Henry

What's In Your Cereal?

Saturday, October 31, 2009 6:55:30 AM

A couple of weeks ago, a local store had Kellogg's Just Right cereal on sale. I rarely buy boxed cereals. What caught my eye was the long list of nutrients on the side of the box (c'mon, you read them - yeah you). It impressed me so much - and tasted good - I went back and bought the remaining 3 boxes on the shelf! Like a multi-vitamin in every box. Just add milk!

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Comments

Gavin Tripp-Sheedygarlingmatthews # Sunday, November 1, 2009 1:43:19 PM

But the amounts are useless, except for iron, and milk inhibits iron absorption. Being a vegetarian means being a nutrition nerd!

HenrySpicyFlier # Sunday, November 1, 2009 3:24:24 PM

I use powdered skim milk. Any better? I am not a nutrition nerd at all. At least it has more nutritional ingredients than the stuff I usually buy...

Gavin Tripp-Sheedygarlingmatthews # Sunday, November 1, 2009 3:27:50 PM

Noooooo. I doubt that much survives the powdering process. Fresh whole milk!

Ignore me. I really am a nutrition nerd.

HenrySpicyFlier # Sunday, November 1, 2009 3:33:19 PM

Perhaps that's why Vitamin A & D are added....

At least the Calcium is preserved!

Gavin Tripp-Sheedygarlingmatthews # Sunday, November 1, 2009 3:36:08 PM

True enough.

ShallowMuse # Sunday, November 1, 2009 5:29:47 PM

i dont read nutrition labels on cereal boxes, i just read to see what the free gifts are inside!

i'm a sucker for spoons that change colour when you dip it in the milk!

and those are ALOT of added benefits!

Gavin Tripp-Sheedygarlingmatthews # Sunday, November 1, 2009 5:34:15 PM

WOW! I'm sold!!!

I get ecological flakes from Coop (of course).

Mrs. HermitessHermitess # Sunday, November 1, 2009 9:37:32 PM

*swoops in after a 2 day hiatus*

Oh jeez... I eat the organic granola

Then I recycle the box and the milk container. Do I get my nerd status yet?

Lulixxylu # Sunday, November 1, 2009 9:42:17 PM

Why is there so much emphasis on "Source of Fibre"
You Canadians constipated?

Mrs. HermitessHermitess # Sunday, November 1, 2009 10:23:30 PM

Americans must be too. The word fiber blares off of everything these days! Yogurt WITH FIBER. Sugar NOW WITH 1g FIBER per packet. Cookies WITH FIBER... you get the idea.

Lulixxylu # Sunday, November 1, 2009 10:31:58 PM

Cookies with Fibre... Is this a way to justify the eating of naughty foods? I might try that.

"But this is double layer chocolate cake with FIBRE"

HenrySpicyFlier # Monday, November 2, 2009 12:34:08 AM

Lindsay, Gavin may be the only qualified nutritionist nerd. At least, that's what he claims....

Lucy, lets just say we don't get to the loo as often as we should.
Perhaps the following picture may help your situation:

Gavin Tripp-Sheedygarlingmatthews # Monday, November 2, 2009 5:02:12 AM

The English, durring Victorian times, realised that fibre had no nutritional value per se, and completely eliminated it from their diet, with predictable results. Sometimes, being very smart is a serious flaw.

Yay, we can be nerds together!

I never said expert!

ShallowMuse # Monday, November 2, 2009 7:12:47 AM

Nerds with magical colour changing spoons!!

(although they only come in the 'fun' cereals

not all this fibre induced stuff.)

Gavin Tripp-Sheedygarlingmatthews # Monday, November 2, 2009 8:43:04 AM

We can get our fibre by stealing Lucy's cookies!

Lulixxylu # Monday, November 2, 2009 12:46:26 PM

Oooh i see. Steal my fibre cookies will you!
I had lots of magic spoons, cause i ate lots of chocolate iced hoops

You think they would be put in healthy cereals to get kids to eat healthy stuff though? It wouldn't of worked on me but still

...

ShallowMuse # Monday, November 2, 2009 1:16:31 PM

And the nutritionists at Kellogs went, 'Let us make a cereal from broccoli and bean sprouts! Fiber all around!'
And the marketing team went 'We're resigning! The magic spoons will NEVER work on that!'

Mrs. HermitessHermitess # Monday, November 2, 2009 2:57:33 PM

Yeah, the spoons weren't magic! Or...eh... wait.

I feel a fiber inspiration coming... and NO I don't mean a trip to the toilet. I mean a post

ShallowMuse # Monday, November 2, 2009 3:06:16 PM

BWAHAHAHA!
We sound like a bunch of geriatrics, you do know this, since we're discussing fiber and bowel movement. Whats next, prunes?!

Mrs. HermitessHermitess # Monday, November 2, 2009 3:26:25 PM

eh? What's that missy? Who's moving?

Lulixxylu # Monday, November 2, 2009 3:54:30 PM

I like prunes!

ShallowMuse # Monday, November 2, 2009 4:02:39 PM

WHAT? Speak up deary i cant hear you!

My mom bought vanilla flavored prunes the other day.. Have you ever! What next!
crazy kids these days...

Lulixxylu # Monday, November 2, 2009 4:07:11 PM

I SAID I LIKE PRUNES...NO PRUNES...PRUUUNES...PRU-Oh forget it.

Vanilla flavour?! Wow. We just have your average prune flavoured prunes here. Missing out

Gavin Tripp-Sheedygarlingmatthews # Monday, November 2, 2009 4:08:55 PM

What next? Apple flavoured oranges?

ShallowMuse # Monday, November 2, 2009 4:09:23 PM

I'll hoard some for you Lucy, for when you come here next year. BAM! Vanilla prunes in BULK!

ShallowMuse # Monday, November 2, 2009 4:10:16 PM

Yuck no apples are bad enough by themselves! we dont need another fruit tasting like them too!

Gavin Tripp-Sheedygarlingmatthews # Monday, November 2, 2009 4:10:38 PM

...and a packet of Hobnobs for me

Lulixxylu # Monday, November 2, 2009 4:19:17 PM

Prunes in bulk sounds dangerous but i like!

And why would we need an apple flavoured orange...there is apple flavoured fruit already...called an apple? Stoopid.

Mrs. HermitessHermitess # Monday, November 2, 2009 5:18:25 PM