Grape Nuts v. Cheerios

[ollinger]

^^ next they should test it on the quarterback's girlfriend.

[crosscourt]

Originally Posted by ollinger

^^ Ahh, if only it were made from grape nuts, or at least grape seed. Grape seed extract has been one of the supplements in my daily regimen for years, lots of data suggesting it may ward off skin cancers, a good thing for tennis players. One study done 5 or six years ago at University of Alabama with mice showed extraordinarily strong benefit.

This question may miss the point but why not just eat some grapes?

[r2473]

Originally Posted by crosscourt

This question may miss the point but why not just eat some grapes?

Or "Eat a Peach"?

[WildVolley]

Dump the cereals and eat a real breakfast.

I suggest eggs and bacon with some fruit and vegetables (for the carbs).

[Steve Dykstra]

There's plenty of better tasting and healthier cereals than both. Whole foods has a great selection, but you can get Barbaras shredded oats or puffins at Trader Joes and those are awesome.

[heycal]

Originally Posted by WildVolley

Dump the cereals and eat a real breakfast.

I suggest eggs and bacon with some fruit and vegetables (for the carbs).

Originally Posted by Steve Dykstra

There's plenty of better tasting and healthier cereals than both. Whole foods has a great selection, but you can get Barbaras shredded oats or puffins at Trader Joes and those are awesome.

Why is it always so hard for posters to address the question asked around here? If I started a thread entitled something like "which is a better place to vist, California or Florida?" 9 out of 10 replies would be along the lines of "Why not visit Colorado or Arizona instead?"

Happens every time, regardless of subject.

[slowfox]

Originally Posted by heycal

Why is it always so hard for posters to address the question asked around here? If I started a thread entitled something like "which is a better place to vist, California or Florida?" 9 out of 10 replies would be along the lines of "Why not visit Colorado or Arizona instead?"

Happens every time, regardless of subject.

I'm willing to bet that nobody (well, perhaps a few) here are trained nutritionists. Hence, all you are gonna get here are opinions...from a bunch of people you don't know. Do you really want some guy on the internet tell you how to live your life?

Okay fine, Grape Nuts.

[heycal]

Originally Posted by slowfox

Okay fine, Grape Nuts.

Why are they better?

[WildVolley]

Originally Posted by heycal

Why is it always so hard for posters to address the question asked around here? If I started a thread entitled something like "which is a better place to vist, California or Florida?" 9 out of 10 replies would be along the lines of "Why not visit Colorado or Arizona instead?"

Happens every time, regardless of subject.

We can't help ourselves.

I'd eat the grape nuts rather than the cheerios because they are less mushy if you eat them quickly. I don't know there is a lot of nutritional difference between the two.

[dman72]

Originally Posted by WildVolley

Dump the cereals and eat a real breakfast.

I suggest eggs and bacon with some fruit and vegetables (for the carbs).

I had spam and eggs this morning. I have some Filipino friends and they swear by it. It's pretty damn good, but gives you high blood pressure on contact.

As for Grape Nuts, I've known them by another name since I was a kid: Sand.

On a similar note, I saw in the supermarket the other day that Cracklin' Oat Bran is back!!! This is the cereal that got caught up in all the "palm oil is bad for you, eat hydrogenated vegetable oil instead!!" BS during the early 90's. Crazy expensive though.

[dman72]

Originally Posted by heycal

Why is it always so hard for posters to address the question asked around here? If I started a thread entitled something like "which is a better place to vist, California or Florida?" 9 out of 10 replies would be along the lines of "Why not visit Colorado or Arizona instead?"

Happens every time, regardless of subject.

Because, as I'm realizing on some other forums, half of the people who make large quantities of posts on internet forums are certifiably deranged, I mean bat**** crazy. There's one guy in this forum who posts on another section dozens of times daily who is definitely a nut.

[maleyoyo]

Nearly all of my young, attractive, and impressionable female friends say I look good with Grape Nuts.

So, Grape Nuts it is.

[heycal]

Originally Posted by WildVolley

We can't help ourselves.

I'd eat the grape nuts rather than the cheerios because they are less mushy if you eat them quickly. I don't know there is a lot of nutritional difference between the two.

Perhaps the Grape Nuts are more fattening?

Originally Posted by dman72

I had spam and eggs this morning. I have some Filipino friends and they swear by it. It's pretty damn good, but gives you high blood pressure on contact.

As for Grape Nuts, I've known them by another name since I was a kid: Sand.

I think they're laced with cocaine or something. Something makes them highly addictive.

Originally Posted by dman72

Because, as I'm realizing on some other forums, half of the people who make large quantities of posts on internet forums are certifiably deranged, I mean bat**** crazy. There's one guy in this forum who posts on another section dozens of times daily who is definitely a nut.

Who is it?

Originally Posted by maleyoyo

Nearly all of my young, attractive, and impressionable female friends say I look good with Grape Nuts

My gf calls them "Carb Nuts" after seeing that there are 48 grams per serving.

[slowfox]

Originally Posted by heycal

Why are they better?

Less sugar.

[r2473]

Originally Posted by heycal

Why is it always so hard for posters to address the question asked around here? If I started a thread entitled something like "which is a better place to vist, California or Florida?" 9 out of 10 replies would be along the lines of "Why not visit Colorado or Arizona instead?"

Happens every time, regardless of subject.

Donuts

....

[heycal]

Originally Posted by slowfox

Less sugar.

A bit less. A bit more carbs. Are these significant differences though? And I guess Ollinger would say the Cheerios offer something helpful whereas the grape nuts don't?

The best argument I can make for eating Cheerios myself everday instead of Grape Nuts is that, because the portion sizes are so different, I can live with eating less calories and carbs with Cheerios than with Grape Nuts, the latter which packs a wallop in a small amount.

Hell, just look the at the difference in the size of the boxes and you'll get an idea of the pyschological differences.

[slowfox]

Why not just eat both? Alternate days. You're giving this too much thought...

[heycal]

Originally Posted by slowfox

Why not just eat both? Alternate days. You're giving this too much thought...

I don't want to alternate. I want to find the better of the two and stick with it. And since I plan to eat this almost every morning for years (as I've done with Grape Nuts for the past, oh, 20 years), one can hardly give it too much thought.

[JoeR]

I've got to ask... if you've been eating grape nuts every morning for years, for the last 20 years... why would you change things up now?

[SteveI]

Originally Posted by ollinger

Grape Nuts is the Lance Armstrong of breakfast cereals --- no grapes, no nuts, a total deception. Made largely from wheat and barley, no particular health benefits. Cheerios are made from oats, well known to help lower cholesterol and raise HDL, also contains the type of soluble fiber believed to reduce the risk of colon cancer. Grape nuts when wet degrade quickly into a heavy sludge reminiscent of heavily used kitty litter. To me, the choice is clear.

Been eating Cheerios for 53 years...never have had total cholesterol over 170.. you be the judge.