Eggs, Bacon, Sausage is better than ANY box of cereal. Period. Cereal is a mass produced product with Multiple listed ingredients. Eggs have no added ingredients. "Breakfast" the most important meal of the day was a marketing scam. How you break your overnight "Fast" is important. Not all doctors are correct with nutrition.
Agree. High carb consumption spikes your blood sugar, which in turn increases the risk of insulin resistance which is probably a major cause of cardiovascular disease, dementia, arthritis, erectile disfunction, polycystic ovary syndrome, cataracts, blindness and other conditions. Fat and protein have little effect on your blood sugar, and they are essential, unlike carbs. I am surprised that the doctors don't know this.
The fact that these cereals are still available shows just how screwed up the food and health systems are around the world. Ask a cereal company executive if they or their family eats this stuff.....
You guys are a hoot!!! I've learned so much about my health by watching your videos. I'm in the pantry reading boxes of cereal. Thank you for what you do. Merry Christmas!
Every morning - Alpen brand muesli with oat milk. As for the term "no added sugar", a baker alerted me to how misleading that wording is. She explained what it REALLY means is stores can label their pies (for example) as such because when preparing them, no sugar is added to the gloop that is scooped out of 5-gallon plastic ( ! ) pails of strawberry, raspberry, whatever mixes that are already sugar-laden. Keep up the good work and enjoy your break; your presentations are simply the best.
The old folks watching might remember the "shocking discovery" announced in the 60's where a scientist declared that the cardboard used in cereal boxes probably has more nutritional value than the contents. But it's quite interesting to note that many of those cereals void of nutritional value remain popular. America has a health and obesity problem for very good reasons, but primarily because many people have not been taught to value health and factual information.
@@no834 I partially agree. It's important to recognize the government had made progress in terms of educating consumers about nutrition, e.g., laws requiring that ingredients and nutritional value must be provided on the packaging. More could be done, of course, but the other (greater) problem is America has so many people who simply do not value facts and their health, as mentioned in the original comment.
@@TalkingWithDocs At the risk of over-philosophizing, it highlights the inherent deficiency in Capitalism and democracy.....these social systems give people greater control of choices but a certain percentage will make very poor decisions. Not sure if we'll ever fix that.
Cereal aisle became just another candy aisle years ago. 20 years ago I went from eating cereal 4 times a week to zero all at once. Hard to give up that sugar rush every morning
Hey Docs!! 🇨🇦 From Illinois USA! 🇺🇲Damn! There go my Honey Nut Cheerios!! We have been so conned by Big Food, Big Ag, Big Pharma (just to throw that in)!! Thank you for your work and this channel. I pass it on to everyone that I know . Belated Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!! 🎄🌟😊 (P.S. I have a huge crush on Dr. Zalzal!!! 😂😂😂♥️) P.P.S. 100 for content and 101 for humor!!!! 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
I was listenening and thinking did they get the logic backwards? Cereal displacing Bacon, Eggs, Beef is a good thing? No.. the animal protein, fat, salt etc is exactly what you need. The secret is dont have any carbs with it.
Eating so called healthy cereals -raisin bran, oats, etc resulted in a pre-diabetic diagnosis! Since ditching cereals and processed foods, i reversed this diagnosis. My glucose readings are normal now. Processed foods are the worst! Merry Christmas Docs!
U r absolutely right. Cereals and grains become glucose when ingested. Your pancreas pumps out insulin to address the glucose in your bloodstream and stores that glucose as fat. Not to mention the added sugars involved.
Yes correct. Refined grains are toxic. Trouble is where do you think excess protein goes? It is converted to glucose and stored as fat. We can’t store our amino acids. Most people don’t realize this
My fav cereal is Shredded Wheat, the brown box with the smaller squares. It has the lowest "sugar" per serving. And the highest fiber per serving. I even bring it with me in small bags as a snack to stop me from impulse buying at the vending machine.
I have breakfast cereal before running; or any morning activity. Useful in raising the point about the sugar content because; I snack on cereals during the day. Thank you for a good vlog, on how to choose better!
I'm 🇨🇦 a senior, single, male, and cooking is definitely not a core competency! Type 2 diabetes with 20units daily insulin & related meds. Diabetes nurse was asked "just give me a brand for anything good". Reply "bran flakes" ... (so to my limited brain, raison bran without the raison sugar spike). Serious flatulence and incontinence ensued. I "think" part bran and part green beans (another attempt at eating healthier, believing green veggies are also important). For Christmas I asked Santa for: - a top 5 list of healthy breakfast options ... at least two cereals or equivalently quick-prep notions. - a special Health Canada sticker for items that are diabetic-healthy! Nothing appeared under my imaginary Christmas tree 😢😛! Taking this fairly seriously ... from near-zero to just a smidge over 1,000,000 steps in past 6 months. While I'm aware it pales to many, it's good directionally! Enjoy your videos! Great viewer comments and suggestions too.
Australian Weet-Bix is made primarily from whole grain wheat (97%). A 30g serving (two biscuits) contains 1g of sugar and 0.1g of dietary fiber. I think Weetabix which you have in Canada is a similar product?
Martin Mull called it, "sugar coated, sugar fortified little bits of sugar. One ounce of sugar bombs with four ounces of milk give you all the nutrition of four ounces of milk."
Cereal went through the years of having students collect cereal box tops, PTA groups would collect points from box tops to get free sports equipment and other items for their students.
@@darinl848 Some have added nitrites and/or nitrates, and when they are cooked they can turn to nitrosamines which have been linked to cancer. Some also have a lot of sodium. And while correlation isn't causation, there is evidence that processed meats increase the chance of getting some kinds of cancers. One study showed that eating a slice of bacon a day in the long run would increase your chance of getting cancer by 18%.
