1 00:00:00,560 --> 00:00:03,120 Speaker 1: As a child, did you grow up with wheatbis as 2 00:00:03,160 --> 00:00:07,520 Speaker 1: your staple breakfast cereal? Indeed, breakfast biscuits have remained one 3 00:00:07,520 --> 00:00:11,120 Speaker 1: of the most popular breakfast cereals in Australia for many years. 4 00:00:11,520 --> 00:00:14,080 Speaker 1: So today on the Nutrition Couch podcast, we take a 5 00:00:14,120 --> 00:00:17,280 Speaker 1: closer look at two of the most popular breakfast cereal 6 00:00:17,280 --> 00:00:20,480 Speaker 1: biscuits in Ausy supermarkets to decide once and for all, 7 00:00:20,520 --> 00:00:23,639 Speaker 1: which is the healthiest option. Hi, I'm Susie Burrow and 8 00:00:23,680 --> 00:00:26,439 Speaker 1: I'm Lean Wood, and as two of Australia's leading dieticians 9 00:00:26,480 --> 00:00:29,520 Speaker 1: who specialize in evidence based nutrition, we bring you the 10 00:00:29,600 --> 00:00:33,240 Speaker 1: Nutrition Couch Product Review, a weekly chat on new products 11 00:00:33,280 --> 00:00:37,559 Speaker 1: and old favorites you can find in the supermarkets. So Leanne, 12 00:00:37,600 --> 00:00:40,040 Speaker 1: tell me a child. I don't even want to think 13 00:00:40,080 --> 00:00:43,400 Speaker 1: what child you were. I'm thinking the nineties. Maybe what 14 00:00:43,600 --> 00:00:46,240 Speaker 1: was the breakfast cereal that you had in your cupboard 15 00:00:46,280 --> 00:00:47,080 Speaker 1: when you were growing up? 16 00:00:47,280 --> 00:00:48,839 Speaker 2: I think we did. I'm trying to think back. I 17 00:00:48,840 --> 00:00:50,559 Speaker 2: think we did grow up with weep bigs. Mom had 18 00:00:50,600 --> 00:00:52,720 Speaker 2: these like big glass jars. There was this big shelf 19 00:00:52,720 --> 00:00:54,720 Speaker 2: in the kitchen. It was like above height, so as 20 00:00:54,720 --> 00:00:56,240 Speaker 2: a kid, I couldn't even reach up there. It was 21 00:00:56,280 --> 00:00:58,200 Speaker 2: like this big shelf and Mum had all these glass 22 00:00:58,280 --> 00:01:00,560 Speaker 2: jars of cereal, and I remember there was like some 23 00:01:00,600 --> 00:01:03,200 Speaker 2: sort of shredded whip thing in one that was like 24 00:01:03,480 --> 00:01:07,319 Speaker 2: Mum always had, oh, what's the really whole grainy type cereal. 25 00:01:07,360 --> 00:01:09,480 Speaker 2: There was a muslin one that was rolled oats in another, 26 00:01:09,520 --> 00:01:11,360 Speaker 2: that was wheetpicks in another. So we always had sort 27 00:01:11,360 --> 00:01:13,720 Speaker 2: of a range of five or six. But you would never, 28 00:01:13,840 --> 00:01:15,600 Speaker 2: as I listened as know, my mom was very healthy. 29 00:01:15,640 --> 00:01:17,800 Speaker 2: There was never any cocoa pops or fruit loops or 30 00:01:17,800 --> 00:01:20,959 Speaker 2: anything like that in our household. It was a very bland, beige, 31 00:01:21,040 --> 00:01:23,920 Speaker 2: high fiber type of cereals for us. And I was like, Mom, 32 00:01:23,920 --> 00:01:25,399 Speaker 2: I was looking sweet and she'd be like, put some 33 00:01:25,440 --> 00:01:28,040 Speaker 2: fruit on it. So it was always, you know, a bland, 34 00:01:28,040 --> 00:01:30,760 Speaker 2: a low sugar type of high fiber cereal, some milk 35 00:01:30,840 --> 00:01:33,120 Speaker 2: and some fruit. That was if cereal was in the household. 36 00:01:33,200 --> 00:01:35,360 Speaker 2: That was sort of a growing uption. What did you 37 00:01:35,400 --> 00:01:36,119 Speaker 2: grow up with, Suzzy? 38 00:01:36,400 --> 00:01:39,000 Speaker 1: Well, did you not even get the holiday packets where 39 00:01:39,040 --> 00:01:41,240 Speaker 1: you got to take away the little mini boxes and 40 00:01:41,240 --> 00:01:43,600 Speaker 1: then you could pick like as a special holiday thing, 41 00:01:43,640 --> 00:01:45,840 Speaker 1: you could have the cocoa pops or the nutri grain. 