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Permalink Reply by Doug on December 13, 2007 at 5:39am

Thanks for the info Manny! I haven't seen this one in stores yet, but I'll certainly look next trip.

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Permalink Reply by Jenny on December 13, 2007 at 7:38am

Manny,

The major problem with that kind of cereal is that it is full of soy. The soy industry has done a masterful job of convincing people that soy is health food, but it isn't true. Soy can depress thyroid function, it mimics estrogen compounds which can promote cancers and mood problems, it also causes food allergies as well as many other problems. This is all documented in a book called The Whole Soy Story, written by a phD nutritionist who documents the heck out of every claim with peer reviewed literature.

I was eating a soy cereal for breakfast years ago when I was low carbing very strictly, and I ended up with a very intense mood disorder--extreme depression. . Reseraching it I found other reports online of soy toxicity leading to depression. I am very sensitive to hormones, so I figured the hormone mimic effect might be to blame. Whatever it was, eliminating the soy eliminated the mood problem and I went back to being my usual cheery self.

So I have stopped eating soy products, no matter what their effect on blood sugar.

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Permalink Reply by Manny Hernandez on December 15, 2007 at 10:02am

I had no idea about the problems with soy. :(

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Permalink Reply by die die my darling on December 15, 2007 at 1:59pm

wow......i'm glad I read this and did a little research..I was drinking vanilla soy milk religiously....

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Permalink Reply by Libby on December 13, 2007 at 9:06am

This is avalable in my local supermarket. I tried it and liked the taste but I can't easily manage 14g of carbs at breakfast since I don't take any basal insulin. Plus 3/4 cup is not enough of a serving for me so I would have to supplement with something else which would up the carbs some more. The Rosedale diet book has a great recipe for "Nutola" cereal which is made with toasted nuts instead of grains. I haven't made it yet.

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Permalink Reply by Helen Bryan on December 13, 2007 at 9:15am

Manny, Does this taste like the original Special K or an evil twin made from cardboard?

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Permalink Reply by die die my darling on December 15, 2007 at 9:02am

it's so good! they make vanilla almond too..and strawberry..I eat them all =D

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Permalink Reply by Lucile K. on November 5, 2010 at 8:21pm

Kellogg's Special K protein plus cereal is my easy to prepare breakfast of choice when I test high. Also, I've substituted Special K protein plus cereal for Kellogg's® Rice Krispies cereal to make the Kellogg's Rice Krispies Treats recipe, reducing the amount of marshmellows in the original recipe by 1/2. Yummy.

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Permalink Reply by Dana Clark on November 5, 2010 at 8:25pm

Special K Granola is yummy!

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Permalink Reply by Lucile K. on November 5, 2010 at 8:29pm

So I hear...my hubby eats Special K Granola: 39 carbs in 1/2 cup.

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Permalink Reply by Jan on November 6, 2010 at 6:14am

Niece loves Spec.K with chocolate which she does have to take more insulin for. I'm going to try half and half Protein and chocolate and see if she'll eat it.

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Permalink Reply by Brian (bsc) on November 6, 2010 at 8:04am

Personally, I've been trying to cut back on highly processed foods and grain based products. Just so that everyone is clear, take a gander at the ingredients:

WHEAT BRAN, SOY GRITS, RICE, WHEAT GLUTEN, SOYBEAN OIL, WHOLE GRAIN WHEAT, SOY PROTEIN ISOLATE, SUGAR, SALT, HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP, MALT FLAVOR, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, ASCORBIC ACID (VITAMIN C), SUCRALOSE, ALPHA TOCOPHEROL ACETATE (VITAMIN E), REDUCED IRON, NIACINAMIDE, PYRIDOXINE HYDROCHLORIDE (VITAMIN B6), RIBOFLAVIN (VITAMIN B2), THIAMIN HYDROCHLORIDE (VITAMIN B1), VITAMIN A PALMITATE, FOLIC ACID AND VITAMIN B12, TO MAINTAIN QUALITY, BHT HAS BEEN ADDED TO PACKAGING.

The primary sources of protein are wheat gluten and soy protein isolate. Certainly this is better than Fruit Loops and Lucky Charms, but I'm not sure it is much better.

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