To my surprise, I found out in Canada, whole wheat flour does not include the germ; to help with longer storage. So I’ve started to add wheat germ when making bread , nicer texture , better taste and according to the nutritional values , healthier.
You are conflating the truth. Very irresponsible. According to Health Canada - "As sold in Canada, whole wheat flour *may* have much of the germ removed." That statement flies in the face of your "facts". Not to my surprise....
Yeah we don’t like to get into it with anyone 😀. There are some strong personalities on the internet that like to take the anti establishment or controversial view simply for views and clicks. That’s not us to be honest. Heard of Ken Berry. Not the other person. We just want people to know what’s up and make an informed decision for themselves.
@@TalkingWithDocs they were taught the brief establishment nutrition. what did you learn from your patients and compare to what they learned from their patients? i think the discussion of what a healthy diet is important. i'd like to hear all sides. you guys are real doctors and i don't think anyone knows everything.
Just returned from Europe and stayed in hotels that provided amazing breakfast including custom omelets. This was totally new to me and I quickly discovered that I had no need/interest in having lunch at all while walking around all day. I now try and have eggs whenever I can.
Food industry is not your friend. Get informed on what are good for you, what are bad food (or have know nutritional value), and read the label. Eat it if you want - just be informed to make a better decisions in your overall diet. This strategy works for the long haul.
I eat wheat berries, quinoa, rolled oats, almonds, walnuts, grapes or other fruit…that's my morning cereal plus an apple and an orange. Whole grains…never have trouble in the bathroom. This breakfast makes me so full, I can skip lunch.
Eat the eggs and bacon and then eat the cereal for desert because that is what it is. Roundup ready wheat with white resins from the sugar they are dunked in with the sugar from the milk as well. Nothing more than a sugar bomb and not enough fiber, you will be hungry in an hour, and you can get that muffin at work at mid-morning. Cereal is a great way to get fat. maybe 2 percent is worth eating but it is not raisin brand.
Great job! It is almost impossible for many people to buy organic foods they just don't have the money. And in a world where both parents work time restraints are a huge issue.
About 15 years ago I noticed something. I would eat my cereal and save a spoonful of milk for the cat to finish off. Once I left a bit of cereal and the cat carefully licked all the milk without touching one piece of cereal. It hit me suddenly that a cat can eat just about anything but would not touch a flake of cereal. I never ate cereal again.
@@Fomites actually, that is a good test for what not to feed your children. If you wouldn’t feed something to your dog, like cake or ice cream, why would you feed it to your child.
In one of the other videos the lady doctor reccomeded adding 1/3 of oat bran buds to your cereal if you were suffering from Hemmriods. This has actually worked for me . Ive noticed I havent had a flare up since i started doing this , I fell less bloated and feel more full. I think she called 30day Fibre Therapy ...its been a big help . 👍
@catherineclissold3985 sorry ..I put the wrong name. They are actually called ...Kellogs All Bran Buds ...hope that helps ...they def help with regularity, bloating and constipation.
I rarely eat cereal, but every now and then a bowl of cereal with milk just hits the spot. My favorite is Cracklin Oat Bran. I love that crunch. Thanks Docs! I enjoy the humor!😊
Bowl of oatmeal, sprinkling of cinnamon & frozen fruit. Merry Christmas Docs!! Enjoy that crisp air on your walks ❄️ ps my 91 mother has eaten Shredded wheat, Special K, Raisin Bran for decades…
Oatmeal is absolutely terrible. Look into it don't take some UA-cam commenters word for it. Organic will help but still terrible. Very high cancer risk also. Just look into it.
Do you add any nut milk? I found that oatmeal caused my blood sugar to spike. I’m trying to combine foods like add homemade nut milk to see if that helps.
Yes, almost all but ...if I 'm not mistaken, Shredded Wheat and Grape Nuts (zero sugar) and Cheerios( very little sugar). Please correct me if I am wrong. But don't eat cereal every day. Mix it up. Eggs and toast. Yogurt with fresh berries. And so forth
@@TalkingWithDocs Shredded wheat contains only shredded wheat and is recommended by a cardiologist in the UK. I'm not sure about the Canadian or US versions.
There is Shredded Wheat with no added sugar and then there is Shredded wheat with more or less sugar. I like Kashi SW and it has a small amount of sugar but you can get frosted SW.
2 eggs 1 slice of sourdough whole wheat bread with butter 1 slice of bacon can sustain me till lunch as a farmer. If I have cereal once a week I'm craving food by 9:30 am Thanks for the video. Merry Christmas
Excellent video as always. I eat Bran Buds daily. This cereal has helped significantly with constipation. Now I wonder about the added sugar. By the way, I don't eat it because it tastes yummy.
I stopped eating cereal several years ago. However, I eat a yogurt bowl with a little bit of granola. But, I choose a lower sugar, low sodium granola. I just sprinkle a bit on top of my Greek yogurt and fruit. I also add walnuts, pumpkin seeds, & sunflower seeds. All unroasted & salt free. I also eat steel cut oats twice a week with nut butter & fruit & seeds/nuts. I absolutely hate eggs so this is what I came up with for my breakfast. Thanks for all the good info. Merry Christmas. 🎄 ❤
We eat fresh fruit for breakfast but it’s harder to find and afford. Example 2 lbs of strawberries for $13.99 or naval oranges for $17.99 for a box of 18. The GST tax holiday for 2 months will help us afford Doritos and beer but not until after 11 am.
I would never give my children the cereal they sell at the grocery store. I have also read that the EWG found roundup weed killer in oatmeal. And now I just read that Costco has a recall on organic eggs for salmonella. What is safe to eat?
Thanks for your energy to make your superb information videos throughout the year. I respect your knowledge and skills and love the humour your put into your presentations. Have a great Christmas and Happy New Year. Enjoy the Christmas food and hopefully you get to have a break.
