Thursday, July 10, 2008

High Fiber Cereal - South Beach Phase 2 Breakfast

Ever since I entered Phase 2 of the South Beach Diet, I've almost consistently had a bowl of cereal with fruit for breakfast daily. I've tried the following:

All Bran Original
All Bran Extra Fiber
Uncle Sam

The two All Brans taste virtually the same, and get soggy at the same rate (almost instantly). It's nearly impossible to eat this cereal without fruit. It tastes good but the consistency is kind of mushy. It's filling, though.

The Uncle Sam (usually found in the natural food section of the grocery store) is better, from a consistency standpoint. It doesn't really have any flavor, though, so I'll probably go back to the All Bran when this box runs out.

I like to add blueberries, strawberries, nectarines, peaches, apples, or bananas. Whatever's on sale at the grocery store.

On a side note, All Bran has started making crackers. I've tried the original and they're delicious with some sharp cheddar cheese. The serving size is 18 crackers, but I usually only have about half that amount. I think the SB Diet cracker serving is 4 multi-grain crackers but they may be referring to those Breton ones, which are about 2.5 or 3 times the size as the All Bran Ones.

On the days that I don't have cereal, I either have a fruit shake (yogurt, banana, frozen berries, milk or soy milk) or oatmeal. I've been buying Bob's Red Mill Old Fashioned Organic Rolled Oats. The oatmeal definitely needs some fruit added, or maybe some cinnamon, but it's pretty good and definitely filling.

1 comment:

Paula said...

I LOVE Healthy Valley Oat Bran flakes with blueberries. There's something about oats and blueberries that really goes together. Try it and let me know what you think!