Kashi Truly Vanilla Hot Cereal – Gives you flavor and food good for your heart!
Written: Feb 09 '08 (Updated Feb 09 '08)
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Pros: Healthy, flavorful, easy to carry with you and make in the office!
Cons: More expensive than others, but it's healthier than a lot of others too!
The Bottom Line: Very delicious, healthy, hearty and good for you!
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Breakfast is rated as the most important meal of the day. Usually, people are either eating in a rush or not eating at all. Some pack items to prepare at work, others skip this meal due to time. You have to get yourself ready, possibly your family, drop kids off to school or daycare and then make sure you get to work on time. Who has time to have a leisurely breakfast, right?
When you do eat, you don’t want to grab a pop pastry, as I really don’t believe there is anything super healthy about them, but they are fast! What about oatmeal? We hear so many good things about oatmeal in the news. Oatmeal is great for your heart, gives you a hearty breakfast that lasts you through the morning and carries you to lunch, right? If you try Kashi GoLean™ Truly Vanilla Oatmeal, you will have a great breakfast!
The Product
The boxes usually come with 8 packages with instructions on each package. So, you can either take one or take in the whole box and know that you will have the preparations listed either way!
The oatmeal needs to be put in the microwave. You put in 2/3 cup of water and microwave for 1 minute on high, stir and then microwave for 30 to 60 seconds longer. They do advise just using the super hot water from a coffee maker does not cook the whole grains thoroughly.
Nutrition Facts
This information is taken from the box and allows for 1 serving, or 1 packet, of oatmeal and is based upon a standard 2,000 calorie diet.
Calories 150
Calories from Fat 20
Total Fat 2g or 3%
Saturated Fat 0g
Trans Fat 0g
Cholesterol 0mg or 0%
Sodium 100mg or 4%
Potassium 250mg or 7%
Total Carbohydrates 25g or 8%
Fiber 7g or 29%
Soluble Fiber 5g
Insoluble Fiber 2g
Sugars 6g
Protein 9g or 15%
Vitamin A 0%
Vitamin C 0%
Calcium 0%
Iron 6%
The box does state they have 350 mg of Omega-3, as well. This helps your skin, hair, and many other things!
The Ingredients
Whole grain rolled oats, evaporated cane juice, chicory root fiber, Kashi Seven Whole Grains and Sesame™ blend (whole: hard red winter wheat, oats, rye, barley, triticale, long grain brown rice, buckwheat, sesame seeds), soy protein isolate, whey protein isolate, whole flax seeds, natural vanilla flavor, guar gum, potassium chloride, molasses, evaporated salt, cinnamon.
Contains wheat, soy and milk ingredients
Overall Impressions
This oatmeal, like most others, is very easy to make. The packet has everything you need included, except the water. I noticed when microwaving this oatmeal, I need to stir it after only 30 seconds. If not, it will bubble over! This could be due to the water that I use. It is the hot water from a coffee maker.
The oatmeal seems to last longer and keeps me fuller longer than some others that I have tried in the past. It has a great flavor and the vanilla is nice! It is a mild vanilla flavor and does not overpower you when eating it. There is a very tiny hint of cinnamon. The combination of both makes the oatmeal just sweet enough and it is not sickeningly sweet!
I do feel better after eating a wonderful breakfast like this, rather than a fast food breakfast. This doesn’t sit like a lump in the bottom of your stomach, but, it gives you energy to keep you going all morning long!
If you want something good for you, easy to carry to work and has great flavor, this oatmeal should be one that you check out! Enjoy!
~Thank you for spending time with me today!~
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