On Fri, 10 Oct 2003 15:40:13 GMT, (Jayjay) wrote:

On Fri, 10 Oct 2003 08:10:36 -0700, "determined"
wrote:

I went to a Trader Joe's for the first time last night - very cool store.
Lots of low carb stuff, and organic stuff, and generally healthy looking
stuff. I bought some low carb pasta, but haven't tried it yet. The
nutrition profile, compared to regular pasta, is phenomenal. High protein
and fiber, low carb and calorie.

I also bought some kashi good friends cereal. I tried it right out of the
box on the way home, and it's very tasty. Also high in fiber (8g) and
protein (9g), but high in carbs too (22g). This stuff is so crunchy though,
it's like chewing on gravel. It cut my gums like captain crunch used to
when I was a kid! 190 cal in a cup of cereal, plus 1c of nonfat milk, under
300 cal for breakfast. I need the fiber though, as lately I've been getting
like less than 10g per day...

Kashi also makes meal replacement powder, which has 22g of protein and 8g of
fiber. I'm going to try and get my fiber intake up to the suggested min of
25g per day. I'm sure my colon will thank me...

det


Kashi is ok, but I prefer Fiber One because it offers fewer calories
and fewer carbs (sugar) but 14g fiber. ANd believe me, 1/4 cup of F1
in some yogurt is very tastey and more than enough fiber for me when
you add in the other fiber foods I eat in the day.


Fiber One is decent too... but I didn't like it for taste as much as I
liked the Kashi Good Friends cereal. However, sometimes, I did MIX
them... extra fiber boost, but more variety from the Kashi.

Flax seeds add a nice fiber boost to smoothies too.

Cynthia
262/239.5/200 first goal