Benefits to eating a high protein breakfast may include weight loss, increased energy, and improved mood. A study published in Nutrition Research found that the consumption of breakfast cereal is associated with a higher fiber and lower fat intake, as well as greater physical activity among girls. Cereal is a common breakfast option, yet the majority are low in protein. With all the evidence pointing toward the benefit of protein for breakfast, many cereal manufacturers have developed cereals with significant amounts of protein.
Kashi GOLEAN Cereal
Kashi GOLEAN cereal is advertised to have twice the protein and fiber of the average cereal. GOLEAN original has 13 grams of protein, and the Crunch! and Crisp! varieties have 9 grams of protein per serving. Most of the protein in these cereals comes from soy.
Kashi also has a hot version of GOLEAN made from whole grain rolled oats, their traditional 7-grain blend, and protein isolate from soy and whey. The honey cinnamon and creamy vanilla flavors contain 8 and 9 grams of protein per serving, respectively.
Nature's Path Organic Cereal
Nature's Path makes many varieties of both cold and hot cereals. Most products contain 3 to 6 grams of protein, but the Optimum line, including the Slim, Banana Almond, and Banana Blueberry flavors, contain 9 to 10 grams of protein per serving. The Optimum hot cereals are available in similar flavors with 5 to 6 grams of protein per single serving packet (see reference 3). Most of the protein in the Nature's Path cereal products come from a mixture of rice, grains, and soy.
Bob's Red Mill Hot Cereal
Bob's Red Mill offers several hot cereals made from a variety of whole grains. The cereals highest in protein include the 10-grain hot cereal and the whole grain high fiber hot cereal with 6 and 8 grams of protein per serving, respectively. The protein in these products comes from the actual endosperm, or inner kernel of the whole grains.
Special K Cereal Plus Protein
Kellogg's has recently developed a high protein version of the well known Special K cereal. Special K Protein Plus cereal contains 10 grams of protein per serving, most of which comes from soy.
Dymatize Hi Protein Cereals
Dymatize Enterprises has designed two breakfast options with the serious athlete or body builder in mind. Dymatize offers a hot and a cold high protein cereal, both of which can purchased online. The cold cereal, available in toasted oat and strawberry flavors, contains 25 grams of protein in each single serving cup. The hot cereal, available in apple spice, brown sugar cinnamon, cocoa, granola crunch, and smooth banana, contains 35 grams of protein in each single serving packet. All cereal products from Dymatize use whey protein isolate as their main protein source.
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