Bulk Cereal is cheaper than buying name brands

[kk1disney]

And alot of times it's more nutritious too.
then you can spend all of the dollars you saved on cotton candy at skittles at Disney World! yeah!

 

[ellone]

The nutrition of cereal is questionable at best. It is a processed food so the vitamins & minerals that were in the original ingredients have been stripped away during processing. The 'vitamins' & 'minerals' you see on the nutrition label are sprayed on at the end. And because of how they are created it is again questionable whether your body gets much out of them.

 

[LJSquishy]

Cereal isn't healthy at all, it's just convenient. Most of it is actually just as bad for you as a candy bar. If you watch for sales you can usually buy the name-brand cereal for less money than the bulk cereal.

We keep a box of cereal on hand for mornings when my husband is running late, but usually we make a simple hot breakfast every morning (eggs, fruit, etc). My "cold" breakfasts usually consist of plain greek yogurt w/ diced apple and lots of cinnamon. On "special" weekends (maybe once per month) I will make homemade waffles which we then freeze and pop in the toaster for another quick breakfast (although not healthy)...or I will make healthy pumpkin muffins or another muffin (whole wheat flour).

I sure do love an occasional bowl of Cocoa Krispies, though! Cereal makes a better dessert than breakfast, really. I also love Quaker Oh's cereal. We eat those as a dessert.

 

[BadgerGirl84]

And alot of times it's more nutritious too.
then you can spend all of the dollars you saved on cotton candy at skittles at Disney World! yeah!

Yep...bulk cereal is cheaper than regular name brand boxes. Hope you didn't let the food police rain on your parade.

Cereals like regular Cheerios aren't a bad breakfast unless you are really anti-grain, as some are. We get cereal now and then (more of a treat than a staple in our house) at aldi...we got the peanut butter cocoa puffs...DH scanned the barcode for his calorie counter phone app and it came up as Reeces Puffs...so it actually was the name brand cereal just in generic packaging.

 

[kymom99]

Not to disagree with you all but about the value of cereal but when my son was little, I had trouble getting him to eat meat. I asked his doctor about it and she asked if he ate kids' cereal. I told her he did and she said he was getting enough iron from that and iron was her only concern as far his not wanting meat. So while the basic ingredients in most cereals alone don't have much in the way of nutritious value, they do have lots added in. Then again, I would never consider myself a health nut. I just try to get through the day!

My kid eats a lot of cereal and he is healthy as a horse (now 14). He has been running cross country for 6 years now. They run 5k races and he practices every day. I always felt that eating cereal was better than not eating anything. And yes, I have found good value in many of the cereals that are not name brand.

 

[ktate82]

If you watch for sales and do coupons, sometimes the brand name is cheaper. I usually can get a box of name brand (honey nut cheerios and lucky charms) for under $1.50 and that's a decent sized box. The kids and DBF are cereal eaters, so I keep a stock.

 

[penjen]

I get brand name cereal cheap. Last week I got organic cascadian farm granola .50 a box with sale and coupons. If you coupon and match sales, at least in my area, you would pay far less per box of cereal than bulk cereal. But if bulk cereal works for you happy saving

 

[ceecee]

All cereals are not as bad as candy bars!!! There are a lot of healthier cereals out there and even the sugar infested "kids" cereals are sometimes fortified and candy bars are not. I started eating Kelloggs Raisin Bran when I had low potassium levels and no other raisin bran had as many raisins so I stuck with it, it is my quilty pleasure! I watch the sales and with coupons usually pay $1.00 or so a box.

 

[crisi]

All cereals are not as bad as candy bars!!! There are a lot of healthier cereals out there and even the sugar infested "kids" cereals are sometimes fortified and candy bars are not. I started eating Kelloggs Raisin Bran when I had low potassium levels and no other raisin bran had as many raisins so I stuck with it, it is my quilty pleasure! I watch the sales and with coupons usually pay $1.00 or so a box.

Yeah, I'm trying to figure out how a pumpkin muffin of all things is any healthier than a bowl of Grape Nuts or muesli with fruit. There are certainly some sugar festivals in cereal boxes - but then there are ways to make eggs that clog my arteries just thinking about them (I've never had a healthy egg from my mother in law's kitchen - cheese, hollaindaise, high fat hams and meats).

Most of the bulk cereals I've seen don't tend to be in the sugar coated cavity crispy line, but most of my bulk shopping is co-op shopping. You don't see too much of that there.

 

[mrsklamc]

This is the budget board. Why do people think they need to weigh in on what other people do or don't want to eat? There's a WISH board for that.

 

[aprilchem]

Not debating the nutritional value of cereal, but at my Super Wal Mart the "bulk" cereal is actually a bit more expensive than the general equivalent in boxes. It was only a couple of cents per once, though.

 

[usnuzuloose]

I guess it may depend on the cereal. I don't eat a whole lot. I am trying to watch some of my carb intake. I do like a good bran cereal. But I keep that to a minimum as well.

