Weetabix is a staple cereal in the UK, right behind the more famous ones.
Ya know, the ones like:
- Cheerios.
- Frosties.
- Cornflakes.
Which are arguably more popular and widespread.
One common question in 2023 and beyond is whether Weetabix is keto-friendly or not.
This type of question is asked for a lot of reasons:
- People who are new to keto.
- Beginner keto pursuers are unsure.
- People HOPE foods like Weetabix are keto-friendly.
- The idea of giving up foods like Weetabix is too painful.
Whichever camp you’re in, let’s get straight to the reasons whether Weetabix can fit into a ketogenic diet.
We’ll list all the Weetabix by:
- Flavour.
- Type.
To fully break down the results.
Here’s a list.
1. Carb and sugar count per serving or per 100g (Weetabix)
First, let’s start with the carbs and sugar cunt per 100g of Weetabix.
Broken down by category.
Weetabix Minis Fruit & Nut
- 69g of carbohydrates per 100g (28g per serving).
- 18g of sugar per 100g (7.2g per serving).
While Weetabix does have 9.6g of fibre per 100g and 3.8g per serving, in the UK this is already calculated meaning the carb count is minus the fibre.
Plus the fibre in cereal is synthetic so it’s a false representation.
So with a whopping 69g of carbs per 100g, it doesn’t matter which country you buy it from (USA, UK, Canada, etc). The fruit and nut crispy minis Weetabix is still not keto-friendly.
Regular Weetabix cereal
- 69g of carbohydrates per 100g (26g per serving).
- 4.2g of sugar per 100g (1.6g per serving).
This is the trick food companies and suppliers use to trick you into thinking it’s a lower-sugar product (far from it).
The carbohydrates convert to sugar once eaten, and with 69g per 100g and 26g per serving, the effect is practically the same.
Looks like the regular Weetabix is also NOT keto-friendly.
Weetabix Minis Chocolate
- 70g of carbohydrates per 100g (28g per serving).
- 17g of sugar per 100g (2.8g per serving).
So with this flavour of Weetabix, you get a whopping 70g in a 100g serving which is realistic.
28g of carbs for a “small” serving is a tiny bowl, which no one in reality will have.
Non keto friendly.
Weetabix Organic Cereal
- 70g of carbohydrates per 100g (26g of carbs per serving).
- 4.4g of sugar per 100g (1.7g of sugar per serving).
Even with the so-called organic range of Weetabix, which is laughable in itself as far as the devious marketing, the carb count is still high.
Sugar is low, but the carbs do the same thing in your body once converted anyway.
They don’t “promote” low carb of course, but they do promote it as if it’s healthier by putting images of Kiwi on top of the Weetabix as if that makes the cereal healthier.
Non keto friendly.
Weetabix Chocolate Cereal
- 68g of carbohydrates per 100g (31g of carbs per serving).
- 17g of sugar per 100g (7.7g of sugar per serving).
Unsurprisingly since it’s also chocolate, this Weetabix has more sugar than average (17g or 7 per serving).
The carbs are still high as well, making this one of the worst offenders on this list.
It’s clearly not good for the ketogenic diet either, even if you have a “serving” size which is disingenuously small.
Weetabix Protein Cereal 24 Pack
- 62g of carbohydrates per 100g (31g of carbs per 2 biscuits with milk).
- 4.7g of sugar per 100g (8.4g of sugar per 2 biscuits with milk).
This “protein” version of Weetabix sells itself as a supposedly healthier choice than the regular, just like the comical organic package.
True, the protein looks high (19g per 100g) but how much of that protein will you actually absorb?
This is cereal we’re talking about, with synthetic vitamins and products. And more to the point: it’s not keto-friendly either.
Weetabix Banana Cereal
- 70g of carbohydrates per 100g (31g of carbs per serving).
- 13g of sugar per 100g (5.7g of sugar per serving).
As usual, the mention of “fruit” with cereals or images of it makes it appear to be healthy when it’s absolute garbage.
The carb count and the sugar count are obviously no good for those pursuing keto. And even if you aren’t, it’s easy to recognize how unhealthy of a product this “banana” flavour Weetabix is.
