Breakfast cereals?
This morning FOX News pulled one of their favorite tricks on me and it worked again. As they were breaking for commercials they said breakfast cereals were hazardous to my health and they would give me the details when they come back. They came back three or four hours ago and not another word about breakfast cereals.
Did anybody hear the information about breakfast cereals and want to share it with me?
Thanks.
P.S. If I don?t find out soon I?m gonna eat my bowl of Raisin Bran
Did anybody hear the information about breakfast cereals and want to share it with me?
Thanks.
P.S. If I don?t find out soon I?m gonna eat my bowl of Raisin Bran
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Our local FOX didn't do cereal. Their teaser was about veggie burgers being less healthy than real meat. They did eventually come back and cover it. The story was about the high salt content in veggie burgers.
Whether that offsets the fat, growth hormones, e-coli, salmonella, and other stuff in processed meat was not answered.0 -
This article is not the one from Fox. But it gives seven reasons why you should not eat cereal.
The link would not come through properly, so I did a c&p of the article for you
main.poliquingroup.com/ArticlesMultimedia/Articles/Article/1581/Why_Cereal_For_Breakfast_Is_One_Of_The_Worst_Choic.aspx
C&P:
Breakfast is a controversial topic of late. After all, everyone knows that ??breakfast is the most important meal of the day.??
While there is some wisdom to this saying, your average breakfast is a travesty of good nutrition. Cereal, which is considered a mainstay of a ??healthy?? breakfast, is one of the poorer choices you can make.
Why is cereal so bad? Let us count the ways:
1) It is typically made out of ultra-refined grains.
Yes, we know that the box says ??made with healthy whole grains?? but just because they were once whole in some other incarnation doesn??t mean that kernels of wheat, corn, or soy that have been ground into flour and stripped of nutrients and fiber can actually count as ??whole grains.??
2) It is high in calories and tends to be high in sugar.
Many popular cereals have as much sugar as a glazed donut. Granted, calorie-wise, many high-fiber cereals like Fiber One are fairly low in energy, however, the more popular cereals that people actually eat are not low calorie foods.
For example, Kashi Go Lean Crunch has 190 calories in a serving, but a serving is only #190; of a cup (roughly the size of two scoops of protein powder), which most people agree is a miniscule amount that has no chance of filling you up first thing in the morning. Your average cereal eater will easily double that, and if you add milk to the mix, your clocking in with at least 450 calories for a bunch of twigs, added sugar, and zero high-quality protein or healthy fat.
3) It has a high glycemic index and will spike insulin and blood sugar.
Foods that are high in carbohydrates are digested into sugar and released into the blood to fuel activity or be stored as fat. Carbohydrates that are refined, such as those coming from flour, are quickly digested and the sugar is released into the bloodstream in a rush, spiking blood sugar levels. The pancreas responds by pumping out insulin??a hormone that helps the body regulate blood sugar, storing any excess as fat.
Breakfast cereal is a classic example of this. Starting the day with cereal will result in a blood sugar crash an hour or so later and your body will crave another high-carb meal, thereby creating a viscous cycle of overeating. Over the long-term it encourages fat gain and can contribute to diabetes, especially when combined with a largely sedentary lifestyle.
4) It activates brain chemicals that make you feel sedated.
A common misconception is that cereal will make you energized??not true! High carbohydrate foods like breakfast cereal stimulate an inhibitory network of transmitters in the brain, making you feel sedated and sleepy, while slowing energy use.
In contrast, foods that are high in amino acids, such as quality protein, stimulate the brain cells to keep you alert and vigilant, while encouraging physical activity and energy expenditure. It??s this dynamic that is why everyone should eat high-quality protein for breakfast and save the processed carbs for after dinner: What you eat first thing sets up your neurotransmitters for the day, while what you eat at night sets the stage for how you sleep.
5) It is typically made of corn, soy, or wheat.
These foods, along with potatoes, make up 50 percent of the average Westerners calories. Our digestive systems are simply not able to cope effectively with so much sugar so fast.
Another negative effect of the dominant place of corn, soy, and wheat in our diets is that they are fairly allergenic. For example, modern wheat contains strains of gluten that have different properties from heirloom wheat, which is why modern gluten is more harmful to people with celiac disease.
6) The nutrition comes from fortification.
Basically, cereal grains are highly processed into flour and stripped of nutrients. Then manufacturers add low-quality chemical versions of vitamins and minerals so they can say their cereal is ??high in iron?? or ??a good source of calcium.??