42 00:01:45,920 --> 00:01:52,000 Speaker 1: You never got that, no, so deprive. My mum was 43 00:01:52,000 --> 00:01:55,000 Speaker 1: not dissimilar like. She was quite strict as well, and 44 00:01:55,320 --> 00:01:57,680 Speaker 1: I want to say as I got older, we used 45 00:01:57,720 --> 00:02:00,800 Speaker 1: to have just right, which is not overly held in itself, 46 00:02:01,960 --> 00:02:06,120 Speaker 1: but we definitely had wheat pigs absolutely. Growing up we 47 00:02:06,160 --> 00:02:08,600 Speaker 1: had quite plain cereals, but we did on the holidays 48 00:02:08,600 --> 00:02:10,840 Speaker 1: we were allowed to get the holiday mix where we 49 00:02:10,840 --> 00:02:13,520 Speaker 1: would choose like the little one, So that was always 50 00:02:13,160 --> 00:02:16,400 Speaker 1: the very exciting highlight. So it's funny when you ask 51 00:02:16,480 --> 00:02:19,480 Speaker 1: people about their memories of growing up in the different 52 00:02:19,560 --> 00:02:22,120 Speaker 1: cereals that they had. I actually also remember when there 53 00:02:22,160 --> 00:02:27,200 Speaker 1: was calor Complete, so it had like these little currents 54 00:02:27,240 --> 00:02:30,320 Speaker 1: covered in yogurt in the eighties I guess it would 55 00:02:30,320 --> 00:02:33,200 Speaker 1: have been the nineties and it was not overly healthy 56 00:02:33,440 --> 00:02:37,640 Speaker 1: toasted musically, but these little yogurt covered currents were so delicious. 57 00:02:37,800 --> 00:02:38,560 Speaker 2: I remember that. 58 00:02:38,680 --> 00:02:38,880 Speaker 1: Yeah. 59 00:02:38,880 --> 00:02:40,919 Speaker 2: I feel like there was a type of Sultana brand 60 00:02:40,960 --> 00:02:42,919 Speaker 2: that also had that, because the mum used to buy 61 00:02:42,960 --> 00:02:44,919 Speaker 2: that one. I was like the Sultana brand. I think 62 00:02:44,919 --> 00:02:46,320 Speaker 2: you look on the box and it looks like it's 63 00:02:46,360 --> 00:02:49,000 Speaker 2: super high fiber because the brand type plates in there 64 00:02:49,280 --> 00:02:51,760 Speaker 2: looks like Uber Uber healthy and it's marketed as like, 65 00:02:51,840 --> 00:02:54,239 Speaker 2: you know, yogurt covered raisin but I think a quick 66 00:02:54,240 --> 00:02:56,079 Speaker 2: look at the nutrition label would probably tell us that 67 00:02:56,120 --> 00:02:58,120 Speaker 2: it's jack full of sugar. But back in the day, 68 00:02:58,160 --> 00:02:59,400 Speaker 2: I think, you know, we did a lot of front 69 00:02:59,400 --> 00:03:02,000 Speaker 2: of package you know, reading instead of actually reading the 70 00:03:02,120 --> 00:03:04,720 Speaker 2: nutrition labels. So we definitely had that in our household, 71 00:03:04,720 --> 00:03:07,160 Speaker 2: the brand flakes with sort of the yogurt covered raisins. 72 00:03:08,000 --> 00:03:10,880 Speaker 1: Yeah, so times have changed. You know, you probably come 73 00:03:10,960 --> 00:03:13,040 Speaker 1: as a surprise to hear that, you know, austrain industry 74 00:03:13,040 --> 00:03:14,560 Speaker 1: has actually done a great job at taking quite a 75 00:03:14,600 --> 00:03:17,440 Speaker 1: lot of sugar out of the cereal section. So you know, 76 00:03:17,480 --> 00:03:19,720 Speaker 1: even though there's a perception that it's not overly healthy, 77 00:03:19,760 --> 00:03:22,240 Speaker 1: indeed now it's far far healthier than it ever once was. 78 00:03:22,600 --> 00:03:24,480 Speaker 1: And back in the golden days, sugar was not so 79 00:03:24,560 --> 00:03:26,520 Speaker 1: much of a concern, so there was plenty of it 80 00:03:26,560 --> 00:03:29,840 Speaker 1: in breakfast cereal. But going to two very popular varieties 81 00:03:29,840 --> 00:03:32,560 Speaker 1: of cereal, I think they're still the