| barknBret
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One cup of Kashi Cinnamon Harvest whole wheat cereal (like mini-wheats) contains 5 grams of fiber but 9 grams of sugar (44 carbs total).
The sugar comes from "Evaporated Cane Juice", which I'm sure is bad... but with the high fiber does it lower it's GI? make it a bit more SBD friendly? Here's the entire ingredient list btw:
Organic Whole Wheat, Organic Evaporated Cane Juice, Organic Cinnamon, Natural Cinnamon Flavor
And the link to the site: http://www.kashi.com/products/organic_promise_cereal_cinnamon_harvest
Currently I eat Post's unfrosted mini wheat cereal (same fiber content, 0 grams sugar) occasionally, but it can be bland. Maybe I could mix the two? |
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Wed May 14, 2008 4:52 pm |
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| Ditdah
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Aren't our guidelines for cereal that it's supposed to have more than 5 grams of fiber and less than 8 grams of sugar per serving? (And yes, that's a question, not a criticism - I haven't had cold cereal yet on SB.)
Is the Post mini wheats made with 100% whole grain? If so I'll have to get some of those - I love shredded wheat type cereals, and I thought I couldn't have them anymore! |
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Wed May 14, 2008 5:00 pm |
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| barknBret
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Wow - quick reply. You must be on top of your keyboard...
Ditdah wrote: Aren't our guidelines for cereal that it's supposed to have more than 5 grams of fiber and less than 8 grams of sugar per serving? (And yes, that's a question, not a criticism - I haven't had cold cereal yet on SB.)
If that's the case, then it seems that mixing the two would be ok. However, I worry about the type of sugar (cane juice) as much as the sugar grams.
Ditdah wrote:
Is the Post mini wheats made with 100% whole grain? If so I'll have to get some of those - I love shredded wheat type cereals, and I thought I couldn't have them anymore!
Yep. Whole Grain Wheat, BHT added to preserve flavor. Nutritional info at this link: http://www.kraftfoods.com/kf/Products/ProductInfoDisplay.htm?SiteId=&Product=4300018053& |
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Wed May 14, 2008 5:07 pm |
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| Magna
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barknBret wrote: Currently I eat Post's unfrosted mini wheat cereal (same fiber content, 0 grams sugar) occasionally, but it can be bland. Maybe I could mix the two?
It looks like the Cinnamon Harvest is just over the guidelines, but I think your idea of mixing it with another high-fiber cereal with little or no sugar would work fine. |
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Wed May 14, 2008 5:14 pm |
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| Ditdah
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barknBret wrote: Wow - quick reply. You must be on top of your keyboard...
Heh - bored at work, actually! |
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Wed May 14, 2008 5:15 pm |
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| Kimboroni
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| Mixing cereals is a good strategy. The shredded wheat type cereals can be a little higher GI because of the form it's in, so mixing it with something like Uncle Sam works really well. It makes a good balance both glycemically and to the palate. |
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Wed May 14, 2008 5:53 pm |
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| barknBret
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Kimboroni wrote: Mixing cereals is a good strategy. The shredded wheat type cereals can be a little higher GI because of the form it's in, so mixing it with something like Uncle Sam works really well. It makes a good balance both glycemically and to the palate.
Actually, I was talking about mixing the Kashi shredded wheat with the Post shredded wheat. What do you mean when you say "shredded wheat type cereals can be a little higher GI because of the form it's in"? - the Post unfrosted shredded wheat seems like it would have a very low GI, it's just whole grain wheat (and BHT). Is there something about the way it's made that affects the GI? |
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Thu May 15, 2008 2:00 am |
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| RedRox
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| yes. the shredding creates more surface area so it digests more quickly than cereals that are denser in nature. puffed cereals suffer from the same effect and are also not a great idea for SB purposes. Ever try uncle sam's? that's what I use as my "base" to mix in other cereals with and used to use these kashi squares as a "garnish" as well. And I think only the shredded wheat and bran is on the cereals list in Kim's FAQ, not the plain shredded wheat, but I could be wrong about that. It's an older list when the guideline was for equal to or more than 8 gms of fiber, not 5 gms. |
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Thu May 15, 2008 4:12 am |
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| barknBret
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| Thanks for the info everyone. I just learned a lot - I was just looking at the fiber and sugar grams, I never thought about the shredding aspect of it. I've never tried Uncle Sam's - I've looked for it because I've seen it mentioned on these forums, but it's not available at the grocery stores I shop (I don't shop WalMart). I'll check out the cereals list in Kim's FAQ as you recommend - I like to have cereal available for a quick breakfast when I don't have time to cook. |
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Thu May 15, 2008 1:53 pm |
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| Ditdah
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| Do you guys have Kroger there? I can find it in our larger Kroger stores. |
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Thu May 15, 2008 2:40 pm |
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| RedRox
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| and look UP. it's often on the top shelf with the muesli's and such. it's in a small red box. ;) it's in our regular grocery stores here too. |
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Thu May 15, 2008 2:43 pm |
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| barknBret
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Ditdah wrote: Do you guys have Kroger there? I can find it in our larger Kroger stores.
I wish we did. I moved here from Atlanta where there were Krogers seemed to be on every corner. Publix is growing in this area, I'm surprised that Kroger hasn't followed. |
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Thu May 15, 2008 3:30 pm |
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| recipelover
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I mix about 4 boxes of cereal together. It varies according to my shopping experience, but in general this is what I mix:
Kashi Go Lean or Kashi Good Friends
Fiber One
Kashi Heart to Heart (my splurge because I loved Cheerios)
A SB friendly Flax flakes cereal
When we are at our goal weight, I even add something a little more sinful--a little sweeter addition, like Fiber One Caramel or Go Lean Crunch. Neither of these two are Phase 2 allowed foods. But, I figure that we don't get much of either one after I mix them into the other boxes.
PS I store my mixture in a plastic pour container (large hole for pouring out), and what doesn't fit in that container goes into double plastic bags. |
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Fri May 16, 2008 1:15 pm |
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