I would like to know if anyone can help me out. I would like to find a healthier cereal for my son. He's 9 so it has to be something HE will think is tasty. I refuse to buy any kind that has marshmellows in it, but still yet I find most of the ones he likes is loaded with sugar. We've tried a few of the "whole grain" versions of his regualr ones and he doesnt care for them. Also a lower sugar version of pancakes? I get the light syrup already, he doesnt like the sugar free, but if anyone knows of a pancake mix or how to make a mix that is low in sugar that would be fantastic. May you have a fantastic motivated day...
Wishing us thinner days,
Wendy

My kids actually liked hot cereal .... oatmeal and 'creamy' wheat ... they liked it with applesauce. How about French Toast?

He LOVES french toast, but not everyday. And he wont come within 10 feet of oatmeal or cream of wheat. He's kind of picky, it drives me crazy. Anyway thanks a bunch for the response, and i'll try making more french toast for him.
Take care,
Wendy

Or eggs and toast?

I grew up detesting cereal (apart from porridge), and only started eating it last year. I've found I really like Nature's Path Optimum Slim (hate the name though ). It's a bit sweeter than your average "healthy" cereal, so your son may actually eat it.

The NI per serving:

• 190 kcals
• Fat--2.5 g (0.4 g saturated)
• Fibre--11 g
• Protein--10 g
• Sugar--7 g

What about Kashi GoLEAN Crunch?
It's a bit pricy, but high in fiber and protein and I think that it's pretty sweet.

Whole Grain Cheerios are sweet (go figure! ) which kinda put me off of them, but your son might like them.

Have you tried Ilene's pancakes? They're 1/3 cup each of oatmeal, cottage cheese and egg white. Mix in a blender so it's the right consistency and cook as normal pancakes. We like ours fairly thin, so I add water too. They aren't sweet at all (I suppose you could add Splenda if you like sweeter pancakes) but you'd never know what they're made of either. I put unsweetened applesauce on mine, but my DH treats them as "normal" and adds syrup or yogurt and fruit to the top of his.

Thank you all so much for these great Ideas. I will have to try some of those. I found a great recipe yesterday actually that uses oatmeal and egg whites and cinnamon and splenda for pancakes. I'm definately going to try them if they are good I will be sure to post them on my recipe website for sure.
Wishing us thinner days,
Wendy

Pancakes--I use Arrowhead Mills organic buckwheat mix; I add 1 tbsp. of blackstrap molasses as sweetener.

Cereals--Life, Shredded Oats (fairly sweet), Puffins, Raising Bran. All of these are decent amounts of fiber but not too "hard core". My 13 y.o. thinks they are fine.

Other option--frozen waffle with peanut butter and sliced banana--very filling and gives you a fruit serving to start the day.

I get my daughters Clifford Crunch from Cascadian Farms. It has 6 grams of sugar & 5 grams of fiber. It tastes, to me, like Lucky Charms without the marshmallows. It helps that my girls are nuts about Clifford.

This receipe works for waffles or pancakes..


1 cup whole wheat flour
1 cup milk
1 egg
2 tbs canola oil
1 tsp baking powder
dash of salt

you can also add sweetner, or fruit to this.. cinnamon, vanilla, sometimes i even add a bit of uncooked oatmeal..

this makes 4 waffles

I liked kix when I was younger. Can't tell you anything about them offhand but I know the commercials about both kids and adults liking them. What about granola cereals? They are usually great tasting. Higher in calories/fat but I don't know if that would be a problem for your son.

The new Cheerios with yogurt coating might taste good to him. Don't tell him they're yogurt flavored, hide the box. Maybe he'll just think they are like frosted cereal, like Cap'n Crunch or Frosted Flakes.

The national brands that sell like frosted flakes, ect..look for the ones that are made with like 75% less sugar, or something like that, they are STILL PLENTY SWEET! I prefer those to the FULL sugar version. Also, my kids like KIX, and how about Toast, Peanut Butter and a glass of Juice? That is my daughters all time stand by breaskfast.

I was going to mention those. I have a big sweet tooth (just like a little kid's!) and I absolutely love the strawberry ones. Yum.