Is it healthy to eat one bowl of cereal a day?

@cuttyrish (2861)
United States
March 2, 2026 4:47am CST
I often buy cereals, for my kids, but my partner is against it. He said it is not healthy, and is full of sugar, and instead of gaining weight, they lose weight, because of eating rice sometimes and protein, if they see the cereals, they will choose cereals instead. Is there cereals that you buy that are good and healthy?
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Ron Rybs
@Ronrybs (21104)
• London, England
2 Mar
As Anna says, lots of sugar in most commercial cerealc. I have a bowl of oatmeal and treat it like cereal. Add sliced banana and blueberries, pour on milk, I like almond milk. Leave to soak for about 15 minutes and it is very tasty.
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cuttyrish
@cuttyrish (2861)
• United States
2 Mar
Cool, i will try this as well as alternative. .
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cuttyrish
@cuttyrish (2861)
• United States
5h
@Ronrybs Thanks for the tip, it's quick to doo What kind of oatmeal do i use? Rolled?
Ron Rybs
@Ronrybs (21104)
• London, England
18h
@cuttyrish When it is colder weather I pop it into the microwave for a warm
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Anna
@LadyDuck (494541)
• Italy
2 Mar
Your partner is correct, cereals is not healthy. Many popular breakfast cereals are high in sugar, low in protein, and often contain additives.
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cuttyrish
@cuttyrish (2861)
• United States
2 Mar
Yeah, sometimes, it hard to prepare food for kids that they will not waste and really eat
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Anna
@LadyDuck (494541)
• Italy
2 Mar
@cuttyrish I imagine it's not always easy.
cuttyrish
@cuttyrish (2861)
• United States
20h
@LadyDuck How I wish I am good in cooking. I see alot of videos online they seem to make it easy preparing
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Amber
@AmbiePam (113982)
• United States
2 Mar
I’ve always heard Cheerios are a good source of whole grains and even have protein, but I’m not sure of the sugar content. In general though, cereals just aren’t very nutritious.
cuttyrish
@cuttyrish (2861)
• United States
2 Mar
Yeah, i need to find an alternative, since my kids do not appear that chubby. i want them to gain weight
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Traceyjayne
@Traceyjayne (8563)
• United Kingdom
19h
Things like porridge and weetabix are better to have than sugar and additive loaded cereals. Children may like something called overnights oats….its very popular at the moment…..layer oats with yogurt and fruits. Leave in the fridge overnight….its very tasty and the children could choose their own flavour of yogurt and the mix of fruits they want.
cuttyrish
@cuttyrish (2861)
• United States
14h
Yeah, i plan to do this when i got enough money for grocry as well.
Jimbo45
@Ineeddentures (19878)
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2 Mar
Here in Scotland we do eat a lot of breakfast cereals. Some appear to be more healthy than others. I think the one we buy called Weetabix isn't too bad.
cuttyrish
@cuttyrish (2861)
• United States
20h
Sometimes, the healthier cereals here are more expensive that those wtih sugar for kids. I hope to find one that is healthy and not to expensive as well.
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cuttyrish
@cuttyrish (2861)
• United States
14h
@Ineeddentures I like rice porrdige or arroz caldo, one cook with egg, and chicken strips. I've tried that not all my kids liked it.
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Jimbo45
@Ineeddentures (19878)
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17h
@cuttyrish If it was me I would go for porridge. We eat porridge here quite a lot