Comments on: Kashi Autumn Wheat: A Clean and Healthy Breakfast Cereal

By: JenniferM

JenniferM — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 15:54:30 +0000

Thanks for the heads up, Janet. I didn’t know Kashi is owned by Kellogg.

By: Janet

Janet — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 13:31:13 +0000

I used to love Kashi till I found out they are owned by Kellogg and use GMO’S

By: JenniferM

JenniferM — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 11:53:51 +0000

Thanks for the tip, Lynn. I love shredded wheat, so I will give the Post Wheat’n Bran a try!

By: Lynn

Lynn — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 22:17:18 +0000

I too love the Kashi cereals but when I started investigating the food label, I discovered that evaporated cane syrup is just another name for sugar.

If you want to eliminate the sugar try Post Shredded Wheat Wheat’n Bran. No sugar just whole grain wheat and it’s delicious

By: Meaghan

Meaghan — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 18:29:01 +0000

Love this cereal, but the cinnamon harvest flavor one is my favorite; its still the shredded wheat kind but with some added goodness
I am addicted to it; as soon as I wake up in the morning I have a tiny little bowl to start off my morning!

By: healthy breakfast recipes

healthy breakfast recipes — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 14:57:37 +0000

wonderful Breakfast Cereal.

thanks for Ingredients of recipes

By: saj

saj — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 22:02:31 +0000

My husband eats this cereal, and I’ve done some previous research on evaporated cane juice. While this certainly is a decent cereal, as most Kashi foods are, I hate to say it: it does contain added sugar. Evaporated cane juice is a type of sugar; it’s just less refined. It does contain more nutrients than refined white sugar, which makes it a better option.

With an ingredient list like this on this cereal, if there are any grams of sugar listed in the nutrient info, it has to contain added sugar (wheat does not contain sugar, to my knowledge, or extremely minimal). The only reason I want to mention this is because anyone watching their blood sugar levels might consume this thinking they are in the clear. Companies are being sneaky by listing it this way and making people think they’re not consuming sugar. Europe has it right; this same product in Europe is simply listed as “unrefined sugar.” Just as an orange gives you orange juice, sugar cane gives you cane juice, which is then boiled until the water evaporates, giving you…evaporated cane juice, or less refined sugar crystals.

Honestly, the only good sugar substitutes I know of are stevia and agave nectar. Even Sucanat is just unrefined sugar that is more natural (its name comes from SUgar CANe NATural). Natural is good, but agave nectar is a sweetener that has minimal blood sugar impact despite its calories, and stevia is a natural product that sweetens food without calories and without the damages of artificial sweeteners.

Please don’t take this as a diatribe against any sugar consumption; natural, less refined sugars are certainly a superior option to refined sugar. But the natural sugars found in fruits or the substitutes I mentioned above are the best if you’re trying to eat as cleanly and naturally as possible. Please enjoy Kashi; just understand that it does contain added sugars in a more natural form.

Thanks for reading!

By: Karen

Karen — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 00:20:26 +0000

I like to fix mine with 1/2c almond milk and 1/2c water, sometimes a sprinkle of cinnamon and microwave it for about a minute. Makes a good hot cereal!

By: Dana

Dana — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:35:34 +0000

This is a little off-topic, but I’m thrilled to see that organic evaporated cane juice is clean! I posted that as a question on Tosca Reno’s boards last week, and no one has responded. Thank you!

By: Kimberly

Kimberly — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 18:00:21 +0000

Love this cereal! It’s great with almond milk.