1 00:00:00,520 --> 00:00:02,920 Speaker 1: As a child, did you grow up with wheat bis 2 00:00:02,960 --> 00:00:07,360 Speaker 1: as your staple breakfast cereal? Indeed, breakfast biscuits have remained 3 00:00:07,360 --> 00:00:10,280 Speaker 1: one of the most popular breakfast cereals in Australia for 4 00:00:10,360 --> 00:00:13,720 Speaker 1: many years. So today on the Nutrition Couch podcast, we 5 00:00:13,800 --> 00:00:16,320 Speaker 1: take a closer look at two of the most popular 6 00:00:16,440 --> 00:00:19,720 Speaker 1: breakfast cereal biscuits in I was the supermarkets to decide 7 00:00:19,720 --> 00:00:20,120 Speaker 1: once and. 8 00:00:20,120 --> 00:00:21,840 Speaker 2: For all, which is the healthiest option. 9 00:00:22,400 --> 00:00:24,760 Speaker 1: Hi, I'm Susie Burrow and I'm Lean Wood, and as 10 00:00:24,800 --> 00:00:28,400 Speaker 1: two of Australia's leading dieticians who specialize in evidence based nutrition, 11 00:00:28,880 --> 00:00:31,880 Speaker 1: we bring you the Nutrition Couch Product Review, a weekly 12 00:00:32,000 --> 00:00:34,760 Speaker 1: chat on new products and old favorites you can find 13 00:00:34,800 --> 00:00:35,840 Speaker 1: in the supermarkets. 14 00:00:36,479 --> 00:00:39,800 Speaker 2: So Leanne, tell me a child. I don't even want 15 00:00:39,800 --> 00:00:41,680 Speaker 2: to think what child you were. I'm thinking the nineties. 16 00:00:41,720 --> 00:00:45,599 Speaker 1: Maybe what was the breakfast cereal that you had in 17 00:00:45,640 --> 00:00:47,040 Speaker 1: your cupboard when you were growing up? 18 00:00:47,240 --> 00:00:48,760 Speaker 3: I think we did. I'm trying to think back. I 19 00:00:48,800 --> 00:00:50,559 Speaker 3: think we did grow up with week bigs. Mom had 20 00:00:50,560 --> 00:00:52,680 Speaker 3: these like big glass jars. There was this big shelf 21 00:00:52,680 --> 00:00:54,720 Speaker 3: in the kitchen. It was like above height, so as 22 00:00:54,720 --> 00:00:56,240 Speaker 3: a kid, I couldn't even reach up there. It was 23 00:00:56,240 --> 00:00:58,200 Speaker 3: like this big shelf and Mum had all these glass 24 00:00:58,240 --> 00:01:00,560 Speaker 3: jars of cereal, and I remember there was like some 25 00:01:00,600 --> 00:01:03,160 Speaker 3: sort of shredded whip thing in one that was like 26 00:01:03,440 --> 00:01:07,319 Speaker 3: Mum always had, oh, what's the really whole grainy type cereal. 27 00:01:07,360 --> 00:01:09,120 Speaker 3: There was a museum one that was rolled oats in 28 00:01:09,160 --> 00:01:11,160 Speaker 3: another that was weetpicks in another. So we always had 29 00:01:11,200 --> 00:01:13,160 Speaker 3: sort of a range of five or six. But you 30 00:01:13,200 --> 00:01:15,040 Speaker 3: would never, as I listened, as know, my mom was 31 00:01:15,160 --> 00:01:17,360 Speaker 3: very healthy. There was never any cocoa pops or fruit 32 00:01:17,400 --> 00:01:19,200 Speaker 3: loops or anything like that in our household. It was 33 00:01:19,200 --> 00:01:22,920 Speaker 3: a very bland, beige, high fiber type of cereals for us. 34 00:01:23,080 --> 00:01:24,640 Speaker 3: And I was like Mom, I was a big sweet 35 00:01:24,640 --> 00:01:26,160 Speaker 3: and she'd be like, put some fruit on it. So 36 00:01:26,240 --> 00:01:28,720 Speaker 3: it was always, you know, a bland, a low sugar 37 00:01:28,760 --> 00:01:31,400 Speaker 3: type of high fiber cereal, some milk and some fruit. 38 00:01:31,520 --> 00:01:33,440 Speaker 3: That was if cereal was in the household. That was 39 00:01:33,480 --> 00:01:36,360 Speaker 3: sort of our growing uption. What did you grow up with, susy. 40 00:01:36,360 --> 00:01:39,000 Speaker 1: Well, did you not even get the holiday packets where 41 00:01:39,000 --> 00:01:41,320 Speaker 1: you got to take away the little miniboxes and then 42 00:01:41,360 --> 00:01:43,679 Speaker 1: you could pick like as a special holiday thing, you 43 00:01:43,680 --> 00:01:45,839 Speaker 1: could have the cocoa pops or the nutri grain. 