Interesting observation
By snowy
@snowy22315 (169940)
United States
March 23, 2018 4:13pm CST
So, yesterday, I got a chance to do a bit of shopping in one of my favorite areas that has all the stors I like clustered into one area. I was in Aldi when I decided to compare the carb content of knock off cr cereal. I compared the peanut butter cocoa knock off (kids) cereal with the special K with red berry cereal. The Special K cereal had about a third higher carbs then the peanut butter cocoa cereal!. I was rather surprised but I wanted the PB cocoa cereal anyway, so I guess the morale of the story is compare cereals for sugar and carb content. Have you ever been surprised by cereal results?
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@Courtlynn (66921)
• United States
23 Mar 18
Only surprises I get from cereal, is the prices! Those things are outrageous least here.
Glad the one you wanted was the better one.
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@snowy22315 (169940)
• United States
23 Mar 18
Oh yeah, cereal prices are fairly outrageous. I usually stick to special deals or knock off brands.
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@snowy22315 (169940)
• United States
23 Mar 18
@Courtlynn Some of my favorite cereals I just don't buy anymore they are crazy high.
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@Courtlynn (66921)
• United States
23 Mar 18
@snowy22315 Oh us too. we only get cereal here and there anyways, but when we do its when its on sale, or a craving but only one certain box.
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@arthurchappell (45002)
• Preston, England
23 Mar 18
sounds a good way to shop. I would usually choose simply the cheaper option available
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@snowy22315 (169940)
• United States
23 Mar 18
They were about 10 cents apart, I chose the lower carb variety.
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@snowy22315 (169940)
• United States
23 Mar 18
Yes, but I didn't have that option available to me at the time.
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@shaggin (71664)
• United States
23 Mar 18
@snowy22315 pretty crazy that special K which is supposed to be so much healthier had so many more carbs then the pb cocoa one. I don't care for sugary cereals. My kids like to try new ones but then hate them so I get stuck eating them and hating it lol
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@snowy22315 (169940)
• United States
23 Mar 18
@shaggin oh oh well. I might try the PB cocoa ones tonight for my evening snack. I mean the real Special K might have been better in terms of carbs, calories..
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@snowy22315 (169940)
• United States
24 Mar 18
I thought you said you were underweight...So why would you worry?
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@snowy22315 (169940)
• United States
24 Mar 18
@LadyDuck I grew up on it and am far from diabetic..but anyway, each to their own..
. Have a good one!
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@LadyDuck (458008)
• Switzerland
24 Mar 18
@snowy22315 Excessive sugar it's not only a problem of weight. I do not want to become diabetics and I do not even like cereals.
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@snowy22315 (169940)
• United States
23 Mar 18
Yes, you really have to look at the labels. Some cereals that might be healthy in some respects like lots of fiber, also contain lots of carbs and our sugar so you need to look.
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@andriaperry (116860)
• Anniston, Alabama
24 Mar 18
Yes! But all of them run my blood sugar up so I do not eat them.
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@snowy22315 (169940)
• United States
24 Mar 18
I was blessed with a good metabolism in that way. My blood sugar is never too high or too low no matter what I eat. I think it is an inherited thing.
@jstory07 (134458)
• Roseburg, Oregon
24 Mar 18
Cereal is mostly sugar and it should not be as high as it is.
@snowy22315 (169940)
• United States
24 Mar 18
It really depends on the type, not all cereals are high in sugar. I do defintely agree they are very expensive though..especially the name brand types.
