What breakfast food will keep you the fullest till lunch?

 

Name of product	Serving size	Total calories	Total fat	Saturated fat	Sodium	Total carbohydrates	Dietary fiber	Protein
Kellogg’s Rice Krispies	1 & 1\4 cups	170	0 grams	0 grams	255 milligrams	35 grams	Less than 1 gram	4 grams
McDonalds Hot cakes	3 pancakes	530	9 grams	2 grams	610 milligrams	105 grams	3 grams	8 grams
Scrambles Eggs	2 eggs	140	8 grams	1 gram	65 milligrams	0 gram	0 grams	12 grams

 

 

The most important meal of the day is breakfast, and many students avoid it. Breakfast keeps you focused during the morning classes. Numerous amounts of student don’t pay attention because of how hungry they are leading to bad grades. My research question is what breakfast food is going to keep you the “fullest” till lunch. I compared 3 breakfast items, a bowl of cereal, a stack of pancakes, scrambled eggs. My hypothesis is that the scrambled eggs will keep you the fullest because it has the most amount of protein.

            The Rice Krispes has 4 grams of protein when it is eaten with milk, 35 grams of total carbohydrates, 255 milligrams of sodium, and 170 calories. 3 McDonald’s pancakes with syrup have 530 calories, 105 grams of total carbohydrates, 610 milligrams of sodium and 8 grams of protein. 2 scrambles eggs without butter have 12 grams of protein, 8 grams of fat, 140 calories, and 65 milligrams of sodium. My hypothesis was supported because even though the pancakes have 8 grams of protein; they are empty calories not filling you up but wanting you to come back for more. The eggs are more nutritious and higher in protein, protein stays in your system longer which will keep you feeling full on fewer calories. The rise krispies will only keep you satisfied for so long before you get the grumbles because it only has 4 grams of protein.

 The serving sizes of these products are a bit ridiculous if you ask me. The cereal barely fills up the bowls I have at home and I find myself going back for more or having to stare at the clock till you hear the lunch bell. Also the pancakes are kind of small, they are a good size for kids, but adults might go buy another stack. The cereal is only 170 calories because you get a bit size of the food but in reality most people eat by how big there bowl is most likely causing the nutrient numbers to increase. The egg portion is normal because if you have too many eggs than your cholesterol with increase.