44 00:01:45,920 --> 00:01:50,960 Speaker 2: You never got that, no, so deprive. 45 00:01:51,400 --> 00:01:53,800 Speaker 1: My mum was not dissimilar like. She was quite strict 46 00:01:53,800 --> 00:01:57,360 Speaker 1: as well, and I want to say as I got older, 47 00:01:57,400 --> 00:01:59,760 Speaker 1: we used to have just right, which is not overly 48 00:01:59,800 --> 00:02:03,600 Speaker 1: held in itself, but we definitely had wheat pigs. 49 00:02:03,760 --> 00:02:07,480 Speaker 2: Absolutely. Growing up we had quite plain cereals, but. 50 00:02:07,400 --> 00:02:09,519 Speaker 1: We did on the holidays we were allowed to get 51 00:02:09,520 --> 00:02:12,320 Speaker 1: the holiday mix where we would choose like the little one, 52 00:02:12,400 --> 00:02:15,680 Speaker 1: So that was always the very exciting highlight. So it's 53 00:02:15,680 --> 00:02:18,480 Speaker 1: funny when you ask people about their memories of growing 54 00:02:18,560 --> 00:02:21,080 Speaker 1: up in the different cereals that they had. I actually 55 00:02:21,120 --> 00:02:25,040 Speaker 1: also remember when there was color complete so it had 56 00:02:25,120 --> 00:02:29,680 Speaker 1: like these little currents covered in yogurt in the eighties 57 00:02:29,720 --> 00:02:31,360 Speaker 1: I guess it would have been the nineties and it 58 00:02:31,480 --> 00:02:35,680 Speaker 1: was not overly healthy toasted musically, but these little yogurt 59 00:02:35,720 --> 00:02:37,639 Speaker 1: covered currents were so delicious. 60 00:02:37,760 --> 00:02:38,520 Speaker 3: I remember that. 61 00:02:38,639 --> 00:02:38,839 Speaker 2: Yeah. 62 00:02:38,840 --> 00:02:40,880 Speaker 3: I feel like there was a type of Sultana brand 63 00:02:40,919 --> 00:02:43,000 Speaker 3: that also had that, because the mum used to buy that. 64 00:02:43,360 --> 00:02:45,160 Speaker 3: I was like the Sultana brand. I think you look 65 00:02:45,200 --> 00:02:46,799 Speaker 3: on the box and it looks like it's super high 66 00:02:46,840 --> 00:02:49,840 Speaker 3: fiber because the brand type plates in there looks like 67 00:02:49,960 --> 00:02:51,919 Speaker 3: Uber Uber healthy, and it's marketed as like, you know, 68 00:02:52,040 --> 00:02:54,480 Speaker 3: yogat covered raisin. But I think a quick look at 69 00:02:54,480 --> 00:02:56,480 Speaker 3: the nutrition label would probably tell us that it's jacks 70 00:02:56,480 --> 00:02:58,359 Speaker 3: full of sugar. But back in the day, I think, 71 00:02:58,400 --> 00:02:59,920 Speaker 3: you know, we did a lot of front of package 72 00:03:00,120 --> 00:03:02,920 Speaker 3: you know, reading instead of actually reading the nutrition labels. 73 00:03:02,919 --> 00:03:05,080 Speaker 3: So we definitely had that in our household, the brand 74 00:03:05,080 --> 00:03:07,560 Speaker 3: flakes with sort of the yogurt covered raisins. 75 00:03:07,960 --> 00:03:10,880 Speaker 1: Yeah, so times have changed. You know, you probably come 76 00:03:10,919 --> 00:03:13,000 Speaker 1: as a surprise to hear that, you know, austrain industry 77 00:03:13,000 --> 00:03:14,560 Speaker 1: has actually done a great job at taking quite a 78 00:03:14,560 --> 00:03:17,440 Speaker 1: lot of sugar out of the cereal section. So you know, 79 00:03:17,480 --> 00:03:19,680 Speaker 1: even though there's a perception that it's not overly healthy, 80 00:03:19,760 --> 00:03:22,240 Speaker 1: indeed now it's far far healthier than it ever once was. 81 00:03:22,560 --> 00:03:24,480 Speaker 1: And back in the golden days, sugar was not so 82 00:03:24,520 --> 00:03:26,480 Speaker 1: much of a concern, so there was plenty of it 83 00:03:26,520 --> 00:03:29,840 Speaker 1: in breakfast cereal. But going to two very popular varieties 84 00:03:29,840 --> 00:03:32,520 Speaker 