Checking out a LOT more cereals....

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Registered: 12-19-2002
Checking out a LOT more cereals....
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Wed, 11-23-2005 - 4:24pm

So many members here miss cold cereals very much, but just really dislike everything we have on our approved/recommended SBD cereals list.  Since the guideline for cereals has changed, that opens up the possibility of a lot more choices.  Some of the new approved choices are considered "good" for SBD, but not the "best" or "high" choices.  Even the two new South Beach Diet/Kraft cereals are "good" but not "best".  They have about 4 grams of fiber per 1 ounce serving. 


I've been digging for a couple of days to come up with cereals that look like they'll be approved for SBD.  I've just posted a request to approve (or not) all of the following cereals.  The links all go to nutrition info for each cereal.  A couple of these I know are approved, but the portion has been somewhat unclear (I saw 1/2 c. and 3/4 c. recommended for one cereal by different nutritionists).  So, I'm looking to get for-sure answers.   Then, we'll hopefully add some new choices to our list for you.  :-)


Here's my post to "Ask The Nutritionists":


Dear Nutritionists,


Please let me know if the following cereals, as well as the portions indicated, are approved for use on Phase 2 of SBD.


Kashi Heart To Heart Cereal
1 oz. Serving: ¾ cup, 5g fiber, 5g sugar
INGREDIENTS: Whole Oat Flour, Oat Bran, Evaporated Cane Juice, Yellow Corn Meal, Corn Flour, Kashi Seven Whole Grains & Sesameâ„¢ Flour (Whole: Oats, Long Grain Brown Rice, Rye Hard Red Winter Wheat, Triticale, Buckwheat, Barley, Sesame Seeds), Oat Fiber, Wheat Germ, Honey, Salt, Sodium Bicarbonate, Natural Honey Flavor, Decaffeinated Green Tea Extract, Alpha Tocopherol (Natural Vitamin E), Ascorbic Acid (Vitamin C), Activin® Grape Seed Extract, Tomato Extract, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride (Vitamin B6), Ferrous Fumarate, Zinc Oxide, Turmeric For Color, Beta Carotene (A Source Of Vitamin A), Folic Acid, Vitamin B12.
http://www.kashi.com/hearttoheart_cereal.aspx?SID=1&Category_ID=49&Link_ID=32&


Kashi 7 Whole Grain Flakes Cereal
1 oz. Serving: 2/3 cup, 4g fiber, 3g sugar
INGREDIENTS: Kashi Seven Whole Grains and Sesame (Whole: Hard Red Winter Wheat, Oats, Long Grain Brown Rice, Triticale, Rye, Barley, Buckwheat, Sesame Seeds), Long Grain White Rice, Evaporated Cane Juice, Barley Malt Syrup, Wheat Bran, Oat Fiber, Brown Rice Syrup, Salt.
http://www.kashi.com/heritage_wgf.aspx?SID=1&Category_ID=78&


Kashi Good Friends cereal
1 oz. Serving: ½ cup, 10g fiber, 7.7g sugar
INGREDIENTS: Wheat Bran, Granola (Whole Grain Oats, Whole Grain Wheat, Brown Rice Syrup, Evaporated Cane Juice, Crisp Rice , Evaporated Cane Juice Syrup, Expeller Pressed Canola Oil, Waxy Maize Starch, Salt, Honey, Natural Flavors, Mixed Tocopherols Added for Freshness), Evaporated Cane Juice Syrup, Yellow Corn Meal, Corn Flour, Kashi Seven Whole Grains and Sesame Flour (Stone Ground Whole: Oats, Long Grain Brown Rice, Rye, Hard Red Winter Wheat, Triticale, Buckwheat, Barley, Sesame Seeds), Corn Bran, Oat Fiber, Wheat Bran, Soy Protein Concentrate, Expeller Pressed Canola Oil, Salt, Natural Flavor, Annatto.
http://www.kashi.com/good_friends_cereal.aspx?SID=1&Category_ID=55&Link_ID=25&


Nutritious Living Hi-Lo Natural cereal
1 oz. Serving: ½ cup, 6g fiber, 1g sugar
INGREDIENTS: Soy grits, wheat gluten, soy protien concentrate, corn starch, corn bran, rice flour, canola oil, natural flavors, evaporated cane juice, caramel olor, vitamin E (mixed tocopherols) as natural antioxidants.
http://www.organicmilling.com/hi_lo_cereal.html


Vanilla Almond Hi-Lo Cereal
1 oz. Serving: ½ cup, 7g fiber, 1g sugar
INGREDIENTS: Soy grits, wheat gluten, soy protein isolate, corn bran, corn starch, rice flour, polydextrose, maltodextrin (complex carbohydrate), canola oil, sliced natural almonds, artificial flavor, salt, caramel color, sucralose, vitamin E (mixed tocopherols) as natural antioxidants.
http://www.timetrust.com/hi_lo_cereal_vanilla.html


Nature’s Path 8 Grain Synergy Cereal
1 oz. Serving: 2/3 cup, 6g fiber, 5g sugar
INGREDIENTS: Organic wheat bran, organic whole wheat meal, organic evaporated cane juice, organic whole oat flour, organic rolled oats, organic corn flour, organic brown rice flour, organic oat bran, organic whole millet, organic molasses, organic whole quinoa seeds, organic buckwheat flour, organic barley flour, organic barley malt extract.
http://www.shopnatural.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=16025&Category_Code=4038&Product_Count=10


Nature’s Path Organic Flax Plus Cereal
1 oz. Serving: ¾ cup, 7g fiber, 6g sugar
INGREDIENTS: Organic whole wheat flour, organic wheat bran, organic evaporated cane juice, organic flaxseed, organic oat bran, organic barley malt extract, rice extract, sea salt, tocopherols (natural vitamin E).
http://www.shopnatural.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=15051&Category_Code=


