Re: Oats - which is best ?


"Enrico C" <use_replyto_address@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> On 9 Aug 2005 20:09:45 -0700, NoOption5L@xxxxxxx wrote in
> <news:1123643385.130695.64180@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> on
> sci.med.nutrition :
>
>> Don't get wrapped up with Total's big nutrition numbers. While Total
>> is at least made with whole grain, it also has added salt, and I think
>> some sort/amount of sweetener. And the big numbers are only cheapie
>> vitamins sprayed on, so they can command big/bigger prices.
>
> I don't know about this Total thing, but I would also check if there is
> any
> trans fats in it or lots of added sugar, as it happens in many breakfast
> cereals.
> Here is a list of cereals sorted by presence of trans fats and/or added
> sugar:
> http://www.drmirkin.com/nutrition/N180.htm

Another thing that bothers me about this manufactured
food is the very high calorie density of cereals. Fiber
One has the lowest calorie density (about 2 as I recall).
Most cererals have a calorie density around 4. Such
junk fills you out without filling you up. I have a strange
hobby: when I go to the Super Market and see someone
really obese I sneakily follow them around to see what
they put in their baskets. It's often non-fat crackers and
breakfast cereal: a lot of high calorie density high-carb
low nutrition density crap.


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