Yes, cereal can be healthy
Beaver says that healthy breakfast cereals come with several benefits: A well-balanced, fiber-rich start to your day. Help meet your daily vitamin and mineral needs. Convenience.
Consider adding some the following fibre-rich foods to your diet to help ease constipation: High fibre cereals such as: bran flakes, Weetabix, porridge, muesli and shredded wheat.
Weet-Bix is a good source of B vitamins including B1 (thiamin), B2 (riboflavin) and B3 (niacin) for energy, as part of a balanced diet. Weet-Bix is high in folate! This B vitamin helps support healthy blood cells and immune system, fights fatigue and maintains a healthy mind, in combination with a balanced diet.
As you can see below, they both have similar amounts of protein, carbohydrate and dietary fibre. The only major difference is oats have more fat and slightly more calories. Additional point: - Be cautious of flavoured oats, they have slightly less protein and can have up 24 x the amount of sugar.
Shredded whole wheat cereal with low-fat milk is the best choice of conventional breakfast cereals, because it doesn't contain any added sugar or salt, and is high in fibre.
Cereal: plain oats, corn flakes and shredded wheat are minimally processed, but when the manufacturer adds sugar, flavourings or colourings, they become ultra-processed cereals. Try sticking to cereals such as porridge, corn flakes, bran flakes, weetabix etc rather than the more processed versions.
Best weetabix alternative: Aldi Harvest Morn Wheat Bisks. Best golden syrup-flavoured porridge: Quaker Oats So Simple Golden Syrup Porridge. Best special k-style cereal: ASDA Special Flakes Cereal. Best fruit & nut muesli: Lizi's Super Muesli Glow.
What is an American alternative to Weetbix? There is not a direct equivalent to Weetbix in the USA. Some specialty stores however will stock UK Weetabix or Australian Weetbix. The most similar American breakfast cereals are Shredded wheat, Unsweetened Wheaties, and Wheatie Flakes.
One of the least processed options on this list, Ezekiel 4:9 Sprouted Whole Grain Cereal, Golden Flax packs several whole grains — wheat, sprouted barley, sprouted millet, and sprouted spelt — into each box.
Cereals are a good source of nutrients. When we consume food low in nutrients, there is a good chance your body will deplete energy quicker than it should. Integrating cereal into your diet can keep your energy levels high throughout the day.
A new study says milk and cereal in the morning can help avoid overeating the rest of the day. A new study says milk when consumed with breakfast cereal may provide benefits for those managing diabetes. A well-balanced breakfast of carbohydrates, protein and fats is considered key to starting the day.
Weetabix is fortified with certain vitamins and minerals and if eaten to excess, then you could be taking in too much of these nutrients. We would recommend that an adult eats no more than four (4) Weetabix biscuits per day.
We suggest having four Weet-Bix with two cups of milk. Then, add a piece of fruit and a few nuts for more fibre and a wider range of nutrients. Weet-Bix with milk or yoghurt, fruit and nuts can be a good start to the day, but there are plenty of other options too.
According to the SA Food Tables, 125 g (1/2 cup) of cooked oats contain 83 kcal or 349 kJ, while 30g (typical serving) of All Bran contains 75 kcal or 315 kJ. The oats have a high glycaemic index (GI), while All Bran has a low-GI, so from both the GI and the energy content point of view All Bran may be a better choice.