1: of cereal, I think they're still the biggest sellers. Wheatbeks 85 00:03:32,560 --> 00:03:36,680 Speaker 1: will start with Sanitary and wheatbix. It's an interesting one actually, 86 00:03:36,880 --> 00:03:40,280 Speaker 1: because you know, in the old days, where there was 87 00:03:40,360 --> 00:03:42,560 Speaker 1: a lot of sugar cereal. You were sort of all 88 00:03:42,560 --> 00:03:44,920 Speaker 1: more process cereal. There wasn't a lot of the probiotic 89 00:03:45,000 --> 00:03:47,800 Speaker 1: high fiber varieties you can find now. You know, WHEATBEX 90 00:03:47,840 --> 00:03:50,040 Speaker 1: was kind of always considered the gold standard. And I 91 00:03:50,080 --> 00:03:53,200 Speaker 1: remember a skit at uni or a an ad that 92 00:03:53,280 --> 00:03:54,920 Speaker 1: was on back in the day that said, you know, 93 00:03:55,320 --> 00:03:57,840 Speaker 1: seven out of ten NUTRITIONUS or whatever the number was, 94 00:03:57,880 --> 00:04:00,280 Speaker 1: recommend wheatbox. So it was kind of always did the 95 00:04:00,320 --> 00:04:02,760 Speaker 1: gold standard. And when you take a closer look and 96 00:04:02,800 --> 00:04:04,960 Speaker 1: even the processing of it, it's perhaps not as healthy 97 00:04:04,960 --> 00:04:07,520 Speaker 1: as we may perceive it to be, so especially considering 98 00:04:07,600 --> 00:04:09,280 Speaker 1: the kinds of cereals that you can find now which 99 00:04:09,320 --> 00:04:11,760 Speaker 1: is super high fiber. But if I look at the ingredients, 100 00:04:11,800 --> 00:04:13,839 Speaker 1: it's pretty clean. You know, it's ninety seven percent whole 101 00:04:13,840 --> 00:04:18,280 Speaker 1: grain wheat. Second ingredients for or sugar, salt, barley, milk extract, 102 00:04:18,320 --> 00:04:22,479 Speaker 1: and then it's quite significantly fortified with vitamins B one, 103 00:04:22,600 --> 00:04:25,920 Speaker 1: B two, B three and FOLL eight as well as 104 00:04:25,960 --> 00:04:29,160 Speaker 1: iron contains gluten wheat. It's a wheat based product. It's 105 00:04:29,240 --> 00:04:31,320 Speaker 1: got a claim of low and sugar, source of iron, 106 00:04:31,400 --> 00:04:33,520 Speaker 1: high in fiber, and you know, when we take a 107 00:04:33,520 --> 00:04:35,400 Speaker 1: look at it leanne there's not a whole lot in it, 108 00:04:35,440 --> 00:04:37,520 Speaker 1: you know. This is two of the breakfast biscuits, thirty 109 00:04:37,560 --> 00:04:40,159 Speaker 1: three grams that comes in just over one hundred calories, 110 00:04:40,200 --> 00:04:43,400 Speaker 1: so four hundred and eighty eight kilodules per serve. It's 111 00:04:43,440 --> 00:04:46,159 Speaker 1: got four grams of protein that's without any milk added. 112 00:04:46,240 --> 00:04:49,880 Speaker 1: It's got very little fats or aero point four grams, 113 00:04:49,920 --> 00:04:52,599 Speaker 1: twenty one point seven grams of carbohydrate, one gram of 114 00:04:52,640 --> 00:04:54,640 Speaker 1: sugar there is some added sugar and wheat biks which 115 00:04:54,680 --> 00:04:57,039 Speaker 1: may come as a surprise, four point three grams of 116 00:04:57,080 --> 00:05:00,480 Speaker 1: dietary fiber, which is a good serve, at least three 117 00:05:00,520 --> 00:05:02,560 Speaker 1: you would want from a bottle of breakfast cereal. Mind you, 118 00:05:02,600 --> 00:05:04,800 Speaker 1: now you're getting cereals that easily come in at six 119 00:05:04,880 --> 00:05:08,440 Speaker 1: eight grams per serve. Sodium eighty nine milligrams, pretty insignificant 120 00:05:08,440 --> 00:05:11,000 Speaker 1: in the big scheme of things. And then more than 121 00:05:11,000 --> 00:05:13,640 Speaker 1: a third of your recommended daily intake of fol eight 122 00:05:13,839 --> 00:05:17,000 Speaker 1: although it is synthetic fol eate, fifty percent vitamin B one, 123 00:05:17,160 --> 00:05:19,719 Speaker 1: twenty five