Results tagged “high fiber”

Chocolite Peanut Chews

By: Ellen | Nov 13, 2009

I've heard so much about Chocolite chocolates that I was incredibly excited when I saw them for sale at a little health foods store near me; after all, I wanted to be sure I liked them before ordering a bunch online! I decided to pick up the Chocolite Peanut Chews. If I could find a substitute for all those not-so-good-for-you chocolate goodies that sneak their way into my diet, I would be ecstatic. Plus I'm a big peanut fan, and chocolate goodies are amazing.

These are terrific. The peanut and chocolate flavors are great, and they're super chewy (beware if you have tooth problems). With all that fiber, they were a perfect - and satisfying - snack. Each pkg has 2 chews, but the nutrition facts is for only 1 chew - why do companies keep doing these asinine things. 2 pieces provides 60 calories, 2 grams of saturated fat or 10% of the daily value, 12 grams of fiber (48% of the DV) and no sugars, but 2 grams of sugar alcohols. ... continue reading »

Sturm's Cranberry Whole Grain Oatmeal

By: Tanya Patrice | Apr 17, 2008

I was actually looking for Quaker Weight Control Oatmeal (after reading Jeffrey's comment about losing 15 pounds from eating it every morning), but the red box of Sturm's Cranberry Whole Grain Oatmeal caught my attention. I looked more closely and saw, "No Sugar Added, Whole Grain, Healthy for Your Heart, Made with Flax Seeds and Plant Sterols" - all on the front panel. How could I not buy this instead? So I grabbed a box and into my grocery cart it went.

The next morning, it took me all of 2 minutes to prepare this, and it was really delish . The directions are to add 1/2 cup of water, stir and microwave for 2-3 minutes. That will result in a very THICK oatmeal, so don't be afraid to add more - I usually add about 3/4 cup. The oatmeal has a natural, fresh taste - not as sweet as some other oatmeal, but I didn't miss it. There are enough cranberries sprinkled throughout to add a pleasant contrasting flavor in every few spoonfuls. It's also very filling - I have been having this oatmeal every morning for breakfast, and I don't even think about food until lunch time.

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Live Active Nut Harvest Crunch Cereal

By: Tanya Patrice | Apr 9, 2008

Post describes their Live Active Nut Harvest Crunch Cereal as having "whole grain flakes with lightly sweetened crunchy clusters, almonds, pecans and walnuts." There is also 3 grams of prebiotic fiber per serving (8 grams of fiber total), and that prebiotic activity is at the heart of the Live Active line of foods which includes Breakstones Live Active Cottage Cheese (read our review) and Live Active Cheeses.

This cereal was crunchy with a heavy taste of cinnamon but it's not sweet and it seemed like something was lacking. Although the almonds and other nuts can clearly be seen, they didn't make the cereal any more tasty, in fact I didn't really 'taste' the nuts - since I hate walnuts and dislike pecans I would have noticed their presence. The prebiotic fiber is supposed to help with digestive health, which translates to increased bowel movements, but after a week of this cereal, I noticed no difference in the frequency of my bathroom visits.

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Silk Soymilk Plus Fiber

By: Tanya Patrice | Feb 20, 2008

Silk Soymilk has a new Plus line enhanced with ingredients that provide extra nutrition, Silk Plus Omega-3 DHA, Silk Plus for Bone Health and the one I'm reviewing Silk Plus Fiber. I poured in a bowl of Fiber One Cereal with Honey Clusters added a little less than 1/2 cup of Silk Plus Fiber (I don't like a lot of milk in my cereal), and prepared to start the day off with 60% of my daily requirement for fiber.

The taste is exactly like regular Silk with a mild taste and not a strong soy/ beany flavor. If you chose to try and drink this straight though (does anybody do that?) then you will get some of that wheaty flavor which I am not a big fan of. The only soy milk that I have tried to drink straight that didn't have that taste was Silk Chocolate Soymilk (read the review. I would drink this over regular Silk though because of the extra fiber and no difference in calorie content.

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