Raisin Bran Has More Sugar Than Frosted Flakes!

[Gizmo j]

Hard to believe huh?

 

[NutBucket]

Well raisins have a lot of sugar...

 

[sandorski]

It tastes better too.

 

[Kaido]

McDonald’s salad has more calories than Big Mac:

McDonald's salad has more calories than Big Mac

McDonald's may be on a health kick, but some of its nutrient-enhanced meals are actually worse for you than junk food, according to CBC Business News.

www.cnbc.com

 

[Mai72]

Stop eating that junk. Its processed garbage.

Go with some oats, and wet prunes and raisins. Oh, and drink a tall glass of wheat juice while eating your wet oats and prunes.

It kept my 80 year old uncle regular and alive for another 3 years.

 

[dave_the_nerd]

This is true.

If you add some unsweetened raisins to some plain bran flakes, and compare the taste, it's pretty wild. The cereal raisins are coated in sugar and I think they add more to the raisin bran flakes as well.

Personally, I'm more a "frosted shredded wheat and coffee" guy.

 

[Captante]

To those of us who make a habit of reading the ingredients (rules out OP) this is old news.

I suggest not wasting a second looking at the pure marketing material on the front of the package.

 

[IronWing]

More reason to have a bowl of strawberry frosted flakes. They're delicious!

 

[Captante]

More reason to have a bowl of strawberry frosted flakes. They're delicious! GREAT !!!

Fixed.


AND at least they don't even try to pretend to be "good for you" anymore!

Might as well be eating a bowl of sugar with milk.

 

[Torn Mind]

Cereal, Exhibit A on why vegetarianism is evil.

 

[Captante]

Whole-grain cereal sans added sugars and loaded with insoluble fiber is very good for you and DOES NOT cause blood-sugar/insulin spikes.

The problem isn't "cereal" itself at all it's the insanely over-processed sugar-chemical poison they CALL cereal that sucks.

And the ONLY issue with being vegan/veggie which can't be addressed with supplements is that it's tough getting enough protein day-to-day.... otherwise it's healthier in nearly every way. (meat products have major downsides but are very protein-rich)

Par for the course "Torn" dietary/health advice lol. (Old doc ATOT is alive and well!)

 

[Torn Mind]

Whole-grain cereal sans added sugars and loaded with insoluble fiber is very good for you and DOES NOT cause blood-sugar/insulin spikes.

The problem isn't "cereal" itself at all it's the insanely over-processed sugar-chemical poison they CALL cereal that sucks.

And the ONLY issue with being vegan/veggie which can't be addressed with supplements is that it's tough getting enough protein day-to-day.... otherwise it's healthier in nearly every way. (meat products have major downsides but are very protein-rich)

Par for the course "Torn" dietary/health advice lol. (Old doc ATOT is alive and well!)

I'm more referring to originator of the product way back in the 19th century.

Anything with a mid to high GI will cause some insulin spike. I just haven't bought a continuous monitoring tool to check for myself.

 

[Captante]

I'm more referring to originator of the product way back in the 19th century.

Anything with a mid to high GI will cause some insulin spike. I just haven't bought a continuous monitoring tool to check for myself.

If you want to get into how food is marketed in the US in particular that's a different topic .... freaking nightmare. And nearly ANY food will cause some "insulin" to be released... the key is the word "insoluble" when referring to fiber, meaning it passes through your gut more or less unchanged. (like an army of tiny scrub-brushes)

I don't check blood-sugar regularly myself although I do have a tester, but when I first got it I did quite a bit just to see how different foods influenced it.

I find I have the biggest issues with potatoes and white rice in particular .... interestingly sugary ice cream does NOT cause major spikes possibly due to the fat/protein it contains slowing absorption?

 

[IBMJunkman]

Well, my Post Raisin Bran is better.

1 1/4 cup (61 g)
20g of sugar
190 calories.

I feel so healthy.

 

[Iron Woode]

I buy bulk Large Flake Oats and make oatmeal. It's easy and fast.

I also add some dates and cinnamon.

 

[Muse]

Well raisins have a lot of sugar...

