Quick Hunger After Eating Cornflakes

[Beswad]

I occasionally enjoy a large bowlful of cornflakes and every time I eat the darn thing, hunger sets in after 4 hours I feel like I haven't eaten in days, my stomach and hands starts to feels weak. What is it in the cornflakes that gives this side effect? I'd be interesting to know if anyone experience the same symptoms.

[Jackdaw33]

Nothing to do with the cornflakes. It sets your metabolism going and once digested you will feel hungry.

[Tilly2]

Cornflakes, as nice as they are, are just empty calories. Eat porridge.

[ducksie]

I agree with tilly, but 4 hours after a bowl of cornflakes I'd be feeling a bit hungry too, that's why there's an eleven o clock break isn't it? (kind of a rhetorical question I ask)

[ladybirder]

I'd be hungry after 4 hours no matter what I'd eaten:-(

[Tilly2]

I had a colonoscopy recently and had to eat low fibre food beforehand. I bought some cornflakes and they were so, so delicious with ice cold milk!

I have since resorted to porridge. :-(

[Beswad]

If I eat two slices of toast, the hunger isn't immediate as the cornflakes. I wonder if it has something to do with the ingredients added to the cornflakes.

[Tilly2]

When I was a teenager, I used to have a huge bowl of cornflakes when I got home from school at about 4.30pm. That would tide me over until mum came in from work and we had tea about six o'clock. Cornflakes are not filling!

[Maydup]

It seems a fairly extreme hunger you describe. Although I cant think of anything that wouldn't leave me peckish after 4 hours, I would definitely suggest switching to a more wholesome cereal. Anything oat based will be more filling than corn or maize.

[woofgang]

Do you put sugar on them? That can cause a blood sugar spike and dip.

[Jackdaw33]

With the advent of the microwave porridge is ever so easy. 2/3 minutes in the micro and it's done, and no sticky pans to scour out.

[pastafreak]

Cornflakes are pretty insubstantial...most people will have way more than the recommended 30g portion. That wouldn't keep me gojng for 1-2 hours, never mind 4. Neither does porridge for me. Your reaction sounds like low blood sugar.

[Theland]

When Mrs T was pregnant with No1, she virtually existed on Corn Flakes. Even visiting other people she would ask for them.
Result? 9lb baby boy who was 40 this year.

[hc4361]

woofgang has asked the important question - do you put sugar on them?
Also, what sort of milk do you have?

The most filling breakfast cereals are porridge and shredded wheat.

[Tilly2]

I haven't put sugar on anything since I was about twelve. No sugar for me. Semi skimmed milk, as well.

[cashier]

Four hours isn't quick.

[Tilly2]

I find boiled eggs and toast to be the most filling.

[Maydup]

Regardless of the contents of my breakfast I can only eat a reasonable small portion and light breakfast early in the morning. I'd have a piece of fruit after 4 hours.

[Jackdaw33]

Just as an aside, I remember the term 'empty calories' from years ago. What does it mean?

[Mamyalynne]

Time for a sneaky C&P

“Empty” literally means “containing nothing.” When it comes to food, empty means that that food contains little or no essential vitamins or minerals. In other words, these foods provide nothing of value to your body beyond calories that create excess pounds.

[AuntLydia]

Empty calories are those things like alcohol that provide a lot of calories but no nutrition.