We eat fresh fruit for breakfast but it’s harder to find and afford. Example 2 lbs of strawberries for $13.99 or naval oranges for $17.99 for a box of 18. The GST tax holiday for 2 months will help us afford Doritos and beer but not until after 11 am. Ya, just kidding. Merry Christmas and stay healthy docs!
I make oatmeal with walnuts, raisins, a prune or two, a few almonds, frozen fruit, half a banana, topped with homemade soy yogurt, hemp seeds, pumpkin pie spice. No sugar. Very filling and tasty 😃
Just threw out a box (my first time ever doing that). Bought when my sugar-induced/Cataract near-blindness convinced me to seek "healthier", but kept me from reading the contents. This whole topic is crazy important!
Your video should be shown at PTA meetings! I make my own granola from old-fashioned rolled oats (uncooked), almond slivers, raisins, add a little cinnamon then, mix in a bowl with natural maple syrup and a little canola oil (from Canada, eh). I put them on a baking sheet and bake for 75 minutes in a low temperature oven (250-degrees F). The kitchen smells great. After cooling, I put them in air tight containers. Tastes great and the fiber works!
My favourite was cinnamon toast crunch but it's a lot of sugar so I use that as a treat, and try to stick to Weetabix....and sometimes Weetos (less whole grain than original weetabix though)
I'm eating a fancy Muesli as I watch this, but I only eat 1/2 serving of it and add a 1/4 cup wheat bran, then add a half a banana, chopped half of an apple, 1tbsp of chia seeds, and 2 tbsp of plain nonfat yogurt and 1-2 tbsp of plain organic peanut butter (no sugar added), with low fat milk, or almond milk today. It tastes pretty amazing really and it gives me all the protein and fiber I need to push through much of the day
It's Christmas Eve, and Dr. Killjoy and Dr. Downer are here to cancel breakfast cereals. Thanks a lot. Just kidding! Merry Christmas. I tend to stay away from cereals, but when I have a hankering, I gravitate towards steelcut oats, Grape-Nuts, Wheat Chex, Total Cereal, or Shredded Wheat.
17 grams of sugar is pathetic whatever else may have been added there. Another problem area is "nature like flavor" and preservatives with mystic codes attached. We shouldn't be apologetic about rejecting those anyways.
My breakfast consists of whole oats boiled in water, nothing else. I really like the taste too. It's also a ritual to stand infront of the hob every morning and cook it.
So yes they are lower in calories. They actually only have 6g of protein. Plus cholesterol. Plus saturated fat. So how healthy they are is certainly still up for debate
@@TalkingWithDocs Cholesterol is an essential component of cells, hormones and processing Vit D ( evidence showing the critical importance of optimal Vit D levels in a variety of healthy body functions) ..some state ( in the medical field) findings indicate it's risk has been over estimated .. Sugar not saturated fat is the enemy, as it spikes insulin and promotes insulin resistance ( and simple carbs ) that saturated fats do not Ancel Keys theories have been debunked but still persist in some circles
Hey Docs, I thought you might be doing the cereal thing after talking about it recently... I myself eat oatmeal with a banana, 1 cup of blue berries and 1/3 cup of walnuts. Not added sugar, just fructose. And yes, original cheerios only 1 gram of sugar! With very few ingredients. Glad you mentioned it as I also eat this as a snack at night. Murray Chris-miss : )
I had all the sugary cereal growing up back in the 70's. We were always told it had vitamins and minerals added so it was good for us. The food industry and their regulations need stricter guidelines. I'm a vegetarian now and try to stay away from milk unless I need it for something I'm cooking. I'm wondering if I could substitute water for the milk? Does anyone know?
Steel-cut oats (50 g) + raisins (20 g) or maybe a banana + 250 ml milk. Let it soften for half an hour. Enough energy for half a day or more. Have a blessed Xmas, docs!
Glad you made this video. When I am on the fence about something that is healthy or unhealthy, I look for video from a reputable & reliable source like you guys (Thank you). Thanks for steering me in the right direction. I am very surprise that they can't create a super healthy & tasty cereal. Personally, I quit cereals after watching the movie 'Cereal Killers'. I now only eat organic steel cut oats as it only increases my blood sugar by a small amount.
T2 diabetic who LOVES cereal. I have given up eating all cereal except Cheerios. I was very happy to hear the one sentence in this video "Cheerios is one of the best cereals", which allows me to continue eating the one cereal i allow myself to eat. I don't have to give that up. This morning I'm eating broccoli, 2 eggs, and a bowl of Cheerios (without guilt).
For my breakfast I have one cup of one minute oatmeal, 50 ml of 1% milk and one tablespoon of raspberry jam. Is it a very healthy, healthy or not so healthy breakfast? I'm confused.
Love your videos! Y'all are the best. I recommend Bob’s Red Mill Old Country Style Muesli - all 100% whole grain wheat, rolled oats, raisins, almonds and walnuts. No added sugar, 4 grams of fiber. Unsweetened plain organic soy milk, or use water to make it hot. Delicious!
