Showing posts with label tips for healthy eating. Show all posts
Showing posts with label tips for healthy eating. Show all posts

Post Selects Banana Nut Crunch Cereal, 15.5 oz (Pack of 7)

Post Selects Banana Nut Crunch Cereal, 15.5 ozMy local grocery store stopped carrying this item so I went to Amazon to get it. Ate all 7 boxes in a couple of weeks and ready to order another case! It has just the right crunch and the banana chips are amazing!

Great Grains Banana Nut Crunch cereal is really very good! Yum! I'm sorry that one reviewer no longer cares for it; but every time I open a new box of this cereal I get a great scent of the banana chips and nuts. It whets my appetite for slightly more than I intended to eat! I like that it has the fiber I need and it has iron, too.

The expiration date is always a while off; that's another plus.

It does have some fat, sugar, partially hydrogenated sunflower oil and carbs. (Uh-oh! I can't quite give it five stars because of this, in particular the partially hydrogenated sunflower oil.) If you're watching those (or anything else) closely for your diet, look first at the nutrition facts above to see if this cereal will fit into your diet.

I have to admit I love this cereal! It's great anytime of the day!

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Once I first discovered this cereal, I stopped eating all others. It's just delicious. Yes it does not taste 100% like banana. It's more of just hint of banana flavor but that's okay. I love the clusters, flakes and nuts in it and sometimes I slice bananas and put in it and its just great. Medium rating I gave was because the prices that everyone lists to sell it on Amazon is insanely high. Pretty sure that's due to most grocery stores no longer carrying it which sucks. But I just saw on Wally World's online site, you can get the cereal for $3.18. And if you get up to $45 on your order, whether it's the cereal or anything else, the entire order is free shipping. So food for thought

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Unable to buy this cereal around my home anymore, so I was glad to find I could finally buy it online somewhere. I love the taste and wish my local supermarket would stock it again.

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The mouth feel of this cereal is good...nice and crunchy. The flavor is unremarkable with more banana smell than taste. Banana flavored products have often been accused of being pretty fake and overpowering and while I appreciate the subtle honesty of the taste, there is little punch. It would be a healthier and more gustatorily satisfactory experience to add a fresh banana to a whole grain cereal.

Nature's Path Organic Instant Hot Oatmeal, Variety Pack of Four Flavors, 8-Count Boxes (Pack of 6)

Nature's Path Organic Instant Hot Oatmeal, Variety Pack of Four Flavors, 8-Count BoxesSince Amazon started carrying Nature's Path oatmeal I have eaten almost nothing but for breakfast. The price is better than I can get at the big warehouse store down the street. I am just logging in now to make another purchase.

The oats are bigger and thicker than Quaker and other brands that I've tried giving it a better texture and flavor, but not dry.

I recommend trying the variety pack (Amazon didn't carry this one until recently) first to figure out what you like before you buy six boxes of a single flavor. My favorite is the Multigrain Raisin and Spice.

This is great tasting oatmeal, hearty and without all the junk some of the others have. It is not very sweet, which is just fine by me.

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Nature's Path makes great tasting oatmeal. I enjoy it with fresh fruit on the side, or maybe a banana mixed in. I think the Multigrain Raisin Spice is my favorite flavor.

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This was one of my first subscription orders with Amazon and I'm very glad I put this on automatic delivery. This Nature's Path organic instant oatmeal is tasty and hearty. I personally like all the flavors in the variety pack. Good flavor without being too strong and definitely not bland. Great way to start the day.

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I truly enjoy all four flavors in the Nature's Path Organic Instant Hot Oatmeal. I get it at Amazon and I have it on automatic re-order once a month. I was thinking of having a bowl soon since it is almost time for breakfast.

Arrowhead Mills Organic Maple Buckwheat Flakes -- 10 oz

Arrowhead Mills Organic Maple Buckwheat Flakes -- 10 ozI'm really glad I got a single box of these flakes at the health food store before buying a multi-pack online because I can't repurchase. In fact I shouldn't have purchased it at all after reading the box label at the store, but wanted to check the product out tastewise.

Buckwheat's not a grain, but a seed, and straight buckwheat is relatively low in carbohydrates, which is why it's great for diabetics or people who eat low carb. Unfortunately as a pseudo-grain it lacks binding properties which is why manufacturers tend to add a secondary grain product to help whatever it is hold together. A true buckwheat udon noodle would be lovely, for example, but too often there is more wheat flour than buckwheat and the final product gets carb-heavy.

Unfortunately, the case is similar here. Though this cereal is very tasty, buckwheat is coupled with rice flour (second ingredient) and sugar cane juice (third) and maple syrup (fifth). By the time they're done making this, it's 35 carbs in a cup (and less than a gram of fiber). That's like drinking a non-diet cola.