percent vitamins B two and three, twenty five 124 00:05:19,720 --> 00:05:22,680 Speaker 1: percent diet iron. Although it is non hemine, it's not 125 00:05:22,720 --> 00:05:25,320 Speaker 1: overly well absorbed we should say in cereal product still 126 00:05:25,360 --> 00:05:27,920 Speaker 1: a great choice for people on a plant based diet, 127 00:05:28,680 --> 00:05:31,880 Speaker 1: say magnesium. So I would describe wheatbeits as being a 128 00:05:32,000 --> 00:05:35,560 Speaker 1: very plain, simple breakfast It's not unhealthy. Is it the 129 00:05:35,600 --> 00:05:37,359 Speaker 1: healthiest breakfast cereal out there? No? 130 00:05:38,000 --> 00:05:40,320 Speaker 2: Are there a million cereals that are worse? Yes? Do 131 00:05:40,440 --> 00:05:40,960 Speaker 2: I buy it? 132 00:05:41,080 --> 00:05:42,719 Speaker 1: No? Do I sometimes cook with it? 133 00:05:42,800 --> 00:05:43,120 Speaker 2: Yes? 134 00:05:43,600 --> 00:05:46,360 Speaker 1: You know, I think really it's splitting hairs. But I 135 00:05:46,440 --> 00:05:49,160 Speaker 1: think the message for most people is I think that 136 00:05:49,440 --> 00:05:51,839 Speaker 1: there are better breakfast cereals out there. The GI is 137 00:05:51,880 --> 00:05:54,839 Speaker 1: not overly low on it, which means it's digested relatively quickly. 138 00:05:54,880 --> 00:05:58,720 Speaker 1: Because of the process nature of the cereal itself, you're 139 00:05:58,760 --> 00:06:01,000 Speaker 1: not seeing sort of big fiber as chunks through it, 140 00:06:01,400 --> 00:06:03,320 Speaker 1: and you can tell that, Leanna. Of course, when you 141 00:06:03,320 --> 00:06:05,719 Speaker 1: serve it, it goes really, really sloppy, which means it's probably 142 00:06:05,720 --> 00:06:07,080 Speaker 1: digestive relatively. 143 00:06:06,680 --> 00:06:07,719 Speaker 2: Quickly, you know. 144 00:06:07,839 --> 00:06:09,360 Speaker 1: So I kind of if I was rating it out 145 00:06:09,400 --> 00:06:11,320 Speaker 1: of ten, i'd give it a seven. You know, It's 146 00:06:11,360 --> 00:06:13,960 Speaker 1: not it's not amazing, it's not bad, it's affordable for 147 00:06:14,040 --> 00:06:17,440 Speaker 1: many families, there's really nothing wrong with it. But for me, 148 00:06:17,480 --> 00:06:19,560 Speaker 1: it doesn't tick some of the key boxes. That I 149 00:06:19,560 --> 00:06:23,479 Speaker 1: think a breakfast cereal should should tick in terms of 150 00:06:23,480 --> 00:06:26,599 Speaker 1: fiber and bulk factor, and you know it does have 151 00:06:26,600 --> 00:06:30,839 Speaker 1: added sugar, and there are options which do not. So yeah, 152 00:06:31,000 --> 00:06:32,400 Speaker 1: I just would give it a seven, and I sort 153 00:06:32,440 --> 00:06:34,440 Speaker 1: of doesn't do much for me. I'm not anti or 154 00:06:34,480 --> 00:06:35,800 Speaker 1: I'm not really pro it either. 155 00:06:35,960 --> 00:06:37,720 Speaker 3: Yeah, And let's be honest, it's not the best tasting 156 00:06:37,720 --> 00:06:39,120 Speaker 3: thing in the world, isn't it. Like it does go 157 00:06:39,240 --> 00:06:42,080 Speaker 3: super so soggy and soppy, So it's not something that 158 00:06:42,080 --> 00:06:44,520 Speaker 3: I'm jumping out of my seat to actually consume. But 159 00:06:44,720 --> 00:06:47,080 Speaker 3: you know, it is a pretty quote unquote clean breakfast option. 