biggest sellers. Wheatbeks 82 00:03:32,560 --> 00:03:36,720 Speaker 1: will start with Sanitary and Wheatbix. It's an interesting one actually, 83 00:03:36,920 --> 00:03:40,280 Speaker 1: because you know, in the old days, where there was 84 00:03:40,400 --> 00:03:42,560 Speaker 1: a lot of sugary cereal. You were sort of all 85 00:03:42,600 --> 00:03:44,880 Speaker 1: more process cereal. There wasn't a lot of the probiotic 86 00:03:45,000 --> 00:03:47,760 Speaker 1: high fiber varieties you can find now. You know, WHEATBEX 87 00:03:47,840 --> 00:03:50,080 Speaker 1: was kind of always considered the gold standard. And I 88 00:03:50,120 --> 00:03:53,200 Speaker 1: remember a skit at uni or the an ad that 89 00:03:53,320 --> 00:03:54,960 Speaker 1: was on back in the day that said, you know, 90 00:03:55,320 --> 00:03:57,880 Speaker 1: seven out of ten nutritionis or whatever the number was, 91 00:03:57,880 --> 00:04:00,280 Speaker 1: recommend wheatbox. So it was kind of always did at 92 00:04:00,280 --> 00:04:02,640 Speaker 1: the gold standard. And when you take a closer look 93 00:04:02,680 --> 00:04:04,720 Speaker 1: and even the processing of it, it's perhaps not as 94 00:04:04,720 --> 00:04:07,160 Speaker 1: healthy as we may perceive it to be, so especially 95 00:04:07,160 --> 00:04:09,080 Speaker 1: considering the kinds of cereals that you can find now 96 00:04:09,120 --> 00:04:11,280 Speaker 1: which is super high fiber. But if I look at 97 00:04:11,320 --> 00:04:13,320 Speaker 1: the ingredients, it's pretty clean. You know, it's ninety seven 98 00:04:13,320 --> 00:04:17,400 Speaker 1: percent whole grain wheat. Second ingredients or sugar, salt, barley, 99 00:04:17,400 --> 00:04:22,040 Speaker 1: milk extract, and then it's quite significantly fortified with vitamins 100 00:04:22,120 --> 00:04:25,520 Speaker 1: B one, B two, B three, and FOL eight as 101 00:04:25,600 --> 00:04:28,880 Speaker 1: well as iron contains gluten wheat. It's a wheat based product. 102 00:04:28,960 --> 00:04:31,360 Speaker 1: It's got a claim of low and sugar source of iron, 103 00:04:31,440 --> 00:04:33,560 Speaker 1: high in fiber, and you know, when we take a 104 00:04:33,560 --> 00:04:35,440 Speaker 1: look at it, LeAnn, There's not a whole lot in it, 105 00:04:35,480 --> 00:04:37,560 Speaker 1: you know. This is two of the breakfast biscuits, thirty 106 00:04:37,560 --> 00:04:40,200 Speaker 1: three grams that comes in just over one hundred calories, 107 00:04:40,200 --> 00:04:42,200 Speaker 1: so four hundred and eighty eight kilo duels per serve. 108 00:04:43,200 --> 00:04:46,159 Speaker 1: It's got four grams of protein that's without any milk added. 109 00:04:46,279 --> 00:04:50,240 Speaker 1: It's got very little fat orero point four grams, twenty 110 00:04:50,240 --> 00:04:53,040 Speaker 1: one point seven grams of carbohydrate, one gram of sugar 111 00:04:53,080 --> 00:04:54,840 Speaker 1: there is some added sugar, and wheat baks which may 112 00:04:54,839 --> 00:04:57,800 Speaker 1: come as a surprise. Four point three grams of dietary fiber, 113 00:04:57,880 --> 00:05:00,800 Speaker 1: which is a good serve. At least three you would 114 00:05:00,800 --> 00:05:02,800 Speaker 1: want from a bottle of breakfast cereal. Mind you, now 115 00:05:02,839 --> 00:05:05,000 Speaker 1: you're getting cereals that easily come in at six eight 116 00:05:05,080 --> 00:05:08,480 Speaker 1: grams per serve. Sodium eighty nine milligrams, pretty insignificant in 117 00:05:08,520 --> 00:05:11,120 Speaker 1: the big scheme of things. And then more than a 118 00:05:11,160 --> 00:05:13,680 Speaker 1: third of your recommend a daily intake of fol eight 119 00:05:13,880 --> 00:05:17,080 Speaker 1: although it is synthetic fol eate, fifty percent vitamin B one, 120 00:05:17,160 --> 00:05:19,720 Speaker 1: twenty five percent vitamins B two and three, twenty five 121 00:05:19,760 --> 00:05:23,039 Speaker 1: percent dietrin. Although it is non hemine. It's not overly 122 00:05:23,040 --> 00:05:25,440 Speaker 1: well absorbed. We should say in cereal product still a 123 00:05:25,480 --> 00:05:29,640 Speaker 1: great choice for people on a plant based diet, say magnesium. 