Would You Consider Weet-Bix Healthy?

Embaloo on 14/04/2021 - 22:47
Last edited 15/04/2021 - 12:12 by 1 other user

Just bought a mini box for the first time (on spesh, Woolies) in many years, and it tastes like nostalgia.

I think it's had a bad rap /gone out of fashion with the gluten free bonanza, but I'm starting to think that the benefits of "whole grains' in current research may outweigh the arguments against gluten in current research.

What do you guys think?

I'm asking here for general conversation about it, and since my internet googling of "is Weet-Bix considered healthy" comes up with Weetabix instead, as well as what seems to be most likely biased/paid sites.

Never thought I'd have Weet-Bix as a "nostalgic treat" haha, always felt like it was a chore when it was the only option available as a kid.

Poll Options

  • 2
    I avoid it
  • 7
    Love it
  • 13
    It's gross
  • 26
    I reckon it's a healthy option generally
  • 2
    Unhealthy generally
  • 80
    Healthier than the alternatives
  • 0
    Just as bad as the alternatives
  • 4
    Healthy because of whole grains
  • 1
    Healthy because of other reasons
  • 2
    Unhealthy because of sugar/gluten
  • 3
    Unhealthy because of other reasons
Food & Grocery Cereal Sanitarium

Comments

  • SF3 on 14/04/2021 - 22:51
    +1

    Would you consider weet-bix healthy?

    It is less fashionable compared to the new fancier looking packaging + random goodness + high sugar breakfast foods.

    • Embaloo on 14/04/2021 - 22:52

      Defs agreed less fashionable.

      • SF3 on 14/04/2021 - 22:55
        +6

        modern "healthy" requires to have some random vitamins codes printed in big letters on the box and something about it is "super" food.

        Weet-bix is sorta like Oats, it's boring but probably better for you.

  • Hybroid on 14/04/2021 - 22:52

    I used to think Crunchy Nut was healthy. It's just plain cornflakes with honey and some sprinkled nuts, what's bad about that. Hah. Haven't had cereal in over a decade though. Still a thing for adults?

    • Embaloo on 15/04/2021 - 21:24
      +1

      I just looked up the ingredients as I liked the sound of that… sugar is 2nd ingredient, honey is 2% :( what do you eat for brekky?

      • Hybroid on 15/04/2021 - 21:39
        +1

        Don't really eat breakfast. Maybe some orange juice, energy drink or occasional croissant/pastry, but usually nothing till lunch.

    • Embaloo on 14/04/2021 - 23:00
      +2

      Haha if I was a newborn I would have no qualms.
      I have never investigated as to whether woman's milk can be fed to animals of different species. I have heard that there are many nutritional differences though. But hmm tangent ha

    • havebeerbelywillsumo on 15/04/2021 - 01:07

      Huh????

    • pegaxs on 15/04/2021 - 10:07
      +1

      drinking cow juice is nasty.

      Oh, what?? Is this the new version of caged egg outrage ?

  • Bunnyburger on 14/04/2021 - 23:00
    +3

    Healthier than the alternatives, but Weet Bix is still a refined product.

    • Embaloo on 14/04/2021 - 23:05
      +5

      True. Refining can sometimes be healthy, e.g. washing potatoes of their dirt, or purifying water, do you have a general preference about the amount something should be processed before it becomes less healthy? (Broad question I know!)

      • Bunnyburger on 15/04/2021 - 12:55
        +3

        My bad, I didn't specify the parameters.

        In the context of grains and nutrition, refining increases the glycaemic load and index. Which isn't too great if you're trying to avoid diabetes.

        • Embaloo on 15/04/2021 - 12:57

          Ah yep, good point.

  • [Deactivated] on 15/04/2021 - 00:12

    I think weetbix and oats are a useful filler for other tastier cereals. Probably two weetbix is enough.

  • jv on 15/04/2021 - 00:28
    +1

    Just stick with Coco Pops…

  • Cheeper on 15/04/2021 - 00:40

    Healthier than McD and Froot Loops :-)

    • djones145 on 15/04/2021 - 07:22

      frosties
      but damn thats nice with milk, like drinking sugar…… lol

  • YTW on 15/04/2021 - 00:41
    +2

    Vita Brits are better.

  • mmd on 15/04/2021 - 00:58

    Did u mean the small weetbix pack or the bites?

    • Embaloo on 15/04/2021 - 07:51

      The small pack of regular sized weet-bix.

      • mmd on 15/04/2021 - 20:54

        Agree with most other comments. Its a cereal that can be eaten on a daily basis and is healthy.
        Low in sugar/fat.
        Cost effective too.
        Vitabrits is healthier (less sugar) but i find it harder to eat.