When I walk down the cereal aisle, I just shake my head. Box after box of brightly colored enticing items that stand out to kids. I don't eat a lot of cereal but I occasionally eat a type of bran flakes or shredded wheat. Grape Nuts were a good cereal but much too crunchy for me. Then they came out with Grape Nut Flakes which worked better for me. I know a lot of people who eat cereal for dinner, especially after a long hard day and they don't want to cook. Cereal used to be a cheap meal but their price has gotten out of control. Grape Nut Flakes used to be $1.79 but after the pandemic it's now $4.79! Not just cereal but everything has gotten so expensive, it's hard to maintain a healthy diet. I think they started putting puzzles and games on the back of the cereal box so people wouldn't read the ingredients. If the cereal companies would reduce the sugar, then people could control the amount they use. It amazes me how companies charge you more when they remove something like sugar from their products. Then they charge more again when they add an alternative. It's very expensive to eat healthy all the time. Some companies sell massive amounts of junk but it's cheaper and a lot of people don't have a big choice. Food in general has doubled in price in the past few years and people are struggling to eat decent meals. Our guilty pleasures aren't reachable anymore. At least there are generic options that are more reasonable. But you still have to read the label to identify bad ingredients. Most people know how bad cereal is so you're not the bad guys here. Thanks for sharing another teaching moment and some laughs!👍
In the UK we have more laws for dog and cat food than our own food and food for children…pets can’t chose what they are given …but neither can children 🤷🏻♀️🤷🏻♀️🤦🏻♀️🤦🏻♀️🤦🏻♀️
Tom Colicchio, who is passionately involved in getting Americans to eat healthier has a saying: “calories are cheap, nutrition is expensive”. That is why Americans are obese and unhealthy, Big food is after profits, not health…
You guys get 100 points for information and 99 points for humor. Merry Christmas!
Well that is pretty good!
@@TalkingWithDocs Gotta work on that one missing humor point for 2025.
The fact that we get free medical videos on UA-cam by Talking With Docs is truly a gift; keeping education and knowledge alive. 👏🙏🏽🤷
Eggs, Bacon, Sausage is better than ANY box of cereal. Period. Cereal is a mass produced product with Multiple listed ingredients. Eggs have no added ingredients. "Breakfast" the most important meal of the day was a marketing scam. How you break your overnight "Fast" is important. Not all doctors are correct with nutrition.
Agree. High carb consumption spikes your blood sugar, which in turn increases the risk of insulin resistance which is probably a major cause of cardiovascular disease, dementia, arthritis, erectile disfunction, polycystic ovary syndrome, cataracts, blindness and other conditions. Fat and protein have little effect on your blood sugar, and they are essential, unlike carbs. I am surprised that the doctors don't know this.
You guys rock, please never stop posting!
Well thank you very much! We appreciate that
You 2 orthopods make my day by making me laugh so hard. I am 66 years old today. Laughter is the best medicine. Thx.
The fact that these cereals are still available shows just how screwed up the food and health systems are around the world. Ask a cereal company executive if they or their family eats this stuff.....
I’m loving Dr Zalzal’s wit! “Special K……not that special”. 😂
For sure!
You guys are a hoot!!! I've learned so much about my health by watching your videos. I'm in the pantry reading boxes of cereal. Thank you for what you do. Merry Christmas!
Every morning - Alpen brand muesli with oat milk. As for the term "no added sugar", a baker alerted me to how misleading that wording is. She explained what it REALLY means is stores can label their pies (for example) as such because when preparing them, no sugar is added to the gloop that is scooped out of 5-gallon plastic ( ! ) pails of strawberry, raspberry, whatever mixes that are already sugar-laden. Keep up the good work and enjoy your break; your presentations are simply the best.
The old folks watching might remember the "shocking discovery" announced in the 60's where a scientist declared that the cardboard used in cereal boxes probably has more nutritional value than the contents. But it's quite interesting to note that many of those cereals void of nutritional value remain popular. America has a health and obesity problem for very good reasons, but primarily because many people have not been taught to value health and factual information.
Because our government works directly with corporations and could give a rats ass about their inhabitants. Sans Bernie Sanders
@@no834 I partially agree. It's important to recognize the government had made progress in terms of educating consumers about nutrition, e.g., laws requiring that ingredients and nutritional value must be provided on the packaging. More could be done, of course, but the other (greater) problem is America has so many people who simply do not value facts and their health, as mentioned in the original comment.
Yes and because that is what people choose to buy and eat. If no one bought it they would stop making it
@@TalkingWithDocs At the risk of over-philosophizing, it highlights the inherent deficiency in Capitalism and democracy.....these social systems give people greater control of choices but a certain percentage will make very poor decisions. Not sure if we'll ever fix that.
Cereal aisle became just another candy aisle years ago. 20 years ago I went from eating cereal 4 times a week to zero all at once. Hard to give up that sugar rush every morning
Yes many can’t
Great video, very informative and great humor. The only cereal I eat now besides rolled oats is All Bran Buds.
So good!
Hey Docs!! 🇨🇦 From Illinois USA! 🇺🇲Damn! There go my Honey Nut Cheerios!! We have been so conned by Big Food, Big Ag, Big Pharma (just to throw that in)!! Thank you for your work and this channel. I pass it on to everyone that I know . Belated Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!! 🎄🌟😊 (P.S. I have a huge crush on Dr. Zalzal!!! 😂😂😂♥️) P.P.S. 100 for content and 101 for humor!!!! 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
I was listenening and thinking did they get the logic backwards?
Cereal displacing Bacon, Eggs, Beef is a good thing?
No.. the animal protein, fat, salt etc is exactly what you need.
The secret is dont have any carbs with it.
Thank you both for all your advice. Season's Greetings! Sandy in Vancouver
I really enjoy this channel, very informative and with some humor on top, love it ❤
Glad you enjoy it! Doing our best!
Eating so called healthy cereals -raisin bran, oats, etc resulted in a pre-diabetic diagnosis! Since ditching cereals and processed foods, i reversed this diagnosis. My glucose readings are normal now. Processed foods are the worst! Merry Christmas Docs!
U r absolutely right. Cereals and grains become glucose when ingested. Your pancreas pumps out insulin to address the glucose in your bloodstream and stores that glucose as fat. Not to mention the added sugars involved.
All animal fats, as well, are not good for us.
We agree. We have a video about ultra processed foods and their dangers. Nice work! Stick to whole foods
Yes correct. Refined grains are toxic. Trouble is where do you think excess protein goes? It is converted to glucose and stored as fat. We can’t store our amino acids. Most people don’t realize this
@@sharoncollins7722 what study shows this?
Grape nuts in milk heated in microwave til softened! Very good! Like oatmeal ! Love u guys!