160 00:06:47,160 --> 00:06:49,160 Speaker 3: But let's be honest, Like two week bicks with milk 161 00:06:49,200 --> 00:06:50,640 Speaker 3: that doesn't fill me up. I don't know if that 162 00:06:50,640 --> 00:06:53,360 Speaker 3: fills you or anybody else up, but I would routinely eat, 163 00:06:53,360 --> 00:06:55,920 Speaker 3: you know, four or five six week picks as a tall, active, 164 00:06:56,080 --> 00:06:58,880 Speaker 3: very active kid. So for me like that that's serving 165 00:06:58,920 --> 00:07:01,680 Speaker 3: size for me and most of my active ladies wouldn't 166 00:07:01,680 --> 00:07:03,760 Speaker 3: actually be enough. I work with very active ladies as 167 00:07:03,800 --> 00:07:05,840 Speaker 3: sort of my client talent. Just two week bits of 168 00:07:05,920 --> 00:07:08,680 Speaker 3: milk wouldn't quite cut it. So I think to balance that, 169 00:07:08,720 --> 00:07:10,760 Speaker 3: breakfast add a little bit better we'd want to add 170 00:07:10,800 --> 00:07:12,800 Speaker 3: a little bit more protein, so a good dollop of 171 00:07:12,880 --> 00:07:15,320 Speaker 3: some good quality Greek yogod and you know, a good 172 00:07:15,320 --> 00:07:17,240 Speaker 3: sprinkle of some nuts and seeds. Adding a little bit 173 00:07:17,280 --> 00:07:19,120 Speaker 3: of healthy fat in there as well to balance out 174 00:07:19,160 --> 00:07:21,440 Speaker 3: some of those carbohydrates. I think would be would be 175 00:07:21,520 --> 00:07:24,320 Speaker 3: a relatively better option, Susie. I think I think a 176 00:07:24,320 --> 00:07:26,680 Speaker 3: lot of people will put you know, fruit with their cereal, 177 00:07:26,760 --> 00:07:28,840 Speaker 3: which is just sort of adding in more carbohydrates. I 178 00:07:28,880 --> 00:07:30,480 Speaker 3: like to always balance out a bit of cereal with 179 00:07:30,520 --> 00:07:32,880 Speaker 3: some healthy vats and a little bit of extra protein 180 00:07:32,920 --> 00:07:35,040 Speaker 3: as well. That really gives you that longer lasting energy 181 00:07:35,080 --> 00:07:37,720 Speaker 3: throughout the day. So I'm like you, it's not terrible 182 00:07:37,840 --> 00:07:40,240 Speaker 3: or definitely worse breakfast options. It's not a bad one, 183 00:07:40,520 --> 00:07:42,040 Speaker 3: but it's not something that I'm jumping out of my 184 00:07:42,040 --> 00:07:44,920 Speaker 3: seat to recommend left fronts centered for my clients. I 185 00:07:44,960 --> 00:07:47,360 Speaker 3: really do think that, especially from a taste perspective, I 186 00:07:47,400 --> 00:07:51,520 Speaker 3: think it's quite bland. I definitely think there are more tastier, healthier, 187 00:07:51,640 --> 00:07:52,840 Speaker 3: more nutritious cereal. 188 00:07:52,600 --> 00:07:56,640 Speaker 1: Options out there, absolutely, And I think you know, describing 189 00:07:56,640 --> 00:07:59,680 Speaker 1: the carbohydrate, you know, it's twenty one grams of carbohydrate. 190 00:07:59,680 --> 00:08:00,520 Speaker 2: That's with the milk. 191 00:08:00,560 --> 00:08:03,679 Speaker 1: So if you then include a serve of milk, plant milk, 192 00:08:04,200 --> 00:08:05,680 Speaker 1: dairy milk, you're going to get at least ten more 193 00:08:05,680 --> 00:08:08,200 Speaker 1: grams carbo hydrates, so that's thirty grams. Then if you're 194 00:08:08,200 --> 00:08:11,360 Speaker 1: adding some fruit, you're getting a pretty high carbohydrate breakfast cereal, 195 00:08:11,360 --> 00:08:13,560 Speaker 1: which a lot of my clients don't process so well. 196 00:08:13,560 --> 00:08:14,880 Speaker 1: It tends to sort to give them a hit and 197 00:08:14,920 --> 00:08:18,000 Speaker 1: then they're not satisfied right through to lunchtime. So I'm 198 00:08:18,040 --> 00:08:19,800 Speaker 1: like you, if I had a client who loved them, 199 00:08:19,800 --> 00:08:22,320 Speaker 1: I would say, we'll just mash one up or one 200 00:08:22,360 --> 00:08:24,080 Speaker 1: and a half up with and make it like a 201 00:08:24,080 --> 00:08:26,640 Speaker 1: Bircher bowl with your high protein Greek yogurt and some 202 00:08:26,720 --> 00:08:30,320 Speaker 1: berries to make it more balanced and more filling. Or 203 00:08:30,320 --> 00:08:33,320 Speaker 1: for really active people or active kids, you know, including 204 00:08:33,320 --> 00:08:35,480 Speaker 1: one in a smoothie with a banana can be a 205 00:08:35,480 --> 00:08:37,720 Speaker 1: really filling breakfast thing because you're adding the protein backing. 