124 00:05:29,720 --> 00:05:32,520 Speaker 1: So I would describe wheatbeits as being a very plain, 125 00:05:32,640 --> 00:05:36,320 Speaker 1: simple breakfast It's not unhealthy. Is it the healthiest breakfast 126 00:05:36,360 --> 00:05:39,120 Speaker 1: cereal out there? No? Are there a million cereals that 127 00:05:39,120 --> 00:05:41,000 Speaker 1: are worse? Yes? Do I buy it? 128 00:05:41,120 --> 00:05:41,200 Speaker 2: No? 129 00:05:41,680 --> 00:05:43,960 Speaker 1: Do I sometimes cook with it? Yes? You know, I 130 00:05:44,000 --> 00:05:47,839 Speaker 1: think really it's splitting hairs. But I think the message 131 00:05:47,839 --> 00:05:50,040 Speaker 1: for most people is I think that there are better 132 00:05:50,080 --> 00:05:52,719 Speaker 1: breakfast cereals out there. The GI is not overly low 133 00:05:52,720 --> 00:05:55,240 Speaker 1: on it, which means it's digested relatively quickly. Because of 134 00:05:55,279 --> 00:05:59,159 Speaker 1: the process nature of the cereal itself, you're not seeing 135 00:05:59,160 --> 00:06:01,680 Speaker 1: sort of big fib as chunks through it, and you 136 00:06:01,880 --> 00:06:03,720 Speaker 1: can tell that lean. Of course, when you serve it, it 137 00:06:03,720 --> 00:06:07,080 Speaker 1: goes really really sloppy, which means it's probably digestive relatively quickly, 138 00:06:07,560 --> 00:06:09,160 Speaker 1: you know. So I kind of if I was rating 139 00:06:09,160 --> 00:06:11,080 Speaker 1: it out of ten, i'd give it a seven. You know, 140 00:06:11,160 --> 00:06:13,840 Speaker 1: it's not it's not amazing, it's not bad, it's affordable 141 00:06:13,920 --> 00:06:17,160 Speaker 1: for many families, there's really nothing wrong with it. But 142 00:06:17,200 --> 00:06:19,359 Speaker 1: for me, it doesn't tick some of the key boxes 143 00:06:19,400 --> 00:06:23,039 Speaker 1: that I think a breakfast cereal should should tick in 144 00:06:23,160 --> 00:06:26,359 Speaker 1: terms of fiber and bulk factor, and you know it 145 00:06:26,360 --> 00:06:28,640 Speaker 1: does have added sugar, and there are options which do not. 146 00:06:29,400 --> 00:06:32,160 Speaker 1: So yeah, I just would give it a seven, and 147 00:06:32,160 --> 00:06:33,919 Speaker 1: I sort of doesn't do much for me. I'm not 148 00:06:33,960 --> 00:06:35,800 Speaker 1: anti or I'm not really pro it either. 149 00:06:35,960 --> 00:06:37,719 Speaker 2: Yeah, And let's be honest, it's not the best tasting 150 00:06:37,760 --> 00:06:39,120 Speaker 2: thing in the world, isn't it. Like it does go 151 00:06:39,279 --> 00:06:42,080 Speaker 2: super so soggy and soppy, So it's not something that 152 00:06:42,080 --> 00:06:44,560 Speaker 2: I'm jumping out of my seat to actually consume. But 153 00:06:44,720 --> 00:06:47,080 Speaker 2: you know, it is a pretty quote unquote clean breakfast option. 154 00:06:47,200 --> 00:06:49,200 Speaker 2: But let's be honest, Like two week bicks with milk 155 00:06:49,240 --> 00:06:50,640 Speaker 2: that doesn't fill me up. I don't know if that 156 00:06:50,680 --> 00:06:53,360 Speaker 2: fills you or anybody else up, but I would routinely eat, 157 00:06:53,400 --> 00:06:55,960 Speaker 2: you know, four or five six week bicks as a tall, active, 158 00:06:56,080 --> 00:06:58,920 Speaker 2: very active kid. So for me like that that's serving 159 00:06:58,960 --> 00:07:01,680 Speaker 2: size for me, and most of the active ladies wouldn't 160 00:07:01,720 --> 00:07:03,800 Speaker 2: actually be