Yes, I like to eat fiber. Not the ones above but all kinds of high-fiber foods. I credit them with enabling me to shrink from a 2X to a size 12 in a year. I credit them with lowering my blood pressure. I just feel a whole lot better with fruit, veg, nuts and seedy stuff.
My favorite way to start the day is with a bowl of All-Bran. Yes, I do love the taste and the chewiness. I add flax-seed, sliced almonds, a generous shake of cinnamon (mmm....cinnamon) and fresh fruit. Right now the Bartlett pears are just perfect. Or maybe some raisins if I'm too lazy to cut up the fruit. Occasionally pumpkin seeds if I have them. But right now I have a bone to pick with Kellogg's.
Maybe several bones. One: why don't they make economy sizes of this product? You can buy anything else in warehouse-sized boxes. So, why not? Two: what's with the stupid inner bag that I can't ever open without tearing it and leaving ragged edges which don't pour well? I have opened a lot of bags of cereal in my life and this product is consistent. It's impossible. And, three: why do we have to have almost 4 times the amount of salt added here in Canada? Trust me, it doesn't help with the taste. In fact, it would be better on all counts if it weren't there at all. But maybe some is needed for preservation or something. But if the US product can manage with .65g per 100g - why do we have to have 2.15g? Just sayin'.
That's my rant. I know I can get jumbo-sized boxes of the buds and flakes but I don't like them. So there. I could probably store my cereal in some plastic container so it was easy to pour but why should I have to do that? And, salty as it is, I still love the fiber. I guess I'm one of those captive consumers.
