Kellogg's got Phelps

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BackInTex · #51 Post by **BackInTex** » Tue Sep 02, 2008 3:24 pm

andrewjackson wrote:Maybe "most" but I like Wheaties the way they are. Those and Rice Chex are my favorites. I haven't added sugar to any cereal in 30 years. I don't even have any sugar in my house. I'm also free of salt, pepper, ketchup, mustard, mayonnaise, and pretty much any other kind of condiment you can name. I don't even have any sugar substitute. Nothing.

I do have some salsa on occasion. When I became single again and started on my diet I got rid of almost all the extraneous food substances in my house. I don't add anything to anything any more.

I like things plain.

I was about to call you 'strange', until I saw the salsa. That makes it O.K. to be condimentless.

kayrharris · #52 Post by **kayrharris** » Tue Sep 02, 2008 3:31 pm

Well, heck, we could write a term paper on Wheaties and Frosted Flakes now...if we needed to. Just sayin'.....

I'm a Cheerios with fresh blueberries, small amount of milk and no sugar person myself.

Ritterskoop · #53 Post by **Ritterskoop** » Tue Sep 02, 2008 3:35 pm

I do not add sugar to cereals. Never have. We grew up on corn flakes and store-brand Cheerios, which to be sure probably have some sugar in them, but to add sugar to them was never an option.

I am a big fan now of Special K Protein Plus, which does have some sweetener on it but the protein and fiber are a good tradeoff.

Dub always claims he wants the leftover milk but then he turns up his nose at it, so I don't leave him any, anymore. Most cats are lactose intolerant anyway, and get the runs.

Raisin Bran and Frosted Flakes are treats for me. Once in a great while we would get a pack of serving-sized cereals on a road trip, and pour milk in the box and eat them. Those included Fruit Loops and other icky sugared cereals. I always grabbed the Raisin Bran, which was too expensive to have regularly at home.

I did discover recently there's a difference between store brand Cheerios and the name-brand kind, or at least the name-brand honey-flavored Cheerios are yum and the store brand plain ones are not. But they are good to eat dry as a snack at work, and all that oat bran is way good for you.

TheConfessor · #54 Post by **TheConfessor** » Tue Sep 02, 2008 3:52 pm

BackInTex wrote:Seriously, who eats Wheaties without a spoonful or two of sugar? Without the sugar I'd rather eat a bowl of cardboard.

Me, for one. I haven't put sugar on my cereal in about 30 years. If you'd like, I can save the cardboard boxes for you.

TheCalvinator24 · #55 Post by **TheCalvinator24** » Tue Sep 02, 2008 4:09 pm

peacock2121 wrote:The olympians were/are also promoting McDonalds for healthy eating. Something about chicken for breakfast.

Not that I don't think you can make sound food choices at McDonalds, I do think you can.

Were any of the people in those McD's commercials actual Olympic athletes? I thought they were actors who were meant to represent Olympic athletes.

Appa23 · #56 Post by **Appa23** » Tue Sep 02, 2008 4:24 pm

TheCalvinator24 wrote:
peacock2121 wrote:The olympians were/are also promoting McDonalds for healthy eating. Something about chicken for breakfast.

Not that I don't think you can make sound food choices at McDonalds, I do think you can.
Were any of the people in those McD's commercials actual Olympic athletes? I thought they were actors who were meant to represent Olympic athletes.

Well, they were actors who looked like they were supposed to be athletes waiting to go tot he Olympics, but then you discover that they really were just waiting to go get a new southern-style chicken sandwich.

christie1111 · #57 Post by **christie1111** » Tue Sep 02, 2008 6:12 pm

Maybe "most" but I like Wheaties the way they are. Those and Rice Chex are my favorites. I haven't added sugar to any cereal in 30 years. I don't even have any sugar in my house. I'm also free of salt, pepper, ketchup, mustard, mayonnaise, and pretty much any other kind of condiment you can name. I don't even have any sugar substitute. Nothing

Um AJ, When we meet for the first time, can we go to a restaurant?

otherindigo · #58 Post by **otherindigo** » Tue Sep 02, 2008 9:37 pm

I just bought and tried Special K's Protein Plus. I wanted something in a flake form to get a vacation from the AllBran.
I thought it was yummy. I didn't feel the need to add anything to it. I'll probably slice up a banana in it tomorrow just for a taste test.

And I do drink all my milk.

cindy.wellman · #59 Post by **cindy.wellman** » Tue Sep 02, 2008 10:13 pm

Kashi and yogurt for me

cindy.wellman · #60 Post by **cindy.wellman** » Tue Sep 02, 2008 10:14 pm

I've only glanced at the headlines, but it looks like Carrie Underwood wants Phelps too. LOL

gotribego26 · #61 Post by **gotribego26** » Wed Sep 03, 2008 5:11 am

BackInTex wrote:
andrewjackson wrote:
peacock2121 wrote: I suspect the serving size is different for those facts.

Are they?
They are different. I figured cereal servings are cereal servings.