This could be fixed by the manufacturer lowering the rice content, and eliminating the sugar and maple, allowing us to choose our own sweetener, but I understand the world doesn't revolve around people restricting carb intake. Just wishful thinking.

But if you're a gluten intolerant person and have no blood sugar issues... this is your cereal... and I'm jealous.

Arrowhead Mills products are outstanding, and their buckwheat flour is one of our kids all time favorites especially in buckwheat pancakes where we do little more than add water, a little vanilla, water, and stir... so we figured 'what could be better than our favorite buckwheat pressed into flakes'? Well... almost.

These flakes have a great texture and are very crispy, and they do not lose their crispiness quickly when in the bowl with milk. There is also a hint of maple glaze about them that might add to keeping them from getting soggy.

They are really great with ripe, sweet peaches cut up and added to them, and they are excellent with strawberries and raspberries. However, by when served alone, with no fruit to sweeten the offering, they just do not get an A+ grade from us. Again, the texture and crispness is excellent, but the taste just falls flat -they do not scream "Buckwheat" at all... instead, they are kinda like a better frosted flakes product without the added sugar.

In our humble opinion, buy these instead of buying store bought frosted flakes but make sure that you have a nice, sweet, natural accompaniment to go with them. If you don't expect the earthy buckwheat flavor to really show itself, then you will not be disappointed. Glad we tried them and would do it again if another free shipping deal comes along.

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The cost is two time of what you should pay for this! On iherb.com it cost under $5 for the same 10 oz box.

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Greenday Broccoli Chips,Thai Snack,healthy Snack,Real vegetable 1.23 Oz.(35 g.)

Greenday Broccoli Chips,Thai Snack,healthy Snack,Real vegetable 1.23 Oz.(35 g.)I love raw broccoli, but while on Weight Watchers, I have been searching for the perfect Crunchy snack to satisfy my chip craving. These do that! They are actual broccoli florets done in a certain process that freeze fries them so they become crunchy little snacks, with all the wonderful natural flavor of the broccoli bursting through. I really LOVE these! Taking them to work to share with my coworkers!

Foods Alive Golden Flax Crackers, Maple and Cinnamon, 4-Ounce Pouches (Pack of 6)

Foods Alive Golden Flax Crackers, Maple and Cinnamon, 4-Ounce PouchesI bought these on a whim. I enjoy flax, use it in all my baking from breads to cookies. I usually laugh when I read reviews about products and folks note how "addicting" the item is. Ha ha jokes on me! It is SO true with these. They are not very sweet at all. The flavor is very mild and subtle. My kids like them for one piece. I on the other hand, devoured the whole bag within a day! I found myself just eating them for no reason than they tasted great. They do taste flaxy there is no doubt about it. I got this flavor thinking the kids would enjoy the sweetness, but I also want to try the BBQ one as well. I put the other bags on a box and put them in the garage, too much of a good thing is just plain too much! Will enjoy eating them again and again! Plus, I confirmed with the manufacturer they have no peanuts in their plants so these as safe for people with peanut allergies!!!

not too sweet, super healthy and great with peanut butter as an afternoon pick me up. cheaper by the case and prompt delivery!

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Foods Alive Golden Flax Crackers, Maple and Cinnamon, 4-Ounce Pouches (Pack of 6)

Amazing, delicious and excellent way to get flax seeds implemented in your diet plan. I have found quite addictive due to its great taste and texture.

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I am trying to stay away from gluten and try to follow an organic diet. It is hard to find organic gluten-free crackers or cookies. So I was happy when I found these.

Pros

1. Good flavor

2. Gluten-free

3. Organic

4. Few ingredients: flaxseed, maple syrup, cinnamon

5. Germinated flax seed

6. Not too sweet

7. Family owned company

8. Omega 3/6/9

9. Easy to eat, not too messy, sticky and don't make crumbs

You need to eat them with lots of water to wash them down.

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So glad to find these online in bulk. They can be quite expensive at the health food stores. Nice for when you want flax snacks that aren't too savory.

Enjoy Life Chewy On-The-Go Bars Sunbutter Crunch -- 5 Bars

Enjoy Life Chewy On-The-Go Bars Sunbutter Crunch -- 5 BarsI admit I bought a box of these at an Organic Sensitive Aware Health food grocery store, so I expected it to be expensive. However, this one deserves to be an entry in Consumer Reports' last page, which unfortunately I can't remember the name of at the moment. Each month, the last page of CR's magazine has pictures people send in of scandalously absurd ripoffs, ad goofs, typos, etc, such as a picture of a six-inch tall pill bottle with the 1/2 cubic inch of actual pills that came in it --i.e. making the packaging look real big so the sucker customer will not realize the contents are so paltry. Enjoy Life's marketing department did its job well; the box is 5 1/4"H x 6 1/2"W x 1 1/2" D: the actual food item, once you unwrap the (5 1/2" inch long) foil packet is just under 3" long, less than 1/2" wide, & 3/8" deep. I was driving when I ripped open the packet, & almost drove off the road when I beheld the veritable rat-poo dimensions of the bar. Yes, it is sold by weight (5 oz; the things are dense), but the packaging is ridiculously misleading.

