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I'd imagine that a good meusli is a healthy breakfast option but which one? The choices at Tesco seemed endless. From Tesco value cheapness to designer branded at around 70p/ 100g. Ones with more fruit than nuts, more nuts than fruit, 50% mixed fruit & nut content....etc. etc. Its s bloody minefield out there. Which one do I need?
Most muesli contains a lot of added sugar, especially some of the 'premium' brands.
You're much better off making good old fashioned porridge, or adding sultanas to bran flakes.
Any sugar and salt free option
go through the labels and pick the one with the least sugar per 100g. then go buy some seeds n nuts, pitted dates n prunes. chop and mix em all up and stick in a container. dispense at leisure. tasty, healthy and filling. The important thing to remember, is that the most expensive, with the best packaging and advertising may not be the best for your health. Blinded by Muesli, easy it is..
bag of oats, bag of raisons (other fruits if you want to get fancy) = job done
Sugar that bad for you then?
no I love a bit o sugar, just like I love a shitload of beer. I'm just answering your question best way I can. Sugar doesn't fill you up or give any real nutrition. Which is what your body wants in the morn. some other guys will come along and give you some real DATA in a mo....
Most muesli contains a lot of added sugar, especially some of the 'premium' brands.
You're much better off making good old fashioned porridge, or adding sultanas to bran flakes.
+1 for the porridge. The heating of the oats makes it easier for your body to break them down (or so I've been led to believe, before the science police flame me 🙂 ). Certainly oats make you feel full for longer and deliver energy gradually. Can be a pain cooking them up every morning though and don't get me started on washing up the pan! Bran flakes have quite a high sugar content though. 22g per 100g, 3rd ingredient sugar. I'd stay away from the processed cereals full stop.
FWIW the Holland and Barrett muesli is very good and eschews the liberal addition of sugar
65p tesco basic porridge oats mixed 1:3:1 (oats, water, milk) and zap it for 2 mins in the microwave. Add a (small) handful of raisins et voila, breakfast of champions!
basic porridge oats mixed 1:3:1 (oats, water, milk) and zap it for 2 mins in the microwave. Add a (small) handful of raisins et voila, breakfast of champions!
You don't even need the microwave...use boiled water from kettle and stir..splash of milk and done.
I used to make my own museli with Spelt flakes, toasted spelt, dried fruit and a bit of honey. I made it a few times but got bored when I couldn't get all the ingredients from the same store. If I have museli I generally have Alpen sugar free now, far easier to prepare!
Lidl (the blue pack).
Jordan's or Sainsburys' granola in various guises. Don't know about the sugar but it has oats nuts, fruit and honey and works for me pre ride.
Be very careful with muesli, a mate of mine drowned in a bowl of it.
He got dragged under by strong currents 😀
I would take oats and jazz it up with a banana smoothy.
If you are on a diet, weigh out the recommended daily portion. You will be surprised how small it is, but it will keep you going.
Cheapest muesli, normally Holland and Barrett on offer, chopped banana on top, drizzle of honey if you want, and use orange juice not milk. Strawberries and blueberries etc also work nicely.
Cutting out the milk means you don't get that claggy feeling in your throat.
Also, make porridge with water not milk, and stick some dried fruit of choice in while cooking it. And it won't stick to the pan like it does with milk.
I prefer nutty oaty muesli to the fruity type. Keeps me fuller for longer.
As with any cereal. Leave it to soak for at least 30 mins. It will keep you fuller for longer and make it taste sweeter. There may also be some science* that says your body utilises more of it which is why you feel fuller for longer.
Only heathens, blaggards, the uncouth and salad dodgers do not soak their cereal 🙂
*or not.
Porridge oats with posh muesli as a topping.
'healthy'? If you're looking for weight loss, just count the calories. If you're looking for balance in muesli then oats, nuts, fruit in that order. Oats are just fibrous packing for sugars. Nuts are mostly fat and dried fruit is packed with delicious energy aka sugar. If you want to make it taste healthier then take it with 'all natural' soya or almond milk. It tastes nuttier that way. Some people find it tastes revolting though and not being able to eat it can aid weight loss 🙂
A competitive road walker I once knew just had oats and water for breakfast each day. Why not go for delicious toast, butter & marmite?
IMVHO there is very little "healthy" in muesli. Sugar, carbs, salt. You're much better off with some boiled eggs. We've become obsessed with the "grains are good, fat is bad" message yet we certainly didn't evolve to eat grain, and there is pretty much no actual evidence that fat is bad. On the contrary it's sugars which drive an insulin response which drives all sorts of nasties.
Can be a pain cooking them up every morning though and don't get me started on washing up the pan!
It takes about 3 Minutes to cook porridge using milk. And use a non stick pan 😉 . You can always leave it to soak and do it with the rest of the washing up in the evening 🙂
Which one do you prefer the taste of?
Simples...
which muesli? For me the Jordons' meuslis are head & shoulders above the others. I like the yellow one & purple ones best - loads of nust in the purple one.
Jordons has no added sugar. It al coming from the fruit, & great big chunks they are too.
making porridge - do it in the microwave - much easier washing up & easier to control. stick on for 2 mins, stir, give another minute but watch it just in case it gets excited. Eat out of bowel - more easing on the washing up.
Woodberry's muesli from home bargains. Big bag of the stuff for not a lot of money. Mix it with a splash of fruit juice to soften it up and add some Greek yogurt.
+n for porridge.
It's the muesli of real men (and women)
Haven't read the above, but am I too late to point out that apparently eating any grains make you gain 10 stone, and that you should have really hunt down and slaughter your breakfast on a daily basis to be natural and healthy.
It takes about 3 Minutes to cook porridge using milk
Takes me about 10 seconds 🙂
No need to cook the stuff, just pour on milk. No one bothers to heat up their muesli.
. Can be a pain cooking them up every morning though and don't get me started on washing up the pan!
Cook it in the microwave! Faster, no pan to clean.
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Lidl (the blue pack).
This!
Lidl's muesli has far more fruit than any other. Including the stupidly expensive Dorset Cereals ones.
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is there such a thing as fruit free muesli? I'm not keen on fruit in my breakfast bowl