Another new (to me) cereal

Pat,

You are fairly new to low-carbing, right? How carbs are you allowing
yourself per day or week? IOW, I don't know which plan you are following
nor how far along you are, but that 1/2 cup cereal is 17g-net, just by
itself.

I asked about the 'per week' number, because I seem to remember Atkins (or
other here) say you can save-up some carbs to have a more carby meal once or
twice a week.

So if the cereal fits your plan, whatever, GREAT! But for myself, I see
'cane juice' in the top 3 and it's a no go. (Not to mention the molasses...)

OR the cereal would have to have a lot more fiber (lower net).

I wish nutrition labels would get on the bandwagon and indicate the glycemic
'index' or 'load', or whatever that might be a better indicator of how it
will really affect the body/BG. maybe someday.

LOL. Good luck with that cereal.

Steve

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This one I picked up at COSTCO. It's called Nature's Path Organic Pumpkin
FlaxPlus granola. It has 20 g carbs per 1/2 cup and 3 g of fiber. Only 5 g
of sugar.

Ingredients: organic rolled oats, organic evaporated cane juice, organic
soy oil, organic brown rice flour, organic pumpkin seeds, organic
flaxseeds, organic molasses, organic rice bran extract, organic cinnamon
and 400 mg of Omega 3's.

Oh, and it's kosher. I haven't tried it yet.

Pat in TX

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Pat,

You are fairly new to low-carbing, right? How carbs are you allowing
yourself per day or week? IOW, I don't know which plan you are following
nor how far along you are, but that 1/2 cup cereal is 17g-net, just by
itself.

Oh no, I'm not new. I lost 54 pounds and now I'm on "maintenance." I like
cereal for breakfast because it mainly gets the fiber requirement out of the
way. I fill up a bowl halfway with Fiber 1 and then add other things to that
for taste. I have been using soy milk (light), too.

Thanks for the concern, though.

Pat in TX

Scionyx said:

Pat,

You are fairly new to low-carbing, right? How carbs are you allowing
yourself per day or week? IOW, I don't know which plan you are following
nor how far along you are, but that 1/2 cup cereal is 17g-net, just by
itself.

I asked about the 'per week' number, because I seem to remember Atkins (or
other here) say you can save-up some carbs to have a more carby meal once or
twice a week.

So if the cereal fits your plan, whatever, GREAT! But for myself, I see
'cane juice' in the top 3 and it's a no go. (Not to mention the molasses...)

OR the cereal would have to have a lot more fiber (lower net).

I wish nutrition labels would get on the bandwagon and indicate the glycemic
'index' or 'load', or whatever that might be a better indicator of how it
will really affect the body/BG. maybe someday.

LOL. Good luck with that cereal.

Steve

"Pat" <[email hidden]> wrote in message

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Quoted message said:

This one I picked up at COSTCO. It's called Nature's Path Organic Pumpkin
FlaxPlus granola. It has 20 g carbs per 1/2 cup and 3 g of fiber. Only 5 g
of sugar.

Quoted message said:

Ingredients: organic rolled oats, organic evaporated cane juice, organic
soy oil, organic brown rice flour, organic pumpkin seeds, organic
flaxseeds, organic molasses, organic rice bran extract, organic cinnamon
and 400 mg of Omega 3's.

Quoted message said:

Oh, and it's kosher. I haven't tried it yet.

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I probably would not have bought this product either becaue the second
ingredient is sugar. I agree completely with the idea that the
glycemic index should be listed on the product. Anyway, I am glad to
see that more and more people are becoming "enlighten" about carbs.
Too bad that there are a lot of dieticians who don't know believe in
the benefits of a low carb diet.