Special K

Lil_Leah

does anyone else think Special K is like heaven in your mouth!?

i could live on this stuff! (along with things like... pizza, alfredo sauce, and cheese:grumble: )

but! i'm gonna try to NOT go there today, and quit thinking about foods i cant have, cuz i know this weekend i'll be cheating again - its the bf's bday! beer time. :drinker:

kandyjo

I like the Special K red berries cereal... Yummy....
I also like the special K crackers

denitchy

MMMmmmmmm BEEERRRRR!! :drinker: LMAO I had a couple last night at the Green Day concert... they were really good!!
I try not to think of food I shouldn't be eating too, and DEFINITELY can't go get groceries when I'm hungry because there are way too many temptations! :noway:

denitchy

does anyone else think Special K is like heaven in your mouth!?

I love Special K too! The red berries are great!

CasperO

I like to crush the Special K into crumbs, add some garlic & herbs, roll chicken breast strips in it and fry in a little EVOO. Lite-lite-lite & good. Almost like real fried chicken.

Save calories on the Chicken and I have room left for the beer. Guinness, extra dark. You gotta live a little. :drinker:

denitchy

Giddy up!! That sounds really good. I think I just figured out what I'm having for dinner!! LOL

MRSWESSON

does anyone else think Special K is like heaven in your mouth!?

i could live on this stuff! (along with things like... pizza, alfredo sauce, and cheese:grumble: )

but! i'm gonna try to NOT go there today, and quit thinking about foods i cant have, cuz i know this weekend i'll be cheating again - its the bf's bday! beer time. :drinker:

OMG:smooched: I LOVE SPECIAL K !!! Such a diet saver I am so upset we ran out:grumble: and I been having Rice Chex instead, which is very similar and less calories, but something about that Special K boy I tell ya

I only stick with the original though

LeanLioness

No, I no longer eat commercially made cereal. Anything that is defatted and has to be fortified with vitamins and minerals is not nutritious and does not go into my mouth.............

here are the ingredients................They say Special K is so nutritious........Why do they put High Fructose Corn Syrup in it????? HFCS is deadly, sorry, but it is true.

INGREDIENTS: RICE, WHEATGLUTEN, SUGAR, DEFATTED WHEAT GERM, SALT, HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP,DRIED WHEY, MALT FLAVORING, CALCIUM CASEINATE,
VITAMINS AND MINERALS:ASCORBIC ACID (VITAMIN C), ALPHA TOCOPHEROL ACETATE (VITAMIN E),REDUCED IRON, NIACINAMIDE, PYRIDOXINE HYDROCHLORIDE (VITAMIN B6),RIBOFLAVIN (VITAMIN B2), THIAMIN HYDROCHLORIDE (VITAMIN B1), VITAMIN APALMITATE, FOLIC ACID, AND VITAMIN B12. TO MAINTAIN QUALITY, BHT HASBEEN ADDED TO THE PACKAGING.

bonkers5975

Well, you know, we all gotta go sometime, and the vanilla almond special k has been a big part of my success. Rather than hubby and I sitting down a couple of nights a week in front of the tv with a value sized bag of potato chips and FINISHING it! :noway: I now have a cup of special k, and he has his sunflower seeds. We're both healthier for it, HFCS or no. :drinker:

LeanLioness

Well, you know, we all gotta go sometime, and the vanilla almond special k has been a big part of my success. Rather than hubby and I sitting down a couple of nights a week in front of the tv with a value sized bag of potato chips and FINISHING it! :noway: I now have a cup of special k, and he has his sunflower seeds. We're both healthier for it, HFCS or no. :drinker:

Your hubby is healthier for the sunflower seeds..................I am sorry, there is nothing good about HFCS.

Read about the dangers of HFCS...................

http://www.westonaprice.org/modernfood/highfructose.html

http://healthmad.com/nutrition/dangers-of-high-fructose-corn-syrup/

http://www.knowthelies.com/?q=node/1409

http://www.diabeteshealth.com/read/2008/08/20/4274/the-dangers-of-high-fructose-corn-syrup/

http://www.monografias.com/trabajos50/dangers-of-hfcs/dangers-of-hfcs.shtml

Daisy_May

Well, you know, we all gotta go sometime, and the vanilla almond special k has been a big part of my success. Rather than hubby and I sitting down a couple of nights a week in front of the tv with a value sized bag of potato chips and FINISHING it! :noway: I now have a cup of special k, and he has his sunflower seeds. We're both healthier for it, HFCS or no. :drinker:

Your hubby is healthier for the sunflower seeds..................I am sorry, there is nothing good about HFCS.