I also buy a box of my DH's favorite once in a while. He tried buying those bulk packages and started eating way to much.

 

[LJSquishy]

Yeah, I'm trying to figure out how a pumpkin muffin of all things is any healthier than a bowl of Grape Nuts or muesli with fruit. There are certainly some sugar festivals in cereal boxes - but then there are ways to make eggs that clog my arteries just thinking about them (I've never had a healthy egg from my mother in law's kitchen - cheese, hollaindaise, high fat hams and meats).

Most of the bulk cereals I've seen don't tend to be in the sugar coated cavity crispy line, but most of my bulk shopping is co-op shopping. You don't see too much of that there.

The pumpkin muffins I make are very healthy. I use unsweetened applesauce as the "sweetener" (don't add any sugar in the whole recipe), use whole wheat flour, and include things like flaxseed, chia seeds, nuts etc for protein, fiber, and omegas. They are yummy as a dessert also because they are naturally sweet.

The biggest problem I have with most cereals is the lack of protein and the amount of added sugar. Like I said, I have a box of cereal in my cabinet so it's not like I think cereal is evil, it's just not a complete breakfast...you need more protein for sure. Even if I make oatmeal, I add 2Tbsp of chia seeds to boost it. Dry cereal should be considered more of an emergency breakfast or a component to breakfast (like a side dish rather than an entree). A few of the Kashi and Cascadian Farm Organic cereals do a much better job, but I still wouldn't recommend them for a daily complete meal.

 

[DLgal]

The pumpkin muffins I make are very healthy. I use unsweetened applesauce as the "sweetener" (don't add any sugar in the whole recipe), use whole wheat flour, and include things like flaxseed, chia seeds, nuts etc for protein, fiber, and omegas. They are yummy as a dessert also because they are naturally sweet.

The biggest problem I have with most cereals is the lack of protein and the amount of added sugar. Like I said, I have a box of cereal in my cabinet so it's not like I think cereal is evil, it's just not a complete breakfast...you need more protein for sure. Even if I make oatmeal, I add 2Tbsp of chia seeds to boost it. Dry cereal should be considered more of an emergency breakfast or a component to breakfast (like a side dish rather than an entree). A few of the Kashi and Cascadian Farm Organic cereals do a much better job, but I still wouldn't recommend them for a daily complete meal.

Most people don't eat their cereal dry. Adding a cup of milk adds a LOT of protein and additional vitamins.

Cereal is not that bad. Even the "sugary" cereals have been reformulated recently and most don't contain more than 10g sugar per serving.

 

[supernova]

Yes. Bulk cereal is cheaper. It also tastes a lot like the packaging. Good for the wallet, horrid on the pallet.

 

[LJSquishy]

Most people don't eat their cereal dry. Adding a cup of milk adds a LOT of protein and additional vitamins.

Cereal is not that bad. Even the "sugary" cereals have been reformulated recently and most don't contain more than 10g sugar per serving.

By dry cereal, I mean "cold cereal" as in not oatmeal, quinoa, etc. Adding milk doesn't boost it enough to call it a real meal in my opinion...especially not if you compare a bowl of cereal w/ milk to 1 cup of plain greek yogurt (24g protein, 7g sugar).

 

[lauradis]

Yep...bulk cereal is cheaper than regular name brand boxes. Hope you didn't let the food police rain on your parade.

Cereals like regular Cheerios aren't a bad breakfast unless you are really anti-grain, as some are. We get cereal now and then (more of a treat than a staple in our house) at aldi...we got the peanut butter cocoa puffs...DH scanned the barcode for his calorie counter phone app and it came up as Reeces Puffs...so it actually was the name brand cereal just in generic packaging.

Oh pb cocoa puffs yummy in the tummy.

Op It depends on if you can get a sale on box cereal, but I find bag cereal is cheaper then full price box.

love your thinking cheaper cereal for more junk food at disney

We have cereal inthe house, but tend to eat more protein and dairy for breakfast. don't listen to the food police on here cereal is like a sugar vitamin that fills your belly

 

[Eureka]

Some store brand cereals are just awful though. I will only eat Kellogg's frosted mini wheats and Raisin Bran, for example. I personally don't mind the store brand honey nut Cheerios but recently DS10 decided that he only likes General Mills of those, so I get them with sales and coupons. It's more expensive, but cheaper than buying a generic that goes stale because he won't eat it.

Edited to clarify. I will eat other flavors/types of cereals. But of the two I mentioned, it's Kellogg's of not at all.

 

[kk1disney]

I worked in a food processing plant as a teenager. I saw first had that there was no difference in the expensive label. All the food went down the same conveyor from the same source- the only difference between brand labels, store labels, discount labels and bulk was the packaging. A bell would ring the conveyor would stop briefly while they switched out the boxes and then it would start up again - filling a new box label with the same food.

A good lesson for a teenager.

 

[bbak3030]

You mean Captain Crunch isn't healthy?!?!