The Wheaties and Corn Flakes info is for a 1 Cup serving.

Frosted Flakes is for 3/4 of a Cup.

Why would anyone eat a smaller serving of Frosted Flakes than the other two?

So the real comparison, 1 Cup to 1 Cup to 1 Cup:

Corn Flakes - 100 calories, 2g sugar
Wheaties - 110 calories, 4g sugar
Frosted Flakes - 148 calories, 15.6g sugar
Again, as eaten, most Corn Flakes get a tsp of sugar added (as do Wheaties).

A tsp of sugar is 4 grams of sugar and 16 calories. A serving of corn flakes with 3 teaspoons (a tablespoon) of sugar is remarkably similar to a serving of frosted flakes.

I didn't know him well but I was on a college quiz team with the guy who bombed on the tsp/T question the first month of WWTBAM.

secondchance · #62 Post by **secondchance** » Wed Sep 03, 2008 5:27 am

Ritterskoop wrote:Dub always claims he wants the leftover milk but then he turns up his nose at it, so I don't leave him any, anymore. Most cats are lactose intolerant anyway, and get the runs.

We like to keep a few boxes of "Cat-Sip" on hand. It's a lactose-free milk with added taurine- the nutrient vital for a cat's healthy diet. Comes in a little blue juice-box type of container, and doesn't need refrigeration until opened. Our kitties love it; we treat them on occasion, or when they're feeling ill and avoiding food. I took a tiny taste once; it's kinda sweet. Fine fine for doggies, too.

Gimme good old Cap'n Crunch for breakfast any day.
...or Quaker Granola Crunch (Oat, Honey & Raisin variety).
W/milk.

peacock2121 · #63 Post by **peacock2121** » Wed Sep 03, 2008 6:07 am

I don't know anyone who puts sugar on their cereal - seriously - no one.

oops - I know BiT, so now I know one person.

TheCalvinator24 · #64 Post by **TheCalvinator24** » Wed Sep 03, 2008 7:23 am

peacock2121 wrote:I don't know anyone who puts sugar on their cereal - seriously - no one.

oops - I know BiT, so now I know one person.

I add about a teaspoon to Rice Chex, Cheerios, & Corn Flakes. When i was younger, I probably put closer to 3.

sunflower · #65 Post by **sunflower** » Wed Sep 03, 2008 7:37 am

Second Chance wrote: Gimme good old Cap'n Crunch for breakfast any day.
...or Quaker Granola Crunch (Oat, Honey & Raisin variety).
W/milk.

Love Cap'n Crunch...but it cuts up my mouth.

My favorite cereal is frosted mini wheats...I hate drinking the left over milk (I hate milk) so I like those because they sop it up so I get my calcium but don't have to drink it. Plus they're sweet and yummy! Or Kashi Cinnamon Harvest - similar but without the fake sugary coating.

I have never once added sugar to a cereal. I will add fruit, or I will put cereal in yogurt, but never sugar.

Here's Fanny! · #66 Post by **Here's Fanny!** » Wed Sep 03, 2008 7:43 am

andrewjackson wrote:Maybe "most" but I like Wheaties the way they are. Those and Rice Chex are my favorites. I haven't added sugar to any cereal in 30 years. I don't even have any sugar in my house. I'm also free of salt, pepper, ketchup, mustard, mayonnaise, and pretty much any other kind of condiment you can name. I don't even have any sugar substitute. Nothing.

I do have some salsa on occasion. When I became single again and started on my diet I got rid of almost all the extraneous food substances in my house. I don't add anything to anything any more.

I like things plain.

What's your stance on Tangy Tomato Dipping Sauce?

ulysses5019 · #67 Post by **ulysses5019** » Wed Sep 03, 2008 8:36 am

Here's Fanny! wrote:
andrewjackson wrote:Maybe "most" but I like Wheaties the way they are. Those and Rice Chex are my favorites. I haven't added sugar to any cereal in 30 years. I don't even have any sugar in my house. I'm also free of salt, pepper, ketchup, mustard, mayonnaise, and pretty much any other kind of condiment you can name. I don't even have any sugar substitute. Nothing.

I do have some salsa on occasion. When I became single again and started on my diet I got rid of almost all the extraneous food substances in my house. I don't add anything to anything any more.

I like things plain.
What's your stance on Tangy Tomato Dipping Sauce?

Sometimes I like it on the rocks and other times straight with a beer chaser.

andrewjackson · #68 Post by **andrewjackson** » Wed Sep 03, 2008 8:57 am

Here's Fanny! wrote:
andrewjackson wrote:Maybe "most" but I like Wheaties the way they are. Those and Rice Chex are my favorites. I haven't added sugar to any cereal in 30 years. I don't even have any sugar in my house. I'm also free of salt, pepper, ketchup, mustard, mayonnaise, and pretty much any other kind of condiment you can name. I don't even have any sugar substitute. Nothing.