        Aldi's one is a similar price when Weetbix is on sale at half price.
        When I compared the ingredients, the aldi version wasnt fortified with vitamins (from memory i think it didnt contain folic acid)

        • Embaloo on 24/04/2021 - 22:41
          +1

          Gtk. Yeah true about the cost-effectiveness too :D

  • bobkin on 15/04/2021 - 06:40
    +11

    Weetbix is high in fibre, low in sugar, low in fat. There is nothing inherently unhealthy about gluten - I think this idea is all due to marketing. Some people need to avoid gluten (e.g those with coeliac disease) and others may feel better not eating it (e.g. some people with irritable bowel syndrome), but there is no reason for the rest of the population to avoid it. Often gluten-free alternatives to things are higher in sugar or salt, or contain other fillers to try to mimic texture (in addition to usually not tasting as good as the thing they are trying to replicate)

    Edit: see Harvard Health link here

    • sagrules on 15/04/2021 - 16:40
      +1

      There is gluten free weetbix now

    • Embaloo on 24/04/2021 - 22:43
      +1

      Yeah I was watching videos saying similar things, this melbourne lady puts it well, I thought. https://youtu.be/f_01RFp8Sbg

  • Jugganautx on 15/04/2021 - 07:32
    +1

    Might be the healthier option but it sure does give me massive amounts of acid reflux after eating.

    • Embaloo on 15/04/2021 - 07:52

      Rly!!!

    • typistinahurry on 15/04/2021 - 10:09

      Have to agree with you there. Carbs, especially grain based, always have the same effect with me as well. Avoid them and no issues at all.

  • jimbobaus on 15/04/2021 - 07:46
    +1

    Vita Brits are a better option.
    No Sugar added ;)

  • QuicheLorraine on 15/04/2021 - 08:38
    +2

    I read somewhere years ago that Weetbix was the only cereal that Choice could recommend to be eaten on a daily basis. Pretty much everything else had too much sugar in it. This was before the star rating system came in mind you.

    • mbck on 15/04/2021 - 10:57
      +3

      I grew up with nutrigrain and big m.

      Wow those things are nuts. Can't drink them anymore

  • Bid Sniper on 15/04/2021 - 08:42
    +2

    Tastes as good as the box it came in.

    • [Deactivated] on 15/04/2021 - 08:49
      +1

      I've.. never tried actually eating the box, so I wouldn't know

      • Bid Sniper on 15/04/2021 - 13:00
        +1

        Weetbix challenge

  • onetwothreefour on 15/04/2021 - 08:47
    +1

    Don't eat it very often but like it with milk, honey and banana, don't care if healthy or not.

  • Nugs on 15/04/2021 - 08:52
    +1

    Weet-bix; the anytime food
    Breakfast - just milk (sometimes warmed up)
    Lunch/dinner - dry with butter and vegemite
    Snack/dessert - milk, cream and sugar (cold or warm)
    Not as much of a long lasting energy source as oats, but decent
    .

    • hymio on 15/04/2021 - 12:17

      This person weetbixes!

  • mbck on 15/04/2021 - 10:56

    Oats for me (in winter). Nice and creamy especially with "cow juice" mmmm

  • morse on 15/04/2021 - 12:07
    +1

    Yes I think it’s reasonably healthy. I feed the kids version (lower sodium) to my toddler, but now they’ve gone and added a bunch of extra vitamins to the kids one which I don’t think was necessary. Supposedly whole grains are good for you, so if you like them, why not. I personally don’t like Weetbix due the texture, like others have said I prefer oats.

  • boomramada on 15/04/2021 - 12:47

    Just compare the sugar content per 100g of Weet-bix with other alternatives? As Weet-bix is the clear winner.

    • timmyd on 16/04/2021 - 10:18

      Weet-bix has added sugar.

      You can get a muesli with no added sugar, but higher 'sugar' content due to the dried fruit. Doesn't make weet-bix healthier.

      Vita-brits have no added sugar

  • 87percent on 15/04/2021 - 13:44
    +1

    its healthy because you won't eat it because their gross

    • Embaloo on 15/04/2021 - 14:02

      Lol!! Like gluten free food, right?

  • Nickels n Dimes on 15/04/2021 - 19:14

    Tastes like wet cardboard, especially of you use almond/soy which are usually very watery anyway. If you top your weetbix with granola, etc. to make them palatable, you will likely bump the calories up to the level of many competing cereals.
    Sanitarium also makes wholegrain and oat big, which are quite a lot more edible than the plain budget variety Weetbix/Vitabrits.

    • Embaloo on 15/04/2021 - 20:32

      Wholegrain and oat big, have not heard of them, will look into it.

  • [Deactivated] on 15/04/2021 - 21:05

    Wanna know what is in your weet-bix , crickets and bugs. YUM! …good protein.

  • Chris Topher on 16/04/2021 - 10:52

    Weet-bix; is popular because it's a good name (they registered it first), now used as a generic term for that type of breakfast cereal.

    Using the VHS/Beta discussions Vita Brits is the Beta.

  • capslock janitor on 25/04/2021 - 10:51

    Good for poopin'

  • AlienC on 02/05/2022 - 02:24
    +1

    I have always stuck to crunchy nut and nutrigrain and the occasional rice bubbles.

    But for me personally my healthiest break fast "cereal" is oats or porridge.. but i usually add milk powder to give it a creamy taste so it is probably not healthy but so far the best breakfast besides just having water or fruit by itself.

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