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protein and 10 grams of fiber
4. Fiber one (plain not flavored) 60 calories, Speaking of oatmeal... Cooked Or instant?
14 grams fiber, 2 grams protein, and no If at all possible time wise, choose the one
sugar. you have to cook. In order to speed up the
5. Plain Cheerios: 100 calories, 3 grams cooking process, a lot of the fiber is removed
fiber, 3 grams protein from the instant oatmeal. As mentioned
above, fiber is what keeps you full so you'll
Just to give you an idea of what some other get more out of your oatmeal if you take the
cereals contain and don't contain: extra few minutes to cook it.
1. Kellogg's frosted flakes: only one gram of
protein and less than one gram of fiber What makes cereal or oatmeal a complete
2. Trix: 1 gram fiber, 1 gram protein, and meal?
ten grams of sugar Add a cup of either low fat milk,
3. Cocoa puffs are not as "bad”’ as they look unsweetened almond milk or soy milk for
with 2 grams of fiber and 1 gram protein protein and add a serving of fruit to balance
but are higher on the carbohydrates and and complete the meal and also to add more
sodium charts. fiber.
If your kids won't eat the top picks, this one
is probably the best of the worst. Are you sticking to a serving size?
Always read the box which will tell you
A word about blood sugar: whether a serving size is 3/4 of a cup or
Blood sugar, or glucose, is the main sugar one cup and then measure. Many people
that your body makes from the food you just guesstimate and pour into a bowl
eat. If your blood sugar dips too low or (sometimes refilling too). Take a measuring
too high you begin to feel hungry, have cup and see how much a serving size really
cravings, and lack energy. Diabetics have is.
to actually monitor blood sugar several
times throughout the day. Eating a good
breakfast helps to control blood sugar levels Hope this helps!
throughout the day. Oatmeal is especially
good for that, as well as boasting its heart Alice
health benefits making it a great choice for
diabetics and people with heart conditions.

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