enough. I work with very active ladies as 161 00:07:03,800 --> 00:07:05,880 Speaker 2: sort of my client taler. Just two week bits of 162 00:07:05,960 --> 00:07:08,560 Speaker 2: milk wouldn't quite cut it. So I think to balance 163 00:07:08,600 --> 00:07:10,600 Speaker 2: that breakfast add a little bit better. We'd want to 164 00:07:10,600 --> 00:07:12,720 Speaker 2: add a little bit more protein, so a good dollop 165 00:07:12,760 --> 00:07:15,120 Speaker 2: of some good quality Greek yogurd and you know, a 166 00:07:15,120 --> 00:07:17,200 Speaker 2: good sprinkle of some nuts and seeds. Adding a little 167 00:07:17,200 --> 00:07:19,000 Speaker 2: bit of healthy fat in there as well to balance 168 00:07:19,000 --> 00:07:21,400 Speaker 2: out some of those carbohydrates. I think would be would 169 00:07:21,440 --> 00:07:24,280 Speaker 2: be a relatively better option, Susie. I think I think 170 00:07:24,280 --> 00:07:26,120 Speaker 2: a lot of people will put you know, fruit with 171 00:07:26,160 --> 00:07:28,760 Speaker 2: their cereal, which is just sort of adding in more carbohydrates. 172 00:07:28,760 --> 00:07:30,400 Speaker 2: I like to always balance out a bit of cereal 173 00:07:30,440 --> 00:07:32,520 Speaker 2: with some healthy vats and a little bit of extra 174 00:07:32,560 --> 00:07:34,680 Speaker 2: protein as well. That really gives you that longer lasting 175 00:07:34,760 --> 00:07:36,960 Speaker 2: energy throughout the day. So I'm like you, it's not 176 00:07:37,480 --> 00:07:40,240 Speaker 2: terrible or definitely worse breakfast options. It's not a bad one, 177 00:07:40,520 --> 00:07:42,080 Speaker 2: but it's not something that I'm jumping out of my 178 00:07:42,080 --> 00:07:44,960 Speaker 2: seat to recommend left front center for my clients. I 179 00:07:44,960 --> 00:07:47,440 Speaker 2: really do think that, especially from a taste perspective, I 180 00:07:47,440 --> 00:07:51,560 Speaker 2: think it's quite bland. I definitely think there are more tastier, healthier, 181 00:07:51,680 --> 00:07:53,480 Speaker 2: more nutritious cereal options out there. 182 00:07:53,320 --> 00:07:57,680 Speaker 1: Absolutely, And I think you know, describing the carbohydrate, you know, 183 00:07:57,720 --> 00:08:00,520 Speaker 1: it's twenty one grams of carbohydrate that's out the milk 184 00:08:00,560 --> 00:08:03,720 Speaker 1: so if you then include a serve of milk, plant milk, 185 00:08:04,200 --> 00:08:05,720 Speaker 1: dairy milk, you're going to get at least ten more 186 00:08:05,720 --> 00:08:08,240 Speaker 1: grams carbo hydrates, so that's thirty grams. Then if you're 187 00:08:08,240 --> 00:08:11,360 Speaker 1: adding some fruit, you're getting a pretty high carbohydrate breakfast cereal, 188 00:08:11,400 --> 00:08:13,600 Speaker 1: which a lot of my clients don't process so well. 189 00:08:13,600 --> 00:08:14,920 Speaker 1: It tends to sort of give them a hit and 190 00:08:14,920 --> 00:08:18,000 Speaker 1: then they're not satisfied right through to lunchtime. So I'm 191 00:08:18,040 --> 00:08:19,800 Speaker 1: like you, if I had a client who loved them, 192 00:08:19,840 --> 00:08:22,400 Speaker 1: I would say, we'll just mash one up or one 193 00:08:22,400 --> 00:08:24,080 Speaker 1: and a half up with and make it like a 194 00:08:24,120 --> 00:08:26,640 Speaker 1: Bircher bowl with your high protein Greek yogurt and some 195 00:08:26,760 --> 00:08:30,320 Speaker 1: berries to make it more balanced and more filling. Or 196 00:08:30,360 --> 00:08:33,320 Speaker 1: for really active people or active kids, you know, including 197 00:08:33,360 --> 00:08:35,480 Speaker 1: one in a smoothie with a banana can be a 198 00:08:35,520 --> 00:08:37,760 Speaker 1: really filling breakfast thing because you're adding the protein backing. 