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Best Breakfast Cereals

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  • charm9
    charm9 Posts: 56 Member
    I have micro porridge oats with 150ml of skimmed milk. I sprinkle a bit a cinnamon to it to give a bit of extra flavour. It keeps you full until lunch and is about 160kcal so not bad :)
  • kerry0521
    kerry0521 Posts: 46 Member
    I have Kashi Go Lean about 1x a week...otherwise I stick to whole grain cereal vs. processed. But the crunch is nice sometimes. The fiber/protein makes it filling. Having some right now with Greek yogurt and berries and flax oil.
  • MariFitBody
    MariFitBody Posts: 287 Member
    Multi Grain Cheerios, Plain Cheerios or Special K Protein Plus with Almomd Breeze Unsweetened and a banana or Regular Oatmeal with Protein Powder, Flaxseed mixed with nuts or fruit
  • anihop
    anihop Posts: 18
    I love the kashi cereals. The 'Go Lean' cereals are my favorite. I use Silk soy milk with it.
  • darsh11
    darsh11 Posts: 98
    I love Kix, Rice Chex, Rice Krispies, and if I am going for a little higher carb and calorie content I love Grape Nuts
  • ChristineS_51
    ChristineS_51 Posts: 872 Member
    - Oatmeal with skim milk and a sprinkle of cinnamon (hint from MFP)
    - Vogels Soy & Linseed Ultra Bran - Australian, not sure if you get it any where else - tastes good, real crunch, high fibre, tastes sweet but 13g sugar per 100g
    - Poached egg on toast no butter lots of pepper
    - my home made muesli - delicious but it has sugar / oil / sesame seeds / sultanas etc in it so not low calorie - I could probably "fiddle" with it a bit ... mmm

    I find it difficult to eat breakfast in the mornings so have coffee (now black NO sugar how good am I :laugh: ) and then take my cereal to work and eat that at morning tea instead of those creamy sugary biscuits lurking in the staff room. Been doing this for ages but I was taking Kellogs Sultana Bran, which I discovred hre on MFP actually is 22.7g sugar so no more!
  • kdiamond
    kdiamond Posts: 3,329 Member
    I also eat oatmeal with unsweetened vanilla almond milk, 2 egg whites (cooked in), and a little bit of almond butter mixed in after cooking.

    I make it so it is 240 calories all together and so tasty and filling!

    1/2 cup oatmeal = 140/150 cals depending on the brand
    1/2 cup almond milk = 20 cals
    2 egg whites = 34 cals
    1/2 tbsp almond butter = 45 cals

    As far as the cereals go, I also think it is a bunch of empty calories and chemicals. The problem also is that you'll be hungry so quickly after because the simple carbs are burned quickly leaving your tummy empty!
  • Lisa19690_1
    Lisa19690_1 Posts: 13
    I like Muesli with yogurt and it fills me till lunch
  • KyleB65
    KyleB65 Posts: 1,196 Member
    Oatmeal!

    Pretty much all of the boxed cereals are loaded with sodium!
  • maryjay51
    maryjay51 Posts: 742
    i just stick to plain oatmeal with cinnamon and no milk in it for now
  • grobbygru
    grobbygru Posts: 292 Member
    I make my own apple and cinnamon porridge - 30g of rolled oats (proper ones I can't do those quick cook ones - way too processed for me) a granny smith apple peeled and finely chopped and cinnamon all cooked as normal. It is awesome!!! Once I ate those packet - microwave I think they were apple/cinnamon oats - ickk - the way I cook this is WAY nicer and of course more healthy.
  • Acg67
    Acg67 Posts: 12,142 Member
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  • carrie_eggo
    carrie_eggo Posts: 1,396 Member
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    :heart: my weakness......
  • MaryM621
    MaryM621 Posts: 2 Member
    Cinnamon burst cherrios are my favorite. They aren't loaded with caloriez, and have 40% of your daily fiber in one cup. Plus they're very tasty :)
  • mcg6242
    mcg6242 Posts: 84
    Special K cereal w/ a piece of Fruit
  • MariFitBody
    MariFitBody Posts: 287 Member
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    *sigh* my faaaaavorite cereal of alll cereals in the world...which btw I havent eaten in a year and wont. Maybe someday... :(
  • skump425
    skump425 Posts: 166 Member
    I love...

