Is this a healthy cereal for breakfast? If not then what is?
Question:
Nutrition
PER 50g SERVING PER 100g
Energy 944kJ 1884kJ
Protein 3.6g 7.1g
Carbohydrates 31.5g 63.0g
of which - Sugars 13.7g 27.4g
- Starch 17.8g 35.6g
Fat 9.4g 18.8g
of which - Saturates 2.8g 5.5g
- Mono-unsaturates 4.2g 8.3g
- Polyunsaturates 2.1g 4.1g
Fibre 3.8g 7.5g
Salt 0.3g 7.5g
of which - Sodium 0.1g 0.2g
What should I be looking at?
Answers:
Organic whole grain with low sugar. I eat Nature's Path Spelt Flakes and Mesa Sunrise Flakes. Here is the link to their website: http://www.naturespath.com/products/cold_cereals
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Other Answers:
Yes that is a healthy choice.
Yes I think so
raisen brand
skip it
It's full of fat and sugar and salt.
Wow! Breakfast like a King. Lunch like a Prince. Dine like a pauper!
This is a good cereal, however muslei or porridge are better for you. Also a Boiled egg with toast is another great breakfast in the morning. Protein and energy and fat are the key elements.
sounds pretty good to me..
no the most commonly found healthy inexpensive ceral that is on the shelf is product 19
Looks okay, watch out for the amount of fat, in particular saturated fats, the amount of sugar, the amount of salt (sodium) and the amount of fibre. You want low levels of fat, sodium and sugars and higher levels of starches and fibre.
I'm not sure if this does but it doesn't seem to include the milk you add to it which will increase the fat, sugar and protein you will have.
I'd say no. That is a lot of sugar and a little more fat than you might want for a morning meal. Look for something with more fiber and less sugar.
THis is a healthy choice for breakfast and you should be looking mainly at the Sugar content, fibre and Salt (unless you are on a specific diet). Ideally you should opt for a cereal that has no added sugar, especially if it has fruit.
It is all good an well that the box says that it has less than 5% Fat in it (for example), but if the sugar content is high (which is often the case), then you are benefiting none with saving on the Fat content as it will be quite an unhealthy cereal.
I have my cereal with Soya Milk too and people don't even notice - my husband and kids had been dairy free now for months before I told them, and they admitted that they had not realised.
If you want to eat healthily porridge with fresh fruit is always a good option. It's full of energy and very filling so you won't need to snack in between breakfast and lunch.
Alternatively cereals such as shredded wheat don't have any preservatives, colours, salt, sugar or additives and "may be healthy for your heart"...
No its not, Far too many carbs for the amount of protein.
If you want something like that rather than eggs and suchlike go for unsweetened porridge made with milk.
If you have to have it sweetened use a sweetener like sucralose rather than sugar.
There might be a lot of carbs in porridge but they are all very low GI ones and will not hike up your insulin levels. That way you will not suffer a sugar crash two hours later.
Look at the Jordans label again. Over a quarter of what you are eating there is pure sugar!!
Your pancreas was probably screaming every time you opened your mouth!
You could do worse.
But you could also do better!
It depends on your situation.
Are you now in good shape? Do you need to lose weight?
What is your metabolic body-type?
In other words if you are predominately a protein type there is not near enough protein in that cereal in relation to the carbs and fats.
You should be looking at the fat, sugar and the salt. Its high in fat and in salt and has added sugar. Weetabix , Special K, Bran flakes to name a few are good and you can add your own fruit. Look for something with no or little added salt, no added sugar and less than around 3g of fat (not the 'of which saturates' bit) Porridge is very healthy too and filling.
Holy Cr*p! Look at all that sugar!
What's in it? Is it whole grain?
I'd stick with a simple 100% whole grain cereal with little sugar in it.
sugar content is quite high
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