar, fairly natural, low enough calorie that I can have a nice portion size. I especially like the bite sized wheat squares (not the frosted ones) and morning 0s. Natures Path Organic also has some cereals you might try; the Mesa Sunrise is one I'm eating right now. Basically a "Corn Flakes" type of cereal made with organic corn, flax, quinoa, and amaranth; just 4g sugar.

I'm going to make a big assumption here that your idea of a healthy cereal is one that is low in sugar, higher in fiber, and maybe a little protein thrown in for good measure.

Advertisers know this so market appropriately. The box may display a flashy banner "good source of protein" or "gluten-free", whatever the "health du jour" happens to be.

But you don't need your cereal to be high or low on anything. You can fix any deficits yourself, for instance, by adding a little fruit or milk.

A plain cereal with its fiber intact include any oatmeal, Red River cereal, wheat puffs, or shredded wheat.

I do oatmeal every morning. Love it and you can add whatever you want.

I also do granola often or nuggets often with yogurt.

gothchiq wrote: »

Kashi GoLean has more protein than normal, so it's more filling and offers more nutrition.

This. I buy the Kashi GoLean Crisp cinnamon crumble and it has 11g protein and 9g fiber. I top with 70g (~1/2 cup) blueberries and 4oz 1% milk for 251 calories, 15g protein, and 12g fiber. That with some coffee keeps me full 'til lunch.

Whatever fits in with your macros.