LikeCereal… you don’t need to add sugar!
Wednesday, December 9th, 2009
Here’s something that really grinds my gears about the food over here… Breakfast cereal! It’s almost impossible to find one that isn’t loaded with sugar or blander than the cardboard boxes that beige comes in.
Here’s a pic from our trip to Safeway this evening… remember I did say I would try to put in pics where ever I could:
In a section that takes up most of one side of an aisle, it’s difficult to find something that won’t make your eyes twitch for the rest of the morning. I was on a search for a good Weetbix substitute and found there was a couple. Something that was pretty close but felt to bits and tasted like poo, and I can’t remember the name of it, and Post Shredded Wheat, which does a reasonable job but is still over processed.
Be careful of the muesli you find over here, as if you ask for that they’ll have no idea. Granola is the closest thing, and it’s mostly toasted and loaded with sugar, but you can find some pretty good muesli substitutes though… I found that the “Maple Nut” granola from Save On Foods was pretty good, as it wasn’t too sugary, and there’s a good raspberry one from a more boutique manufacturer.
While I’m on the subject, Safeway actually has big bags of their own name cereal… it’s cheap, pretty much the same as the name brand stuff (except the corn flakes, they’re a bit more average), and does the job.
Wow, a blog post about cereal… riveting stuff! Tune in, same time, same place tomorrow for more exciting developments as they unfold 
