Something missing?

We've certainly heard more than a few times that processed foods probably won't contain all the nutritional value that they had originally, but what about the healthy organic foods? Do they contain what you expect? I ran across a New York Times article that casts a little doubt.

Kids who go organic for breakfast may be missing out on their vitamins.

Since the 1940’s, commercial cereal companies have been adding vitamins to their flakes, puffs and O’s in order to replace nutrients stripped away during the manufacturing process. But the main appeal of organic cereals is that they’re made with only natural, organically grown ingredients free of additives, including artificial preservatives and colors — and often, vitamins.

If we have been practicing what Jayne Benkendorf preached, then we would already know this from reading labels. I just love running into stories that reinforce what we are doing. Some day the rest of the world might catch up to Prism.

No sugar is best in breakfast cereals

I needed clarification on cereal options this past week so I spoke with a PRISM consultant today and this is what I learned. Cheerios, which has sugar listed as a 3rd ingredient is ok to have on the PRISM diet. It's the 3rd ingredient but it is only a total of 1 gram of sugar per serving. PRISM considers 1-2 grams of sugar per serving in cereal not great, but ok. An example of a cereal not allowed is Kashi's Heart to Heart cereal. With this one, sugar cane is listed as the 3rd ingredient which is one of the allowed sweeteners, but it has 5 grams of it per serving. Too much. So, now on to a cereal I have found which has no sugar. General Mills, Fiber One. It's a sugar free option that's not as bad as it looks in the picture on the box. There are other sugar free options out there so look at the labels and do the best you can. Remember to only do one serving, measure that serving, and count the calories in your journal. -Monica