I wasn't always a breakfast person. That's changed in the last few years as I've discovered how much better I feel after having a substantial breakfast. Unfortunately, there are some tough choices to make. Most traditional breakfast foods are either all carbs or high in fat, or so it seems. I know there are good choices too, but the bad ones seem easier.
A researcher at the University of Illinois is working on changing that. She is on the tail end of creating a cereal made with as much soy protein as can be packed into it without having off flavors or textures. Apparently those are common problems when working with soy. The cereal also passes the FDA test to claim high fiber and high protein. The developer also worked to make the cereal low in fat.
Sounds great to me, if it tastes good. The researcher says that while it does need to be tweaked, the cereal has compared well with other healthy cereals already on the market in taste tests.
Well, I don't even know if this cereal will ever happen or if it's real in the first place. I do think it sounds promising, though. So what do you think? The perfect breakfast or ...something else?
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3-09-2008 @ 5:20PM
arasmus2 said...
The cereal is for real. I was her student last semester at UofI in Food Sensory science. The research was actually performed a few years ago and although the cereal isn't going to be marketed anytime soon the research found promising results with respect to consumer acceptance to this type of cereal product.
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3-10-2008 @ 1:25AM
Tim said...
I'll be interested to see if this would be any better than Kashi's GoLean line of cereals?
1 Cup of cereal
140 calories
10g fiber
13g protein
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3-10-2008 @ 1:32AM
clarice said...
Let's be real. We all know the best foods are whole foods. Nutritional content, flavor and a feeling of fullness can all be gotten from old-fashioned foods. Try oatmeal, milk, fruit or scrambled eggs light on the yolks. Consider ethnic breakfasts such as rice and fish. Mix up your breakfasts with flavored but unsweetened coffees, teas or small glasses of juice. Eating is not rocket science and relying on scientists to pump out a "super breakfast cereal" is foolish.
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3-10-2008 @ 11:52AM
Bear Silber said...
I would love to try this out. My favorite high fiber, low-fat cereal is Fiber One, it's 60 calories per serving with 1g of fat, 14g of fiber, (only 2g of protein though) but 0g of sugar!
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3-10-2008 @ 12:14PM
Dr. Merritt said...
I am very cautious about eating soy and I don't recommend soy in any form to my patients. People forget that it is a cover crop here, and are mistaken in the amount that is eaten in Asia - it is used as a condiment over there, and often fermented, which makes it safer. Here it is eaten in larger amounts, not fermented and that can have many detrimental health side effects. The FDA has just been petitioned, in fact, to remove the words "Heart-Healthy" from soy products. We have too much soy in our diets already (try reading some labels) - this cereal is a terrible idea.
And the comment above is correct - we should be eating whole foods, not engineering foods. That only leads to trouble in the long run.
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