TTC Blue - CEREAL?

[Sonia2003]

Hi,

Another diet question, for those TTC blue who ate a lot of cereal, did you use full fat milk or? Rice milk or?? Did you just follow the HE diet and not worry about the calcium and magnesium intake?

HELP!

Thanks so much!

[The Anchor]

I actually purposefully added dairy back in (on Atomic's advice) when I started losing weight after eliminating it. I added all full fat dairy back, my weight levelized...and I got my boy!

[dloui128]

I used skim milk or almond milk because that is just what I prefer and what everyone in my house drinks

[Pearl327]

I am using full fat super milk. Which is enriched with extra vit D, calcium, folic acid, B2 and Vit E

[ELP]

I am using full fat super milk. Which is enriched with extra vit D, calcium, folic acid, B2 and Vit EGreat choice Pearl!

I am definitely using full fat, and am a great believer in the calcium for blue:agree:

[fish2012]

i have two ds (not sways) but always a big ceral eater with skim milk cause i don't like anything else in my experiance excesive dairy not needed for boys so if you prefer skim i wouldn't stress x

[Navywife620]

I have 2 boys and I ate a big bowl of cereal every morning with skim milk!

[Sonia2003]

Thanks everyone!

I LOVE cereal so this one for me is easy to do.

I think its any kind of cereal, or for TTC blue is a specific one??

There is so much info so I try to read it all but sometimes miss a topic here or there!

[dloui128]

I really only ate cereal at night for a snack and I tried to eat ones that had whole grains and protein in it

[skrimpy]

I used full fat dairy and that's what I'd recommend. I tried to stay away from cereal as it's really not nutrient dense - went with oatmeal or eggs instead for breakfast! I added cream, butter, etc. to the oatmeal to fill it with more nutrients.

[atomic sagebrush]

I always had 2% milk on everything, eaten tons of dairy every day, and gotten 4 boys over 20 years doing that. My husband typically drinks a quart of milk a day.

Then both my husband and I ate barely any dairy and we got DD.

[atomic sagebrush]

Thanks everyone!

I LOVE cereal so this one for me is easy to do.

I think its any kind of cereal, or for TTC blue is a specific one??

There is so much info so I try to read it all but sometimes miss a topic here or there!

Wholegrain cereals are best and if you can find a kind with oats, nuts, dry fruit, those are all fab!!!

[n710]

I am using coconut or almond milk only because I don't like the taste of cow's milk. I do eat yogurt and cheese pretty much every day.

I def. stay away from "kid's" cereal

[atomic sagebrush]

coconut and almond milk are also great for blue!!! :)

[6bluewant1pink]

With my 1st son i ate a bowl Corn Flakes with whole milk every morning.

[atomic sagebrush]

Corn flakes are not super great for TTC blue as a general rule (they burn off too quickly) but the whole milk more than makes up for it!! :agree: anything with whole milk will sway blue! Thx for sharing.

[bec2483]

so what are some really good cereal for breakfast and can we add raw sugar to it?

[n710]

I think raisin bran is good. At least that is what I have been eating. I usually mix it with Honey Bunches of Oats just because I really like that cereal. I will also mix it with Life, granola, Crunchy Nut, Chex, etc. I also slice a banana on top as well. I think the less sugar the better, so mine are probably high on the sugar side. I would think the Kashi cereals would be really good.

[The Anchor]

so what are some really good cereal for breakfast and can we add raw sugar to it?

Granola type cereals with dried fruit, nuts are good. I ate a cereal called Alpen every morning, delicious...and got my boy!

[Cinss]

I was living on smoothies for breakfast. I would soak oats in water then add greek yogurt, frozen berries or banana and some protein powder. Not sure if it payed off just yet but so yummy and filling you can also add nuts if you like.

[bec2483]

Thanks ladies could i eat weetbixs with banana

[atomic sagebrush]

so what are some really good cereal for breakfast and can we add raw sugar to it?

