After discovering last week that FiberOne has aspartame, I went searching for a healthier alternative. I found it at Whole Foods – Nature’s Path Smart Bran cereal:
http://www.naturespath.com/products/cold-cereals/smartbran-cereal
It is 1 PT and has 13 g of fiber per 30 g serving, with nothing artificial. And the best thing is that it was on sale this week so I stocked up. If you’re looking for a more natural alternative to traditional bran cereals, check it out.
I have decided to start eating more organic produce and meats in order to eliminate pesticides, antibiotics, and hormones that aren’t natural. I’m sure I could find science to go either way on the issue, but my common sense tells me that foods without alot of chemicals or tampering by humans are better for me.
In order to decide which foods are worth paying the organic premium, I asked the members of several online women’s groups that I am a part of. One member pointed me to a great site called foodnews.org that lists fruits and veggies by their pesticide load. The ones at the top are worth buying organic. Those at the bottom are OK to buy conventional. They even have a great little wallet card they’ll send you as a cheat-sheet in the grocery store.
Here’s a link to the full list of produce by risk of pesticides.
I’m definitely going to take this into account during my future trips to the grocery store. The “Dirty Dozen” are foods I eat very often so it’s likely I was eating more chemicals than I realized up to this point. No more! The research I’ve read also says that many organic foods actually have higher nutrient content than their conventional counterparts so I’ll get more bang for my fruit & veggie buck on top of it.