Read about the dangers of HFCS...................

http://www.westonaprice.org/modernfood/highfructose.html

http://healthmad.com/nutrition/dangers-of-high-fructose-corn-syrup/

http://www.knowthelies.com/?q=node/1409

http://www.diabeteshealth.com/read/2008/08/20/4274/the-dangers-of-high-fructose-corn-syrup/

http://www.monografias.com/trabajos50/dangers-of-hfcs/dangers-of-hfcs.shtml

I'm all for everyone helping each other out with information, it's what makes this site so great! But when someoen is making a much healthier decision then before, eating something that is better for them, whether or not it's the perfect food shouldn't we be encuraging them instead of telling them what they are eating is evil?

Lil_Leah

yeah, yeah HFCS isnt good for you. but what is nowadays!?

i bet i could find an article on every bit of food you can think of that says SOMETHING about it is bad or unhealthy.

its all in moderation, peeps. not like im ACTUALLY gonna LIVE on the stuff, cuz i said i probably could.

btw... its friday! :drinker:

BrendaLee

I love Special K Red Berries, but I think of it as more of a treat than nutrition. Yummy though.

BrendaLee

yeah, yeah HFCS isnt good for you. but what is nowadays!?

i bet i could find an article on every bit of food you can think of that says SOMETHING about it is bad or unhealthy.

its all in moderation, peeps. not like im ACTUALLY gonna LIVE on the stuff, cuz i said i probably could.

btw... its friday! :drinker:

Amen to that.

betheranne

yeah, yeah HFCS isnt good for you. but what is nowadays!?

i bet i could find an article on every bit of food you can think of that says SOMETHING about it is bad or unhealthy.

its all in moderation, peeps. not like im ACTUALLY gonna LIVE on the stuff, cuz i said i probably could.

btw... its friday! :drinker:

Fresh fruit, fresh veggies, single servings of almonds, walnuts, whole grains, oatmeal, all of these are good for you. There is little to be found wrong with any of these, assuming they aren't processed versions, such as instant oatmeal, fruit snacks, etc.

I'm glad you have moved away from really junky snacks. I too used to eat up Special K, and Honey Bunches of Oats, etc. until I started reading the labels. I'm in the middle of farm country here, and I still don't think there is anything redeeming about HFCS. Heck, I'll even pick a full-fat, full-calorie, made-from-scratch baked good over something with HFCS.

LeanLioness

Well, you know, we all gotta go sometime, and the vanilla almond special k has been a big part of my success. Rather than hubby and I sitting down a couple of nights a week in front of the tv with a value sized bag of potato chips and FINISHING it! :noway: I now have a cup of special k, and he has his sunflower seeds. We're both healthier for it, HFCS or no. :drinker:

Your hubby is healthier for the sunflower seeds..................I am sorry, there is nothing good about HFCS.

Read about the dangers of HFCS...................

http://www.westonaprice.org/modernfood/highfructose.html

http://healthmad.com/nutrition/dangers-of-high-fructose-corn-syrup/

http://www.knowthelies.com/?q=node/1409

http://www.diabeteshealth.com/read/2008/08/20/4274/the-dangers-of-high-fructose-corn-syrup/

http://www.monografias.com/trabajos50/dangers-of-hfcs/dangers-of-hfcs.shtml

I'm all for everyone helping each other out with information, it's what makes this site so great! But when someoen is making a much healthier decision then before, eating something that is better for them, whether or not it's the perfect food shouldn't we be encuraging them instead of telling them what they are eating is evil?

I can not in GOOD conscious encourage someone to eat something that contains something as bad as HFCS. I am sorry, there is nothing good about it. So, in essence, by not label reading on your own, you are falling victim to the food manufacturers and saying it is ok to poison me.............Go ahead and keep doing it because I will continue to purchase the poison anyway.............

If she said she was eating full fat organic yogurt with a hand ful of organic home made granola and a handful of berries................I would encourage this, because it is natural................

I will not encourage someone to eat a chemical soup.

LeanLioness

yeah, yeah HFCS isnt good for you. but what is nowadays!?

i bet i could find an article on every bit of food you can think of that says SOMETHING about it is bad or unhealthy.

its all in moderation, peeps. not like im ACTUALLY gonna LIVE on the stuff, cuz i said i probably could.

btw... its friday! :drinker:

High Fructose Corn Syrup if BAD, BAD, BAD for you, even in the smallest amounts..............It is not that far down on the list, so there is a LOT of it in the cereal.

