According to Wikipedia, Breakfast cereal (or just cereal) is a food made from processed grains that is often eaten as the first meal of the day. It is eaten hot or cold, usually mixed with milk, yogurt, or fruit.
Some companies promote their products for the health benefits from eating oat-based and high-fiber cereals. In America, cereals are often fortified with vitamins. A significant proportion of cold cereals are made with high sugar content.
Many breakfast cereals are produced via extrusion.
Apparently, they are natural products, but there is a trend of thought that defends they are not as good as we think.
The main reasons to defend that position are:
- They include a lot of added sugar.
- Processing reduces the nutritional quality of a cereal's carbohydrate content.
- Artificial colors can speed up the development of cancerous tumors in mice.
- Many commercial varieties, including those with bran flakes and oat squares, contain 200 to 300 milligrams of sodium per serving. The Institute of Medicine recommends getting no more than 2.3 grams of sodium per day to keep your blood pressure at a safe level. Starting your day with more than 10 percent of your upper intake of sodium makes it difficult to stay below that recommended number.
- Preservatives, artificial flavoring and texture enhancers are put into cereals, resulting in a long list of ingredients.
For a healthier option, choose breakfast cereals that contain wholegrains and are lower in sugar, fat and salt. Examples include:
- wholewheat cereal biscuits
- shredded wholegrain pillows
- porridge oats
And for me that I love breakfast cereals... Do I have to stop having them? An alternative to replace?
ResponderEliminarIt is true that the amount of sugar in this type of food is very high, should look healthier alternatives, at least as most whole grains consumers are children
ResponderEliminarMore and more people are increasingly interested in natural medicine worldwide. For me it is an interesting topic, what do you think?
ResponderEliminarIn my opinion, a healthy breakfast should include fruit, milk and some cereals. I always prefer whole toasted bread with olive oil (as used in the Mediterranean diet), instead of such famous breakfast cereals
ResponderEliminarI didn´t know they were so dangerous, one must be more aware to the labels of these boxes, sometimes their formats and colors stand out over the content
ResponderEliminarIt´s a fact that progress and technology in recent times has brought undoubted benefits to mankind. Many of the most feared infectious diseases, causing high rates of mortality in the past, have been controlled thanks to recent scientific discoveries. Therefore, with this knowledge, general power and lifestyle of population has improved greatly. But sadly, manufactures still tend to use unhealthy additives in the pre-prepared meals (like monosodium glutamate)
ResponderEliminarAlthough it is true that this type of food contain a lot of sugar, you may choose wholegrain and healthier
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