    Multigrain cheerios
    Frosted mini wheats
    Cinnamon life
    Vanilla Almond Special K

    Those are my favorites, I love a lot of cereal, but most of the others are not very nutritious.

    Vanilla Almost Special K is amazing
    So is Active Lifestyle Vanilla Almond, it has 10 more calories, but LOTS more vitamins!
  • sawyermark
    sawyermark Posts: 74 Member
    I like Honey Nut Cheerios, maybe not the best but I was eating a large sausage patty, two fried eggs, hash browns, cheese on white bread with mayo for breakfest. So I figure its a improvemrnt.
  • raven56706
    raven56706 Posts: 918 Member
    I lost 38 lbs with no exercise and i included the following cereals:

    Banana Nut Crunch Cereal
    Fiber Plus Cinnamon Oat Crunch


    Other meals for breakfast:

    Weight Control Maple Brown Sugar Oatmeal


    as long as you incorporate skim/fat free milk with those cereals you are fine...
  • Nharley
    Nharley Posts: 201
    My tried and true breakfasts are:

    1) Special K Cereal (1 cup) with Almond Milk ( 1 cup) & 2 cups of coffee with a tblsp. of milk, divided = 203 cal./ 4g fat

    2) Instant plain oatmeal (Mom's Best in the canister) 1/2 cup dry, mixed with hot water, 1 tblsp Jif All natural Peanut butter, 1 tblsp. honey, cinnamon, a grannysmith apple diced & my 2 cups of coffee with milk, divided = 302 cal./ 9g fat

    3) Fruit smoothie with greens (such as spinach or kale w/o the ribs = nearly no calories or fat!

    :flowerforyou:
  • TriumphNow
    TriumphNow Posts: 526 Member
    Multigrain Cheerios. I really like Special K Vanilla Almond and Special K Yogurt and Berries but I don't eat them a lot anymore because of the higher calories and sugar.
  • sallyspan
    sallyspan Posts: 14 Member
    My trainer told me the best cereal is Kashi Go Lean (not the Crunch kind, too much sugar). I add a banana in it to add some sweetness. It's very filling and the serving size (52g) looks like a lot too!
  • FrankWorsley
    FrankWorsley Posts: 106 Member
    For most people a very nutritious option is cracked wheat cereal. I choose Bob's Red Mill because it's readily available but, depending on where you live, there are many others.
  • Justjoshin
    Justjoshin Posts: 999 Member
    Kashi GoLean (original)...I eat it almost every day.

    This.. but if it's too bland, the GoLean Crunch is healthy as well.
  • cmgehrke
    cmgehrke Posts: 20 Member
    homemade museli is your best bet. store bought cereals that are processed will turn into sugar in your body.
  • jennajava
    jennajava Posts: 2,176 Member
    I love Honey Chex.
  • CashierCantin
    CashierCantin Posts: 206 Member
    For not so nutritious cereal, I love Rice Krispies because of the volume you get for little calories (1 1/4 cup for one serving and its 130 cal before milk. I can usually squeak by on 2 servings for dinner when I am lazy).

    For more fiber and grainage, I go for honey nut cheerios or multi grain cheerios. I can't get into the Kashi Go lean...tastes more like twigs and branches to me LOL

    Bought some of that Fiber One 80 cal/serving cereal but haven't tried it yet.
  • dkueter94
    dkueter94 Posts: 89
    I eat Special K with strawberries almost every day with skim milk. It fills me up until I have my late morning snack of greek yogurt or an apple.:smile:
  • knay112
    knay112 Posts: 45 Member
    I make a mix of 3/4 cup Kellogs All-Bran Wheat Flakes
    and 1/4 cup Just Bunches for the sweetness and thecrunch.
    I love to eat that with Fage 0% yogurt, so that it stays crunchy.

    Total damage; 284 calories (17 Carbs, 5g Fat)
    Wonderful at home, or even on the go!
    I actually eat it for lunch every day...
  • lunarescape
    lunarescape Posts: 51 Member
    Kashi Go Lean Honey Almond Flax.

    It's 200 calories a cup, but it's very good for you and keeps you full for a while.

    Any of the Kashi cereals seem to be good.
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