199 00:08:37,960 --> 00:08:40,280 Speaker 1: And for really active people it can be a really 200 00:08:40,320 --> 00:08:42,880 Speaker 1: smart source of carbohydrates to bulk out or to have 201 00:08:42,920 --> 00:08:46,280 Speaker 1: a lot for a relatively cheap price point. For the 202 00:08:46,280 --> 00:08:48,319 Speaker 1: client group that I'm seeing, which is generally interested in 203 00:08:48,400 --> 00:08:51,320 Speaker 1: weight control in their thirties, forties and fifties. It's certainly 204 00:08:51,320 --> 00:08:53,480 Speaker 1: not my go to simply because I tend to opt 205 00:08:53,520 --> 00:08:56,160 Speaker 1: for high protein breakfast rather than carbo hydrate rich ones. 206 00:08:56,440 --> 00:08:59,240 Speaker 1: But certainly with teenagers and teenage boys, it would be 207 00:08:59,240 --> 00:09:01,559 Speaker 1: a food I would go too, because it's relatively inexpensive 208 00:09:01,600 --> 00:09:02,920 Speaker 1: and they can eat a lot of it and get 209 00:09:02,920 --> 00:09:06,280 Speaker 1: that good quality carbohydrate that they do need because they're 210 00:09:06,320 --> 00:09:08,160 Speaker 1: busy and they've got a lot more muscle mass and 211 00:09:08,160 --> 00:09:10,760 Speaker 1: are growing. So, like everything in what we talk about 212 00:09:10,760 --> 00:09:13,440 Speaker 1: here on the Nutrition Couch, there's different strokes for different folk, 213 00:09:14,600 --> 00:09:16,360 Speaker 1: and as I said, it sits in that middle ground. 214 00:09:16,400 --> 00:09:20,560 Speaker 1: But we wanted to compare it to vitebrates because vitebrates 215 00:09:20,720 --> 00:09:23,840 Speaker 1: is an interesting product because I would hug you it's 216 00:09:23,880 --> 00:09:26,840 Speaker 1: better because when we look at the ingredients on vitebrates, 217 00:09:27,400 --> 00:09:30,480 Speaker 1: it's ninety nine percent whole grain wheat and it's got 218 00:09:30,480 --> 00:09:32,320 Speaker 1: some salt in it, but there's no added sugar. So 219 00:09:32,400 --> 00:09:35,120 Speaker 1: I think as a cereal in general, and I personally 220 00:09:35,360 --> 00:09:38,960 Speaker 1: prefer it as a flavor that more wheaty taste to 221 00:09:39,000 --> 00:09:41,520 Speaker 1: me is nicer. I find them a bit harder. As 222 00:09:41,520 --> 00:09:44,360 Speaker 1: a biscuit, I find that it go with soggy, So 223 00:09:44,480 --> 00:09:47,880 Speaker 1: personally I prefer the serve nutritionally very very similar. You know, 224 00:09:47,920 --> 00:09:50,400 Speaker 1: you're looking at four hundred and ninety killer jewels again, 225 00:09:50,760 --> 00:09:52,920 Speaker 1: just about one hundred and twenty calories per serve. Three 226 00:09:52,960 --> 00:09:55,320 Speaker 1: grams of protein a little bit less than the wheatbits, 227 00:09:55,360 --> 00:09:58,880 Speaker 1: but nothing significant. Similar, very little fat, twenty two point 228 00:09:58,880 --> 00:10:01,360 Speaker 1: three grams cover hydro similar amount of five or four 229 00:10:01,400 --> 00:10:04,439 Speaker 1: point two tiny bit more sodium, but one hundred and 230 00:10:04,480 --> 00:10:09,440 Speaker 1: thirty milligrams really insignificant. But I actually can't see there's 231 00:10:09,480 --> 00:10:12,040 Speaker 1: not the fortification that the wheatbeakx has actually, so it 232 00:10:12,040 --> 00:10:14,400 Speaker 1: doesn't have those B group vitamins through there or the 233 00:10:14,440 --> 00:10:17,680 Speaker 1: dietary iron. Now that wouldn't concern me Land because if 234 00:10:17,720 --> 00:10:19,680 Speaker 1: it's a whole grain cereal, you're getting your vitamin B 235 00:10:19,760 --> 00:10:23,240 Speaker 1: anyway naturally without having to fortify. And I'm not a 236 00:10:23,280 --> 00:10:26,000 Speaker 1: massive fan of fortifying with synthetic folate anyway. I'd much 237 00:10:26,080 --> 00:10:29,400 Speaker 1: rather people