Sanitarium Weet-bix This great Aussie breakfast staple comes in at a healthy number 3; it's a great choice for breakfasts. Weet-bix do have some salt and sugar added for flavour, but it is minimal. They're also fortified with niacin, thiamin, riboflavin, folate and iron.
Weetabix is high in fibre, and is fortified, like most cereals, with extra minerals such as calcium and iron. They also contain folic acid, which is key for healthy cell and tissue development.
So in short, the original Weetabix is pretty healthy and is certainly a much healthier option compared to many of the cereals on the supermarket shelves.
You don't even need to eat it with breakfast, one Weetabix with some milk can also make a great afternoon snack if you're slimming. The big mistake if you're watching your weight (or simply trying to eat more healthily) is to add more sugar to your Weetabix as that will add extra calories with no nutritional value.
At Healthy Food Guide, we have no problem with people – children and adults alike – eating Weet-Bix as part of a balanced diet. As breakfast cereals go, Weet-Bix is low in sugars, sodium and saturated fat, while being high in fibre. To make a balanced breakfast, we'd recommend adding skim/trim milk.
As you can see below, they both have similar amounts of protein, carbohydrate and dietary fibre. The only major difference is oats have more fat and slightly more calories. Additional point: - Be cautious of flavoured oats, they have slightly less protein and can have up 24 x the amount of sugar.
Weetabix and Oatibix are low in sugar and salt. Each Weetabix biscuit has less than 1g of sugar and only contains 0.05g of salt (1 Weetabix = approx. 19g).
Best weetabix alternative: Aldi Harvest Morn Wheat Bisks. Best golden syrup-flavoured porridge: Quaker Oats So Simple Golden Syrup Porridge. Best special k-style cereal: ASDA Special Flakes Cereal. Best fruit & nut muesli: Lizi's Super Muesli Glow.
Cereal: plain oats, corn flakes and shredded wheat are minimally processed, but when the manufacturer adds sugar, flavourings or colourings, they become ultra-processed cereals. Try sticking to cereals such as porridge, corn flakes, bran flakes, weetabix etc rather than the more processed versions.
Based on our investigations, it appears the best way to eat your Weetabix is with cold milk and bananas.
The Original Superfood
Well, Weetabix was a superfood* before superfoods were a thing. We're 100% whole wheat and packed with many of the nutrients your body needs. We've been feeding Britain healthy, nutritious breakfasts since 1932.
Shredded whole wheat cereal
Shredded whole wheat cereal with low-fat milk is the best choice of conventional breakfast cereals, because it doesn't contain any added sugar or salt, and is high in fibre.
In light of the information above, it is clear that Weetabix will not make you gain weight. In fact, it will help you lose weight and live a healthy life due to its protein content. They are completely healthy in terms of fat, saturated fat, carbohydrates, and sodium content.
Weetabix is high in fibre, relatively low in sugar (for a cereal) and one of the more natural cereal choices available in supermarkets. If you have type 2 diabetes breakfast cereals made with wholegrains can help to manage blood glucose levels, they release glucose more slowly as they are low GI.
Weetabix and Oatibix are low in sugar and salt. Each Weetabix biscuit has less than 1g of sugar and only contains 0.05g of salt (1 Weetabix = approx. 19g).
Overall, the study supported Weet-BixTM Cholesterol Lowering as being an effective, easy and nutritious food for people managing their cholesterol. 2 grams of plant sterols, which is clinically proven to lower LDL cholesterol by up to 9% in 4 weeks as part of a healthy diet low in saturated fat.
Produced in the UK since 1932, Weetabix is the British version of the original Australian Weet-Bix. Both Weet-Bix and Weetabix were invented by Bennison Osborne, an Australian.