Healthy Eating

Taste-Test Results: Crunchy Cereals, Soy Crisps, and More

August 6, 2008

This week’s taste-testing results. Ready to snack? Read More


Post LiveActive Mixed Berry Crunch

August 6, 2008

Category: Breakfast crunch

Crunch factor: Very good crunch

Taste: The substitution of dried cranberries and tiny, wizened blueberries for nuts in this new line of prebiotic fiber cereals reduced the overall score. Most tasters preferred the Nut Harvest Crunch version. Read More


Special K Cinnamon Pecan Bar

July 31, 2008

Category: Sweet treat

Crunch factor: Slightly undercrunched

Taste: This is a little 90-calorie bar with the consistency of a Rice Krispies square; a powerful, almost biting cinnamon flavor; and a strong blast of sugary sweetness. It totally divided the tasters: Some found it overwhelmingly sweet, cloying, syrupy. Others wrote “Mmm,” “Fantastic,” and “Yum!” despite the sugar retaining the subtle crisped-rice flavor of Special K. Read More


Barbara’s Bakery Ultima Organic Pomegranate Cereal

July 17, 2008

Category: Breakfast crunch
Barbara’s Bakery Ultima Organic Pomegranate Cereal continues the pom fad: The beady red fruit delivers antioxidants and, in this cereal, a slightly hard-to-pin-down fruity tang. Tasters mostly commented on the chewy-crunchy fiber, saying it would be filling. A recommended serving is only ½ cup (many cereals recommend a cup per serving, which seems more realistic), but even that delivers 5 grams of fiber, or 20% of the recommended daily allowance. Eat a full cup of Ultima and you’ll consume 200 calories, roughly on par with Kellogg’s Raisin Bran—but the Bran delivers only 7 grams of fiber per cup. Read More



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