Do you add anything to your Weetabix?

mrk · 12 Jul 2021 at 07:33

Sparked a heated debate here whereby I was told anything but plain/dry Weetabix is a sin when I said I chopped bananas and grapes into mine then threw in hot whole milk.

It's a flavour explosion like the world has never seen before. The grapes especially as they're chopped so slowly release flavour and then you bite into one :cool:

dlockers · 12 Jul 2021 at 07:36

Hot milk and a sprinkle of sugar.

Edit: you need to GD up this thread else it'll get moved to the baking and grocery shopping sub.

Yaayuh! · 12 Jul 2021 at 07:37

Another Weetabix.

mrk · 12 Jul 2021 at 07:38

But that's not right??

dLockers said:
Hot milk and a sprinkle of sugar.

Remove the sugar (it's bad for you) and add nature's sugar, sweet grapes!

dlockers · 12 Jul 2021 at 07:39

mrk said:
Remove the sugar (it's bad for you) and add nature's sugar, sweet grapes!

I read once that grapes are like a mortar barrage of badness for your teeth

VincentHanna · 12 Jul 2021 at 07:39

Other cereal.

In fact I now very often combine two different cereals.

mrk · 12 Jul 2021 at 07:46

dLockers said:
I read once that grapes are like a mortar barrage of badness for your teeth

Source? Grapes have naturally occurring sugars so you don't need to watch how many you eat generally, just like fats there are good fats and bad fats! The only bad grapes really these days are inorganic ones which have pesticides etc sprayed on them at source.

Benefits of grapes in general though are grand: https://www.healthline.com/health/food-nutrition/are-grapes-good-for-you

Rroff · 12 Jul 2021 at 07:47

Likewise hot milk and a sprinkle of sugar - don't like Weetabix without a little sugar. Occasionally like them with just cold milk for a novelty but that gets old fast.

Personally don't find them good for sustained energy through a tough day though despite the ads - find Shreddies much better for that for some reason.

Eurofighter · 12 Jul 2021 at 07:49

Golden syrup or honey. Yeah I'm fat.

MrRockliffe · 12 Jul 2021 at 07:51

mrk said:
Source? Grapes have naturally occurring sugars so you don't need to watch how many you eat generally, just like fats there are good fats and bad fats! The only bad grapes really these days are inorganic ones which have pesticides etc sprayed on them at source.

Benefits of grapes in general though are grand: https://www.healthline.com/health/food-nutrition/are-grapes-good-for-you

As far as I’m aware, it doesn’t matter whether the sugar is naturally occurring or not - your body will process it the same way.

E.g. a depending on the type of diabetes, you cannot have grapes/bananas/other fruits high in sugar

mrk · 12 Jul 2021 at 08:00

Oh if you have an underlying condition then yeah I agree. But just having them won't cause you any problems, I am proof of this having had them my entire life

bimbleuk · 12 Jul 2021 at 08:09

I use porridge sachets at work which are convenient but are a bit lacking in bulk so I add some crumbled Weetabix or mini muffin etc. to bulk it up a bit.

dirtychinchilla · 12 Jul 2021 at 08:14

I can't disagree with you. It's nice when you're eating cereal and you get a taste of fruit. I used to eat a lot of special K and the fruit in there was great. Cutting up fruit to go with it, though, sounds like a lot of effort.

mrk · 12 Jul 2021 at 08:18

It genuinely takes no effort to cut fruit, grapes are sliced in half with a short paring knife against my thumb, bananas slice like butter anyway and I can slice one up in seconds the same way and lob the slices in the bowl :cool:

200sols · 12 Jul 2021 at 08:20

I don't eat Weetabix.

Daftbrown · 12 Jul 2021 at 08:26

Sunflower and pumpkin seeds, some walnut pieces and milled flaxseed. Then comes the chocolate protein powder, cold milk and a teaspoon or so of deep roast crunchy peanut butter - I call it Snickerbix.

dlockers · 12 Jul 2021 at 08:31

mrk said:
Source? Grapes have naturally occurring sugars so you don't need to watch how many you eat generally, just like fats there are good fats and bad fats! The only bad grapes really these days are inorganic ones which have pesticides etc sprayed on them at source.

Benefits of grapes in general though are grand: https://www.healthline.com/health/food-nutrition/are-grapes-good-for-you

Had a quick Google but can't find the link immediately. In short other snack fruits like cherry tomatoes were included, and the problem raised was that with an apple for example, you eat it and it's gone. Your teeth get a break. With grapes you tend to toss one after another in over the course of a few hours.

I guess it isn't relevant if you're whacking them into a bowl of weatabix. Grape on!

dirtychinchilla · 12 Jul 2021 at 08:33

mrk said:
It genuinely takes no effort to cut fruit, grapes are sliced in half with a short paring knife against my thumb, bananas slice like butter anyway and I can slice one up in seconds the same way and lob the slices in the bowl

haha OK fair enough. I eat porridge in the morning anyway.

mrk · 12 Jul 2021 at 08:33

Daftbrown said:
Sunflower and pumpkin seeds, some walnut pieces and milled flaxseed. Then comes the chocolate protein powder, cold milk and a teaspoon or so of deep roast crunchy peanut butter - I call it Snickerbix.

This is outrageous

Feek · 12 Jul 2021 at 08:46

Butter.

Seriously, if you've never done it. spread butter on your weetabix. You'll thank me later.