I'm always looking for cereal that contains low or no sugar. I bought a box of Weetabix, I absolutely love it.

http://www.barbarasbakery.com/products/cerealproddisplay.asp?product=94&category=26

we have them in australia, they are called weetbix though, who knows where that 'a' went

they are a pretty good subsitiute for oats, especially when mixed with milk

They must be eaten warm :p

why? I eat them with cold milk.

I take 3 Weetabix with cold milk and a teaspoon of milk protein powder every morning. Delicious and very convenient in the morning! :tu:

On the other hand I read they had a GI index of around 105, and I'm worried about that being too high for a "first thing in the morning" meal. Does anybody know if oatmeal would be much better than these? I've only tried to cook oatmeal once and I ended up with a very disgusting slimy mess in my bowl, so I'll not be changing my breakfast if there isn't a great diference between them! :p

See you around.

They should be fine since if I remember rightly they're complex carbohydrates.

One of my mates eats 6 every morning :eek: :eat:

I recall reading that the more processed a food, the higher it's GI. It's much easier for the body to break down these foods, which might explain why Weetabix had a GI of 75-77 (from a google search). Oatmeal was around 50. I suppose if you're eating some eggs or other source of protein with it, that would lower the overall GI of your meal.

FYI - the GI doesn't go any higher than 100.

Hmmmm... wheetabix (actually, you've kinda got me paranoid... I can't remember if the UK version has an "a" or not now!) - I used to have a couple of bowls in the morning and one at night, each with as many biscuits in as I could fit (five/six depending on the bowl) saturated in full fat milk, single cream and sugar.. :drool: You can probably tell why I daren't eat it now! :o

I eat 3 Wheatabix every morning with warm milk, I mix it toghether, it's great stuff.

I love it too, tastes great with only 1g of sugar. Is it good as a pre-workout food too given that higher GI?

FYI - the GI doesn't go any higher than 100.

My bad, I dunno where I got that number from :p

BTW, can anybody explain the relation between simple/complex carbs and high/low GI carbs? I was looking at this site (http://www.bupa.co.uk/health_information/html/healthy_living/lifestyle/exercise/diet_exercise/gi_table.html) and noticed that some complex carb meals have around the same GI value as simple carb ones :confused: For instance, both brown and white rice are considered High GI foods, and wholewheat/white bread are only 5 points apart from each other... Any comments on this?

See you around.

PS: Maltodextrin has a GI higher than 100 :whistle:
PS2: J/K :D :tu:

it's with an "a" in the UK :)

i always have wheatabix or shreadedwheat in the mornings. I too tried oats and just get a nasty tasting bland sticky lump of goo in a bowl.

FYI - the GI doesn't go any higher than 100.

Um....sorry pepito33 :o

My bad. White bread is given a GI of 100, so somethings can be higher.