Now that we all know that in order to control our ghrelin hormone levels we have to eat something sweet for breakfast, we might rationalize that those sugary children’s breakfast cereals might just do the trick. I can’t argue with the convenience and nostalgia factor, but I am here to offer you some surprising substitutes that will cover the same territory. Plus, they actually have LESS sugar ( i.e. healthier?) than those double frosted coated flakes with candy bits. So before you head for the bowl, spoon and milk, consider the following as friendlier alternatives.
Our beloved Twinkie is not a light weight when it comes to sugar content, but it’s 18g of sugar per roll is svelte compared to the 1 cup of Kellogg’s kiddies chow at 20g of sugar. Does anyone really eat just one cup of cereal? Of course not, we eat a bowl. So go ahead and have that second Twinkie and at the same time help Hostess stay in business!
Are you a Golden Crisp fan? Ditch that sweetie and dive into a Klondike ice cream sandwich. (18.7 g vs.16 g). Perfect for that summer early morning fare and you still get your milk portion.
Ah, Milano. The cookie that takes you away to some foreign paradise. Can a cup of Froot Loops Marshmallow cereal do that? And you get two cookies for 10 g of sugar while the cereal has an extra teaspoon of sugar at 14 g. Milano, take me away!
Another Hostess treat, and another opportunity to support the iconic bakery, the Ho Ho’s chocolaty, creamy roll of delish (14 g) sinks Cap’ Crunch’s OOPS! All Berries by a whole gram (15 g). You thought the “berries” were a fruit serving, didn’t you?
Speaking of Cap’n Crunch (the original), jolly roger yourself over to four Jolly Ranchers. When you consider this candy is PURE sugar, it is surprising that their 14.7 g still undercuts the Cap’n at 16 g.
I remember a Dharma and Greg episode where Dharma OD-ed on the cocaine of candy, Pixy Stix. That monkey can stay on your back as you can consume seven (7!) of these sugar stick sprites (15 g) compared to Oh’s 16 g. Oh, indeed!
Anything that has the word “smorz” in it is telling you up front that it is dessert in a bowl. Truth in advertising, Kellogg’s Smorz cereal smacks in with 13 g. But the chocolate is good for you, right? Right, but let’s put it in a cookie where it belongs and ingest three Chip Ahoy cookies and slim down to 11g.
Nothing creates a drooling situation like a warm, fluffy, glazed Krispy Kreme glazed doughnut (10 g). I do not get the same warm and fuzzy feeling from Apple Jacks (12 g) so why waste my time. Once again, I’m advocating two or more but stopping short of a dozen.
Eat them whole or eat them disassembled, three Oreos (14 g) still out rank Cap’n Crunch’s Crunch Berries (14.7 g). What do they put in those “berries”?
After much scrutiny you have decided that that coffee drink, while tasting yummy, has simply too many hidden sugars. Not so fast. Starbucks Iced Caffe Latte, laden as it is, wallops original Froot Loops with one less gram of sugar.
What this teaches us is to think outside of the (cereal) box and get creative with that early morning sugar rush. You’ll be healthier for it!
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