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Fiber One Brown Sugar Cinnamon Toaster Pastry
By: | Nov 4, 2009
Before I ever cared about nutrition, my typical on-the-go breakfast was 2 Kellogg's Pop-Tarts and a bottle of sugary fruit juice. Today, however, I am much more conscious about calories and nutrition. Now, I try to eat something filling for breakfast that will not leave me famished within an hour. I still love my occasional sweet tarts though, and so I was excited to see that Fiber One tried to "healthyfy" them ... somewhat.
Serving Size: 1 pastry
Calories: 190
Total Fat: 4 grams, 6%
Saturated Fat: 1 grams, 5%
Sodium: 140 mg, 6%
Protein: 4 grams
Carbohydrates: 36 grams
Fiber: 5 grams, 18%
Sugar: 16 grams
Price: $2.50
The ingredients are also similar except Fiber One uses whole grain wheat flour and Kellogg's uses a combination of whole wheat and enriched flour. They both use various sweeteners (corn syrup, HFCS and brown sugar).
I sampled the Fiber One Brown Sugar Cinnamon Toaster Pastry, and I would have never known they were not Kellogg's Pop-Tarts ... in fact, they taste a little better to me. They're sweet and have a slightly cinnamon aroma. They taste just like what a sugar pastry should taste like - not something I would eat for breakfast.
Since they come in packages of two within the box, I found it very difficult not to eat the other one, yet I resisted because I did not feel 2 sugary, relatively small pastries were worth 380 calories. In addition, I did not feel that I was eating something healthy - I felt like I was eating junk food with a little extra fiber thrown in. These pastries will certainly satisfy your sweet tooth, but will likely just leave you hungry for more.
A box of 6 cost $2.50 (on sale). In addition, I had a coupon for $0.75 off. For now, I will be treating these pastries as a once-in-a-while treat, and they will not be replacing my breakfast of whole grain cereal or oatmeal, all of which take much longer to eat and leave me satisfied until lunchtime.
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I too loved the Fiber 1 Toaster pastry until I realized that eating the single serve package was 380 calories. I loved the cinnamon flavor but it is a treat to eat every once in awhile and most assuredly not every day.