get natural folate that's naturally occurring in whole 238 00:10:29,400 --> 00:10:32,760 Speaker 1: grains or from grains anyway than synthetic folate. And the 239 00:10:32,840 --> 00:10:35,880 Speaker 1: iron in cereal is not well absorbed. So unless I've got, 240 00:10:36,040 --> 00:10:38,800 Speaker 1: you know, someone who's vegan and really looking for options 241 00:10:38,840 --> 00:10:43,240 Speaker 1: to increase eroed absorption. There's better options for me iron wise, 242 00:10:43,600 --> 00:10:46,199 Speaker 1: even from other plant based foods, whether it's legumes or 243 00:10:46,240 --> 00:10:49,400 Speaker 1: whole grains. So yeah, that wouldn't bother me. As a cereal, 244 00:10:49,400 --> 00:10:52,040 Speaker 1: I wouldn't be buying whetbeaks because it's fortified over Vita Brits, 245 00:10:52,040 --> 00:10:54,319 Speaker 1: which has no oded sugar. I think that if I 246 00:10:54,320 --> 00:10:56,600 Speaker 1: was choosing, I would just go for this one. One Personally, 247 00:10:56,600 --> 00:10:59,440 Speaker 1: I prefer the taste, and two it's got no added sugar. 248 00:10:59,640 --> 00:11:01,400 Speaker 1: But you know, in the big scheme of gram of 249 00:11:01,400 --> 00:11:03,640 Speaker 1: sugar in a couple of week bits is likely to 250 00:11:03,640 --> 00:11:04,920 Speaker 1: be the least to your problem exactly. 251 00:11:04,960 --> 00:11:06,640 Speaker 2: They're really much of a muster. So I think from 252 00:11:06,679 --> 00:11:08,520 Speaker 2: a flavor perspective, go with the one that you like. 253 00:11:08,760 --> 00:11:10,960 Speaker 2: I mean, as dieticians are, were always going to say 254 00:11:10,960 --> 00:11:12,560 Speaker 2: the one, but no out of sugar is better. But 255 00:11:12,800 --> 00:11:14,640 Speaker 2: as you said, in the grand scheme of things, it's 256 00:11:14,720 --> 00:11:18,600 Speaker 2: zero sugar versus one gram, so it's pretty insignificant in 257 00:11:18,640 --> 00:11:21,120 Speaker 2: the grand scheme of things, let's be honest. So I 258 00:11:21,120 --> 00:11:23,240 Speaker 2: think either are a good option. I'm not going to 259 00:11:23,280 --> 00:11:25,920 Speaker 2: say that they're my favorite breakfast type cereal option, but 260 00:11:26,080 --> 00:11:28,640 Speaker 2: they're definitely better options than some of our other sugary 261 00:11:28,679 --> 00:11:30,720 Speaker 2: based cereal, So if you kids do like them, I'd 262 00:11:30,720 --> 00:11:33,000 Speaker 2: definitely be encouraging you to have them, and for little 263 00:11:33,000 --> 00:11:34,800 Speaker 2: ones who do struggle to get in fire, but this 264 00:11:34,960 --> 00:11:36,520 Speaker 2: is a really good option. I feel like some of 265 00:11:36,559 --> 00:11:39,080 Speaker 2: the high fiber type cereals we talk about SUSI are 266 00:11:39,080 --> 00:11:41,840 Speaker 2: probably too much fiber for our little least. So this 267 00:11:41,920 --> 00:11:44,200 Speaker 2: is a great sort of first food for toddler's babies, 268 00:11:44,200 --> 00:11:46,160 Speaker 2: that sort of thing, because it does go so soft, 269 00:11:46,280 --> 00:11:48,080 Speaker 2: and it does have a good whacker fiber in there 270 00:11:48,160 --> 00:11:50,440 Speaker 2: as well, and they're nicely balanced sort of you know, 271 00:11:50,480 --> 00:11:53,240 Speaker 2: amount of whole grains and carbohydrates as well. So I 272 00:11:53,240 --> 00:11:55,200 Speaker 2: feel like for our little kids in our growing teens, 273 00:11:55,240 --> 00:11:58,160 Speaker 2: it's a great option. Perhaps for an adults, so they 274 00:11:58,200 --> 00:11:59,880 Speaker 2: just need to think about balancing a little bit more, 275 00:12:00,000 --> 00:12:03,120 Speaker 2: adding in some healthy fats and some protein as well. 276 00:12:03,160 --> 00:12:05,320 Speaker 2: But I think both both are pretty good options and 277 00:12:05,480 --> 00:12:06,839 Speaker 2: very very similar, let's be honest. 