7) It has low-quality protein.
Cereal is naturally low in protein since it is made predominantly from refined grains, which are carbohydrates. Manufacturers have caught on to the benefits of protein. They boast decent amounts of protein on their nutrition labels, however, the ingredient list never contains a single source of high-quality protein. Another trick is to add denatured protein to cereal as a marketing tool.
For example, Special K Protein cereal supplies 10 grams of soy protein isolate (listed fourth after wheat, wheat gluten, sugar, and rice in the ingredients list). Kashi Go Lean also adds soy protein isolate to its product. Although soy protein supplies a decent amount of amino acids, most people who are serious about their nutrition wouldn??t go near it with a ten-foot pole.
It holds nothing on whey or pea protein, which are better quality and more easily digested, and it contains concentrated isoflavones, which mimic estrogen in the body. The research into the effect of isoflavones is complicated and evolving, but most people choose to avoid processed forms of soy in favor of unprocessed higher quality proteins because there??s so much we still don??t know0 -
breakfast cearals have been found to contain roundup residue 0 -
Honey Nut Cheerios is one of the cereals.
I eat them 5 times a week including today after I saw the news.0 -
In my humble opinion, some would say feeble opinion; the FDA should abandon their search for fly eggs and maggots and concentrate on bone chips in summer/beef sausage. I?ve never broken a tooth on a maggot. 0 -
Quaker Oats and eggs no problems. 0 -
I agree, been eating two eggs a day for years. 0 -
I think it was sugar snaps, that just came back on market after a recall for either ecoli or samonella........ 0 -
I never considered a box of cereal as good for me. I eat it occasionally as I like the taste.I like to cover a big bowl with a couple of inches of Grape Nuts and cover that with Frosted Flakes and cold whole milk. Wait about two minutes and dig in. 0 -
So- cereal is bad for you. Eggs- bad for you. Bacon/ ham/ sausage- bad for you. Breads- bad for you.
Guess I will just have my salad with a chunk of tofu. Except salads have been killing people with salmonella and e. coli.
Suppose I'll just sit here and starve- but I'll be healthy while starving.
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quote:Originally posted by 11b6r
So- cereal is bad for you. Eggs- bad for you. Bacon/ ham/ sausage- bad for you. Breads- bad for you.
Guess I will just have my salad with a chunk of tofu. Except salads have been killing people with salmonella and e. coli.
Suppose I'll just sit here and starve- but I'll be healthy while starving.
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No, Tofu is still good.[^]
I eat Trader Joe's High fiber cereal most mornings. 1 cup has 9 grams of fiber and 7 grams of protein.0 -
Breakfast Cereal was the brainchild of Kellogg while he frequenting the Sanitarium. He and Post entered into the competition for a healthier breakfast:
Beans are a good breakfast [:D]0 -
Suggest you read THE OBESITY CODE by Dr. Jason Fung.
Skip the first 8 chapters unless you wish to read all the research
results etc.0 -
Take it up with Captain Crunch. 0 -
quote:Originally posted by select-fire
Take it up with Captain Crunch.
I haven't seen him post here [:D]
But that is one of my favorite cereals. Crunchy snacks, not with that racist milk [:0]0 -
quote:Originally posted by forgemonkey
quote:Originally posted by us55840
quote:Originally posted by Ricci Wright
I never considered a box of cereal as good for me. I eat it occasionally as I like the taste.I like to cover a big bowl with a couple of inches of Grape Nuts and cover that with Frosted Flakes and cold whole milk. Wait about two minutes and dig in.
I recall the Grape Nuts cereal commercials of years ago .. some older fellow saying how healthy they are.
About 2 years later he died of a heart attack.
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That was Euell Gibbons,,,,,,died of a ruptured aortic aneurysm, a complication from Marfan Syndrome,,,,, genetic disorder of the connective tissue.
+1 he was one of the first TV/radio survivalists, I still remember a a commercial where he says something about eating a pine tree??0 -
You really have to watch out for those cereal killers[;)] Stick with scrapple and eggs.[:p] 0 -
quote:Originally posted by select-fire
Take it up with Captain Crunch.
who the eff is captain crunch????0 -
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Cocoa Pebbles. 0 -
quote:Originally posted by select-fire
Take it up with Captain Crunch.
Haven't you heard? Captain Crunch is dead! Murdered by a cereal killer...
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(Insert groan here)[;)]0
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