Both Honey Nut Cheerios and Regular Cheerios are good choices. One might argue that there are better choices BUT these two reasonably good compared with many others. What I like is that both of these are low calorie and don’t have an excessive amount of sugar.

The regular cheerios cereal has somewhat more dietary fiber and protein and less added sugar than the Honey Nut Cheerios. Do make a point of consuming the milk you add to the cereal to get more protein with your meal.

If you are willing you might consider adding a hard-boiled egg, some lean meat, or some low fat plain yogurt with a little fruit to a breakfast meal of cheerios to increase the overall nutrition and particularly the protein. You might even make your own parfait with layers of yogurt, cheerios, and fruit.

Good luck with your diet!

Lori

There are many well-researched reasons for getting plenty of dietary fiber in your diet. However, having said that I can appreciate that it may not agree well with everyone. Is it only the fiber in cereals that is a problem or do you also have issues with the fiber in fruits and vegetables or beans? I’d be interested in knowing.

You might check cereal boxes to see if the fiber in a cereal product is there naturally as part of the whole grain or if it has been added. The added fiber is called functional fiber. Although the added fiber may come from a natural source it has been stripped of other nutrients. I think our bodies function best when we eat fiber as found in whole food in combination with other nutrients.

If all dietary fiber is a problem for you then I would encourage you to explore that with your medical doctor. If it is only breakfast cereals there are a few choices I am aware of that might work for you.

If you are of an age when getting enough iron matters you might take a look at Malto Meal (a 200 calorie portion has 8 g of protein, 31mg iron (high iron), 1 g sugar, and only 2 g of fiber). Cream of wheat has 6 g of protein, 16 mg iron (also high iron), 0 sugars, and only 2 g of fiber for a 200 calorie portion. These are hot cereals though. I am not aware of good choices for breakfast cereals to be eaten cold that have a significant amount of protein and iron but are low fiber and sugar.

If you are post menopausal or iron is not an issue, I found some other possibilities. Corn flakes seem to be a good choice. A 200 calorie portion has 4 g of protein with only 1 g of fiber, 1 mg of iron, and 3 g of sugar. Puffed Kashi by Kellogg has 6 g of protein, with 3 g of fiber (too much?), 1 mg iron, and only 2 g of sugar for a 200 calorie portion. [Source for all breakfast cereal data is nutritiondata.com by Self.]

As a general rule when eating cereal for breakfast I would encourage you to get enough protein by adding an additional source. That might be additional milk or having some yogurt, lean meat or fish, or an egg. Enough protein for breakfast matters for weight management.

Hope this helps,

Lori