Showing posts with label health breakfast ideas. Show all posts
Showing posts with label health breakfast ideas. Show all posts

Quaker Instant Oatmeal Fruit & Cream, Variety Pack, 10-Count Boxes (Pack of 6)

Quaker Instant Oatmeal Fruit & Cream, Variety Pack, 10-Count BoxesI eat oatmeal almost every morning in the fall and winter, this is by far my favorite variety pack. I stock up when it is on sale because I can go through a box a week. The variety pack is nice because it keeps it from getting monotonous. Peaches and cream is the tastiest and nothing beats hot oatmeal after shoveling snow or walking the dog.

Our house goes through at LEAST 2 full boxes of these individually wrapped bowls of Oatmeal per week. My stepsons wolf through 2-4 packs per morning, though they will consume any oatmeal put before them... they fight over the fruit and cream so we tend to stick to boxes of that.

Often they mix and match, dumping a packed of bananas and cream in with a packet of strawberries and cream. I don't mind, two growing little boys can eat as much oatmeal as they want in our house. You couldn't ask for them to eat a more healthy snack. The other thing that is nice is that my 7 year old can make his own. So on Saturday mornings when he's up before the rooster crows, he can come down and make his own oatmeal while he waits for everyone else to get up.

For the adults, Oatmeal still tastes great, and requires a lot less work then I remember my mom going through when I was little. It's excellent for your health and can actually lower your cholesterol.

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What a disappointment!!!!!!!!!!!!

I bought peaches and strawberries flavor in my grocery store because they were on sale. I noticed they were the most expensive ones there so I figured that must be the best there is. How wrong was I. First thing that hit me was how sweet they were. I could barely finish eating. Then I looked at the label and found far too many artificial ingredients. But that's not all. I noticed that peaches and strawberries are strangely similar in taste and shape. After reading a label I found out that they do not even put real strawberries and peaches in the oatmeal. Can you believe that? The most expensive oatmeal on the market and no real fruit. What they do is they put artificially flavored apples in there. Company with such experience in oatmeal making can't afford to give its customers REAL FRUIT? What a shame. I will never buy any of their products. Never!. Oh just to compare what there is available on the market please visit Traders Joe. I found blueberry flavor with REAL blueberries, cranberry with REAL cranberries. So it is possible to make a great product you just have to make an effort QUAKER and stop fooling your customers.

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I got these when I lived at a student apartment, had no car, and the closest grocery store was over a mile down the road. So it was nice to order my favorite food in bulk and just go the mail room and pick it up.

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This assortment is a great alternative to the same flavors over and over again. I do find that they arent as filling as others but I think that has to do with the "cream" aspect. I gave all the peaches away as I don't like peach but everything else is delicious. I was also pleased to see that there are not many more calories in these as the regular flavors

SoLo Bars, Peanut Power, 12 - 1.76-Ounce Bars

SoLo Bars, Peanut Power,  12 - 1.76-Ounce BarsThis is a product I won't hesitate to endorse. It has everything I am looking for in a low glycemic index energy bar. It's packed with vitamins and nutrients, is low in calories and tastes great. I give them to my son who has special needs and they help to keep his appetite in check. He loves the peanut butter and chocolate bars. I tend to have dips in my blood sugar between meals and these bars are great as a "hold over" snack until I can eat a meal. The only problem I have is I wish they were sold in more stores.

Lois Scian, RN, MA, CHES

These bars have a low GI index of under 30 so they are great for diabetics. I cannot believe it but I can get them cheaper on Amazon than at the store. (Cheaper and no shipping charge!) The longer I use them the better they taste. Maybe its because I've forgotten what real candy bars taste like, but I really enjoy these bars.

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Wonderful item. Great taste, not dull or dry like other bars. Highly recommended.

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This is a great way to curb your hunger during the day when all you're surrounded by is vending machines and fast food. Tastes great too!

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As a newly diagnosed diabetic I have become more concious of what energy bars I eat these are by far the best I have found! Hubby loves them too flavors and textures are great and the balance of protien fat and carbs makes for good energy without a glucose spike.