Anything whole grain and if it has oats/nuts/dried fruit, even better. I got DS 3 eating this - has oats, pumpkin seeds, and flaxseed Nature's Path Organic Flax Plus Pumpkin Granola Cereal, 11.5-Ounce Boxes (Pack of 6): Amazon.com: Grocery & Gourmet Food (http://www.amazon.com/Natures-Path-Organic-Pumpkin-11-5-Ounce/dp/B001EO5RFE) They have it at Costco for much cheaper.

Watch out for some of the super high protein ones because they add soy protein to make their protein higher.

[True Blue]

Getting brilliant ideas - loving GD :)
Thanks :D

[butterfly girl]

I have two boys and ate mini wheats every morning with 2 % milk. I love eating cereal for breakfast so it's gonna be so hard to skip breakfast in the morning when TTC girl.

[Esskal]

Wholegrain cereals are best and if you can find a kind with oats, nuts, dry fruit, those are all fab!!!

Are kellogs all bran buds ok for a blue sway?

[dloui128]

Are kellogs all bran buds ok for a blue sway?

They would be ok as long as you have some protein with it

[afy]

My breakfast mostly consists of Honey bunches of oats (the ones with almonds) whole milk or sometimes I have Quaker oatmeal .. and always have fresh rasberries,strawberries,blackberries, 1 banana and 1 raw egg smoothie.. ( can we add 2 raw eggs? i wasnt sure if whey protein is good??)

should i change the honey bunches of oats to a more wholegrain based cereal???

[Butterfly Spirit]

My breakfast mostly consists of Honey bunches of oats (the ones with almonds) whole milk or sometimes I have Quaker oatmeal .. and always have fresh rasberries,strawberries,blackberries, 1 banana and 1 raw egg smoothie.. ( can we add 2 raw eggs? i wasnt sure if whey protein is good??)

should i change the honey bunches of oats to a more wholegrain based cereal???

LOL, you are sure making me hungry right now!!! :) I love that cereal too!

[afy]

Lol me too Iam addicted to it too but I don't know if its nutritious .. I wouldn't mind mixing it with whole grain cereal???

[Cinss]

2 raw eggs is fine and good, also oats are great especially with the nuts.

[afy]

Oooo that's great!! So should I leave off the whey protein and stick to raw eggs? I just like the fact I can get 2servings of eggs.. Plus the fruits..

[Zivic-Bubac]

I was eating oat flakes with full fat yogurt (3.2% fat), mashed banana and sometimes I added dried figs or raisins. I thought yogurt was covering the protein part so I was obviously wrong.

[atomic sagebrush]

Are kellogs all bran buds ok for a blue sway?

Yes!

[atomic sagebrush]

My breakfast mostly consists of Honey bunches of oats (the ones with almonds) whole milk or sometimes I have Quaker oatmeal .. and always have fresh rasberries,strawberries,blackberries, 1 banana and 1 raw egg smoothie.. ( can we add 2 raw eggs? i wasnt sure if whey protein is good??)

should i change the honey bunches of oats to a more wholegrain based cereal???

HBOO is ok as long as you have it with full fat milk. It's not the BEST, but it's ok.

Def go with two eggs, but be careful with raw eggs due to the salmonella risk.

Whey protein is ok, skip soy protein. Natural proteins (like meat, eggs, dairy, nuts, legumes) are better than processed whey proteins.

[atomic sagebrush]

I was eating oat flakes with full fat yogurt (3.2% fat), mashed banana and sometimes I added dried figs or raisins. I thought yogurt was covering the protein part so I was obviously wrong.

Well, that's a good breakfast so I suspect you got a girl in spite of it.

[afy]

AS which other cereals do you suggest which are nutritious ?? I actually bought some protein cereal but made sure there isn't any soy in it

[Butterfly Spirit]

AS which other cereals do you suggest which are nutritious ?? I actually bought some protein cereal but made sure there isn't any soy in it

What about Grape Nuts? I love to heat them up with milk in the microwave and put sugar in them.. omg mmm

[atomic sagebrush]

AS which other cereals do you suggest which are nutritious ?? I actually bought some protein cereal but made sure there isn't any soy in it

I have a thread about cereal in the Dream Members section for anyone interested.

Anything whole grain is great and if it involves oats, even better.