Diet Food Reviews
Post Honey Nut Shredded Wheat
By: | May 16, 2007
Shredded wheat cereal is a staple in my snacking repertoire because of it's portability and pop-ability (think munching in the back of a classroom!) I picked up the Post Honey Nut Shredded Wheat instead of my usual frosted choice and I have to say that I was blown away with the delicately sweet and nice nutty flavor. Another thing that I found absolutely awesome about the Honey Nut Shredded Wheat was the texture.
The other brand that I buy, Kellogg's Frosted Mini Wheats, was really crumbly and could get quite messy with little strings of wheat ricocheting every which way. The Post variety, however, was nice and compact. To visualize the difference think of the Kellogg's Frosted Mini Wheats as being a roll of stringy yarn, and the Post Honey Nut Shredded Wheats as being a nicely woven net.
The nutrition is pretty impressive too: For a satisfying 52 gram serving (I measured it out to be about 30 Wheats), you clock in at a reasonable 190 calories. There is a nice dose of fiber, 5 grams to be exact. The sugar is fairly low too (12 grams) compared to some of the other mainstream sugary cereals out on the shelves today and most of the sugar it does have is from a natural source, honey. There is only 2% of daily total fat recommendations and no saturated or trans fat.
I haven't tried these with milk yet and I don't think I will ... I like the crunchy texture and the addition of milk would turn this quality into mushiness. I bought the cereal on sale for the wallet-pleasing price of 2.15 at Winn-Dixie. It's also available online at Amazon.com [link
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12 grams of sugar is not low. that is fairly high. i would rather go with weetabix, kashi, puffins, etc.
If you like this cereal, you might also like the Kashi version..have you tried that yet? I think it's called something like Autumn Harvest. Just thought you would like to know since you seem to be a Kashi fan.
Since when is 12 grams of sugar low?
This is a really tastey ceral and has been around for awhile. I have been mostly eating Kashi's cinnamon shredded wheat - "Organic Promise", or something. I think this cereal has a lot more taste than Kashi's . . but I still prefer to eat the Kashi in hopes of better nutrition.
Healthy cereals should be about 100-130 calories with at least 3gms fiber and no more than 6gms sugar... Post Honey Bunches of Oats (I like with almonds) and Total Whole Grain are both very wise choices.
Its a great cereal ....very filling and good too! if your not eating much anyway the 190 calories is really not bad.
I really like this cereal! Very filling and tasty with milk or without!