Wissotzky Tea Nana Tea Box Of 25 Bags

Wissotzky Tea Nana Tea Box Of 25 BagsWonderfully invigorating on a cold day, unbelievably re-freshing over ice; soothing to a vetchy tummy...Nana is my all-year-round favorite. If you haven't tried it, you're missing something. I live in a large city with lots of grocery stores, but often they run out of Nana right after they get it in!

Got this to replace part of the gift box tea that I received, the spearmint tea is a nice soothing tea on a sore throat and helps with head congestion. Very tasty too!

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Bob's Red Mill Gluten Free Steel Cut Oats -- 24 oz

Bob's Red Mill Gluten Free Steel Cut Oats -- 24 ozI had never eaten steel cut oats before and didn't realize that they took 10-20 minutes to cook. We usually eat them on weekends when we have more time in the morning. They are very tasty!

My family ate oatmeal everyday for breakfast as long as I could remember. But it made me sick and I eventually stopped eating it, although I loved it. After 25 years of not eating it and missing it everyday I finally discovered that if it was Gluten Free I could eat it and a new world opened up for me. Once I tried Bob's Red Mill Gluten Free I have never bought another brand. I use the regular oats for mostly cooking, although I do sneak a bowl now and then, and the steel cut oats for breakfast.

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The Simply Bar Cocoa Coffee, 1.3-Ounce Bar (Pack of 15)

The Simply Bar Cocoa Coffee, 1.3-Ounce BarThis is a great tasting dairy free, gluten free snack. Convenient and portable great for people who cannot tolerate gluten.

This is my favorite Simply bar flavor! It is not only delicious but high-quality protein bar and is exactly what it is described as "Simply" delicious. The cocoa coffee tastes just like it sounds, actually it tastes BETTER than it sounds and I am soooo happy that I discovered this bar. It is simply delicious and you HAVE to give it a try...you won't be disappointed! :)

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I love the simply bar! Yum Yum! Great ingredients, and great tasting! :) Great for on the go or for a snack. I am a teacher and a runner and I love health, quick snacks such as these!

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These are really amazing bars ..I tell you not only are they healthy but yummy also..can not wait to try all the flavors!! I have tried many protien bars and my children...We are very much into health and I think these are by far the highest in protien and flavor... Just letting you know I have and do actually eat these bars !! Well worth the price for a gluten free product !!

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It is so hard to find an all natural bar that tastes good and is good for you but The Simply Bar is just that! I am so happy to have found them!!! Thank you for the wonderful product!

Earth's Best Organic Sunny Days Snack Bars, 5.3 Ounce Boxes (Pack of 6)

Earth's Best Organic Sunny Days Snack Bars, Strawberry, 5.3-Ounce BoxesAfter reading a number of confusing reviews that highlight LARGE discrepancies in sugars, organics and nutrition contents, I decided to investigate for myself.

I compared Earth's Best Apple snack bars (my little guy's favorite) with Health Valley Apple Cobble cereal bars and Kellogg's Nutri-Grain Apple Cinnamon.

Packaging:

Earth's Best snack bars are KID-sized. Only 19g.

The other two are 37g each.

As most parents know, having things in smaller packages is handy because kids often don't eat all of what you give them. So unless you always remember to carry extra baggies or storage containers around, Earth's Best has the no-waste edge.

***For the rest of this review, the numbers I give for Earth's best are based on a doubling of serving size from 19g to 38g so as to be on relative equal footing with the other two bars***

Sugars:

Nutri-Grain (NG): 12g

Health Valley (HV): 16g

Earth's Best (E'sB): 18g

So, yes, Earth's best does have the highest sugar content of the three, but that's assuming your child will eat the whole 37/38g worth of bar.

Mine won't.

And, if you consider the source of the sugars (which, believe it or not, matters to some people), Health Valley and Earth's Best derive theirs primarily from evaporated can juice, honey, and the apple itself.

Nutri-Grain lists high-fructose corn syrup and plain ol' sugar almost a dozen ingredients before you actually see 'apple puree' listed.

One final sugar note, when ANY kind of fruit is reduced to a concentrate, its level of sugar (fructose) becomes concentrated as well. That's why it may take a whole apple to equal the same amount of sugar found in a couple of tablespoons of the concentrated apple found in a processed snack.