206 00:08:37,920 --> 00:08:40,280 Speaker 1: And for really active people it can be a really 207 00:08:40,280 --> 00:08:42,840 Speaker 1: smart source of carbohydrates to bulk out or to have 208 00:08:42,920 --> 00:08:46,240 Speaker 1: a lot for a relatively cheap price point. For the 209 00:08:46,280 --> 00:08:48,360 Speaker 1: client group that I'm seeing, which is generally interested in 210 00:08:48,360 --> 00:08:51,280 Speaker 1: weight control in their thirties, forties and fifties. It's certainly 211 00:08:51,320 --> 00:08:53,439 Speaker 1: not my go to simply because I tend to opt 212 00:08:53,480 --> 00:08:56,200 Speaker 1: for high protein breakfast rather than carbo hydrate rich ones. 213 00:08:56,400 --> 00:08:59,199 Speaker 1: But certainly with teenagers and teenage boys, it would be 214 00:08:59,240 --> 00:09:01,559 Speaker 1: a food I would go to because it's relatively inexpensive 215 00:09:01,559 --> 00:09:02,880 Speaker 1: and they can eat a lot of it and get 216 00:09:02,880 --> 00:09:06,280 Speaker 1: that good quality carbohydrate that they do need because they're 217 00:09:06,280 --> 00:09:08,120 Speaker 1: busy and they've got a lot more muscle mass and 218 00:09:08,160 --> 00:09:10,760 Speaker 1: a growing So, like everything in what we talk about 219 00:09:10,760 --> 00:09:13,439 Speaker 1: here on the Nutrition Couch, there's different strokes for different folk, 220 00:09:14,600 --> 00:09:16,319 Speaker 1: and as I said, it sits in that middle ground. 221 00:09:16,360 --> 00:09:21,040 Speaker 2: But we wanted to compare it to vitebrates because vitebrates. 222 00:09:20,679 --> 00:09:23,800 Speaker 1: Is an interesting product because I would hug you it's 223 00:09:23,840 --> 00:09:26,840 Speaker 1: better because when we look at the ingredients on vitebrates, 224 00:09:27,400 --> 00:09:30,400 Speaker 1: it's ninety nine percent whole grain wheat and it's got 225 00:09:30,440 --> 00:09:32,320 Speaker 1: some salt in it, but there's no added sugar. So 226 00:09:32,360 --> 00:09:35,080 Speaker 1: I think as a cereal in general, and I personally 227 00:09:35,320 --> 00:09:38,960 Speaker 1: prefer it as a flavor that more wheaty taste to 228 00:09:39,000 --> 00:09:41,480 Speaker 1: me is nicer. I find them a bit harder as 229 00:09:41,520 --> 00:09:44,840 Speaker 1: a biscuit. I find they don't go with soggy so personally, 230 00:09:44,920 --> 00:09:47,880 Speaker 1: I prefer the serve nutritionally very very similar. You know, 231 00:09:47,880 --> 00:09:50,400 Speaker 1: you're looking at four hundred and ninety killer jewels again, 232 00:09:50,720 --> 00:09:52,839 Speaker 1: just about one hundred and twenty calories per serve. Three 233 00:09:52,920 --> 00:09:55,280 Speaker 1: grams of protein a little bit less than the wheatbix 234 00:09:55,320 --> 00:09:58,800 Speaker 1: but nothing significant. Similar very little fat, twenty two point 235 00:09:58,840 --> 00:10:01,360 Speaker 1: three grams cavero hydro, similar amount of five or four 236 00:10:01,360 --> 00:10:04,400 Speaker 1: point two tiny bit more sodium, but one hundred and 237 00:10:04,440 --> 00:10:09,400 Speaker 1: thirty milligrams really insignificant. But I actually can't see there's 238 00:10:09,440 --> 00:10:12,000 Speaker 1: not the fortification that the wheatbex has actually, so it 239 00:10:12,040 --> 00:10:14,360 Speaker 1: doesn't have those B group vitamins through there or the 240 00:10:14,400 --> 00:10:17,679 Speaker 1: dietary iron. Now that wouldn't concern me land because if 241 00:10:17,720 --> 00:10:19,640 Speaker 1: it's a whole grain cereal, you're getting your vitamin B 242 00:10:19,760 --> 00:10:23,200 Speaker 1: anyway naturally without having to fortify. And I'm not a 243 00:10:23,240 --> 00:10:25,959 Speaker 1: massive fan of fortifying with synthetic folate anyway. I'd