When I was at the grocery last night, I looked for other alternatives for breakfast. I wanted to keep things interesting, and having just grape nuts, yogurt, and bananas to choose from will soon get boring. I picked up some granola bar type things and also a box of Cheerios! They aren’t as dense as the Grape Nuts, but visually, there’s just a lot more to see, and for MUCH less cost in calories. I’ve been doing 1/2 cup of Grape Nuts for 200 calories. An entire cup of Cheerios is 100 calories! I could have 4 times the volume of cereal as I did with the grape nuts for the same price in calories. That would be 2 cups for 200 calories! Not bad at all. The downside is I’ve had to increase the amount of milk to go with it. I’ve gone with a full cup a milk to go with my cup of Cheerios. If I doubled the Cheerios to 2 cups, I’d also have to double the milk as well. For now, I’ll stick with the single serving. That would bring it up to 180 calories for a single bowl… still 20 calories less than I was taking in with a complete serving of dairy! Not bad at all!!
Breakfast:
- 1 Cup – Cheerios – 100 calories
- 1 Cup – Skim Milk – 80 calories
- GRAND TOTAL: 180 calories
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