by:

Allie Bricek and Tony Caputo

*Cereal: It’s What’s for Breakfast

*The 5 W’s of Cereals

WHAT?

Breakfast Cereal

WHO?

Everyone!!!!

WHERE?

Home, Car, Work, School…

WHEN?

In the Morning

WHY?

Increase Metabolism

HOW?

Eat Smart!!!!

*Hazards Of Skipping

Breakfast

*Cutting Important Calories/Energy

*Midmorning/Afternoon Indulgences

*Gain Weight

*Slows Down Metabolism

*Why you need to eat breakfast!

*Jump START Metabolism

*Fruits, Vegetables, & Whole GrainsHigh Fiber Foods Fill You Up Longer

Allow You To Eat More

Energy Density= MORE Food LESS Calories!!

LOSE WEIGHT!!

*Important Definitions To

Know!

High Energy Dense - less food, more calories

Bagels, Greasy foods

Low Energy Dense - more high fiber food, less calories, feel full longer

Fruit, Vegetables, Yogurt, Eggs, Wheat, Whole Grain

*Suggestive Breakfast Options

*Banana w/ PB

*Banana Sliced Into Yogurt

*Oatmeal w/ Fruit - Apples, Blueberries, or Peaches

*Small tortilla with a few tablespoons of PB and Chopped Strawberries. Roll it up, slice it. It works for kids and adults

*Breakfast smoothies - berries, ice, and milk or yogurt

***Smoothies are great for on the GOOOOO!

*Don’t Go For…

*Bagel = 5 slices of Bread

Myth: Cream Cheese Is A Dairy Food

Busted: It Is a FAT!!!

Chose LOW-FAT if NECESSARY!

*Finding the Right Cereal

*FULL of healthful attributes-protein

* LOW in sugar

*NO saturated fat or trans fat

* Still tastes greatttttt!

*Positive Protein

1 2 3 4 60

5

10

15

20

25

30

Grams of Protein

Special K

Cheerios

All-Bran with Extra Fiber

All-Bran

100% Bran

Quaker Oat Squares

Life

Muesli Raisins, Dates, & Almonds

Muesli Raisins, Peaches, & Pecans

*Calorie Count

50 70 80 90 100 110 120 130 140 150 1600

5

10

15

20

25

30

35Total Calories

All-Bran with Extra FiberPuffed WheatPuffed RiceAll-Bran100% BranShredded WheatShredded Wheat 'n'BranShredded Wheat spoon sizeNutri-grain WheatBran FlakesStrawberry Fruit WheatsRaisin squaresBran Chex

*Fat Content

0 1 2 3 50

5

10

15

20

25

30

35

Total Grams of Fat

All-Bran with Extra Fiber

Puffed Wheat

Puffed Rice

Shredded Wheat

Shredded Wheat 'n'Bran

Shredded Wheat spoon size

Nutri-grain Wheat

Bran Flakes

Strawberry Fruit Wheats

Raisin Squares

*Concluding…

*Unrefined whole-grain foods contain fiber

* help lower your blood cholesterol

* help you feel full

* help you manage your weight

“Sugar makes you stupid!”

Don’t reach for sugar filled foods. Especially CEREALS!

American Heart Association Advise you to buy:

Berry Burst Cheerios-Triple Berry Cheerios Cheerios Crunch Honey Nut Cheerios Kashi Heart to Heart Honey Toasted Oat Cereal Kashi Heart to Heart Oat Flakes & Wild Blueberry Clusters Kashi Heart to Heart Warm

Cinnamon Oat Cereal Multi Grain Cheerios Oatmeal Crisp Crunchy Almond Oatmeal Crisp Hearty Raisin Quaker Cinnamon Life Quaker

Heart Health Toasted Wheat & Oat Flakes Quaker Life Quaker Life Maple & Brown Sugar Quaker Oat Bran Quaker Oatmeal Squares - Brown Sugar

Quaker Oatmeal Squares - Cinnamon

*We are telling you which Cereals

to buy to live healthy!!!

* Cheerios

* Special K

* All Bran w/ Extra fiber

* Life

* Corn Flakes

* Shredded Wheat

* Puffed Wheat

Have you noticed they all have wheat, fiber, and whole grain in COMMON???

*Remember the BAD cereals, they won’t do your body any good!

*Fruity Pebbles

*Cap’n’Crunch

*Cocoa Puffs

*Count Chocolate

*Cinnamon Toast Crunch

*Apple Cinnamon Cheerios