is there a healthy cereal? - Page 3

[crunchy_mama]

Gabriel Cousens who is into raw veg*n cooking discusses soaking in his books as well- well at least the one I have.

[noobmom]

I'm surprised that extrusion is being named as the culprit. Extruding is just the act of forcing a dough through a tube/disc to form shapes. You could say that those cookie guns "extrude" dough. It works no differently than those play-dough "pasta makers" or "ice cream" extruders. I suspect it's really the process of making the dough from the grains that is what is so bad. You're cooking them to death, blending them into a slurry, and adding god-knows-what. And after it's extruded, baking probably at a high temp. That entire process surely must lower the nutritional value significantly.

[Adamsmama]

So is shredded wheat or puffed wheat bad?

[BlessedOne]

I keep Alf's puffed wheat and puffed rice on hand. It is just that.....puffed rice or wheat. I sometimes add honey to it for little sweetness. When you put honey on the wheat it tastes like Smacks...but is healthier. You can add raisins, nuts, berries, bananas, ect and basically customize your cereal to your pallet. And best of all, it is pretty cheap. It is about a buck a bag and it is easy to find....as Walmart even sells it. I will say that I eat more of it because of it just being puffed though. But I think it is just because so much of the food is just air. So even if you eat more bowls than normal...it all evens it self out.


There are other brands that are the same but I have found that they are only available in health food stores and are more pricey. But they have more variety such as puffed millet and puffed corn. Alfs supposedly has puffed corn but I have never seen it.



p.s. It has tons of dietary fiber.....so it definitely keeps you regular!





Natures Path is good too.....
I sometimes eat the Pumpkin Raisin Crunch with Flaxseed
It is pretty healthy and not too bad of price (about 3 bucks a box..give or take a little). But I have found that it is somewhat harder to find as only one of the 3 Walmarts in my town have it....and if you buy it from a health food store it is more expensive (usually).
The ingredients are somewhat basic....but to be honest I prefer more basic. But it is nice that you can just grab, pour and eat. Instead of having to add flavor or eat bland (although to be honest I do not think Alfs is really that bland tasting).
I also eat Natures Path Granola Bars....some are good some are not as good. But they are decent priced in comparison to some of the others.

Hope that helps!

[Hazelnut]

I think of it all as technically processed, but I'll buy something at TJs periodically for easier mornings. If it's less sugar and no other junk/hcfs/preservatives I'm OK with it once in a while.

Otherwise I make granola a lot and oatmeal.

[prone_to_wander]

I pop amaranth seed for my breakfast cereal. It is really amazing.

I heat up a pot until it is really hot and toss in a little bit of amaranth and shake it around until it pops. And continue to do so until I have popped all I need. The first back usually gets burnt because I don't heat the pot enough.

Then I pour some honey in, mix it all up and I have breakfast for the next week.

I went to Vandana Shiva's organic farm Navdanya in India and this is what they served us for breakfast most mornings.

[Storm Bride]

Originally Posted by Drummer's Wife

The more I learn about nutrition, whole foods, and TF, the more I am fascinated yet horrified at the same time.

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