cereal help

**blond bomber** · 02-21-2003, 05:08 PM

i need help. i eat cereal at least three times a day, and I need to know what types are not the simple carb, unhealthy junk. cereal is one of the quickest meals i can make, and with the skim or 1% I use, I think it's pretty healthy (correct me if I'm wrong). I'm 16 years old and have a quick metabolism, eating around 3700-4000 calories a day, gaining <1 lb. a week.

please post your ideas on the healthiest cereals to eat. thanks.

**Scotty the Body** · 02-21-2003, 05:11 PM

Oatmeal I'm told is the best

**Scotty the Body** · 02-21-2003, 05:12 PM

Personally, I like shreddies and brand flakes.

**Monolith** · 02-21-2003, 06:27 PM

i prefer a bowl of lucky charms w/ sugar sprinkled on top served with whole milk.

**blond bomber** · 02-21-2003, 06:37 PM

nice monolith.

How does this sound though. Currently, I'm using some frosted mini-wheats (for flavor) with mostly Special-K normal flavor cereal. Is this all simple carbs, or are these things complex (I eat this stuff quite often right before I go to bed cause its so convenient).

**blond bomber** · 02-21-2003, 06:45 PM

Oh ya, I'm also using some packets of oatmeal and bagels.

I know the packets are supposed to be bad and all but I can't figure out why. The ingredients say its made with whole grain rolled oats, it has 3 grams fiber, low fat, not an extreme amount of sugar (13 grams). Mixed with whey protein which is virtually tasteless in it, it's a really healthy meal right?

On the bagel side, I'm not so sure though. It has 4 grams fiber,8 grams sugar, but I'm pretty sure its simple carbs. It's main ingredient is refined unbleached flour. Am I correct on it being simple?

Any feedback would be appreciated.

**Yanick** · 02-21-2003, 06:54 PM

cereal isn't a great choice of carbs, unless your eating oatmeal (the non-flavored, non-instant crap) or something like Fiber One.

Your also better off using whole milk, as the fat in the milk will help slow down the digestion and help to stabilize insulin levels a bit more (however, the whole milk won't offset the crappy carbs your eating).

**w8lifter** · 02-21-2003, 06:55 PM

Generally, all cereals (and bagels) are "fast-burning carbs" ...meaning they convert rapidly to sugar within your system. So in a nut shell you wanna avoid them. Seeing that you're 16, I wouldn't worry about it too much...although 3 "meals" of cereal a day isn't very balanced...you should try to get protein and fat and make it a full meal. The sugared packets of oatmeal have SUGAR in them...that's what makes them bad....much better option would be to use plain oats and add a sweetner and some cinnamon to it. If you're going to use a cereal...go for one that is low in sugar and high in fibre

**Britney** · 02-21-2003, 07:09 PM

Yes bagels are simple carbs, as well as cereal. Like W8 said, seeing you ar eonly 16-yuou cna get away with it- but THREE meals of cereal is not balanced nor what you need to grow your muscles! A bagel with Peanut Butter and some protein powder is far far better than a bowl of cereal...Hope this helps

**blond bomber** · 02-21-2003, 08:09 PM

thanks guys. i'll try to balance out my meals - maybe, 1 bowl of cereal a day and cut the bagels out completely.
any suggestions on quick fix meals that would be good replacements though. i'm going for 3700 calories a day and it gets very hard without these quickies.

**w8lifter** · 02-22-2003, 06:31 AM

Shit...in deleting that ass I accidentally deleted a legitimate post :o Sorry!

I t was about raisins....no, adding raisins to the oats is bad....Raisins are nothing more than sugar! If you're gonna eat something w/ sugar in it that you shouldn't have, at least make it something w/ something else in it besides sugar....like a banana

I'm a dork

**Robboe** · 02-22-2003, 06:40 AM

Cereals taste x100 better than oats.

**Freeman** · 02-22-2003, 07:09 AM

Originally posted by w8lifter
Shit...in deleting that ass I accidentally deleted a legitimate post :o Sorry!

I t was about raisins....no, adding raisins to the oats is bad....Raisins are nothing more than sugar! If you're gonna eat something w/ sugar in it that you shouldn't have, at least make it something w/ something else in it besides sugar....like a banana

I'm a dork

Well, I'm bulking. And I use raisins

**oceangurl01** · 02-22-2003, 08:30 AM

how about keto cereal ! i tried it and i like it

**Freeman** · 02-22-2003, 08:39 AM

From what I've heard Keto cereal is ok??? w8, am I wrong on this one? Afterall, youre the damn expert!

**Dr. Pain** · 02-22-2003, 12:54 PM

It's soy.....not good

http://www.medibolics.com/Soy.htm

DP

**Dr. Pain** · 02-22-2003, 12:55 PM

Originally posted by freeman1504
From what I've heard Keto cereal is ok??? w8, am I wrong on this one? Afterall, youre the damn expert!

Yeah....she's an "expert eater" all right!

DP

**Freeman** · 02-22-2003, 12:57 PM

is that why she's so fat??? jk

**Dr. Pain** · 02-22-2003, 01:08 PM

You haven't seen her "chubby" pictures . We call them "The Sugar Plum Fairy Era"

Naw...she's never been far from "In Shape", but she has been a ways from Lean before.........

DP

**Freeman** · 02-22-2003, 01:56 PM

well, I think you'll have to agree that she looks damn good right now...you guys have great dedication!

**blond bomber** · 02-22-2003, 05:16 PM

for plain oats, are those quaker tubs you can get at the store a good choice - are they complex carbs?

**Scotty the Body** · 02-22-2003, 05:29 PM

I'm gonna try to find some of those "steel cut oats" w8 suggested cause the regular quaker oates taste like shit without brown sugar which kind of defeats the whole purpose.

**Monolith** · 02-22-2003, 05:37 PM

Originally posted by Scotty the Body
I'm gonna try to find some of those "steel cut oats" w8 suggested cause the regular quaker oates taste like shit without brown sugar which kind of defeats the whole purpose.

i just started eating some of them myself on a suggestion from w8. it doesn't look all that appetizing, but with a couple tbsp's of natty pb mixed in, its good stuff.

**w8lifter** · 02-22-2003, 07:43 PM

Originally posted by Dr. Pain
You haven't seen her "chubby" pictures . We call them "The Sugar Plum Fairy Era"

Naw...she's never been far from "In Shape", but she has been a ways from Lean before.........

DP

hey!

for plain oats, are those quaker tubs you can get at the store a good choice - are they complex carbs?

Yes...get the large flake

**blond bomber** · 02-22-2003, 07:47 PM

are the quaker instant oats in the tubs ok also, or is this stuff different(unhealthy)?

**w8lifter** · 02-22-2003, 07:55 PM

Instant = Processed = Not so good.

Go for the large flake.

**Dr. Pain** · 02-22-2003, 08:31 PM

Originally posted by w8lifter
hey!

Yes...get the large flake

Hey...you just saw that.......and what do you mean by this 'large flake" comment?

DP

**w8lifter** · 02-22-2003, 09:14 PM

Yes...I just saw that

....just like when I pop my head into open chat I see ya'll have been yakking it up about "w8" and I didn't even know

**Dr. Pain** · 02-22-2003, 09:19 PM

It's like being a celeb...goes with the territory :loleah:

DP

**w8lifter** · 02-22-2003, 09:24 PM

Yeah...that's kinda pushing it, lol

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