278 00:12:07,040 --> 00:12:08,800 Speaker 1: And you know a way that I actually use them 279 00:12:08,840 --> 00:12:11,400 Speaker 1: more often than actually why they're in my cupboard is 280 00:12:11,400 --> 00:12:13,760 Speaker 1: that I sometimes bake with them, like because I'll make 281 00:12:13,760 --> 00:12:16,280 Speaker 1: protein balls with it as a base, because it blends 282 00:12:16,400 --> 00:12:18,720 Speaker 1: quite well, that kind of crunchy base. So if you're 283 00:12:19,000 --> 00:12:21,040 Speaker 1: wanting to block up a banana bread or as I said, 284 00:12:21,040 --> 00:12:23,000 Speaker 1: add it to a smoothie or make some protein balls, 285 00:12:23,040 --> 00:12:25,400 Speaker 1: it's a really good way to do that without using 286 00:12:25,480 --> 00:12:28,120 Speaker 1: refined flour. So with cereals, you know, you can use 287 00:12:28,120 --> 00:12:30,760 Speaker 1: them quite in ingenious ways. I've had clients who use 288 00:12:30,800 --> 00:12:33,160 Speaker 1: them for kids lunchboxes, you know, and they put kind 289 00:12:33,160 --> 00:12:34,760 Speaker 1: of a spread on them and then they have it 290 00:12:34,800 --> 00:12:37,400 Speaker 1: as like a little crunchy snack in the day. So 291 00:12:37,920 --> 00:12:40,280 Speaker 1: you know, certainly there are some ways you can use it. 292 00:12:40,320 --> 00:12:42,880 Speaker 1: And so for ten grams of carbohydrate in a crunchy 293 00:12:42,880 --> 00:12:45,920 Speaker 1: biscuit snack for school, that's a million times better than 294 00:12:45,960 --> 00:12:49,440 Speaker 1: to have an actual sweet biscuit if the kids like it. So, yeah, 295 00:12:49,440 --> 00:12:51,319 Speaker 1: you can use them in a really smart way, and 296 00:12:51,800 --> 00:12:54,080 Speaker 1: there's nothing really bad about them. But if we were 297 00:12:54,080 --> 00:12:56,120 Speaker 1: splitting hairs, yeah, you do have one without a sugar 298 00:12:56,120 --> 00:12:58,760 Speaker 1: and one without and you know, they're just different options. 299 00:12:58,800 --> 00:13:00,920 Speaker 1: But I think sometimes there's a person option out there 300 00:13:02,040 --> 00:13:04,080 Speaker 1: that wheatbeaks is the healthiest cereal you can eat, and 301 00:13:04,080 --> 00:13:06,240 Speaker 1: I would say absolutely not. I think that's far healthier. 302 00:13:06,240 --> 00:13:08,080 Speaker 1: If I was giving that title, it would have to 303 00:13:08,080 --> 00:13:11,080 Speaker 1: beat a whole grain plain oats as sort of you know, 304 00:13:11,120 --> 00:13:14,320 Speaker 1: a whole grain with nothing at it and so nutritious 305 00:13:14,360 --> 00:13:16,240 Speaker 1: and so good for us, and such a good low 306 00:13:16,280 --> 00:13:19,280 Speaker 1: GI breakfast cereal that would absolutely win, hands down. And 307 00:13:19,320 --> 00:13:21,440 Speaker 1: I'm a big fan of brand based cereal because I 308 00:13:21,440 --> 00:13:25,040 Speaker 1: think it's so good for the gush without being processed 309 00:13:25,040 --> 00:13:27,800 Speaker 1: at all. So, you know, but it's not a matter 310 00:13:27,840 --> 00:13:30,280 Speaker 1: if there's one standout cereal. There's just different products for 311 00:13:30,320 --> 00:13:33,160 Speaker 1: different people, depending on your goals. And you know, for kids, 312 00:13:33,160 --> 00:13:35,280 Speaker 1: you're doing far worse than giving them a couple of 313 00:13:35,320 --> 00:13:38,680 Speaker 1: week biks or vitebricks and milk for breakfast. But for adults, 314 00:13:38,720 --> 00:13:41,200 Speaker 1: I think in general there are better choices. Couldn't agree 315 00:13:41,280 --> 00:13:44,439 Speaker 1: more beautiful? All right? 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