Food manufacturers use that stuff because it is cheap, but it is poison..............

You all can eat what you want, I just think a website that is geared toward a healthier lifestyle would have more members that think of such............

Which this site does not. People think they can eat 1300 of junk calories, be healthy, full of life and energy and it doesn't work like that.................

CasperO

I eat 2100 a day. 1900 of them are good, 200 are crap. I've been dropping 1-1/2 to 2 pounds a week for a long time, and I feel like a million bux. My blood pressure is 110/65, my pulse is 60, my labs are very-very good.

Most of us don't live in trees. We shop at Kroger 'cause that's where the food is. I take reasonable steps to eat pretty well and to take pretty good care of myself. Ya', I probably eat a little corn sweetener once in a while. Might get a little MSG in my Beef&broccoli too. These aren't staples of my diet, and I don't believe a little bit of much of anything can hurt me.

Hehehe,,, :drinker:

betheranne

I don't live in the trees, either. I shop at Fareway and Hy-Vee.

LeanLioness

I eat 2100 a day. 1900 of them are good, 200 are crap. I've been dropping 1-1/2 to 2 pounds a week for a long time, and I feel like a million bux. My blood pressure is 110/65, my pulse is 60, my labs are very-very good.

Most of us don't live in trees. We shop at Kroger 'cause that's where the food is. I take reasonable steps to eat pretty well and to take pretty good care of myself. Ya', I probably eat a little corn sweetener once in a while. Might get a little MSG in my Beef&broccoli too. These aren't staples of my diet, and I don't believe a little bit of much of anything can hurt me.

Hehehe,,, :drinker:

To each his own, I guess. I was only trying to help.

I shop at my Neighborhood Coop, the farmer down the road from me and another farmer down the road in the opposite direction...........Saturday morning farmers market.

Daisy_May

I just think that when someone is making an effort to make better choices and you tell them they are eating "chemical soup" it might deter them from making more changes. They might be tempeted to think oh forget it, I'll never be able to eat perfectly so why do I even bother. People on this jurney can be pretty sensitve and I think it's our job to build them up not knock them down. Just my opinion.

BrendaLee

yeah, yeah HFCS isnt good for you. but what is nowadays!?

i bet i could find an article on every bit of food you can think of that says SOMETHING about it is bad or unhealthy.

its all in moderation, peeps. not like im ACTUALLY gonna LIVE on the stuff, cuz i said i probably could.

btw... its friday! :drinker:

High Fructose Corn Syrup if BAD, BAD, BAD for you, even in the smallest amounts..............It is not that far down on the list, so there is a LOT of it in the cereal.

Food manufacturers use that stuff because it is cheap, but it is poison..............

You all can eat what you want, I just think a website that is geared toward a healthier lifestyle would have more members that think of such............

Which this site does not. People think they can eat 1300 of junk calories, be healthy, full of life and energy and it doesn't work like that.................

You know, there's a nicer way to get your point across. You can't shove clean eating down a person's throat. We're all working toward being healthy, but not all of us can do it all in one big step forward. I'm sure most of us have heard the drama about HFCS, but you're pretty much equating it to cyanide.

CasperO

I hit the farmers' markets too. I know several of the farmers, and my fosterkid is picking 'taters right now.

I play this thing by the 95% rule. I try to make 95% or more of what I eat good healthy whole-food stuff. Fresh fruits'n'veggies, raw grains, lean meats (organic/local/anti-B free if available).

On the other hand I realize that I'm an American and I have to take in 12 grams per day of chemicals with polysyllabic names or I will die. My Twinkie addiction pretty much takes care of this, Hehehehe.. :laugh:

BrendaLee

On the other hand I realize that I'm an American and I have to take in 12 grams per day of chemicals with polysyllabic names or I will die. My Twinkie addiction pretty much takes care of this, Hehehehe.. :laugh:

lol Thank God I live in Canada where I only need 10 grams of unpronounceable chemicals daily.

CasperO

It's the exchange rate. Canadian grams are larger. You're actually getting the same quantity of crap. :bigsmile:

magglett

I eat 2100 a day. 1900 of them are good, 200 are crap. I've been dropping 1-1/2 to 2 pounds a week for a long time, and I feel like a million bux. My blood pressure is 110/65, my pulse is 60, my labs are very-very good.

