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Old October 8th, 2003, 02:26 AM
Pokey
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Because I'm starting to get tired of having eggs every morning I visited my
local GNC and bought a low carb hot cereal they sold. It's marketed by "Low
Carb Success" and is called Flax Meal Instant Natural Hot Cereal.

To cook it you just add boiling water to a half cup of cereal. I usually end
up eating close to a cup though. Per half cup it has 13 gms of carbs and 12
gms of fiber along with 130 calories.

The listed ingredients are wheat bran, flax seed meal and soy protein. It's
not really great tasting but not awful either. The biggest problem that I
see is the typical outrageous GNC price.

It seems as though it wouldn't be hard to just mix the ingredients yourself
at lower cost, although I'm not sure of the proportions. Has anyone tried
doing this or have alternate cereal recipes?


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Old October 8th, 2003, 02:59 AM
revek
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"Pokey" wrote in message
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Because I'm starting to get tired of having eggs every morning I

visited my
local GNC and bought a low carb hot cereal they sold. It's marketed

by "Low
Carb Success" and is called Flax Meal Instant Natural Hot Cereal.

To cook it you just add boiling water to a half cup of cereal. I

usually end
up eating close to a cup though. Per half cup it has 13 gms of

carbs and 12
gms of fiber along with 130 calories.

The listed ingredients are wheat bran, flax seed meal and soy

protein. It's
not really great tasting but not awful either. The biggest problem

that I
see is the typical outrageous GNC price.

It seems as though it wouldn't be hard to just mix the ingredients

yourself
at lower cost, although I'm not sure of the proportions. Has anyone

tried
doing this or have alternate cereal recipes?


Sure. Quick note: If you choose to use flaxseed, because it keeps
longer unground, and it's usually cheaper, remember when you grind
flaxseed (coffee grinder) it fluffs up to almost double the volume.

So: 1/2 cup ground flaxseed
1 or 2 scoops bran and/or soy and/or whey protein-- adjust to taste
and more importantly, texture (flaxseed/meal by itself is rather
'slimy'). You'll have to decide for yourself the best ratio.
Splenda or other artificial sweetener to taste (1 or 2 tsp equivalent
usually)
Berries and/or nuts to taste (if you like)
dash of cinammon or nutmeg, (if you like)
tsp of shredded unsweetened coconut (if you like)
cold or hot cream or hot water (you can use boiling water, but it
destroys the delicate omega 3 oils in flaxseed).


Enjoy.

revek







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Old October 8th, 2003, 04:40 AM
Michael Keyles
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Default Low Carb Cereal

Atkins has 3 new flavors of cereal, and they are very good. My wife
and I have them for breakfast once or twice a week as an alternative
to eggs and bacon. I just got them in my store today, so take a look
if you are interested - www.LowCarbAdvisor.com

Mike






On Wed, 08 Oct 2003 01:26:01 GMT, "Pokey"
wrote:

Because I'm starting to get tired of having eggs every morning I visited my
local GNC and bought a low carb hot cereal they sold. It's marketed by "Low
Carb Success" and is called Flax Meal Instant Natural Hot Cereal.

To cook it you just add boiling water to a half cup of cereal. I usually end
up eating close to a cup though. Per half cup it has 13 gms of carbs and 12
gms of fiber along with 130 calories.

The listed ingredients are wheat bran, flax seed meal and soy protein. It's
not really great tasting but not awful either. The biggest problem that I
see is the typical outrageous GNC price.

It seems as though it wouldn't be hard to just mix the ingredients yourself
at lower cost, although I'm not sure of the proportions. Has anyone tried
doing this or have alternate cereal recipes?


--
Michael Keyles
Great Advice for your Low Carb Lifestyle
http://www.LowCarbAdvisor.com
 




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