You’re better off eating an actual Banana than this.
Weetabix Golden Syrup
- 77g of carbohydrates per 100g (31g of carbs per serving).
- 14g of sugar per 100g (6.1g of sugar per serving).
This one is syrup so it shouldn’t be shocking to anyone that it’s loaded with more sugar and carbs than usual.
Especially the bad kind.
Non keto friendly.
Weetabix Oatibix Cereal
- 63g of carbohydrates per 100g (32g of carbs per serving).
- 4.8g of sugar per 100g (2.4g of sugar per serving).
Oh look, it’s loaded with OATS. It has to be a healthy cereal that will give me all the nutrients I want!
Even the fruit images are slapped on the front to provoke feelings of health.
You know it’s the complete opposite (keto or not).
Weetabix Melts Chocolate Hazelnut
- 60g of carbohydrates per 100g (18g of carbs per serving).
- 18g of sugar per 100g (5.4g of sugar per serving).
This one is a little surprising on the carb count, but it’s not enough to matter. 60g is still too much, or 18g per serving.
The sugar is also higher here than normal.
Those hazelnuts don’t mean shit when all is said and done.
Weetabix Protein Crunch Chocolate Cereal
- 64g of carbohydrates per 100g (19g of carbs per serving).
- 22g of sugar per 100g (6.6g of sugar per serving).
And finally, the last set of Weetabix cereals to cover.
The lesson here is no matter what flavour, packaging, marketing, or so-called healthy foods they put into Weetabix, it will never be keto-friendly.
Because it’s WHEAT and gluten at the end of the day (with added sugar, etc), so the carbs and sugar will always be fairly high.
2. Weetabix Ingredients
Even if we focus on the “regular” version of Weetabix, the ingredients are crystal clear.
It has 95% wheat, some barley, added sugar, salt, and synthetic vitamins that look as if they’re natural and pure.
They’re not.
Along with the carbohydrate count, these ingredients are no good for those looking to keto it out.
If we focus on the protein crunch chocolate Weetabix, they have a tiny bit of oat flour, not bad, but they also have the usual suspects including flavouring.
And finally, if we focus on the Organic Weetabix, “organic” sugar is listed which doesn’t really mean anything in the grand scheme of things.
It has less BS but it’s still BS at the end of the day, and more importantly, it has too much sugar and carbs for the average person who doesn’t do intensive training, never mind keto.
3. Realistic vs unrealistic portion sizes for Weetabix
illustration.
I spoke about this before but it’s worth mentioning in its own section.
The portion sizes for Weetabix are “2 biscuits”. Now you tell me with a straight face who is having only 2 of these Weetabix for breakfast right before putting the box away and calling it a day?
Also, Weetabix when eaten with milk is able to be crushed into bits, meaning 3 or 4 pieces of Weetabix is more realistic as far as how much a person will eat.
It’s unrealistic and many companies do this when it comes to food packaging.
They sell you a serving size that in reality, you’ll never stick to because it’s so small it might as well be served to a toddler that’s still growing.
This applies mostly to cereals and junk food.
Related: Why You MUST Understand Food Serving Sizes
4. Sugar cravings
And lastly, there’s the sugar craving aspect to eating Weetabix and cereal in general.
Not only is Weetabix NOT keto friendly as we’ve concluded so far, but do you want to eat something that will cause sugar cravings?
On top of the fact that when you eat Cereal like Weetabix, you’re bound to add not just milk, but sugar on top to make it taste sweeter and more bearable?
That only adds to the sugar cravings even more, and that doesn’t even account for the stuff you have with cereal like let’s say, tea with sugar, coffee with sugar, and so on.
And THAT doesn’t account for what you’ll eat and drink throughout the average day.
It’s not just absolute madness to think this is healthy but to think it’s keto friendly.
Relevant: 16 Signs You STILL Have A Sweet Tooth
Conclusion: Weetabix is not keto-friendly
If you want a keto-friendly cereal, realistically, you’d have to make your own because you’ll struggle to find it in the dozens if you’re shopping for it.
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