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Oatmeal cooked on the stove with peaches or blueberries Thats my fav I do eat Bran flakes but mostly oats
My fav cereal is Shredded Wheat, the brown box with the smaller squares.
It has the lowest "sugar" per serving. And the highest fiber per serving.
I even bring it with me in small bags as a snack to stop me from impulse buying at the vending machine.
That’s awesome
Shredded wheat is the best you can do in the candy isle, er I mean in the sugar isle, or a... cereal isle
Store brand Bite Size Shredded Wheat, 29% Dietary Fiber (whole grain wheat) and 0 added sugars.
Ok!
Wish it was gluten free…….
Shredded Wheat is probably the best of the boxed cereals but because it is processed, it has a higher glycemic index than rolled oats.
Last night I dreamt I was eating shredded wheat and when I woke up half my mattress was gone 😅😂😅
Unfortunately, it's also high in a carcinogenic ubiquitous herbicide, glypho...
Plain shredded wheat or old-fashioned oatmeal - Those are the only healthy choices in the whole cereal aisle.
I have breakfast cereal before running; or any morning activity. Useful in raising the point about the sugar content because; I snack on cereals during the day. Thank you for a good vlog, on how to choose better!
Thanks for sharing!
@@TalkingWithDocs you're welcome🥂!
Heys Docs ❤❤ I hope you enjoy the holidays with your families and loved ones
Yes you as well!
I'm 🇨🇦 a senior, single, male, and cooking is definitely not a core competency! Type 2 diabetes with 20units daily insulin & related meds. Diabetes nurse was asked "just give me a brand for anything good". Reply "bran flakes" ... (so to my limited brain, raison bran without the raison sugar spike).
Serious flatulence and incontinence ensued. I "think" part bran and part green beans (another attempt at eating healthier, believing green veggies are also important).
For Christmas I asked Santa for:
- a top 5 list of healthy breakfast options ... at least two cereals or equivalently quick-prep notions.
- a special Health Canada sticker for items that are diabetic-healthy!
Nothing appeared under my imaginary Christmas tree 😢😛!
Taking this fairly seriously ... from near-zero to just a smidge over 1,000,000 steps in past 6 months. While I'm aware it pales to many, it's good directionally!
Enjoy your videos! Great viewer comments and suggestions too.
Australian Weet-Bix is made primarily from whole grain wheat (97%). A 30g serving (two biscuits) contains 1g of sugar and 0.1g of dietary fiber.
I think Weetabix which you have in Canada is a similar product?
Martin Mull called it, "sugar coated, sugar fortified little bits of sugar. One ounce of sugar bombs with four ounces of milk give you all the nutrition of four ounces of milk."
For sure! And we can debate the benefit of milk 😀
@@TalkingWithDocs. I’d enjoy a video about the health benefits (or not) of dairy, especially cow milk.
Calvin's favorite breakfast was chocolate-frosted sugar bombs!
If you are trying to avoid insulin resistance, bacon and eggs are better than cereal.
Yes but you should also try to avoid heart disease and cancer. 😀
Cereal went through the years of having students collect cereal box tops, PTA groups would collect points from box tops to get free sports equipment and other items for their students.
Yup
eggs and sausage has no carbs and is real food.
I like sausage… it really is not good for you.
@@wsue1038 why?
@@darinl848 Some have added nitrites and/or nitrates, and when they are cooked they can turn to nitrosamines which have been linked to cancer. Some also have a lot of sodium. And while correlation isn't causation, there is evidence that processed meats increase the chance of getting some kinds of cancers. One study showed that eating a slice of bacon a day in the long run would increase your chance of getting cancer by 18%.
Darin’s, why not?
@@darinl848 preservatives
Here in Switzerland we don’t eat this cereals.
Yeah good choice
Too busy yodeling and laundering money for the world's biggest scumbags
To my surprise, I found out in Canada, whole wheat flour does not include the germ; to help with longer storage. So I’ve started to add wheat germ when making bread , nicer texture , better taste and according to the nutritional values , healthier.
You are conflating the truth. Very irresponsible. According to Health Canada - "As sold in Canada, whole wheat flour *may* have much of the germ removed." That statement flies in the face of your "facts". Not to my surprise....
Totally agree with you!!! Thank you for helping to get the word out to people so that they can make better choices for themselves. 😊
You are so welcome!
i think a video discussion with Dr. Ken Berry and/or Dr. Chaffey would be interesting and fun for everyone.
Throw Dr. Cywes in there as well
@@tclemo i would watch it.
Yeah we don’t like to get into it with anyone 😀. There are some strong personalities on the internet that like to take the anti establishment or controversial view simply for views and clicks. That’s not us to be honest. Heard of Ken Berry. Not the other person. We just want people to know what’s up and make an informed decision for themselves.
@@TalkingWithDocs they were taught the brief establishment nutrition. what did you learn from your patients and compare to what they learned from their patients? i think the discussion of what a healthy diet is important. i'd like to hear all sides. you guys are real doctors and i don't think anyone knows everything.
Cereal is junk food. Can't believe we are eating this for breakfast every morning. My favorite was Cap'n Crunch.
Agreed. Not good
Just returned from Europe and stayed in hotels that provided amazing breakfast including custom omelets. This was totally new to me and I quickly discovered that I had no need/interest in having lunch at all while walking around all day. I now try and have eggs whenever I can.
Thanks for sharing. A lot of people love eggs
Food industry is not your friend. Get informed on what are good for you, what are bad food (or have know nutritional value), and read the label. Eat it if you want - just be informed to make a better decisions in your overall diet. This strategy works for the long haul.
30 years ago, when my children were very young, our family doctor called box cereal ‘breakfast candy’. They ate very little cereal growing up
I eat wheat berries, quinoa, rolled oats, almonds, walnuts, grapes or other fruit…that's my morning cereal plus an apple and an orange. Whole grains…never have trouble in the bathroom. This breakfast makes me so full, I can skip lunch.
