puffed cereal

[Vaquitita]

these have been my favorite since a kid. I don't mean the sugar filled kind, I mean like these. Azure sells a puffed quinoa cereal and they describe it this way:

High pressure puffed grain is created by placing whole grains under high pressure with steam. When the containment vessel's seal is suddenly broken, the entrained steam then flashes and bloats the endosperm of the kernel, increasing its volume to many times its original size.

That doesn't sound too bad, though of course it isn't soaked, what am I missing? We don't eat cold cereal cause of all the anti-cold cereal stuff on this board, but I admit I don't really understand the why.

[JMJ]

http://editor.nourishedmagazine.com....ld-we-eat-them

[Magelet]

that link didn't work. I'm interested to read this article, though I feel very strongly that it's clear that puffed cereal has no nutrition. (It just feels nutritionless)

[Vaquitita]

Originally Posted by Magelet

that link didn't work. I'm interested to read this article, though I feel very strongly that it's clear that puffed cereal has no nutrition. (It just feels nutritionless)

Hmm... you may be right, puffed cereal is something that I will just eat and eat and eat and eat... surely a sign of it's zero nutrition. you just can't do that with soaked porridge!

[Koalamom]

Originally Posted by JMJ

http://editor.nourishedmagazine.com....ld-we-eat-them

Frightening article. And I was so happy to find some gluten free puffed rice. DD almost 3, had never had cereal in her life and was so happy to have some after seeing other kids eat it. Guess we wont be buying that ever again.

Does this include home popped popcorn (not msg microwaved)?

[JMJ]

Originally Posted by Magelet

that link didn't work. I'm interested to read this article, though I feel very strongly that it's clear that puffed cereal has no nutrition. (It just feels nutritionless)

The link seems to be working now. Maybe the site was down when you tried. If you're still having a problem, try googling the title: Puffed Grains and Breakfast Cereals, should we eat them?

I've heard of the second study a couple different places now. It's pretty scary that rats can live off of cardboard longer than corn flakes. I do wonder if the box has any nutrition or if the puffing process creates some kind of toxin.

Bluebirdmamma, that's an interesting question. I've always thought of popcorn as a traditional food. It's popped only with heat, not with pressure like the process described by the OP, so that seems a little invasive to me. DH eats it all the time. I would like to see it studied.

[mellifluousmama]

Out of curiosity I've looked into this a little bit and honestly I don't think that these "puffed whole grains" are horrible. It isn't made with the intensive extrusion process that we know other cereals (o shaped things and the like) are made by. Not that I think it's nutritious but I don't think they are horrid either. Kind of like popcorn.

[rhiandmoi]

The corn flake experiment is an urban legend. And I'm prettry sure the puffed cereal experiment is too. Puffed cereal has little to no nutrtional value but it won't kill you. And aboriginal people with access to grain and oil often enjoy popped grains (more like popcorn than rice crispies). It's a tasty snack. Not the exclusive content of a diet.

[Mama2Kayla]

This is one of those TF things I have let go of. In moderation, I think pufffed whole grains are fine. My kids like rice krispy treats, so I make them homemade with puffed brown rice cereal and brown rice syrup. Once in a while, I think it's fine as a snack/indulgence.
JMHO