I do have some salsa on occasion. When I became single again and started on my diet I got rid of almost all the extraneous food substances in my house. I don't add anything to anything any more.

I like things plain.
What's your stance on Tangy Tomato Dipping Sauce?

No opinion. I don't use dipping sauces other than ranch or blue cheese with hot wings.

andrewjackson · #69 Post by **andrewjackson** » Wed Sep 03, 2008 9:01 am

christie1111 wrote:
Maybe "most" but I like Wheaties the way they are. Those and Rice Chex are my favorites. I haven't added sugar to any cereal in 30 years. I don't even have any sugar in my house. I'm also free of salt, pepper, ketchup, mustard, mayonnaise, and pretty much any other kind of condiment you can name. I don't even have any sugar substitute. Nothing
Um AJ, When we meet for the first time, can we go to a restaurant?

That's a good plan.

Whenever people come to my place I always have to apologize that I can't offer them any food other than plain turkey sandwiches. I go to the grocery store once a week and buy the food that I need for that week so I never have any extra food other than the bread, sliced turkey, and cheese that I use to make my lunch every day. I eat out three nights a week and I make the same three or four things for dinner every week the other four nights.

My diet is built around the fact that if I don't have any food at home I can't eat it.

secondchance · #70 Post by **secondchance** » Wed Sep 03, 2008 9:15 am

sunflower wrote: Love Cap'n Crunch...but it cuts up my mouth.

I know what you mean! You need to find that precise interval after adding the milk, where the nuggets are just moist enough to spare your palate, but still pre-soggy. Kind of like that magical moment in blow-drying, where you're just past the soaked factor- yet not too dry- granting that elusive "good hair day."

minimetoo26 · #71 Post by **minimetoo26** » Wed Sep 03, 2008 9:16 am

sunflower wrote:
Second Chance wrote: Gimme good old Cap'n Crunch for breakfast any day.
...or Quaker Granola Crunch (Oat, Honey & Raisin variety).
W/milk.
Love Cap'n Crunch...but it cuts up my mouth.

My favorite cereal is frosted mini wheats...I hate drinking the left over milk (I hate milk) so I like those because they sop it up so I get my calcium but don't have to drink it. Plus they're sweet and yummy! Or Kashi Cinnamon Harvest - similar but without the fake sugary coating.

I have never once added sugar to a cereal. I will add fruit, or I will put cereal in yogurt, but never sugar.

I love the crumbs in the bottom of the box, and Cap'n Crunch and Frosted Mini Wheats have some of the best crumbs around! My kids don't like sweet cereals (shock!), but my m-i-l gives me her Mini Wheat crumbs. And I like to combine cereals rather than eat just one kind at a time. And I don't eat it at breakfast, but like 4 pm.

Any doubts as to whether or not I'm certifiable have now been erased...

starfish1113 · #72 Post by **starfish1113** » Wed Sep 03, 2008 9:36 am

peacock2121 wrote:I don't know anyone who puts sugar on their cereal - seriously - no one.

oops - I know BiT, so now I know one person.

You know me! I always have.

It's almost a habit now. I can't eat Rice Krispies, Cheerios, Wheaties, etc...without sugar on it. Maybe I should switch to Splenda, given the new business and all.

earendel · #73 Post by **earendel** » Wed Sep 03, 2008 10:09 am

minimetoo26 wrote:...but my m-i-l gives me her Mini Wheat crumbs.

Of course she does...

SportsFan68 · #74 Post by **SportsFan68** » Wed Sep 03, 2008 10:15 am

minimetoo26 wrote:I love the crumbs in the bottom of the box, and Cap'n Crunch and Frosted Mini Wheats have some of the best crumbs around! My kids don't like sweet cereals (shock!), but my m-i-l gives me her Mini Wheat crumbs. And I like to combine cereals rather than eat just one kind at a time. And I don't eat it at breakfast, but like 4 pm.

Any doubts as to whether or not I'm certifiable have now been erased...

Mini-wheat crumbs are the best, no sugar required. I threw out the crumbs in the bottom of the Raisin Nut Bran box this morning, they get soggy too fast. Soggy mini-wheat crumbs don't bother me.

My older brother combines cereals and can't believe I don't. He dumps in a little mueslix, some cornflakes, maybe a little raisin bran, no sugar, and he's good until lunch. He doesn't seem to mind that the stuff at the bottom of the bowl is soggy by the time he gets there.

peacock2121 · #75 Post by **peacock2121** » Thu Sep 04, 2008 5:14 am

starfish1113 wrote:
peacock2121 wrote:I don't know anyone who puts sugar on their cereal - seriously - no one.

oops - I know BiT, so now I know one person.
You know me! I always have.

It's almost a habit now. I can't eat Rice Krispies, Cheerios, Wheaties, etc...without sugar on it. Maybe I should switch to Splenda, given the new business and all.

I think if I was to eat breakfast with you and see you do that, I would have gasp.

Now I won't, as I know you do it.

This is an area I have had my head up my butt about. I just never imagined people did this.