Eat the eggs and bacon and then eat the cereal for desert because that is what it is. Roundup ready wheat with white resins from the sugar they are dunked in with the sugar from the milk as well. Nothing more than a sugar bomb and not enough fiber, you will be hungry in an hour, and you can get that muffin at work at mid-morning. Cereal is a great way to get fat. maybe 2 percent is worth eating but it is not raisin brand.
Great job! It is almost impossible for many people to buy organic foods they just don't have the money. And in a world where both parents work time restraints are a huge issue.
About 15 years ago I noticed something. I would eat my cereal and save a spoonful of milk for the cat to finish off. Once I left a bit of cereal and the cat carefully licked all the milk without touching one piece of cereal. It hit me suddenly that a cat can eat just about anything but would not touch a flake of cereal. I never ate cereal again.
That’s funny. My cat and dog love the milk. Because it is so sweet!
Cats probably don't like pineapple either but does that mean humans should not eat pineapple? Faulty reasoning.
@@Fomites actually, that is a good test for what not to feed your children. If you wouldn’t feed something to your dog, like cake or ice cream, why would you feed it to your child.
In one of the other videos the lady doctor reccomeded adding 1/3 of oat bran buds to your cereal if you were suffering from Hemmriods. This has actually worked for me . Ive noticed I havent had a flare up since i started doing this , I fell less bloated and feel more full. I think she called 30day Fibre Therapy ...its been a big help . 👍
Yes tonne of fiber in there
@@TalkingWithDocs ive even been sprinkling the buds on salad ...the other food helps covering the bland taste
@@johngallagher72 I searched, cannot find “oat bran buds”…. Any help??
@catherineclissold3985 sorry ..I put the wrong name. They are actually called ...Kellogs All Bran Buds ...hope that helps ...they def help with regularity, bloating and constipation.
All bran buds really helps hemorrhoids.
I rarely eat cereal, but every now and then a bowl of cereal with milk just hits the spot. My favorite is Cracklin Oat Bran. I love that crunch. Thanks Docs! I enjoy the humor!😊
Eggs are not good?? It's crazy to try and follow what's good nutrition or not. I feel all specialist contradicts themselves. It's exhausting!
Eggs every day is definitely not good.....
@CowboyPants-h5p Japanese eat eggs almost everyday.
Bowl of oatmeal, sprinkling of cinnamon & frozen fruit. Merry Christmas Docs!! Enjoy that crisp air on your walks ❄️ ps my 91 mother has eaten Shredded wheat, Special K, Raisin Bran for decades…
Wow awesome
Oatmeal is absolutely terrible. Look into it don't take some UA-cam commenters word for it. Organic will help but still terrible. Very high cancer risk also. Just look into it.
Oatmeal is really healthy.
Has preventive effects regarding colon cancer.
Don't believe the fakenews on the social media.
Do you add any nut milk? I found that oatmeal caused my blood sugar to spike. I’m trying to combine foods like add homemade nut milk to see if that helps.
@@Chris-of6xm At 91, I don't think she cares too much about the so-called risks at her age.
LOL! "maybe I'll have two bowls!" LOL too funny.
If it's so bad, and I agree....how are they allowed to sell it?
Dr Zalzal's wife says "Ok, you can have cereal on your birthday..."
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Yes, almost all but ...if I 'm not mistaken, Shredded Wheat and Grape Nuts (zero sugar) and Cheerios( very little sugar). Please correct me if I am wrong.
But don't eat cereal every day. Mix it up. Eggs and toast. Yogurt with fresh berries. And so forth
Yes grape nuts and cheerios. Not sure about shredded wheat but maybe.
what about Special K ...isnt that one of the better ones?
@@TalkingWithDocs Shredded wheat contains only shredded wheat and is recommended by a cardiologist in the UK. I'm not sure about the Canadian or US versions.
There is Shredded Wheat with no added sugar and then there is Shredded wheat with more or less sugar. I like Kashi SW and it has a small amount of sugar but you can get frosted SW.
@@GeorgeMonaghan Just because ONE doctor says it is OK does not mean it is. Gather a consensus....then you will be better informed.
I like raisin Bran, but it is to sweet so I buy plain bran flakes and add my own raisins, perfect
Yes apparently the raisins are coated in sugar
You two are the best ♥️
Thanks Pamela!
2 eggs 1 slice of sourdough whole wheat bread with butter 1 slice of bacon can sustain me till lunch as a farmer. If I have cereal once a week I'm craving food by 9:30 am
Thanks for the video.
Merry Christmas
Merry Christmas for you too. Yes we need some protein and healthy fats. Not sure about the eggs and bacon but hey whatever works
thank you for the info!!!
You are so welcome!
Excellent video as always. I eat Bran Buds daily. This cereal has helped significantly with constipation. Now I wonder about the added sugar. By the way, I don't eat it because it tastes yummy.
Yes the added sugar can be an issue for some. All Bran we believe has less.
The only cereal I eat is oatmeal, made by me from "old-fashioned" rolled oats. I use raisins and 2 teaspoons of brown sugar, or maple syrup.
Perfect
@@TalkingWithDocsalmost perfect! I eat my organic old fashioned oats with ground flax, fruit, nuts and unsweetened soy milk.
@@TalkingWithDocsNOT
Mush is disgusting .
I eat mine with prunes, raw pumpkin and sunflower seeds, and Greek yogurt.
