healthiest type of cereal?

[Semidevil]

So in the mornings, I usually try to do a high protein diet for breakfast (eggs, cottage cheese, a little bit of steel cut oats). Sometimes, I would like to change it up a bit, or sometimes, I wake up late and just don't feel like cooking in the morning.

Is Cereal a healthy option? Healthy, meaning, high protein, low carbs, high fiber, not too much sugar, and just not too much ingredients.

Any thoughts?

 

[Awkward]

kashi golean, i guess. 6g sugar per serving, but high in protein for a cereal. i would just try mixing other things into your cottage cheese(flax, peanut butter, etc) or maybe try greek yogurt.

 

[exdeath]

I like plain old shredded wheat. The large 2 biscuits per bowl type with only one ingredient.

http://www.postfoods.com/cereals/post_shredded_wheat/#nutrition

Not going to get much protein out of any cereals. Drink a protein shake along with it?

 

[IHateMyJob2004]

I Googled this a few days ago. It is kinda obvios what the consensus is. Low sugar, high fiber cereals are best.

If you want somethign truely healthy, you probably need to buy the raw ingrediants on your own.

Plain shreaded wheat as exdeath mentioned was near the top of the list.

I bet if you take your goals and spend 30 minutes in a grocery store isle, yu will quickly realize what types of cereals are high protein, high fiber, low sugar. I doubt low carb would be easy to find though.

Special K is lower carb.

 

[PricklyPete]

I eat this pretty regularly...

http://www.attunefoods.com/products/Uncle-Sam/uncle-sam-original-heart-healthy-cereal-10oz

 

[ZOOYUKA]

I like plain old shredded wheat. The large 2 biscuits per bowl type with only one ingredient.

http://www.postfoods.com/cereals/post_shredded_wheat/#nutrition

Not going to get much protein out of any cereals. Drink a protein shake along with it?

Thats my go to cereal.

 

[IHateMyJob2004]

1 cup of milk has 8 grams of protein. Jsut something to take into account.

 

[blinky8225]

If you're not hungry, don't feel too guilty about skipping breakfast and making up for it later. The whole breakfast is the most important meal of the day thing has never been proven.

 

[Jeffg010]

I always wondered is Total cereal the best you can eat? Looking at Total's Nutrition facts it seems to be getting a good amount of vitamins and minerals. It low for protein but you can make that up with lunch and dinner and a protein shake.
http://www.peertrainer.com/DFcaloriecounterB.aspx?id=1688
http://www.totalcereal.com/compare.aspx

 

[Wyndru]

kashi golean, i guess. 6g sugar per serving, but high in protein for a cereal. i would just try mixing other things into your cottage cheese(flax, peanut butter, etc) or maybe try greek yogurt.

I like the Kashi cereals. Oh, and thanks for the idea of peanut butter in cottage cheese. I'm curious how this tastes, I might try mixing in some natural pb tomorrow morning.

 

[brandonb]

I eat just plain Bran Flakes. $1.99 a box. Same as raisin bran without the raisins obviously. High in fiber, tastes good. I don't eat it for breakfast as you are supposed to have protein for the first meal to activate the liver, but I eat it for dinner some days of the week.

 

[Saint Nick]

Kashi Go Lean. High in carbs and protein for a cereal.

 

[QueBert]

Grape Nuts are healthy, and I find them oddly good tasting with a touch of sugar sprinkled on them. YMMV I think a lot of people probably hate the taste and crunch of them

 

[DesiPower]

Fiber one has 6g of sugar...

 

[Miramonti]

I love the mixture of grains and oats hot cereal that trader joes sells.

 

[Shortass]

Grape Nuts are healthy, and I find them oddly good tasting with a touch of sugar sprinkled on them. YMMV I think a lot of people probably hate the taste and crunch of them

I LOVE Grape Nuts... such a weird brannish flavor. When my local brewery is brewing the surrounding area smells exactly like it... makes me hungry every time.

To the OP, cereals aren't great for you. It's mostly highly processed corn, HFCS and other additives to make it taste good. If you had to eat it I'd suggest something like Grape Nuts and other whole grain cereals, but I'd avoid it if at all possible. You'd be much better off with a couple pieces of fruit and a glass of milk.