Who knew cereal was so bad for you?

#1

Post by Airpotri » Mon, Jun 27, 2011, 4:03 PM UTC

Who knew cereal was so bad for you?
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Re: Who knew cereal was so bad for you?

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Post by gronkie » Mon, Jun 27, 2011, 4:05 PM UTC

It's why I eat steel cut oatmeal, no sugar.

Re: Who knew cereal was so bad for you?

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Post by bhousel » Mon, Jun 27, 2011, 4:40 PM UTC

Cereal really does have a lot more sugar than it needs to have. I have made a personal rule that I only buy cereals with Anyway, next time you're at the store, try to buy cereals with <10g of sugar and see how limiting that is.

Re: Who knew cereal was so bad for you?

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Post by bryanlarsen » Mon, Jun 27, 2011, 5:21 PM UTC

It shouldn't be a surprise that `Cascadian Farms Organic Oats and Honey Granola` has a lot of sugar. Honey is a sugar.

Re: Who knew cereal was so bad for you?

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Post by guylhem » Mon, Jun 27, 2011, 5:22 PM UTC

Filled with sugar, sure, but gives you a morning sugar high to get ready to be productive, which to me is a good thing.

Sugar plus a cup of coffee (caffeine high is good too :-) and I'm ready for a good day of work.

Re: Who knew cereal was so bad for you?

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Post by neonscribe » Mon, Jun 27, 2011, 5:27 PM UTC

Kashi GoLean: 1 cup/52g, 140kcal, 1g fat, 30g carb, 10g fiber, 6g sugars, 13g protein.

Re: Who knew cereal was so bad for you?

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Post by Almaviva » Mon, Jun 27, 2011, 5:37 PM UTC

What doesn't seem to be very well appreciated is that starch is chained-together sugar, and has the same effects on the body, yet doesn't have anything like the same stigma attached. The body breaks it down into glucose extremely quickly, starting in the mouth. White bread is very high on the glycemic index scale.

Re: Who knew cereal was so bad for you?

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Post by aninteger » Mon, Jun 27, 2011, 5:38 PM UTC

neonscribe wrote: post #6

Kashi GoLean: 1 cup/52g, 140kcal, 1g fat, 30g carb, 10g fiber, 6g sugars, 13g protein.

I like Kashi, but the problem is that the healthy cereals come in much smaller boxes and are much more expensive.

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Post by vertice » Mon, Jun 27, 2011, 5:44 PM UTC

i always thought scruples sounded like a breakfast cereal loaded with sugar and wasted sentiment.

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Post by imjk » Mon, Jun 27, 2011, 5:55 PM UTC

guylhem wrote: post #5

Filled with sugar, sure, but gives you a morning sugar high to get ready to be productive, which to me is a good thing. Sugar plus a cup of coffee (caffeine high is good too :-) and I'm ready for a good day of work.

That works well if your day ends at 11AM.