Oh, the taste. It's okay; vaguely sunflower seed-ish, merely the barest rumor of a whisper of sweetness or salt; as with most GF food manufacturers, Enjoy Life seems to feel that those of us who must forego gluten, or dairy or nuts or whatever also have no interest in flavor. It does have a nice chewy mouth feel to it, which would have been nicer had there been more to feel.

In a (presumably) unconscious self-satire, in big letters on the back of the box, it says "Still Hungry?" Well yes, and I know several people who would answer same if they ate the entire box of bar-lets, particularly if they'd been expecting something appropriate to the size of the box.

To me, they are just okay. To my 8 year old who has a life threatening allergy to nuts and can't have bars with tree nuts or made on shared equipment with tree nuts, he thinks they are great. He actually likes them and that's what matters. He can have peanut butter (legumes) but all the bars are made on shared equipment with tree nuts! So Enjoy Life is our pricey brand of choice for convenience snacks and granola. They should make a pumpkin seed bar or mix the two. And up the protein for a protein snack bar since that's what the kids who can't have the nut bars need.

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OMG..... this is Just BAD BAD BAD..... I could not eat this if I was Starving!

I took one bite.... My husband took one bite and the box went right into the trash can.

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I've purchased a few of the Enjoy Life faux-cookie products and although the price and quantity were hard to digest, I thought the taste was more than tolerable. I returned the faux-granola because it was too hard; a bowl of pebbles, literally! But it may have been on the store shelf too long. BTW, you can't see inside the package, or any other Enjoy Life package for that matter. Then, the Perky's Rice Crunch I purchased and enjoyed for months changed, the label had the Enjoy Life logo on it--and 2 ounces less product at a higher price! Okay, the times they are a'changin' and I moved on. Last week I purchased the "Chewy on the go Bars, Sunbutter Crunch." The taste was good; what more do I deserve! However, it was a marketing triumph: four dollars and forty nine cents for 5 diminutive bars, at least compared to the packaging. The bars are about two thirds the size of the foil wrap they come in! Add in the dead space in the box and you got what used to be referred to as "a rip off." In a health food store no one can hear you scream.

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We are a household who once held peanut butter near and dear, but due to my youngest child's peanut/tree nut allergies we can no longer have any peanut butter in the house. It has also severely limited the type of bars we can buy. However, Enjoy Life's Sunflower Bars fill the bill! We all love them! They are perfect for lunches and for snacks.

Post Fruity Pebbles Cereal, 11-Ounce Boxes (Pack of 4)

Post Fruity Pebbles Cereal, 11-Ounce BoxesThis used to be a good buy a few months ago when they were $7.16 for a pack of 4. But the current asking price of $13.92 is almost twice as high as in my local Target.

Fruity pebbles are awesome. These were really cheap when I got them, and they came with a bonus Fruity Pebbles rice crispy treat. The only downside is that I can eat an entire box in one sitting. Also I lost my left foot to diabetes after finishing this 4 pack. But hey, that's why god gave us two feet, right?

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each box was less than 1.00 and one of my kids favorite cereals.....keep the deals coming and I will keep coming back...Thank you!

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The 4 boxes come in 4 separate boxes which is great because usually the bundles come in bags and Fruity Pebbles are tasty.

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I've purchased cereal from Amazon before, but I didn't even think that some of my favorites would be sold here. Fruity Pebbles is perhaps my most favorite. Lucky Charms and Cocoa Pebbles are a close second. I love the fruity taste of this cereal, although this processed garbage could be a whole lot healthier. It seems like the price fluctuates up and down, so I will wait until this 4-pack drops lower than $14.55.

Marjack 76819529 Bali Best Coffee Candy, 300 Pieces, BN

Marjack 76819529 Bali Best Coffee Candy, 300 Pieces, BNI couldn't believe that someone spread such utter porcine ablution about my favorite coffee candy.

IT DOES NOT CONTAIN HIGH-FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP. Never did, never will.

Ingredients: Cane Sugar, Glucose (tapioca), Milk Powder, Coffee Extract, Natural Coffee Flavor, Coconut Oil, Salt, Caramel.

Don't take my word for it, go to naturalhomeandgarden-dot-com; "The Arabica coffee used in our candy originates solely from the Toraja Province in the northern Indonesian Islands, one of the finest growing regions in that area. Arabica coffee from this region is considered by many as the best in the world, prized for its full body, well balanced acidity, and sweet and woody notes. Rooted with a deep sense of cultural history, the coffee has been grown in this region for over two centuries. It is considered by connoisseurs to be among the finest and rarest in the world."