Most of us don't live in trees. We shop at Kroger 'cause that's where the food is. I take reasonable steps to eat pretty well and to take pretty good care of myself. Ya', I probably eat a little corn sweetener once in a while. Might get a little MSG in my Beef&broccoli too. These aren't staples of my diet, and I don't believe a little bit of much of anything can hurt me.

Hehehe,,, :drinker:

Amen to that!!

LeanLioness

yeah, yeah HFCS isnt good for you. but what is nowadays!?

i bet i could find an article on every bit of food you can think of that says SOMETHING about it is bad or unhealthy.

its all in moderation, peeps. not like im ACTUALLY gonna LIVE on the stuff, cuz i said i probably could.

btw... its friday! :drinker:

High Fructose Corn Syrup if BAD, BAD, BAD for you, even in the smallest amounts..............It is not that far down on the list, so there is a LOT of it in the cereal.

Food manufacturers use that stuff because it is cheap, but it is poison..............

You all can eat what you want, I just think a website that is geared toward a healthier lifestyle would have more members that think of such............

Which this site does not. People think they can eat 1300 of junk calories, be healthy, full of life and energy and it doesn't work like that.................

You know, there's a nicer way to get your point across. You can't shove clean eating down a person's throat. We're all working toward being healthy, but not all of us can do it all in one big step forward. I'm sure most of us have heard the drama about HFCS, but you're pretty much equating it to cyanide.

Well if you were sitting in front of me, you would know that everything I say on this board and any board I belong to is not said in a mean way or anything............

I say it with a caring heart and the best of intentions.............

The thing is with the internet, people perceive things the way they want to because there is no inflection in voice or anything, you are only seeing words on a screen............

people on this site are way to sensitive to words on a computer screen.............

Most people on this site would not last 30 seconds on another board I belong to. I look like Mother Teresa compared to how they come across and I am not sensitive to most peoples words.

Daisy_May

You know I'm on another board as well, and yes people can be all tough, but even there I dont' see the point. On a board like this we are here to encurage each other, support one another and yes pass along knowledge if we have it.
But there is NEVER a need to make someone feel like they are doing a horrible thing to themselves by eating a bowl of Special K! I appreciate your knowladge but you don't need to come accross as all high and mighty, relalize your words affect people.

BrendaLee

yeah, yeah HFCS isnt good for you. but what is nowadays!?

i bet i could find an article on every bit of food you can think of that says SOMETHING about it is bad or unhealthy.

its all in moderation, peeps. not like im ACTUALLY gonna LIVE on the stuff, cuz i said i probably could.

btw... its friday! :drinker:

High Fructose Corn Syrup if BAD, BAD, BAD for you, even in the smallest amounts..............It is not that far down on the list, so there is a LOT of it in the cereal.

Food manufacturers use that stuff because it is cheap, but it is poison..............

You all can eat what you want, I just think a website that is geared toward a healthier lifestyle would have more members that think of such............

Which this site does not. People think they can eat 1300 of junk calories, be healthy, full of life and energy and it doesn't work like that.................

You know, there's a nicer way to get your point across. You can't shove clean eating down a person's throat. We're all working toward being healthy, but not all of us can do it all in one big step forward. I'm sure most of us have heard the drama about HFCS, but you're pretty much equating it to cyanide.

Well if you were sitting in front of me, you would know that everything I say on this board and any board I belong to is not said in a mean way or anything............

I say it with a caring heart and the best of intentions.............

The thing is with the internet, people perceive things the way they want to because there is no inflection in voice or anything, you are only seeing words on a screen............

people on this site are way to sensitive to words on a computer screen.............

Most people on this site would not last 30 seconds on another board I belong to. I look like Mother Teresa compared to how they come across and I am not sensitive to most peoples words.

I've been online long enough to know what people are like on the net. I'm not overly sensitive, I just get annoyed by obnoxious people. Not that you are. I was the same way when I first became vegetarian- you feel so strongly about what you're doing, you have to let everyone know, but I learned quickly that people do not want your beliefs rammed down their throats. It's not about being oversensitive, it's about being respected and not being treated like a misbehaving child because you want a cookie made with HFCS or a cup of fried rice with MSG.

CasperO

Equating High Fructose Corn Syrup with Cyanide,,, hehehe...

Ok Ladies, let's all join hands and take a deep healing breath.

<<Somone's crying, my lord,,,, Kum,,,,,,, >>

BrendaLee

Equating High Fructose Corn Syrup with Cyanide,,, hehehe...

Ok Ladies, let's all join hands and take a deep healing breath.

<<Somone's crying, my lord,,,, Kum,,,,,,, >>

I think we're all calm here, aren't we?