So I'm in the cereal aisle looking for a breakfast cereal that does not have sugar as one of the first 3 ingredients (which I never found), and while reading the box of Kashi Go Lean Crunch I note that the third ingredient is listed as "dehydrated cane syrup crystals" which sounds suspiciously like sugar to me. I looked it up on the internet, and yep, it is sugar. Less refined than "sugar" sugar, but still, sugar. I like cereal as a snack, and it doesn't need to be sweetened. If I want sweet cereal, I can add a packet of splenda. Why does everything have to have sugar in it?
And why splenda? Do you not know splenda was developed as a pesticide? YUP, it's used as a pesticide! I stopped using it and moved over to Xylitol, low calories and no side effects, it's natural AND it's healthy for your teeth! .
And why splenda? Do you not know splenda was developed as a pesticide? YUP, it's used as a pesticide! I stopped using it and moved over to Xylitol, low calories and no side effects, it's natural AND it's healthy for your teeth! .
Keep xylitol away from your dog! (Noticed the cute little puppy avatar)...it's been known to cause severe health issues and/or rapid death if ingested by dogs...
Do you not know splenda was developed as a pesticide? YUP, it's used as a pesticide!
UGH! Maybe I'll just stick to a bit of real sugar. Right now, I use Equal (aspartame, 2-3 packets a day), but I've been having stomach issues (pain, cramping) and wonder if it's connected... Don't know if it would be the issue in small amounts, but maybe?
Oops! Five Accidentally Invented Foods
Published on September 4, 2009 by Webiny in Food
Splenda (sucralose)
Originally intended to be: insecticide
In 1976, two researchers at a London University experimented with their newly developed insecticide. The experiments went well and multiple tests were conducted. One day the head researcher, a native of India, told his assistant to test the latest formula. However, because of his heavy accent, the assistant misinterpreted his words as “taste it”. On doing so, he found it to be sweet. He relayed this information to the head scientist, who was shocked that his assistant would taste a toxic chemical. However after seeing no visible harm to his assistant, the scientist went so far as to sweeten his coffee with it. When the men presented their findings to the university, the use of the chemical compound sucralose as an artificial sweetener was born.
Btw, whenever I see commercials or print ads for giving kids desserts cooked with Splenda, I think "Nooooooo!". Why give kids Frankenfoods?
ETA: Very interesting in-depth article on Splenda and other artificial and natural sweeteners, and their impact on the body...
Last edited by BerkshireGrl; 06-09-2010 at 10:30 AM.
I love Kashi Go Lean CRUNCH! - regardless of the sugar, it has a good amount of FIBER, and fiber is what I'm aiming for!
Agreed! That's become my daily cereal. I'm not concerned about the sugar in it as my sugar intake is low anyways- often too low for what's recommended.
BUT! If you're looking for no sugar: Kashi 7 whole grain puffs-there is no sugar in it whatsoever. The only ingredients are whole hard red wheat, whole brown rice, whole oats, whole barley, whole triticale, whole rye, whole buckwheat, and sesame seeds. Try looking where they have gluten free cereals displayed- they often put it with that and other healthy options.
It's delicious- I just had a bowl for breakfast this morning.
I like the Kashi Honey Almond Flax Flavour but find it too sweet also.
I only add it to a salad once in a while or just with milk if I'm pressed with time, but I try to limit it because it has a pretty high fat content. But the benefits of the fibre and flax is what I'm going for.
Hey everyone..just wanted to jump in here on the whole sugar substitute discussion.. lol I have been using Stevia.. it is all natural, derived from a plant and a very little goes a LONG way .. I get it at the natural health food store here.. and while as small bottle is 10$, like I said a little goes a long long way so it lasts for a very long time!
And as for the Kashi Go Lean, I use it sometimes and I do not find it sweet to the taste, not like other cereals out there and the health beneifts regadring the protein and fiber in it for me outweigh the scant amount of sugar I get in each serving.. Its just something I would have maybe every second day type thing.
I'm off the sugar subs to and have opted for stevia (try a few dif brands, some are a little bitter) or a product called Whey Low. Anyone interested in good health should really get educated about Aspartame and Splenda.