Mini Wheats: A Rock Star Cereal

Eat This, Not That!, a website and book compiled by Men's Health magazine (and what may be my nutritional bible), recently wrote on their facebook that eating refined grains, like those in Froot Loops and other popular cereals, boosts your odds of getting heart disease. A better option is whole-grains like Shredded Wheat. Personally, I find plain Shredded Wheat a little gross so I turn to...

Frosted Mini Wheats... Mmmmmm :)

Frosted Mini Wheats are a power house when it comes to cereal. High in both dietary fiber and protein, they pack the one two punch of what you need in the morning. The sugar content is a little high at 12 grams a serving but I don't worry two much about this for two reasons:

1) finding a cereal under 12 grams of sugar per serving is really really difficult (unless you want something that tastes like cardboard...)

2) I have a theory that since most of the frosting dissolves in the milk, if you don't drink the milk at the end you probably cut a few grams of sugar out of your meal (probably not entirely true, but it makes me feel good about myself)

Check that out, six grams of fiber and six grams of protein. I'm in love <3

Read this Men's Health article for more interesting stuff: 50 Ways to Add Years to Your Life