Comment by DavidPeiffer | Hacker News Reader

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I have a friend in the industry. Back in the 90's when I was growing up, they mixed the sugar right into the dough. Now it's a glaze added on the surface, which dramatically reduced overall sugar content.

Is it a healthy breakfast? There are certainly better options with a little bit more effort. But it is far less unhealthy than it used to be.

For what it's worth, I stumbled on oatmeal with a bit of honey and berries as my go-to meal. A diabetic friend brought that up as a breakfast recommended by their dietitian, and I've seen it recommended other places as well. It takes 5 minutes to prepare in the microwave at 50% power to prevent overflowing, in which time I could have completely finished a bowl of cereal.

Oats has been one of my primary breakfasts for years. I use the microwave cooking time to brew a cup of pourover coffee.

It’s a bit pricey but in addition to berries I’ll also mix in freeze dried fruit, which is immensely more shelf stable than fresh without adding sugar.

I love overnight oats because it takes so little prep. Takes 10 minutes to prep, including making a batch of chopped fresh fruit, and lasts 5-7 days (I use non-dairy milk to reduce spoilage). I do eat it cold each day though.

If it microwaves in 5 minutes it's rolled oats, not oatmeal. Rolled oats are still pretty darned processed -- the milling and steaming process convert many of the complex starches and a good portion of the cellulose into easily-digested sugars and simple starches. The gelatinization in the microwave completes that process.

I imagine it's still better for you than a vat of Rice Krispies with milk and sugar but that's a low bar.

Agree. Also as a vegetarian that often picks vegan options, breakfast cereal is an important source of B vitamins and other nutrients for me as it's all fortified

I solved that by integrating nutritional yeast into all of my cooking. You can sneak a bit into almost everything.

But it's still a ton of carbohydrates and not much else, even if you reduce sugar

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