Guest guest Posted June 24, 2004 Report Share Posted June 24, 2004 My understanding.. With cereals, at least 5g of fiber. You want no *added* sugar. (with cereals, they usually are not artificially sweetened... so, you don't have to worry about that) You just dont' want to eat a cereal with sugar added. Since Kashi Go Lean Crunch has 13g of sugar, that makes me suspect that it has added sugar. And, lastly, should have whole grains in it. Look at the ingredients... are the first ingredients enriched, or whole wheat/grains? This cereal is probably whole grains. My one drawback on this cereal is the added sugar (I have a tough time believing 13g of sugar occurs naturally) I would not worry about the exact grams of sugar, as long as when you read the ingredients, you don't see sugar or something like high fructose corn syrup listed. I wouldn't worry about the fat grams, either. Odds are... if you are getting a whole grain cereal with no sugar added... it probably won't be full of fat. Oh, one more thing, be sure there are not any transfats in the ingredients. Hope this helps reading labels > I see this posted a lot and I have read the book but I am still > not totally clear what I am looking for on the labels. High fiber > (but how high) low saturated fat (numbers?) low sugar (how low) > > I just bought kashi go lean crunch. I know it has sugar but I > prefer to eat limited sweet things with real sugar than sweetener. > What else makes this Kashi legal or not? The label says Cal 190 > Fat 3g Car 36 g Dietary fiber 8g Sol 3g Ins 5g Sugar 13 g Protein > 9 g > > Can someone tell me specifically what we are supposed to be > looking at the labels for? > > Thanks > > Amy > Check out Georgia Rose's Website > http://georgiarose.home.comcast.net/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 24, 2004 Report Share Posted June 24, 2004 It does have some added sugar(evaporated cane juice and brown rice syrup) in the middle of the ingredients and all of the grain are whole. I am ok with the sugar I am doing phase 1.5 b/c I am nursing so the little added unrefined sugar is ok with me. I have been having natural unprocessed sugar in my coffee and I am still loosing. What about other things besides cereal? DO I just want to make sure anything has 5g fiber no trans fat and no processed grain. We basically eat only organic food anyway and not much processed stuff but I still want to sort this out. thanks Amy > My understanding.. > With cereals, at least 5g of fiber. You want no *added* sugar. (with cereals, they usually are not artificially sweetened... so, you don't have to worry about that) You just dont' want to eat a cereal with sugar added. Since Kashi Go Lean Crunch has 13g of sugar, that makes me suspect that it has added sugar. > And, lastly, should have whole grains in it. Look at the ingredients... are the first ingredients enriched, or whole wheat/grains? > This cereal is probably whole grains. > > My one drawback on this cereal is the added sugar (I have a tough time believing 13g of sugar occurs naturally) > > I would not worry about the exact grams of sugar, as long as when you read the ingredients, you don't see sugar or something like high fructose corn syrup listed. I wouldn't worry about the fat grams, either. Odds are... if you are getting a whole grain cereal with no sugar added... it probably won't be full of fat. Oh, one more thing, be sure there are not any transfats in the ingredients. > > Hope this helps > > > reading labels > > > I see this posted a lot and I have read the book but I am still > > not totally clear what I am looking for on the labels. High fiber > > (but how high) low saturated fat (numbers?) low sugar (how low) > > > > I just bought kashi go lean crunch. I know it has sugar but I > > prefer to eat limited sweet things with real sugar than sweetener. > > What else makes this Kashi legal or not? The label says Cal 190 > > Fat 3g Car 36 g Dietary fiber 8g Sol 3g Ins 5g Sugar 13 g Protein > > 9 g > > > > Can someone tell me specifically what we are supposed to be > > looking at the labels for? > > > > Thanks > > > > Amy > > Check out Georgia Rose's Website > > http://georgiarose.home.comcast.net/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 24, 2004 Report Share Posted June 24, 2004 Isn't evaporated cane juice SUGAR!!!! - who thinks he'll have another glass of hydrogen dioxide (H2O) until the dizziness passes. > It does have some added sugar(evaporated cane juice and brown rice > syrup) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 25, 2004 Report Share Posted June 25, 2004 For the sugar... it is not as much about losing itself for most people. Instead, it is about not having the same cravings. If you can eat the unrefined sugar, and not have it make your blood sugar go wacky, and you have cravings for sweets/carbs... than, it works for you. As for what to look for... the 5g of fiber is for cereal. For bread, look for 3g of fiber. Look for whole grains, no added sugars, and no transfats. Re: reading labelsWhat about other things besides cereal? DO I just want to make sure anything has 5g fiber no trans fat and no processed grain. We basically eat only organic food anyway and not much processed stuff but I still want to sort this out.thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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