So, Special K with Fruit & Yogurt is really tasty…and pretty sure not so good for you.
Anything out there that’s good for you, and good to eat? Higher protein content, with not too much sugar.
Other half has been cooking quinoa with almond milk. That might meet your criteria. I can find the recipe if you want.
So, Special K with Fruit & Yogurt is really tasty…and pretty sure not so good for you.
Anything out there that’s good for you, and good to eat? Higher protein content, with not too much sugar.
Swap the yogurt for plain Greek yogurt and replace the Special K with homemade granola? Making a batch of granola, once you’ve done it a couple of times and have the ingredients, takes like 15 minutes.
Unless you are making it from scratch, no.
Off the shelf, even “protein” cereals are mostly sugar. Breakfast candy might be more accurate.
Qia and Holy Crap are high in protein and.fat, and very little carb, so not great pre-morning workout choice, I mix up a version:
http://www.veggirlrd.com/holy-crap-this-homemade-cereal-is-delicious/
Mostly I make oatmeal. Before bed I toss steelcut oats in a crockpot with some amaranth, sunflower seeds, cinnamon, salt, coconut oil, and chopped walnuts and almonds. In the morning I mix in maple syrup to taste, and maybe cut up some apple. Reasonably easy, cheap, and very nutritious.
go to a health store and get the bulk organic cereal
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go to a health store and get the bulk organic cereal
Lol, “health store” and “organic” doesn’t mean one should stop reading labels. More expensive sugar is still sugar.
Ezekial 4:9 is halfway decent. Doesn’t taste very good though 
oatmeal porridge with yogurt and fruit. no, not the stuff in little packets. real porridge made from large flake oats 
i make home made granola and a gallon of yogurt once a week, it’s pretty easy. the granola ingredients are not so cheap though
So, Special K with Fruit & Yogurt is really tasty…and pretty sure not so good for you.
Anything out there that’s good for you, and good to eat? Higher protein content, with not too much sugar.
trader joes fiber flakes.
kellogs is pseudo health marketing with their packaged stuff loaded with transfats
oatmeal porridge with yogurt and fruit. no, not the stuff in little packets. real porridge made from large flake oats
The stuff in little packets is fine if it’s the plain one. Otherwise plain oats, quick oats, rolled oats, old fashioned oats and steel cut oats all are the same product presented in the different ways with the same nutrients (basically, quick/instant is pressed so it adsorbs water quickly). I personally prefer steel cut oats as it has more texture unless I’m in a hurry or making overnight oatmeal (steel cut doesn’t work as well for overnight oats).
To the OP: overnight oatmeal is great. You can adjust quantities, but I do ½ cup oats, 2/3 cup unsweetened soy milk, ½ cup 2% unsweetened plain greek yogurt, then you can add a mix of stuff… PB2+banana, cocoa+coconut, berries, mangos, raisins, some sweetener (honey, agave, maple syrup), pretty much whatever you like (just be wary of raisins: they look innocent but pack a hefty amount of calories/sugar). Takes about 2min to prepare.
Steel cut doesn’t work as well for overnight oats.
Just curious - what makes you say that? We make overnight steelcut oats fairly often and I haven’t noticed anything wrong with it, so just wondering what you use instead, and in what way it’s better? Might be something I have to try!
can you share a recipe for homemade granola?
oatmeal porridge with yogurt and fruit. no, not the stuff in little packets. real porridge made from large flake oats
The stuff in little packets is fine if it’s the plain one. Otherwise plain oats, quick oats, rolled oats, old fashioned oats and steel cut oats all are the same product presented in the different ways with the same nutrients (basically, quick/instant is pressed so it adsorbs water quickly). I personally prefer steel cut oats as it has more texture unless I’m in a hurry or making overnight oatmeal (steel cut doesn’t work as well for overnight oats).
The GI for oatmeal is drastically different dependent on how processed it is. It can range from 33 (oat groats) to almost 90 for instant oatmeal, and this is if nothing is added.
the ezekiel cereal is good mixed with plain greek yogurt and a banana sliced in.
Well… I tried it once to be frank with steel cut. Maybe I screwed up and could have used more liquid, but the result was… shall we say, hard to chew? It was still good, but just a little too chewy. I usually cook steel cut for ~25min, so imagine if you took them off at 15min instead. Since I always have plain rolled oats as well under hand (much more handy when making muffins for the kids), I just use those for overnight and keep my steel cut oats for weekend mornings.
I really dig steel cut oats with egg whites mixed in.
I make them this way because I like them still chewy. Tried the crock pot method but ended up with mush and that’s what I hate about rolled oats.
I do this the night before: 1.5c of water in a pot with a pinch of salt. Bring to boil.
Add 1/2c steel cut oats. Remove from stove, add lid, put in fridge.
In the morning, remove lid, put on stove on med heat. When they are bubbling, I rapidly stir in 1/2c of egg whites. Let the egg whites add slowly in a stream and stir like a mad man the entire time.
After that, I portion it into two bowls and add other things like nuts, cocoa powder, peanut butter, fruit - dried or not… whatever tickles my fancy.
The second portion goes back in the fridge for another day.
can you share a recipe for homemade granola?
Almost any basic recipe gets you started, then you just toss in whatever you want. http://www.chow.com/recipes/30062-basic-granola seems perfectly fine. I don’t really use a recipe, sorry (but that’s why it’s quick! and different every week!)
I skip honey (and add it to the yogurt if I want it a bit sweeter), sometimes add some chocolate chips (after the granola’s cooled down). I have a few airtight containers with coconut, nuts, seeds, dried fruit, etc - just toss some in either before or after toasting the oats (depending on whether they’d benefit from some time in the oven).
Coco pops… Cos chocolate milk is the perfect recovery fuel 