Spec me a cereal

Sime · 17 Mar 2009 at 18:48

Basically im trying to loose weight and trying to find more "healthier" cereals. Is there some sort of list avalible that shows which are the worse than others?

I understand musli and porridge are the best but are are there any of the main brands (crunchy nut, cheerios etc) that are more acceptable?

Cheers

platypus · 17 Mar 2009 at 18:51

Nope, just buy cheap supermarket porridge oats, bung it in the microwave, away you go.

Weetabix is also decent slow release stuff for just before a workout/race.

Morba · 17 Mar 2009 at 18:53

make your own muesli.
most boxed ones are full of sugar.

Hedge · 17 Mar 2009 at 19:05

Buy scottish fine oats from Myprotein or similar. just drink em down. much faster than having to eat stodgy porridge. yuk!

WantoN · 17 Mar 2009 at 19:17

Or, if you're feeling adventurous, make something other than cereal :eek:

Poached egg on wholemeal toast
Sardenes on wholemeal Toast
Tuna mayo (v light) wholemeal pita (my fav)
Scrambled egg on wholemeal toast
Omelette

Think outside the box

Ant

shifty_uk · 17 Mar 2009 at 19:21

I find eating cereal, porridge for example just makes me gassy.

Prefer having food in the morning, like eggs and grilled sausage.

edit: Just realised, I don't have much of a point really.

Ironic Namesake · 17 Mar 2009 at 19:24

For quick breakfast I blend 100g of oats in water with some whey, this is if I wake up late.

If I have a bit more time , scrambled eggs on toast, or some tuna with toast and a bit of mayo + sweetcorn . Wholemeal of course

Morba · 17 Mar 2009 at 19:34

sausages are bad

WantoN · 17 Mar 2009 at 19:53

Morba said:
sausages are bad

But damn that's a tasty meat-based food stuff!

Ant

schumi84 · 17 Mar 2009 at 19:55

Thought it was going to be for a cereal in general. If so then i would vote for Chocolate Crunchy Nut Clusters every time.

Flipping lovely stuff, though the box is too small as i can only get 3 bowl-fulls out of a box

Morba · 17 Mar 2009 at 19:55

WantoN said:
But damn that's a tasty meat-based food stuff!

Ant

i agree! hence why i have them with my fry ups

shifty_uk · 17 Mar 2009 at 19:58

Morba said:
sausages are bad

Even on the George Foreman?

Morba · 17 Mar 2009 at 20:01

shifty_uk said:
Even on the George Foreman?

in not really bothered what things are cooked in / on, hence my bacon is generally fried as is my eggs

platypus · 17 Mar 2009 at 22:45

Hedge said:
Buy scottish fine oats from Myprotein or similar. just drink em down. much faster than having to eat stodgy porridge. yuk!

I can't digest those scottish fine oats. Even after blending them in a smoothie, they are just disgusting.

Buffman · 17 Mar 2009 at 22:58

Wanton said:
Tuna mayo (v light) wholemeal pita (my fav)

Tuna mayo in the morning?!? *bleurgh*

Spie · 17 Mar 2009 at 23:03

Porridge oats with some chopped fresh fruit is a great, healthy start to the day. So is Bircher muesli.

WantoN · 17 Mar 2009 at 23:08

The Craig said:
Tuna mayo in the morning?!? *bleurgh*

I'll say the same thing to you as I do to those who struggle to eat breakfast; Takes a bit of getting used to.

I always eat fish in the morning. Especially those rich in omegas. Sardines/Mackarel on toast/pita bread is a fav.

Ant :cool:

Sem · 17 Mar 2009 at 23:26

as most have already said cant really go wrong with oatibix or ready brek type cereals

platypus · 18 Mar 2009 at 10:13

WantoN said:
I'll say the same thing to you as I do to those who struggle to eat breakfast; Takes a bit of getting used to.

I always eat fish in the morning. Especially those rich in omegas. Sardines/Mackarel on toast/pita bread is a fav.

Ant

I'm really struggling to eat breakfast in the mornings at the moment, I wish I could sort it out.

roid · 18 Mar 2009 at 10:14

platypus said:
I'm really struggling to eat breakfast in the mornings at the moment, I wish I could sort it out.

http://stronglifts.com/how-to-build-the-habit-of-eating-breakfast/

Spec me a cereal

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