I happen to really like steel-cut oats (hot cereal) for breakfast and at 12g net carbs per serving I plan to make them a fairly regular part of my maintenance diet. However, I know from my own experience that they're not as satisfying as eggs and cheese for breakfast. (Which seems odd, because steel-cut oats are substantial and really "sit" in your stomach.) Perhaps I can have a bowl of oatmeal and an egg on the days I want grains for breakfast.

I agree with everyone else here -- sure, whole grain cereal is better than a donught. Duh! But I have never found any cold cereals to be satisfying. (Tasty, sure. Filling, no.)

Also, in my pre-Atkins days when I splurged on eggs for breakfast my plate always included carbs like pancakes, hash browns, etc. I think the people in this study would be the same way.