When I was a kid, one of my favorite treats was ice-cream cereal. Granted it was loaded in sugars – from the Frosted Flakes to the big dollop of ice-cream, that melted creamily and dreamily into the cereal. And don’t forget that milk contains sugars. Wholy-moly at 34g sugar in one bowl — a sugar overload!!
Sugar Breakdown: 3/4 cup Frosted Flakes 12g Sugar + 1/2 cup ice-cream 15g Sugar + 1/2 cup Whole Milk 7g Sugar = 34g Sugar
Today, I’m much more aware of the hazards of excess sugars. [Here’s an article for my case in point. It’s on sugar-sweetened beverages – but it doesn’t matter where the sugar comes from, habitual sugar excess wreaks havoc on the body.] So when I want a treat, that yearns back to my childhood days, I make-it-over for a healthier version. Here’s my healthified take on Ice-Cream Cereal – no ice-cream, but definitely a creamy-licious appeal.
Healthy Make-Over “Ice cream Cereal”
- 1 cup Rice Krispies (only 4g sugar per 1 1/4 cup serving)
- 1/2 cup organic soy milk (or almond milk) (3g sugar per 1/2 cup)
- 3 Tablespoons Labne – Middle Eastern “yogurt/cheese” (1.5 g per 3 Tbsp)
- 1/2 packet Stevia (0g sugar)
- 1/4- 1/2 cup of sliced strawberries (4g sugar per 1/2 cup serving)
Mix stevia into Labne yogurt. Set aside. In a bowl combine cereal, milk. Then add a small dollop (3 Tbsp) of the sweetened Labne. Top with Strawberries and enjoy.
Sugar Breakdown: 4g + 3g + 1.5g + 4g = 12.5g sugar – 4 of which come from antioxidant-rich fresh fruit= 8.5g added sugars
And just in case you haven’t seen Labne, you can purchase it in the cream cheese section of your grocery store. I got mine at Ralphs. It looks like yogurt, but thicker than most (closely resembles strained yogurt but I think its a bit denser).
Filed under: Nutri-Savvy