I eat Seven Sundays when I have cereal! I love your videos, informative with humor! Merry Christmas 🎄
I stopped eating cereal several years ago. However, I eat a yogurt bowl with a little bit of granola. But, I choose a lower sugar, low sodium granola. I just sprinkle a bit on top of my Greek yogurt and fruit. I also add walnuts, pumpkin seeds, & sunflower seeds. All unroasted & salt free. I also eat steel cut oats twice a week with nut butter & fruit & seeds/nuts. I absolutely hate eggs so this is what I came up with for my breakfast. Thanks for all the good info. Merry Christmas. 🎄 ❤
I have the plain cheerios mixed with bran buds for breakfast. Except on the weekends when I have pancakes. Have a great Christmas!! 🎄
I love how funny you guys are and to make the point hit home with humor. Love you guys. I hate cereal. I don’t drink milk either.
We eat fresh fruit for breakfast but it’s harder to find and afford. Example 2 lbs of strawberries for $13.99 or naval oranges for $17.99 for a box of 18. The GST tax holiday for 2 months will help us afford Doritos and beer but not until after 11 am.
Thanks for sharing
Fiber is “important”?? For what??🙄 The main issue is the fact that cereal is made of grains then it goes downhill from there, sugar, dyes, additives…
I would never give my children the cereal they sell at the grocery store. I have also read that the EWG found roundup weed killer in oatmeal. And now I just read that Costco has a recall on organic eggs for salmonella. What is safe to eat?
It’s hard to say but salmonella is found in eggs. And roundup is everywhere.
Thanks for your energy to make your superb information videos throughout the year. I respect your knowledge and skills and love the humour your put into your presentations. Have a great Christmas and Happy New Year. Enjoy the Christmas food and hopefully you get to have a break.
We are doing our best. Trying to help people make more informed choices whatever they may be. Thanks so much!
This video is such a great reminder of the importance of health and wellness! 🌿
Doing our best
Merry Christmas from Missouri (St. Louis)!!!!!! Happy new year!!!!!!!!!!! 🙂
Merry Christmas to you Lynette!
I love you too you are so funny. Keep up the good work.
Thank you so much!
So i guess my raisin bran and frozen blueberries are going to need a rethink.
Maybe just a tweak
Cereal is T2D in a box.
We eat fresh fruit for breakfast but it’s harder to find and afford. Example 2 lbs of strawberries for $13.99 or naval oranges for $17.99 for a box of 18. The GST tax holiday for 2 months will help us afford Doritos and beer but not until after 11 am. Ya, just kidding. Merry Christmas and stay healthy docs!
You too! Yes the fresh stuff is expensive
I love Muesli and Raisin Bran, but I don’t eat them too often. I love oatmeal too.
Good choice
Oatmeal with blueberries
Awesome Carol
I make oatmeal with walnuts, raisins, a prune or two, a few almonds, frozen fruit, half a banana, topped with homemade soy yogurt, hemp seeds, pumpkin pie spice. No sugar. Very filling and tasty 😃
Sounds great!
We were duped as well. We bought Vector for our kids thinking it was a healthy choice.
Yes. It’s trash. But tastes great if you have a sweet tooth
Just threw out a box (my first time ever doing that). Bought when my sugar-induced/Cataract near-blindness convinced me to seek "healthier", but kept me from reading the contents. This whole topic is crazy important!
Oh my gosh! Eggs are better than cereal!!
People love their eggs
Your video should be shown at PTA meetings! I make my own granola from old-fashioned rolled oats (uncooked), almond slivers, raisins, add a little cinnamon then, mix in a bowl with natural maple syrup and a little canola oil (from Canada, eh). I put them on a baking sheet and bake for 75 minutes in a low temperature oven (250-degrees F). The kitchen smells great. After cooling, I put them in air tight containers. Tastes great and the fiber works!
Sounds delicious !
My home made cereal: Cracked and fermented oat groats, chia seeds, basil seeds, flax seeds, Pea protein powder, walnuts, pumpkin seeds, Ceylon cinnamon, dried cranberries, blueberries, rehydrated goji berries & stevia sweetener.
I read "fermented goats'...
My favourite was cinnamon toast crunch but it's a lot of sugar so I use that as a treat, and try to stick to Weetabix....and sometimes Weetos (less whole grain than original weetabix though)
Yes!
I eat grape nuts with a banana or eggs. About once a month I'll eat a bowl of cinnamon toast crunch at night for dessert.
Wondering if you think the serving of honey nut Cheerios as a dessert is better than most dessert??
Hmmm that’s a great question. Would really depend on which dessert
I'm eating a fancy Muesli as I watch this, but I only eat 1/2 serving of it and add a 1/4 cup wheat bran, then add a half a banana, chopped half of an apple, 1tbsp of chia seeds, and 2 tbsp of plain nonfat yogurt and 1-2 tbsp of plain organic peanut butter (no sugar added), with low fat milk, or almond milk today. It tastes pretty amazing really and it gives me all the protein and fiber I need to push through much of the day
It's Christmas Eve, and Dr. Killjoy and Dr. Downer are here to cancel breakfast cereals. Thanks a lot.
Just kidding! Merry Christmas.
I tend to stay away from cereals, but when I have a hankering, I gravitate towards steelcut oats, Grape-Nuts, Wheat Chex, Total Cereal, or Shredded Wheat.
Merry Christmas! You guys are amazing! ❤️ from Brampton!
17 grams of sugar is pathetic whatever else may have been added there. Another problem area is "nature like flavor" and preservatives with mystic codes attached. We shouldn't be apologetic about rejecting those anyways.
What about Weetabix?
Better
My breakfast consists of whole oats boiled in water, nothing else. I really like the taste too. It's also a ritual to stand infront of the hob every morning and cook it.
