Can Anyone Recommend Healthier Muesli ?

Headshot · 02-01-2022 11:31pm #1

Hi All.

So I've lost 5 stone, a mixture of eating healthy and exercising :)

I want to keep the weight off and loose even more weight

Currently I eat 1 egg and a bowel Muesli with yogurt each morning (no milk)

Currently this is the Muesli I eat

https://www.tesco.ie/groceries/Product/Details/?id=251970492

https://shop.supervalu.ie/shopping/product/1008602002

It's not the worse health wise but the sugar seems quite high

Can anyone recommend better?

Jizique · 02-01-2022 11:34pm

Flahavans hi-8

Citrus_8 · 02-01-2022 11:36pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058225543/can-anyone-recommend-healthier-muesli

One of these

https://www.hollandandbarrett.ie/shop/product/holland-barrett-high-protein-muesli-60072936?skuid=099315

Esse85 · 02-01-2022 11:51pm

How much of that cereal do you have each serving? In grammes?

What yogurt are you using and how much?

igCorcaigh · 02-01-2022 11:54pm

Well done! You're on a good roll.

The little bit of sugar there is also coming with fibre, it seems to come with the dried fruit. Just use a small amount.

You can also your make your own muesli, but I really do not think that is your enemy. Enjoy your food, your life, you are doing great.

Headshot · 03-01-2022 11:19am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118408421#Comment_118408421

Typically between 105 and 111 Gramme of cereal serving

3 big spoons of lidl greek yogurt

Black Sheep · 03-01-2022 12:09pm

For anyone that's regularly eating mueseli or granola I echo the suggestion above that you consider making your own. It's extremely straightforward, and would allow you to decide yourself what you want to put in or take out.

If you want a really stripped-back bare bones option then just do 1 kilo of jumbo oats, a bag of desiccated coconut, 1 bottle of maple syrup and 3/4 of that amount olive oil, sprinkle with sea salt, mix, and then bake in a big tray at 150 degrees for around an hour, stirring every 10 minutes to avoid burning. This is a version of a famous Nekisia Davis recipe for olive oil, mape and sea salt granola, but I dramatically reduce the amount of sugar she uses.

I'd suggest that really overall calorie content is probably more important than the sugar content alone. I personally like a granola that still tastes reasonably good, I would just use less of it. Cut up 2 pieces of fresh fruit, just use a sprinkling of granola and then serve with a high-protein yoghurt or skyr option.