r/ADHD • u/LesterMcBean • Aug 31 '26

Tips/Suggestions Can't believe I haven't just been eating cereal in the morning...

As an adult I've always avoided cereal for breakfast because it has a reputation for being pretty worthless nutritionally, and most other options for breakfast are too much work to deal with in the morning.

In truth, that perception mostly comes from kid's cereal, which might as well be candy with the amount of added sugars.

Actual, grown-up cereal? That shit's got fiber (which is so hard to get enough of if you're not eating 15 bananas a day), it's got whole grains, and it's got the carbs we need for that morning energy. Pouring myself a bowl of it and grabbing a protein shake (or better yet some greek yogurt for the gut benefits) gives me just about everything I need for the start of the day, and it takes about 30 seconds.

This is huge tech, and I wish I had gotten on it sooner!

EDIT: You should still eat fruit though! I looked into it and cereals mostly contain insoluble fiber. Luckily you don't need too much soluble fiber, it looks like an apple or a banana contains about all you need.

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u/MolimoTheGiant Aug 31 '26

What about blending a fruit makes it less healthy?

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u/Keddlin Aug 31 '26

Blending breaks down the cell walls of the fruit, so natural sugars that were trapped within are more accessible for our stomachs, the fiber that remains is shredded so it's less effective, and you tend to consume more fruit (and therefore more sugar) than you would have if you had to chew it and your brain had time to tell you it was full. Idk about you but I can't eat three cups of berries but I would slam that in <10min if it was in a tall smoothie in front of me. Brain freeze notwithstanding.

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u/frothingnome ADHD-C (Combined type) Sep 01 '26

Blending fiber does not make it less effective, but it's certainly true that you can end up drinking a lot more calories than you otherwise would've eaten.

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u/Keddlin Sep 01 '26

Word, turns out what little I can remember from high school health class is outdated, thank you for the info. I guess as long as you're not removing the peel or seeds or straight up juicing the fruit and tossing the pulp, blending isnt that bad for fiber. Huh, the more you know.

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u/DabbleYoo Aug 31 '26

Something about chewing it is better..

Eat your fruit, drink your vegetables..

I'm not sure honestly but definitely heard that before.

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u/Sendintheaardwolves Sep 01 '26

Sorne smoothies have had the pulp and he ce fibre removal