much 244 00:10:26,040 --> 00:10:29,360 Speaker 1: rather people get natural folate that's naturally occurring in whole 245 00:10:29,400 --> 00:10:33,080 Speaker 1: grains or from grains anyway than synthetic folate. And then 246 00:10:33,320 --> 00:10:35,640 Speaker 1: iron in cereal is not well absorbed. So unless I've 247 00:10:35,640 --> 00:10:38,040 Speaker 1: got you know, someone who's vegan and really looking for 248 00:10:38,240 --> 00:10:42,560 Speaker 1: options to increase iron absorption. There's better options for me 249 00:10:42,600 --> 00:10:45,280 Speaker 1: iron wise, even from other plant based foods, whether it's 250 00:10:45,320 --> 00:10:48,840 Speaker 1: legumes or whole grains. So yeah, that wouldn't bother me. 251 00:10:48,880 --> 00:10:50,800 Speaker 1: As a cereal, I wouldn't be buying whetbeaks because it's 252 00:10:50,840 --> 00:10:53,640 Speaker 1: fortified over Vita Brits, which has no added sugar. I 253 00:10:53,640 --> 00:10:55,280 Speaker 1: think that if I was choosing, I would just go 254 00:10:55,320 --> 00:10:57,800 Speaker 1: for this one. One personally, I prefer the taste, and 255 00:10:57,880 --> 00:11:00,360 Speaker 1: two it's got no added sugar. But you know, in 256 00:11:00,400 --> 00:11:02,400 Speaker 1: the big scheme of gram of sugar in a couple 257 00:11:02,400 --> 00:11:04,040 Speaker 1: of week, Boits is likely to be the least to 258 00:11:04,080 --> 00:11:04,920 Speaker 1: your problem exactly. 259 00:11:04,960 --> 00:11:06,640 Speaker 3: They're really much of a mustles. So I think from 260 00:11:06,640 --> 00:11:08,520 Speaker 3: a flavor perspective, go with the one that you like. 261 00:11:08,760 --> 00:11:10,920 Speaker 3: I mean, as dieticians are, were always going to say 262 00:11:10,960 --> 00:11:12,920 Speaker 3: the one but no out sugar is better. But as 263 00:11:12,960 --> 00:11:14,920 Speaker 3: you said, in the grand scheme of things, it's zero 264 00:11:14,960 --> 00:11:18,680 Speaker 3: sugar versus one gram, so it's pretty insignificant in the 265 00:11:18,679 --> 00:11:21,320 Speaker 3: grand scheme of things, let's be honest. So I think 266 00:11:21,360 --> 00:11:23,400 Speaker 3: either are a good option. I'm not going to say 267 00:11:23,400 --> 00:11:26,280 Speaker 3: that they're my favorite breakfast type cereal option, but they're 268 00:11:26,280 --> 00:11:28,880 Speaker 3: definitely better options than some of our other sugary based 269 00:11:28,920 --> 00:11:30,959 Speaker 3: cereal So if your kids do like them, I'd definitely 270 00:11:31,040 --> 00:11:32,959 Speaker 3: be encouraging you to have them, and for the little 271 00:11:32,960 --> 00:11:34,760 Speaker 3: ones who do struggle to get in fire, but this 272 00:11:34,920 --> 00:11:36,480 Speaker 3: is a really good option. I feel like some of 273 00:11:36,520 --> 00:11:39,040 Speaker 3: the high fiber type cereals we talk about SUSI are 274 00:11:39,040 --> 00:11:41,840 Speaker 3: probably too much fiber for our little least. So this 275 00:11:41,880 --> 00:11:44,160 Speaker 3: is a great sort of first food for toddler's babies, 276 00:11:44,160 --> 00:11:46,160 Speaker 3: that sort of thing, because it does go so soft, 277 00:11:46,240 --> 00:11:48,079 Speaker 3: and it does have a good whacker fiber in there 278 00:11:48,120 --> 00:11:50,400 Speaker 3: as well, and they're nicely balanced sort of you know, 279 00:11:50,440 --> 00:11:53,200 Speaker 3: amount of whole grains and carbohydrates as well. So I 280 00:11:53,240 --> 00:11:55,160 Speaker 3: feel like for our little kids in our growing teens, 281 00:11:55,200 --> 00:11:58,120 Speaker 3: it's a great option. Perhaps for an adults, so they 282 00:11:58,160 --> 00:11:59,880 Speaker 3: just need to think about balancing a little bit more 283 00:12:00,200 --> 00:12:03,200 Speaker 3: in some healthy fats and some protein as well. But 284 00:12:03,240 --> 00:12:05,600 Speaker 3: I think both both are pretty good options and very 285 00:12:05,679 --> 00:12:06,840 Speaker 3: very similar, let's be honest. 