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Any breakfast cereal recommendations?

MarincicS

One of my problems with healthy eating is the enormous amount of time i have to spend on cleaning, chopping and cooking fresh foods. Much faster to stop at fast food on the way home from work! But i am committed!

In the mornings, i love the convenience of breakfast cereal and have had pretty good luck controlling portion size. But it seems even the best of the cereals are very high in calories.

Does anyone have any recommendations for good lo calorie, low sodium breakfast cereals?

Replies

grassette

My favorite is old fashioned rolled oats cooked with 1/2 cup wild blueberries, 1 TBSP ground flax seed, and 2 heaping TBSP Greek yogurt (0%). Eat that and you won't get hungry the rest of the day.

hazedot

I just discovered a taste sensation! 50g porridge oats, chick in chopped banana and add water. Whizz it in the microwave for 3 mins and hey presto! Banana bread tasting cereal! The way I make it it amounts to around 270 calories but the feeling of fullness lasts for hours! I can't rate it enough, tastes amazing and any sugar is all natural! Mmm

AnarchoGen

I've been recommended that as long as it's under 5g of sugar per serving, go for it!

BeautyFromPain

oatmeal only takes 2 minutes in the microwave and is amazingly healthy for you and yummy!

therealangd

Cereal is a staple for us. It's breakfast food, it's bedtime food. It's yummy. LOL.

I do usually have a box of Kashi Go Lean on the shelf for the protein value, but meh. It's like eating cardboard. I add some berries if I am really worried about it.

I really like Quaker Harvest Crunch. It's really filling. Quaker Life Cinnamon is my go to snack out of the box cereal. I like the Special K with berries stuff too. We also buy shreddies and cheerios. Anything really. We don't tend to get the really sugary stuff though. But I'm not opposed to it. We do have a box of honeycomb up there at the moment.

rainbobrite929

multigrain cheerios!!

KarenGee1978

Kellogs Krave double chocolate. If your a chocolate lover and want to keep the calories down then this is it. It is only 120 calorie 3/4 of a cup

saverys_gal

Any and all Kashi Go Lean-I'm in love with the cinnamon crunch one right now. Add some banana and raisins and it makes a great breakfast! Beyond that I'll do oatmeal or a protein shake-both also very quick and easy.

linb99

I love Multi-grain cheerios. They're slightly sweetend which means you don't have to use sugar or artificial sweeteners.

ChrisWag

I eat Special K Protein Plus, it has the lowest carbs of any cereal I have been able to find, plus the fiber and protein help!! I mix it with Chobani Greek yogurt for a yum breakfast.

sewedo1

Another quick breakfast option is instant oatmeal and greek yogurt. If I'm in a crunch and need to stop for fast food, McDonalds yogurt parfait or oatmeal is served all day long and is very filling.

amybrauch

Cheerios are my favorite.

FULTZ10

Krave double chocolate it is new but I LOVE it! It has 160 calories in 1 cup.

OSC_ESD

Looking for easy and quick ??? Hard boil some eggs on Sunday and enjoy one each morning with a cup of steel oats and fresh berries ! Quick, easy and SUPER healthy ! Just sayin'

AbiNichole

I typically have greek yogurt or a Subway turkey/egg white english muffin for breakfast. But my favorite sweet cereal option is Kashi Go Lean Truly Vanilla oatmeal. It has more fiber and protein than any other oatmeals w/ lower calories and sugar. I would def recommend it. :happy:

FULTZ10

LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE
Kellogs Krave double chocolate. If your a chocolate lover and want to keep the calories down then this is it. It is only 120 calorie 3/4 of a cup

NeilWin

Porridge oats is probably the best cereal you can have. Very low in fat and slow release energy it'll keep you going until dinner time. Made with semi skimmed milk it's about 200 cals. I got a 1 kilo bag from Aldi's for about a £1. That's a months supply!
I love it with fresh blueberries or a dash of honey.

scoyne999

Steel cut oatmeal made in the slow cooker, enough for week, 2 minutes in micro in morning, a little milk & fruit.......Done

Ditto above - soooooo good with a little brown sugar and berries and it's VERY good for you, too!

Here's a link to some health benefits of steel cut oats and on page 2 of the post is the recipe (I do 1 cup oats to 4 cups water and place it all in a bowl in a bath of water in the slow cooker).
http://www.myyogaonline.com/healthy-living/nutrition/why-choose-steel-cut-oats

scoyne999

One other - FAGE yogurt with honey is delish and appx 210 calories. Doesn't fill me up as much as the steel cut oatmeals but it's definitely a treat.

CourteneyLove

Not sure if it's been mentioned already, but I LOVEEE Kashi Go Lean Crunch! Honey Almond with Flax. So nom!

leanmachinedream

Plain cheerios with a little bit of honey, chex mix, or kashi. I try to buy cereal that has a tiny list of ingredients, not a gigantic wall of text on the side of my cereal box. I would avoid Special K, just because I think everything they make is a huge joke for anyone trying to eat healthier.

You can always cook your eggs in the oven in a muffin tin the night before and then keep them in the fridge. Then pop them in the microwave and you have hot eggs for breakfast in 30 seconds.

aedlin05

I love the Special K chocolate delight...Very Yummy!!!!

ccmac41

I put 1/2 cup of whole grain oatmeal covered in water in the microwave for about 4 minutes. I sprinkle cinnamon and flax over it and 1/2 cup almond milk. Sometimes I also add fruit such as blueberries or banana. It's pretty quick and really good. Breakfast should be your biggest meal of the day. It keeps you from getting hungry the rest of the day.

WhittRak

Don't eat breakfast cereals, they are no good. Just cook up some eggs.

blink1021

multigrain cheerios!!

^^^^^^^
These are great.

lisadlocks

All Natural F-Factor. High Fiber Skinnys Cereal. 70 calories, 5 mg sodium, 27g of carbs, 18grams of FIBER, 4 grams of sugar, protein 4 grams. That is a 1/2 cup serving. I add 1/2 cup of silk almond milk and that is my breakfast most days around 8:00. I am ready for a snack by 10:00am but I eat every two- three hours most days.

daphnegetnfit

I like to get special K and Chex honey nut. They are low in calories compared to other cereals. (about 110-120 dry) I like the Chex honey nut best and if you eat it with almond milk unsweetened, which is only 35 calories, it has less calories than eating it with 2% or 1'% milk.

Love Chex Honeynut - I was eating Honeynut Cheerios and then read the label!

blueeyes67

Honey Bunches and Oats is real good

runningoncinshine

I enjoy the Kashi line ---- it's found in most health food sections at the grocery store!

liveyourlifex

bump!