My 3 Healthier Adult Cereal Alternatives For When You Want To Feel Like A Kid Again

Cereal. We all know it, we all love it. It has been a breakfast staple since the dawn of time, but we’ve never really looked into why the crunchy snack became an international favorite. When I started working from home in the beginning of quarantine, I found myself on a child-like cereal kick because I finally had time to sit down and eat breakfast in the morning. But one bowl was never enough to keep me full until lunch, so I’d be hungry again in a couple hours and would binge on unhealthy options.

I realized that my breakfast probably needed more protein to keep me satiated, but I didn’t want to give up the convenience (and taste) of cereal. From arguing about who gets the marshmallows in Lucky Charms, to stuffing your face with cocoa pops – we all have our own memories when it comes to cereal. Read on below for my favorite healthy adult alternatives to the sugary goodness in our memories.

Magic Spoon

Magic Spoon is a delicious cereal for adults that's high in protein but low in carbs and calories. The cereal is keto-friendly and non-GMO, and free from gluten, grain, wheat, soy, and artificial sweeteners. They’ve reimagined all of your favorite childhood flavors with only 3g net carbs and 11g complete protein, removing the junk but keeping the great taste.

OFFLIMITS

OffLimits is a cereal and culture brand built around emotionally unstable, counterculture cartoon characters. They offer a unique approach to cereal, using it as a functional fix. OffLimits has a character for every mood to rep you at your most wired or most tired. DASH turns your milk into cold brew, because who has time to make both coffee and cereal? Trying to chill? ZOMBIE has the adaptogens to max your relax. Beyond just cereal, OffLimits support diversity and counterculture by encouraging creative abilities, turning doodles into dollars. You can support artists and school art programs by visiting and shopping their virtual gallery. New exhibitions pop up on the reg, so come back often.

THREE WISHES

Three Wishes created a new kind of cereal—one made from nutrient dense ingredients, not commodity grains like wheat, rice, corn, and oats. It contains ingredients such as chickpeas, pea protein, and tapioca - a feat of food science that took 2 years of development - and comes in four flavors: cocoa, cinnamon, honey and unsweetened. With 70% less sugar and as much as 8x the protein of their decadent counterparts, there's nothing on the shelf like it. The best part? It still tastes incredible without being loaded with sugar, and you can pack in the protein without cracking an egg.