286 00:12:07,000 --> 00:12:08,800 Speaker 1: And you know a way that I actually use them 287 00:12:08,800 --> 00:12:11,360 Speaker 1: more often than actually why they're in my cupboard is 288 00:12:11,400 --> 00:12:13,719 Speaker 1: that I sometimes bake with them, like because I'll make 289 00:12:13,760 --> 00:12:16,319 Speaker 1: protein balls with it as a base. Because it blends 290 00:12:16,360 --> 00:12:18,680 Speaker 1: quite well that kind of crunchy base. So if you're 291 00:12:19,000 --> 00:12:21,000 Speaker 1: wanting to block up a banana bread or as I said, 292 00:12:21,040 --> 00:12:23,000 Speaker 1: add it to a smoothie or make some protein balls, 293 00:12:23,000 --> 00:12:25,440 Speaker 1: it's a really good way to do that without using 294 00:12:25,440 --> 00:12:28,080 Speaker 1: refined flour. So with cereals, you know, you can use 295 00:12:28,120 --> 00:12:30,720 Speaker 1: them quite in ingenious ways. I've had clients who use 296 00:12:30,760 --> 00:12:33,120 Speaker 1: them for kids lunchboxes, you know, and they put kind 297 00:12:33,120 --> 00:12:34,760 Speaker 1: of a spread on them and then they have it 298 00:12:34,760 --> 00:12:37,360 Speaker 1: as like a little crunchy snack in the day. So 299 00:12:37,880 --> 00:12:40,280 Speaker 1: you know, certainly there are some ways you can use it. 300 00:12:40,320 --> 00:12:42,880 Speaker 1: And so for ten grams of carbohydrate in a crunchy 301 00:12:42,880 --> 00:12:45,920 Speaker 1: biscuit snack for school, that's a million times better than 302 00:12:45,920 --> 00:12:49,400 Speaker 1: to have an actual sweet biscuit if the kids like it. So, yeah, 303 00:12:49,440 --> 00:12:51,720 Speaker 1: you can use them in a really smart way, and 304 00:12:51,760 --> 00:12:54,040 Speaker 1: there's nothing really bad about them. But if we were 305 00:12:54,040 --> 00:12:56,079 Speaker 1: splitting hairs, yeah, you do have one without a sugar 306 00:12:56,120 --> 00:12:58,760 Speaker 1: and one without and you know, they're just different options. 307 00:12:58,760 --> 00:13:00,880 Speaker 1: But I think sometimes there's a person option out there 308 00:13:02,000 --> 00:13:04,000 Speaker 1: that Whetbeas is the healthiest cereal you can eat, and 309 00:13:04,040 --> 00:13:06,160 Speaker 1: I would say absolutely not. I think that's far healthier. 310 00:13:06,200 --> 00:13:08,040 Speaker 1: If I was giving that title, it would have to 311 00:13:08,040 --> 00:13:11,040 Speaker 1: beat a whole grain plain oats as sort of you know, 312 00:13:11,080 --> 00:13:14,319 Speaker 1: a whole grain with nothing at it and so nutritious 313 00:13:14,320 --> 00:13:16,160 Speaker 1: and so good for us and such a good low 314 00:13:16,240 --> 00:13:19,240 Speaker 1: GI breakfast cereal that would absolutely win, hands down. And 315 00:13:19,280 --> 00:13:21,400 Speaker 1: I'm a big fan of brand based cereal because I 316 00:13:21,400 --> 00:13:25,000 Speaker 1: think it's so good for the gush without being processed 317 00:13:25,040 --> 00:13:27,760 Speaker 1: at all. So, you know, but it's not a matter 318 00:13:27,800 --> 00:13:30,240 Speaker 1: if there's one standout cereal. There's just different products for 319 00:13:30,280 --> 00:13:33,120 Speaker 1: different people, depending on your goals. And you know, for kids, 320 00:13:33,160 --> 00:13:35,280 Speaker 1: you're doing far worse than giving them a couple of 321 00:13:35,280 --> 00:13:38,680 Speaker 1: week biks or vitebriates and milk for breakfast. But for adults, 322 00:13:38,679 --> 00:13:41,160 Speaker 1: I think in general there are better choices, could agree 323 00:13:41,240 --> 00:13:44,440 Speaker 1: more beautiful. 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