Ingredients:

Just a reminder, what's listed first on the ingredients label is what the product contains the most of, and so on down to the bottom.

If you think your child is eating an apple snack bar, then apple should be the first thing list, not near the last.

Organics:

Read the labels thoroughly.

Healthy Vally claims 70% organic.

Earth's Best claims made with Organic Whole Wheat.

Neither of these items claims to be 'ORGANIC' in its entirety. So don't be miffed if you see the word and think it means the whole product only to find out it doesn't.

Other Nutrition consideration:

Fiber: This is the one truly weak point of Earth's Best. It list NONE. The other two each list 3g. Now, I'm not 100% certain that 0g for the E'sB 19g serving also means 0g for a double serving, but it's safe to assume that it would still be less than 1g.

Vitamins: E'sB wins this one. Narrowly beating out Nutri-grain with added Zinc, Iron, Thiamin and Folic Acid, though a tad less on Riboflavin and Niacin.

Health Valley has modest amounts of vitamins, but nothing to compare with the other two.

This said, if you're the kind of parent who is truly concerned about a well-balanced diet, you know that the value of vitamins from these sources isn't as good as getting them from fresh fruits and vegetables, so don't bank on these bars as a multivitamin alternative.

Sodium:

NG: 110mg

HV: 85mg

E'sB: 90mg (45mg/19g)

Protein:

At the 37/38g serving size, all offer 2g.

Total carbs:

NG: 24g (8%)

HV: 27g (9%)

E'sB: 28g (9%)...but 14g/19g serving size

Calories:

NG: 120

HV: 130

E'sB: 140...70/19g serving size

And an added note on calories: kids are active little things and hardly want to sit to eat or do anything to take away from their play/work.

While I do prefer to give my little guy as much 'fresh' stuff as possible (and I give him a fair amount), he fills up on it, but burns through the energy (i.e. calories) quickly and is loathe to pause long to eat again.

This said, when you can find a SMALL, tasty supplemental snack that's relatively healthy and also packs on the calories for your little one, then you often stick with it.

The Verdict:

If cost is the most important factor when choosing a cereal bar, then, yes, Nutri-Grain is likely your best bet.

If convenience of size and nutritional content drive you (despite cost), then Earth's Best is definitely the way to go.

Health Valley has it's taste merits, but lacks in other ways.

I 100% believe of the value of paying a little more for Earth's Best smaller bars because it provides a compact, calorie and nutrient rich snack that is fairly healthy.

I started buying these when my twins were twothey LOVE them! It's a great, healthy snack for on-the-go. The only complaint I have is that they are extremely crumbly, so beware! With that said, I would definitely recommend these... they are soft and chewy and very tasty!

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I like buying the Earth's Best bars for my toddler, because they don't contain high fructose corn syrup. They're one of the few cereal bar brands that don't have it. Plus, my son loves the taste of these bars!

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We received two of the Earth's Best Bars in a holiday gift bag for our toddler. In an 18 gram bar, there were about 6 grams of sugar--a full third of the bar is sugar. No wonder there are rave reviews about how much the toddlers are enjoying them!

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My daughter loves these and eats at least 2 a day. I ordered them in bulk from Amazon but was able to find an awesome deal at a local store where they were buy 1 get 1 free. I bought every one of them :)

Hodgson Mill Wheat Germ with Cinnamon & Flaxseed, 11-Ounce (Pack of 6)

Hodgson Mill Wheat Germ with Cinnamon & Flaxseed, 11-OunceI love to put this in my vanilla yogurt. It has a good flavor and it's good for you. We can't find it in any local store, so I'm glad Amazon sells it.

i use it with everything. muffin, drink, shake, bread. you name a food, and I will use this product with that.

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I ordered this because I had been making smoothies and adding wheat germ, cinnamon and flaxseed separately. This is great because it's all together in one and is very good. Would recommend this to anyone that uses this combination in anything.

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Fast delivery, good taste. I mix it with my muscle milk for a little thickness. Seems like a good deal for the price.

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love this stuff, especially for baking. I like to replace 1/2 to 3/4 of a cup of flour with this in muffin and quick bread recipes. Can't even tell the difference, but I feel better adding in the nutrients in the wheat germ and flaxseed.