That, I figure, is a big reason why. I eat a fair amount of organic raisins (always put some in my daily salads), but try not to overdo it. Of course, raisins are better food than sugar.

When I grew up IIRC there was no such thing as a sweetened breakfast cereal. Kellogg's Frosted Flakes were one of the first, then came others. Nowadays you walk down the breakfast cereal aisle and it's almost all you see, dozens and dozens of different kinds. It's horrendous. I don't dislike them, I went on a kick some years ago, trying out the most popular ones. Eventually I cut them out entirely. Recently I buy plain Cheerios, which aren't so bad. AFAIK, little or no added sugar. But I usually put some raisins on them, sometimes a little sugar and a cut up banana. I sometimes add roasted mixed nuts! Oh, and skim milk.

 

[lxskllr]

Sugar cereals are a dessert type snack, and not a primary food. It's probably better than some of the other sugar snacks one could pick. They at least add vitamins.

 

[Captante]

I know that and you know that, HOWEVER many people seem not to!

And yeah... "vitamin-fortified" lol.

The REALLY disturbing thing isn't the obvious sugar-crap/candy kid cereal, it's the amount of total sugar in the vast majority of the supposedly healthy stuff they market to adults!

 

[SteveGrabowski]

McDonald’s salad has more calories than Big Mac:

McDonald's salad has more calories than Big Mac

McDonald's may be on a health kick, but some of its nutrient-enhanced meals are actually worse for you than junk food, according to CBC Business News.

www.cnbc.com

Does McDonalds even make salads any more?

 

[SteveGrabowski]

That, I figure, is a big reason why. I eat a fair amount of organic raisins (always put some in my daily salads), but try not to overdo it. Of course, raisins are better food than sugar.

When I grew up IIRC there was no such thing as a sweetened breakfast cereal. Kellogg's Frosted Flakes were one of the first, then came others. Nowadays you walk down the breakfast cereal aisle and it's almost all you see, dozens and dozens of different kinds. It's horrendous. I don't dislike them, I went on a kick some years ago, trying out the most popular ones. Eventually I cut them out entirely. Recently I buy plain Cheerios, which aren't so bad. AFAIK, little or no added sugar. But I usually put some raisins on them, sometimes a little sugar and a cut up banana. I sometimes add roasted mixed nuts! Oh, and skim milk.

Breakfast cereals were created bland as a way to stop people from masturbating. Tried some Cheerios, didn't work.

 

[lxskllr]

Speaking of bland, how about fucking Kix? They made them look good on their stupid commercials, but I bet packing peanuts in milk tastes better :^S

 

[esquared]

I thought Kix were packing peanuts.
🤪

 

[BoomerD]

Youse guys have to remember...the OP has never seen a real raisin...his mom used to scrape up the rat turds, stick then in his corn flakes...and tell him that was raisin bran.

 

[Muse]

Breakfast cereals were created bland as a way to stop people from masturbating. Tried some Cheerios, didn't work.

Back in the day there was Corn Flakes, Rice Krispies, Cheerios... then Grape Nuts, Kellogg's Special K. See, they kept the sugar in the sugar bowl. Then Reagan happened and all Hell.

 

[igor_kavinski]

Whenever they give me Indian sweets (particularly Gulab Jamun) in office for celebrating whatever, I typically go and wash it up in the kitchen sink. My hand gets soaked in sticky oil and the liquid sugary whatever inside it just keeps pouring out the more I squeeze. When I'm done with it, it's a mushy mess of its former self but at least, somewhat edible. Even then, I bet I manage to ingest 10g of sugar from that.

So here's my review of Indian sweets:

Barfi: Usually good. Basically dried sweet milk. Tastes pretty good and isn't too sweet.

Gulab Jamun: Sugar poison bomb. AVOID at all costs. However, if you get one that's hot, it tastes super good. Enjoy it and then don't eat anything sweet for the rest of the day. Or next few days.

Ras Gulla: Sugar poison bomb. No reason to eat it. AVOID!

Carrot Halwa: Usually very good and not that sweet.

Ras Malai: Can be awful if sweetened too much but if it's made well and served cold, it's like enjoying ice cream.