Sounds pretty good
eggs are good for u .. provide protein, fat, and important vitamins while being relatively low in calories
So yes they are lower in calories. They actually only have 6g of protein. Plus cholesterol. Plus saturated fat. So how healthy they are is certainly still up for debate
@@TalkingWithDocs Cholesterol is an essential component of cells, hormones and processing Vit D ( evidence showing the critical importance of optimal Vit D levels in a variety of healthy body functions) ..some state ( in the medical field) findings indicate it's risk has been over estimated .. Sugar not saturated fat is the enemy, as it spikes insulin and promotes insulin resistance ( and simple carbs ) that saturated fats do not Ancel Keys theories have been debunked but still persist in some circles
@@sjwill1956 Whatever you say. Not.
Hey Docs, I thought you might be doing the cereal thing after talking about it recently... I myself eat oatmeal with a banana, 1 cup of blue berries and 1/3 cup of walnuts. Not added sugar, just fructose. And yes, original cheerios only 1 gram of sugar! With very few ingredients. Glad you mentioned it as I also eat this as a snack at night. Murray Chris-miss : )
Sounds great. Merry Christmas!
I had all the sugary cereal growing up back in the 70's. We were always told it had vitamins and minerals added so it was good for us. The food industry and their regulations need stricter guidelines. I'm a vegetarian now and try to stay away from milk unless I need it for something I'm cooking. I'm wondering if I could substitute water for the milk? Does anyone know?
I wouldn’t add water to cereal.
Water is OK with some cereals, but not all. OJ is also good with most cereals. People disagree very viscerally and refuse to try with an open mind.
Hey Docs, I’ve been eating Catalina Crunch CinnamonToast flavor with fresh blueberries for breakfast. How does this stack up?
You would have to look at the ingredients but we suspect …
Steel-cut oats (50 g) + raisins (20 g) or maybe a banana + 250 ml milk. Let it soften for half an hour. Enough energy for half a day or more.
Have a blessed Xmas, docs!
Sounds great! You as well
Glad you made this video. When I am on the fence about something that is healthy or unhealthy, I look for video from a reputable & reliable source like you guys (Thank you). Thanks for steering me in the right direction. I am very surprise that they can't create a super healthy & tasty cereal. Personally, I quit cereals after watching the movie 'Cereal Killers'. I now only eat organic steel cut oats as it only increases my blood sugar by a small amount.
Yeah they have become quite unhealthy
Shredded Wheat not so bad. Eggs are not bad for you they have 0 effect on your cholesterol readings
T2 diabetic who LOVES cereal. I have given up eating all cereal except Cheerios. I was very happy to hear the one sentence in this video "Cheerios is one of the best cereals", which allows me to continue eating the one cereal i allow myself to eat. I don't have to give that up. This morning I'm eating broccoli, 2 eggs, and a bowl of Cheerios (without guilt).
Cheerios is not the best the docs need to do a bit more research. Shredded wheat is, because of the fiber and very little sugar.
@@rayblackburn2230 Shredded wheat also has no added sodium, while Cheerios does.
For my breakfast I have one cup of one minute oatmeal, 50 ml of 1% milk and one tablespoon of raspberry jam. Is it a very healthy, healthy or not so healthy breakfast? I'm confused.
So the instant oatmeals are often more processed. Rolled oats would be a healthier choice if possible
Another great video about cereal. 🥣 I agree about the cereal. I eat oatmeal. I still love the humor. 😅
Merry Christmas to you both from the USA!🎄🇺🇸
Merry Christmas to you too! Thanks for watching
@ Thank you very much!
Love your videos! Y'all are the best. I recommend Bob’s Red Mill Old Country Style Muesli - all 100% whole grain wheat, rolled oats, raisins, almonds and walnuts. No added sugar, 4 grams of fiber. Unsweetened plain organic soy milk, or use water to make it hot. Delicious!
Yes Bob’s is popular
great, next thing they'll be telling us pop-tarts aren't healthy-they're made with real fruit filling you know..
So about the pop tarts … 🤣
When I walk down the cereal aisle, I just shake my head. Box after box of brightly colored enticing items that stand out to kids.
I don't eat a lot of cereal but I occasionally eat a type of bran flakes or shredded wheat.
Grape Nuts were a good cereal but much too crunchy for me. Then they came out with Grape Nut Flakes which worked better for me.
I know a lot of people who eat cereal for dinner, especially after a long hard day and they don't want to cook.
Cereal used to be a cheap meal but their price has gotten out of control.
Grape Nut Flakes used to be $1.79 but after the pandemic it's now $4.79!
Not just cereal but everything has gotten so expensive, it's hard to maintain a healthy diet.
I think they started putting puzzles and games on the back of the cereal box so people wouldn't read the ingredients.
If the cereal companies would reduce the sugar, then people could control the amount they use.
It amazes me how companies charge you more when they remove something like sugar from their products. Then they charge more again when they add an alternative.
It's very expensive to eat healthy all the time. Some companies sell massive amounts of junk but it's cheaper and a lot of people don't have a big choice.
Food in general has doubled in price in the past few years and people are struggling to eat decent meals. Our guilty pleasures aren't reachable anymore.
At least there are generic options that are more reasonable. But you still have to read the label to identify bad ingredients.
Most people know how bad cereal is so you're not the bad guys here.
Thanks for sharing another teaching moment and some laughs!👍
Doing our best. Prices are out of control for sure. Something needs to change
It’s child abuse….. will children sue parents one day for poisoning them…dessert for breakfast 🙀🧁🧁🧁
Steel rolled oats….super cheap…a sack.
In the UK we have more laws for dog and cat food than our own food and food for children…pets can’t chose what they are given …but neither can children 🤷🏻♀️🤷🏻♀️🤦🏻♀️🤦🏻♀️🤦🏻♀️
Tom Colicchio, who is passionately involved in getting Americans to eat healthier has a saying: “calories are cheap, nutrition is expensive”. That is why Americans are obese and unhealthy, Big food is after profits, not health…
Ghost Protein cereal is soooo good!!!
Loved the video. I also use to eat boxed cereal but now it's old fashioned oatmeal loaded with berries and nuts. Tastes so much better.