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Cereal and milk
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"Cereal and Milk" sounds like a Burl Ives song.
I think it's mentioned in the refrain for "The Big Rock Candy Mountain".
It was the flip side of Silver and Gold.
Chubbo
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I omit cereal & milk, and make do with a breakfast of scrambled eggs, covered with sausage gravy, and one slice of wholewheat toast. Every other day I have jelly on ½ of my toast.
At 91 yrs., of age, eating unhealthy food, and getting little exercise, I don't expect to reach ancient age. I'm afflicted with Rheumatoid arthritis, but I'still have, and use my real teeth, to chew my food. My hair, is still undyed brown. I guess that I'll just have to accept my physical condition for the rest of my life.
Chubbo
At 91 yrs., of age, eating unhealthy food, and getting little exercise, I don't expect to reach ancient age. I'm afflicted with Rheumatoid arthritis, but I'still have, and use my real teeth, to chew my food. My hair, is still undyed brown. I guess that I'll just have to accept my physical condition for the rest of my life.
Chubbo
Chubbo
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Correction
It probably doesn't mean anything to the folks on this forum, but it does to me. I want to correct my previous post. I was in considerable arthritic pain, and gave an inaccurate statement. My egg breakfasts, alternate between scrambled eggs one day, and a bullseye the next.
Chubbo
It probably doesn't mean anything to the folks on this forum, but it does to me. I want to correct my previous post. I was in considerable arthritic pain, and gave an inaccurate statement. My egg breakfasts, alternate between scrambled eggs one day, and a bullseye the next.
Chubbo
I ate cereal as a kid. now I don't eat grain or processed food so it is out.
My dad loved cereal and had an odd habit of "over milking" it. it was a ruse to make himself feel better about seconds. he would get to the bottom of the bowl and lament that it did not come out even and pour more cereal in the bowl.
My dad loved cereal and had an odd habit of "over milking" it. it was a ruse to make himself feel better about seconds. he would get to the bottom of the bowl and lament that it did not come out even and pour more cereal in the bowl.
My dad would also "over milk". He would add cereal in half cup increments to keep a consistent level of crunchidity rather than ending up with a sedimentary layer of chinking in the bottom of the bowl.
HOUSTON RICK
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Only if Metamucil counts.
jag312
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Hot oatmeal with brown sugar and honey. Then I add some cold milk to cool it down a bit. Also orange juice and hot Ovaltine, separate, not mixed. Not everyday, but just when I feel motivated.
I loved starting my day with that simple combo too, especially when I was a kid. Now that I'm retired, I've gotten back into the routine of enjoying cereal in the mornings, just like you. There's something comforting about it, especially when I pour a big bowl while sipping coffee and catching up on the news.
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As a bicyclist I have found that a couple of bowls of cereal, perhaps with fruit , is an excellent way to stoke the metabolism before a ride.
I eat cereal 3-4 times a week before work. It's quick an easy. I use 2% milk. I grew up with whole milk, but my wife got me one the 2%. She tried skim, but it was too close to dirty dish water. I like chocolate milk, but to drink, not on my cereal. I used to work with guy who put water on his cereal. Not sure how he did that. My current cereal of choice is Honey Nut Chex. Growing up, my two brothers and I could put away some Captain Crunch and Frosted Flakes watching Saturday Morning cartoons.
Had a bowl of Frosted Mini Wheats with blueberries and almond milk for dinner. Hit the spot.
WalMart bran flakes with 2%, strawberries, blueberries.
I do Total w/ banana and vanilla protein powder, whole milk.
It's ok.....BUT.........It won't run the engine of a working man......
The last cereals I ate with any regularity were Grape-Nuts or Sugar Pops with 2% milk. That was 12 years ago, before I ditched the low fat (high sugar) diet for the lower carbohydrate dietary strategy strongly suggested by my cardiologist.
As a kid, it was Corn Flakes in warm weather or Malt-o Meal is cold weather months with whole milk and a strip of bacon for most breakfasts.
As a kid, it was Corn Flakes in warm weather or Malt-o Meal is cold weather months with whole milk and a strip of bacon for most breakfasts.
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Used to, and still really like Trix. But rarely eat them anymore. Still buy the big biscuits of Shredded Wheat, but they are usually for a snack with little brown sugar.
Most breakfast eaten now is old fashioned oatmeal with raisins, blueberry's, cinnamon, diced apple and topped with sliced banana and lactose free milk. Microwaved in the bowl minimizing clean up.
Most breakfast eaten now is old fashioned oatmeal with raisins, blueberry's, cinnamon, diced apple and topped with sliced banana and lactose free milk. Microwaved in the bowl minimizing clean up.
Breakfast here is usually eggs/sausage/toast/honey/juice & coffee........Will keep your engine rev'd up till dinner(we don't eat "lunch" here)..........Then good ol supper around sundown.
hivel37
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Most mornings I eat cereal and whole milk.
At least once a week it's a plate of bacon, eggs,
and a pair of bisquits. Sometimes an omelet at cafe
down the street.
At least once a week it's a plate of bacon, eggs,
and a pair of bisquits. Sometimes an omelet at cafe
down the street.
I see people discussing Weetbix and Weetabix. Thinking I want to give them a try, I found both on Amazon. But the price is staggering. Probably shipping.
How do they compare with the good old American Shredded Wheat? If they're comparable, then I think I'll save my money and stick with Shredded Wheat.
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Anyone heard of "milk toast"? I used to eat that as a kid. Toast the bread, a little butter, cover with sugar and cinnamon, and then put warm milk on the toast.
BKLooney
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For a couple of weeks I eat Frosted Mini Wheats and then switch out for a couple with Raisin Bran...between those two and the Metamucil I'm a walking time bomb! 
The Norseman
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Start the morning right
I like coffee when I wake up. Whatever
cereal is on the shelf and milk about mid
morning. Sometimes I wait until lunch
time.
Cereal in the morning will keep me going
all day if need be.
I like coffee when I wake up. Whatever
cereal is on the shelf and milk about mid
morning. Sometimes I wait until lunch
time.
Cereal in the morning will keep me going
all day if need be.
When I was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes about 8 years ago, I attended nutrition classes to learn how to eat healthfully. I learned that cereal and milk is one of the worst possible choices for breakfast. Very high in carbohydrates. You get a sugar buzz and feel great, but in a couple of hours it is gone, and you are hungry again and out of energy. Since I started eating better, my blood glucose level is good, and I am not hungry again in a few hours, and I am down to the weight I was when I was in high school.
Carry on...
Carry on...
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