A professor of mine at Bastyr University once said that breakfast cereal is like kibble. Meaning: dry, highly-processed dog food made of vegetable-based ingredients that is not really meant to be eaten by dogs (who have flesh-ripping, canine teeth for a reason).
She made the comment so emphatically that I think about it almost every time I eat cereal. Sometimes I even feel guilty. As if I've let her down by choosing a quick, conveinent meal instead of taking the time to cook a bowl of hearty, steel-cut oats or poaching an egg over kasha (kasha: buckwheat groats).
But some days I have no choice. Sometimes all I have time for is quick bowl of cereal. Or when I haven't gone grocery shopping in a while, sometimes all I have in the house is cereal. And on days I wake up feeling nauseous, sometimes cereal is the only food that sounds appealing.
Looking at the big picture, I would rather have something in my stomach (even if it is dry cereal + milk) before starting a full day of work, instead of feeling weak and hypoglycemicy until lunch time.
I wish that I could eat freshly cooked whole grains at all my meals, but that is just not realistic for me. At least, not at this time in my life. So I compromise. And do my best. Because, really, that is all I can do.
Lol! I feel the same way!! Ill eat Rice Chex for breakfast as an alternative because it doesn't contain gluten. I agree with you, I'd rather have something a little less healthy than my normal routine than starve completely.
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