Would it be possible to live off of cereal everyday for a year?!


Question: If i ate regular meals of cheerios or special k everyday for a year, would that meet all my nutritional needs and what not? And would i be able to do it without getting sick?


Answers: If i ate regular meals of cheerios or special k everyday for a year, would that meet all my nutritional needs and what not? And would i be able to do it without getting sick?

In a word, No

While breakfast cereal (with milk) may be fortified with various vitamins and minerals, it does not contain them all.

There are various essential fatty acids and amino acids that this diet would not provide, alongside numerous micro-nutrients. Even taking a multi-vitamin and mineral would still leave you deficient in those essential fats and proteins.

I think you probably would become unwell, though it may take a while (assuming you ate enough of the cereals to meet your energy requirements) before you became unwell.

Dr P

yes, I would think you could if you used milk for protein.
You could for sure if you added a multi vitiamin.

it would not work, there is to much lacking from vitamins and protein etc. you would end up getting sick and you would be starving.

possibly, assuming you're drinking milk with it.......but you'd want to take a multivitamin also

Probably better than eating a fast food diet.

Hehe I had a friend who ate nothing but cereal for like a month and she stopped pooping. Too much fiber. So if you like the idea of constipation, go for it.

don't take that bet, it's not worth it, actually....how much is the wager?

not only you would get tired of it.
you wouldn't be able to get all the vitamins and other nutrients you need for your body to function.

yes, just switch the cereals up. Some have more fiber, some more protein, all have calcium with the milk, etc etc

I think you would get sick. BUT if your hell bent on it, I suggest taking some good multi-vitamins also.

I pretty much ate cereal for breakfast and lunch every day for a year but I also had a reg. dinner. I know that cereal has great nutrition but I don't know that it would give you everything you need. Maybe if you were also eating fruits and vegetables. You also need a source of fat. I love cereal though! its pretty much my fav food group!

You'd be likely to get sick, but you could probably survive. In order to reduce the odds of getting sick, milk and fruit on the cereal would help.

Live, as stay alive, yes, of course. Would you be healthy. Not really. I would think you'd start having immunity problems without any fruits and vegetables.

yes

one word...borrrrrrrrring
but have fun with that one

Would'nt that make you a cereal killer? lmao!





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