The Worst Cereals in the World

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healthyhobbit — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 21:13:38 GMT

I try to make sure that an egg fried in coconut oil is available every morning. Cooked at low heat in a cast iron pan.

My husband often wants raisin toast with butter, but he has to admit that he feels much better having protein. (He's not into nutrition)

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Mon.u.k. — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 08:31:03 GMT

Nice idea, but how realistic is it to expect children to drink vegetable juice for breakfast, especially spinach, after they are used to eating cereal?

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ratboy83 — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 17:32:40 GMT

I agree that too much sugar is detrimental to health but not with the assertion that carbs should be limited to that extent because they "turn to sugar". This is grossly simplistic and has completely overlooked the concept of the glycaemic index (GI). This is a rating from 0 to 100 which measures the speed at which carbs are broken down to yield glucose; the higher the GI rating the quicker glucose is yielded, with glucose having a rating of 100, and therefore the quicker and more pronounced the insulin response. The GI rating is determined by the following factors associated with the carb food (for all factors, the higher the level, the lower the GI): the level of fibre, the level of protein, and the ratio of amylose to amylopectin. Alongside the GI rating of the carb food in isolation, additional factors also affect the insulin response to the carb food, including external sources of protein, fibre and fat; these typically affect the overall insulin response since carb foods are rarely eaten in isolation and instead within a MEAL. Interstingly, refined foods do not necessarily have higher GI ratings than unrefined carb foods. For example, white spaghetti has a far lower GI than brown bread. That isn't to say that white spaghetti is overall a healthier food than brown bread due to the issue of the level of micronutrients within each, but in the context of GI rating and the corresponding insulin response brown bread will "turn to sugar" more quickly than white spaghetti.

judging all carbs the same and ignoring the fact that they are typically eaten in conjunction with sources of fat and protein within a meal is too simplistic and very unscientific.

alex

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gabbps — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 12:52:48 GMT

I eat lots of fruit and fruit juice (Dole 100% juices), does this equate to too much sugar?

I eat lots of oatmeal (Quaker plain), and rice (whole grain), does this equate to too much grains or even sugar?

I am a vegetarian, no meats, fish or eggs. Would it be beneficial to include fish and eggs?

I am a runner, I feel great, my weight is the same as high school, my energy is good, but I really have no clue about my diet. I am 52.

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LynnMendez — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 20:40:51 GMT

When my son was young I use to feed him Cheerios and never introduced him to the fact that you could put sugar on cereal. He liked them that way. I made him Kool-Aid to drink but only put 1/2 cup of sugar in it (it calls for 1 cup) and he liked it that way. When he got older and would stay at friends houses all night and get up and eat breakfast with them he learned to put sugar on his cereal but didn't really prefer it that way. And he tells me he still prefers Kool-Aid with much less sugar. He's 21 years old by the way. So I tried to do things better even before I knew the things I now know. Yay me!

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carrieon — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 01:53:26 GMT

Lately, there has been a lot of people complaining about rising food prices at the grocery stores. I personally haven't seen it yet and I only shop at the high end grocery stores that carry lots of organics. My grocery cart typically has 50% organic fruits and vegetables and the other half is usually mutiple whole grains or some type of specialty cuts of meats. Is it just me or is it just the processed foods like cereal that have risen in price? Comments please.

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Radiance — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 21:54:20 GMT

For a quick breakfast, nothing beats this: Millet in the Crockpot. You start it before you go to bed. For our family of 6, I put roughly 1 1/2 cups of millet into a medium size crock pot, then add 1 tsp sea salt and about 6 cups of water (or milk or coconut milk). In the morning you serve it up with maple syrup, honey or molasses, butter or coconut oil, chopped nuts, raisins, etc. It's cheap, nutritious and allergen-free. You can do the same thing w/ rice. Its like rice pudding. (just don't put in raisins overnight - mush) We homeschool our children, but don't want breakfast to take over our morning. No dried cereal in our house. It IS expensive and addictive. Other ideas:* Eggs with Kale sauteed in butter(its even better with sweet potatoes added) Yes, my kids love it. * Sourdough pancakes made w/ whole grains.* Muffins made with rice flour and almond flour and coconut milk (for people w/ allergies). *Eggs w/ whole grain toast is always easy and healthy. Read Sally Fallon's book Nourishing Traditions.

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Cara_Shelton — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 19:36:29 GMT

Thanks all for sharing. I am really going to try to overhall my family's a.m. diet. No more boxed cereals, even "organic" ones!!

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crazylife — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 18:49:14 GMT

Thanks ez2remember4me,

If the study was done with corn flakes, then the study makes even more sense to me. Corn is universally contaminated with poisonous mycotoxins, particularly aspergillus. All mycotoxins are heat resistant. I never serve my 4 kids anything with corn in it, especially not sugared cereal. Countries that eat a lot of corn have very high rates of Diabetes and neural tube disorders. The subject can be accessed by doing a search on Dr. Dave Holland, an expert on the subject, or Doug Kauffman, (less of an expert, and kind of a whore for the money), but the subject is very interesting and makes so much sense from a biochemical perspective.

Thanks to everyone who gave specific suggestions for healthy breakfasts. I have one son who is allergic to eggs, so breakfast choices have been very limited in our house. I love the range of the suggestions.

