Cereal: expensive and sugar-laden

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We tend not to do cereal in our house as I am of the opinion that it's not very good for me and 3 dc, but I will confess that on the occasions that I forget to put the bread machine on and we resort to cereal, it is a LOT quicker for school morning rush.

So- are there any not-ridiculously-expensive, non-sugar- laden, reasonably appealing to dc cereals?

Weetabix or porridge.

Weetabix is ok sugar-wise, though I wouldn't say it's cheap.

Shredded wheat has one ingredient which is wheat. No sugar added whatsoever.

I buy the Aldi protein granola, it’s deliciously and much lower in sugar than most other options (DP is T1 diabetic so it’s something I’m very conscious of, we try to keep things like that below his doctors recommendation of 10g or less per 100g) Id usually have it with yogurt, he has it with milk.

Plain sheddries and own brand weetabix aren't too bad.

We eat either
Porridge
Bran flakes
Weetabix

We add our own fruit to these. Porridge with banana and blueberries is lovely.

Porridge or shredded wheat

Shredded and weetabic go straight through my 3. We have bread type food e.g. bagels or toast or porridge or fruit/yog/granola

yes to weetabix or porridge.
add some yoghurt and dried fruit and you have a cheap, quick, filling breakfast

Mash one banana with a med egg. Pour into either a spray oiled frying on/skillet or a waffle maker (I use the latter) and cook as a small pancake or waffle.

Put onto plate and add yogurt or similar and fresh berries.

Blooming lovely!!

Own brand Weetabix is much cheaper than the branded one. All supermarkets seem to do their own version.

Pan. Frying pan!!!! 🙄

I make granola, use about half the recipe sugar amount and put in loads of seeds and nuts. It's quite quick and easy to make, even young children can help, and it's filling and scrumptious.
I use the BBC good for you granola recipe as my basis, but be warned that batch size is tiny! I normally multiply by 4, it lasts maybe a month of cereal about half the days

I second granola I used Jack Munroe peanut one it took me about 15 mins to make and is v cheap

Shredded wheat or weetabix. All the othera including shreddies have loads of sugar.

We have omelettes, now I am in the swing of it, they are very quick to make. Or yoghurt with granola, I have a low carb recipe so no added sugar or fruit. Or blueberries with yoghurt or mini crustless quiche or porridge which I make once a week with banana and cinnamon in the slow cooker and reheat with milk daily. We rarely have cereal or toast.

Egg( any way cooked) is the most usual breakfast
But we also have weetabix
Porridge
Tomatoes/ avocado/ mushrooms/ sardines/ tuna
On toast
Occasional toasted sandwich or quesadilla
Left over cold pasta/ curry
As long as I ring the changes , all the above get eaten without complaint.

We have home made granola, homemade Birchers museli (packed full of fruit) or overnight oats when I'm organized to make in advance.

When I have time I like porridge, banana oat pancakes (banana, egg, 1/2 cup oats, 1/2 tsp baking soda, whizz up, leave to stand 5 mins and fry) with yogurt and fruit, or drop scones, or banana French toast (from a baby led weaning recipe but I LOVE them! You could make ahead easily too) They tend to be weekend treats though.

My kids enjoy porridge, though personally, I can hardly bear to make it for them, never mind eat it. For value, stay away from the pre-portioned stuff and add your own accompaniments.
For other cereal, try supermarket own brands for cheaper versions. For 'healthier' options- Oatibix, Oat Cheerios (oats have lower glycemic index I think), Bran flakes- add sultanas?Also, mini shredded wheats with dried fruit- sugary but it's fruit sugar rather than Krave style processed and it has fibre.
Also, my DCs enjoy Weetabix Crunchy Bran. It looks like something you'd feed a horse but they like it, esp with a chopped banana.

Grape Nuts
Some mueslis - read the ingredient labels
American Cheerios (made by General Mills not Nestle, almost no sugar)

Muesli. Buy a low-sugar option or make up your own using a mixture of grains, nuts and dried fruit.
Porridge made with water and salt, with some milk poured over.
Low-sugar granola with Greek yoghurt.
Shredded wheat or other wheat-based cereal.
Cornflakes.
I think Cheerios are supposed to be OK but I don't buy them so not sure.
Fruit n fibre (look for a lower sugar option).

Basically, either make your own or compare nutritional listings between different brands. They can vary a LOT, so it's not just the "type" of cereal that matters but the variant. Organic ones are often a good starting point.

Rice krispies (or own brand equivalent)

own brand branflakes or cornflakes.
life is too short to worry bout cereal being a 'bad' 'treat' food.its about balance and can be included as part of a varied and loved diet for you and the kids.

Kellogs have just brought out a low sugar granola that's nice. We have jumbo porridge oats, weetabix, rice crispies and shredded wheat in the cupboard mainly. T2 diabetic here so I tend to avoid them due to the carb content. I often have a protein shake for breakfast or greek yogurt with blueberries.

Some lovely breakfast ideas that I'd never heard of. Definitely going to sit down and go through which ones will suit busy mornings and give them a go!