Health Valley Organic Amaranth Flakes Cereal
1 oz. Serving: ¾ cup, 4g fiber, 7g sugar
INGREDIENTS: Organic grain and fiber blend (oats, oat bran, barley, amaranth, corn, brown rice), organic cane juice, sprouted organic barley malt, organic unsulfured molasses, organic grape juice, sea salt, baking soda, naural vanilla flavor, natural vitamin E and ascorbic acid (for freshness).
http://www.shopnatural.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=16411&Category_Code=4038&Product_Count=13


Health Valley Organic Fiber 7 Flakes Cereal
1 oz. Serving: ¾ cup, 4g fiber, 5g sugar
INGREDIENTS: Organic grain and fiber blend (wheat, wheat bran, barley, oat bran, oats, brown rice, amaranth, corn bran, soy), organic cane juice, organic unsulfured molasses, sea salt, natural vanilla flavor, natural vitamin E and ascorbic acid (for freshness)
http://www.shopnatural.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=16447&Category_Code=4038&Product_Count=40


Health Valley Oat Bran Flakes
1 oz. Serving: ¾ cup, 4g fiber, 4g sugar
INGREDIENTS: Organic oats, organic oat bran, organic cane juice, organic barley flour, organic barley malt, organic unsulfured molasses, organic corn flour, organic brown rice flour, organic concentrated grape juice, sea salt, natural vanilla flavor, natural vitamin E and ascorbic acid (for freshness).
http://www.shopnatural.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=16483&Category_Code=4038&Product_Count=78


Total Whole Grain Cereal
1 oz. Serving: ¾ cup, 3g fiber, 5g sugar
INGREDIENTS: Whole grain wheat, sugar, calcium carbonate, corn syrup, salt, lactose, distilled monoglycerides, vitamin C (sodium ascorbate), zinc and iron (mineral nutrients), vitamin E (tocopheryl acetate), a B vitamin (niacinamide), a B vitamin (calciu pantothenate), annatto extract color, vitamin B6 (pyridoxine hydrochloride), vitamin B2 (riboflavin), vitamin B1 (thiamin mononitrate), a B vitamin (folic acid), vitamin A (palmitate), vitamin B12, vitamin D, freshness preserved by BHT.
http://www.dietfacts.com/html/items/36052.htm


Thank you in advance!
Maggie



I'm also checking on these cereals for mywafa (and the rest of us):


Dear Nutritionists,


I'd like to get your yay or nay on some of the new Weight Watchers breakfast cereals, based on the new cereal guidelines for "good".


I feel these two fit the guidelines:


Weight Watchers Cinnamon Cluster Crunch
1 oz serving: ½ cup, 4.6g fiber, 5g sugar
INGREDIENTS: Soy Protein Concentrate, Inulin, Evaporated Cane Juice Crystals, Brown Rice Syrup, Oat Flour, Puffed Wheat, Puffed Brown Rice, Rolled Oats, Honey, Triticale Flour, Brown Rice Flour, Wheat Flour, Rye Flour, Sesame Seeds, Barley Flour, Puffed Millet, Puffed Triticale, Buckwheat Flour, Natural Flavor, Mixed Tocopherols (Vitamin E) As Natural Antioxidants.
http://www.organicmilling.com/weight-watchers/cluster_crunch.html


Weight Watchers Vanilla Puffed Wheat
1 oz. Serving: 1 cup, 5g fiber, 0g sugar
INGREDIENTS: Puffed Wheat, Inulin, Polydextrose, Canola Oil, Natural Flavors, Salt, Sucralose (Splenda Brand Non Nutritive Sweetener).
http://www.organicmilling.com/weight-watchers/puffed_wheat.html


I need to check on the following cereal too, but I feel that the first two primary ingredients may rule it out, based on what I've read here about corn & rice as primary ingredients:


Weight Watchers Flakes N Fiber
1 oz. Serving: 1/2 cup, 9g fiber, 1g sugar
INGREDIENTS: Corn Bran, Rice Flour, Soy Grits, Whole Rolled Oats, Wheat Gluten, Soy Protein Isolate, Inulin, Corn Starch, Polydextrose, Canola Oil, Salt, Caramel Color, Natural Cinnamon Flavor, Sucralose (Splenda Brand Non Nutritive Sweetener) and Vitamin E (Mixed Tocopherols) As Natural Antioxidants.
http://www.organicmilling.com/weight-watchers/fiber_cereal.html


Thank you in advance!
Maggie


 

iVillage Member
Registered: 01-31-2005
Wed, 11-23-2005 - 11:17pm
Hey Meggie ,
i didn,t find the first 2 cereals from weight watchers in my market but got flake n fiber .
and its good atleast cured the constipation :) .
do let us know what u find about it , should i buy it again or not????
iVillage Member
Registered: 12-19-2002
Thu, 11-24-2005 - 7:23am

"should i buy it again or not????"


Hi mywafa,


I'm pretty sure that the cereal you have is not for SBD - it's primarily corn and rice (high glycemic).

iVillage Member
Registered: 01-31-2005
Thu, 11-24-2005 - 11:21am
Oh thank u for the info . maybe i,ll try the other ones.
iVillage Member
Registered: 12-19-2002
Sun, 11-27-2005 - 10:10am

Hi mywafa,


The answer is in on the Weight Watchers cereals I asked them about -

iVillage Member
Registered: 12-19-2002
Sun, 11-27-2005 - 11:02am

The answer from the nutritionist is in.