Warm wishes to all, you make this website great!

Diane

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crazylife — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 18:19:07 GMT

Getting back to the study with the rats, I think the rats on the puffed wheat had the shortest life spans due to mycotoxins in the puffed wheat. If I am not mistaken, the wheat is first soaked in water for hours and then blasted with hot air to "puff" it. The soaking is encouraging the natural fungi on the wheat to flourish and the mycotoxins they produce are not destroyed by heat at any temperature, (mycotoxins are totally heat resistant).

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Jonathan B — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 16:59:59 GMT

I find that coconut oil is a nice oil to use OCCASIONALLY, but I primarily use olive oil, due to its pleasent smell and good taset when cooking. Coconut Oil seems to be very good in making cornbread pancakes and whole grain waffles, but gives eggs and other cooked food a noticeably different taste. Coconut oil is also a useful oil for dry skin or skin infections, but Olive oil is also an excellent oil for skin and hair use.

I find that eating cereal, sweetened or unsweened, is hard on my health when done on a regular basis, unless I am using offbrand puffed millet or brown rice or some other health food store cereal that is just grain based, without prservatives or sugar. Also, I find that I cannot deal with non-organic milk, and it can make me ill with one exposure.

I sweeten the above mentioned cereals with actual Vermont Maple syrup or organic honey, but I avoid any use of sugar in anything but coffe or tea, and only organic raw sugar then.

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leangreencafe — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 15:44:50 GMT

MMmm. Breakfast. I trade whole grain hot cereal with eggs, and the best remedy for boredom is inviting someone over for breakfast so I cook better than usual, for my single self. I have a killer applesauce oatmeal cranberry walnut muffin recipe that is like eating half a bowl of oatmeal. I put ground flax seed and half whole wheat flour and wheat germ, etc. Honey and butter on hot muffins. Will email it if you like.

Smoothies are great. There's a blueberry Colada smoothie with 2c. fresh or frozen blue's, 1/2 c. lite coc. milk, 1/2 c. pineapple juice, 1 banana, 1 T. honey or few drops Stevia. If fresh blue's used, add 1 c. crushed ice, or freeze the pine j. as cubes.

Yogurt/Cottage Cheese or Ricotta mixed w/honey and vanilla, layered w/ granola or favorite cereal, nuts and fresh fruit.

Personally, I"m in love w/ my Energizing Cocoa Soy Protein and organic milk or almond milk homemade. Can add strawb's or bananas.

Peanut or almond butter and cocoa powder and bananas w/ milk, (can add yogurt), and mini potato/ spinach quiches, chile rellenos casserole, german pancakes w/ fruit compote like blackberries w/ some sour cream or yogurt on top. MMmm. Eggs w/ basil, two no-nitrate pieces of pepperoni for flavor, garlic and/or onion, or chives, cottage cheese, tabasco and salt and pepper. Serve w/ toast, eng. muffins, etc. w/ fruit. Smoked salmon bits in eggs w/ no hormone cheese on top.

leangreencafe@yahoo.com

Protein sustains blood sugar, keeping it level, cravings down, a must for immune health. Best to you.

As for packaged cereal, I like shredded wheat, though it's minimal in nutrients, and rare in my house. The shredded mouth from Cap'n Crunch when my kids got to choose their birthday cereal, (didn't buy it otherwise) and stomach problems speak loud enough. I'd cringe.

For sugar-fed yeast problems: the ONLY probiotic that gets past hydro. stomach acid, and enzymes to break down yeast walls w/ no die-off. Alfalfa to rebalance w/ alkalinizing microminerals. Science only!

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drsambeaty — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 14:21:05 GMT

Michelle, I would be stressed about my kids being tempted by the junk served at school also. Thankfully, I am able to homeschool, but our newspaper lists the school menu each week and I am appalled at what they serve. Lots of fries, pizza, etc. I know that I was served donuts for breakfast at school! Don't know what the solution would be, but I have heard of an experiment that did at a school, I believe in Minnesota, where they replaced processed junk food with fresher, healthier food and they behavior problems almost disappeared!

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higher health — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 13:40:05 GMT

They refer to the 'eat the box study' on the Price-Pottenger website. It is HILARIOUS!

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curious7 — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 12:01:44 GMT

So who rules your home you, or your children? If they watch TV at all they are bombarded with a series of commercials aimed directly at their little minds. But we as parents are not helping if we are not sitting down with our children eating a healthy breakfast to start our day as well, as a means to counter the negative messages from the TV. Yes we are busy, yes we have deadlines to meet, but are not our children worth say an extra hour to see to it they get a healthy wholesome breakfast?

Meanwhile, many of our food processors, are owned by the same companies as are the drug manfacturers. So have your child develope bad eating habits early in life, is a win, win for the both. All that sugar leads to ADHD, which in turn leads to a DRUG. Big Pharma is happy the food processor is happy, because they have created a sugar junkie, who is by now diabetic. Not to mention the alcohol that forms on the brain when one mixes processed sugar, and milk. Then there is the other big threat, most if not all children's cereal is made with GMO, grains.

So then the child grows up with cronic illnesses, the cereal companies get ready for the next generation of victims, and Big Pharma makes itself indespensible. What a world, oh and Doctors increase their prestige, in a dying society.