Bali's Best is simply the finest coffee candy I've ever tasted. It tastes exactly like a cup of fresh-brewed Sumatran coffee, with just enough sweetness to officially qualify as "candy."

I have no idea what the other bozo reviewing this product was eating, but it certainly wasn't Bali's Best coffee candy. (They don't know the difference between HFCS and tapioca-derived glucose, either.)

Since I do not go through hard candy that fast on my own, I decided to take this jar to work. What. A. Hit!

Some people come to my office to "visit" just to get the coffee candy. One gentleman even started giving to the "coffee candy fund" since he partakes so much! He didn't want to be taking so much and then I re-buy just to feed his new "addiction." All three flavors taste like real coffee. I recommend it for coffee lovers.

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What's not to like with 3 different coffee candy flavors. Great taste, big box that will last a while even when you bring it to the office and share with colleagues.

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I LOVED IT! WOULD BUY IT AGAIN! GREAT FLAVOR AND SATISFYING TASTE. THE PRICE COULD BE A BIT LOWER. GOOD BYE.

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I am very pleased with these coffee candies. Each flavor is delicious! So you can have a different flavor whenever you like!

PediaSmart Organic DAIRY Vanilla Complete Nutrition Beverage Powder, 12.7 Ounce

PediaSmart Organic DAIRY Vanilla Complete Nutrition Beverage Powder, 12.7 OunceI've been using Nature's One products for several years. I have twins and my boy twin was a terrible eater. At four months I could barely get him to finish two ounces of formula or breast milk and he wasn't gaining weight. I knew we had to intervene (I'm an RN). I discussed Pedia Smart with our Doctor and he agreed that my baby would be fine, even though this product is meant for toddlers over 12 months. My baby gained 2 pounds the first month he was on Pedia Smart and although he still struggled with eating, this product provided enough nutrition and calories to keep him gaining. By the way, he was a 33 week preemie. The Pedia Smart is thicker than regular formula and I use a size three Avent nipple, and have done so since 4 months of age.

Thank you Nature's one.

I just found this stuff and have been giving it to my 2 year old who isn't the best eater. We had no problem switching from the regular pediasure to this. I read the last review and have had no issue at all like he explained with his child. My son has never thrown up on it or been sick. I'm just glad to give him something more natural that doesn't contain all those unnecessary ingredients.

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I think this stuff is just amazing. The nutritional value is wonderful, and if you have a child who likes pediasure, they will more than likely like this as well. My 3 year old is autistic, and an EXTREMELY picky eater. But he will drink the crud out of this stuff. Before I found this product I was worried how I would get natural, wholesome nutrition down him. But now I know with this, I can get him all the nutrition he needs on the days we struggle to get him to eat well, if at all. But even kids who just need the nutrition boost could really benefit form this no-nonsense, organic drink. It's recommended for ages all the way up to 13 I believe, if you could get a kid that old to drink it!

For some of the complains I've heard about this product. I've never had a my son get sick using this, not ONCE, and we've used it for about a year. The fix for this may be the same as for the other complaint I often hear, which is it is too difficult to mix. You may not be blending it well enough. It can be kind of tricky to combine this well, and if they drink it too concentrated I imagine it could absolutely cause an upset stomach. A really good trick I learned from a mom on another site is to only add about 1/8 to 1/4 cup of the liquid first, and use a whisk to make it into a paste. Once the paste is fully incorporated, add the water again in two more batches, mixing thoroughly between each addition. You will find if you do this, it mixes wonderfully and becomes just as smooth and creamy as pediasure. It is a little more work, but for a wholesome, all natural, organic alternative without the "yucky" stuff, it is worth it to any child that needs it.

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I bought this for my foster son who needed extra calories for weight gain. He has put on more weight and I love the fact that the ingredients are much better than what I could find on the shelf. He absolutely loves it and will drink it over and beyond anything else. And he loves the chocolate flavor too.

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I give this mix top ratings for vitamins, calories, and protein content, the fact that it's organic and not made with corn. But my kids despise it. Right now, I'd spoonfeed them corn syrup if I thought that would help at all.

I have tried Pedia-smart with ice, blended, etc. I agree, as I've tasted it, it's pretty gross. It's got a fatty aftertaste that tastes like vitamins. My second daughter was mostly breastfed and was supplemented by the Baby's Only Dairy formula, so I thought this would be worth the try.

I have tiny girls who are not gaining, trying to get my 2 year old to gain weight before a second weigh in to check her gain, but she's not a big eater and she tends towards the fruits/veggies/cheese and not so much the meat and grains and fats. My 7 year old is too active and can't gain. I bought this to supplement them so that they could sip something and still get calories.

Not happening. They hate it. I mean they REALLY HATE it. They'd rather not drink anything if this is the only option. Looking for alternatives.