cereal serving size....do you follow it?

Mrs.Saxy · February 2011

If I just ate the recommended serving size I'd be starving until lunch. Actually as it is, I get hungry about 2-3 hours after breakfast anyway. I probably double or close to triple the serving size.

MrsD1 · February 2011

No. I was just thinking about that the other day while grocery shopping. Who eats a 3/4 cup of cereal and gets full? Not me.

LeahRW · February 2011

Nope. It's so tiny...

kgunz11 · February 2011

I can't eat cereal for breakfast- it doesn't fill me up and I'm hungry way too quickly. I ususally have a high-fiber lo-cal muffin & glass of milk for breakfast, then some sort of protein snack mid-morning. Today, it was 2 slices lean deli ham rolled around 1 slice light swiss, plus 4 saltine crackers.

Lisa102304 · February 2011

Nope. no way.

But I don't consider cereal a good breakfast - it is not very balanced and doesn't keep me full at all. I eat cereal as a snack or dessert.

Incognito2009 · February 2011

I never follow any serving sizes, they are never enough.

Kdonn15 · February 2011

Eek, I try but it doesn't usually work. I had a banana to my cereal in hopes that it makes it look like more and fills me up. I think we're a nation that is just used to overeating so it takes some time for our brains to register that we really are "full" eating less cereal than we're used to.

mcwhittaker · February 2011

MrsD1:
No. I was just thinking about that the other day while grocery shopping. Who eats a 3/4 cup of cereal and gets full? Not me.

LOL

I do but I have a 6 ounce stomach from a gastric bypass 6 years ago Smile

We do exist, we're just not natural!

LJR 84 · February 2011

Ha, nope. I probably eat 2-3x the serving. I love cereal...but it really doesn't keep me full very long. I'm usually hungry 2 hours later.

jerol · February 2011

I do now that I have GD (and the cereal I eat is not so tasty), but never before that!

mama_duck · February 2011

serving size! ahahahahaha!!!!

TiffaniMay · February 2011

Yeah right, I fill up the bowl!

ElatedMom2B · February 2011

There is a serving size for cereal? LOL

NewMom23 · February 2011

I follow it... but I only eat high protein/high fiber cereals so they keep me full.

b55c · February 2011

i'm probably not even close! the only time i follow it is when i eat granola (so tasty but so fatty!). i usually need a snack with some protein not long after i eat cereal. most aren't really made to give you what you need to get going for the day.

dvsness · February 2011

I don't consider cereal a meal, but being hungry a few hours after you eat is a good thing. Frequent feeding lends itself to more level insulin secretion, and therefore more consistent energy levels. There's no reason to avoid eating between 'breakfast' and 'lunch' - I tend to eat 6meals daily.

12bailey18 · February 2011

I did before pregnancy. Now? No way! Sometimes I have two bowls. Smile

kristennd · February 2011

Pre-pregnancy I did. But there are very few cereals out there that will actually fill me up with just one serving size. It took some experimenting. And I expected to have a mid-morning snack rather than making it all the way until lunch on that.

celiabeth · February 2011

No way! I eat whatever fills the bowl. I will note that cereals such as Cheerios and Rice Krispies have larger size servings, though these may not be the most filling cereals. I love cereal.

Frosted Mini-Wheats and Quaker Oatmeal Squares are pretty filling cereals.

bkilbarger · February 2011

Not a chance, but my husband surprisingly can. He uses a yogurt cup in it instead of milk and adds walnuts. Me? I eat a pregnancy serving size for me and another baby serving size for DD.

00tedsgirl · February 2011

I did prepregnancy. Cereal alone is not a whole meal, though.

kjbarber86 · February 2011

Jeez, who knows if I follow the serving size. Probably not! I just full the bowl and eat! Sometimes I even eat 2 bowls. And I'm still hungry between breakfast and lunch! LOL

caraleeb · February 2011

I will use the serving size but i dump it into a bowl with yogurt and fruit or else i to would be starving soon after.

MrsAllison33 · February 2011

TiffaniMay:
Yeah right, I fill up the bowl!

Exactly!

ToBeMRS52008 · February 2011

If your cereal has a good amount protein and fiber (about 5-6 grams each) in it the serving size should be enough...with a mid morning snack (come on we're pregnant!). Though most cereal does not have enough protein or fiber and is mostly sugar (even the ones that seem healthy). Empty calories are no good, makes you feel full then vanishes immediately.

My favorite cereal is Kashi 7 whole grain flakes. They are so crunchy even after they have been in milk for a while, they somehow taste a bit sweet, with very little sugar/serving. Also a dash of cinnamon makes anything taste better, YUM!