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Help me remember this breakfast cereal

I'll add my vote to those who have said Corn Bran!! It looks like Kashi Honey Sunshine, but much older (from when I was a kid circa 1970-80) and tastes like corn. Not sweet. Try it!

roxygirl at 10:40AM on 05/04/09

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Help! What is kafti? I can find references to an orange ice cream and separately to "kafti kebabs", but none of these definitions seem to apply to the ingredient in this dish . . . "shredded kafti"?

roxygirl at 10:41AM on 09/17/08

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Does Activia Yogurt Offer Any Health Benefits?

After a highly traumatic event in my life I developed allergies to nearly everything I ate; except for a few bland foods I would react with anything from massive intestinal pain, cramps, sweating, and hot flashes to anaphylactic shock. I lived through two years of pain and fear before I found a nutritionist who discovered that there was no beneficial bacteria left in my system. Although impossible to prove, the theory goes that my "fight" response to the trauma had kicked my immune system into overdrive and it killed everything in sight, bad and good. The nutritionist prescribed probiotics and after a month my system had improved noticeably, and after a year my issues were gone. I transitioned to a daily regime of yogurt with live cultures and swear by it. Yogurt -- along with a healthy diet and exercise -- can assist with resolution of "female" symptoms, intestinal cramping, irregular BMs, and even heartburn.

That said, I don't eat activia. It's got sucralose in it and I think that tastes yucky, plus I'm a little suspicious of it. I eat plain Mountain High yogurt or whatever organic/live active culture variation I can find that's just as simple. A little fresh fruit and drizzle of honey sometimes for flavor.

I notice that if I stop eating yogurt for four or five days in a row, things start to get a little whacked out again -- intestinal cramping and associated maladies. I stick to the yogurt!

roxygirl at 10:57AM on 07/12/08

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Plain yogurt with active cultures + frozen blueberries + a drizzle of honey = mmmmmmmmm. A favorite dessert and a healthy snack that even my picky kids love. Try it!

roxygirl at 4:43PM on 07/09/08

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Help me remember this breakfast cereal

I'll add my vote to those who have said Corn Bran!! It looks like Kashi Honey Sunshine, but much older (from when I was a kid circa 1970-80) and tastes like corn. Not sweet. Try it!

roxygirl at 10:40AM on 05/04/09

From Serious Eats: New York

Sugar Rush: Brownie Sundae at Chickalicious Dessert Club

Help! What is kafti? I can find references to an orange ice cream and separately to "kafti kebabs", but none of these definitions seem to apply to the ingredient in this dish . . . "shredded kafti"?

roxygirl at 10:41AM on 09/17/08

From Serious Eats

Does Activia Yogurt Offer Any Health Benefits?

After a highly traumatic event in my life I developed allergies to nearly everything I ate; except for a few bland foods I would react with anything from massive intestinal pain, cramps, sweating, and hot flashes to anaphylactic shock. I lived through two years of pain and fear before I found a nutritionist who discovered that there was no beneficial bacteria left in my system. Although impossible to prove, the theory goes that my "fight" response to the trauma had kicked my immune system into overdrive and it killed everything in sight, bad and good. The nutritionist prescribed probiotics and after a month my system had improved noticeably, and after a year my issues were gone. I transitioned to a daily regime of yogurt with live cultures and swear by it. Yogurt -- along with a healthy diet and exercise -- can assist with resolution of "female" symptoms, intestinal cramping, irregular BMs, and even heartburn.

That said, I don't eat activia. It's got sucralose in it and I think that tastes yucky, plus I'm a little suspicious of it. I eat plain Mountain High yogurt or whatever organic/live active culture variation I can find that's just as simple. A little fresh fruit and drizzle of honey sometimes for flavor.

I notice that if I stop eating yogurt for four or five days in a row, things start to get a little whacked out again -- intestinal cramping and associated maladies. I stick to the yogurt!

roxygirl at 10:57AM on 07/12/08

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11 Foods Serious Eaters Should Be Eating

Plain yogurt with active cultures + frozen blueberries + a drizzle of honey = mmmmmmmmm. A favorite dessert and a healthy snack that even my picky kids love. Try it!

roxygirl at 4:43PM on 07/09/08

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Restaurants in Anchorage, Alaska

Nearly 10 years ago I lived in Anchorage for a year. Hands-down, the best restaurant in town for a fine meal with local flair was the Glacier Brewhouse. It's an upscale brewhouse, with high ceilings, a big fireplace and lodge-style elegance. Although they had filet mignon, tenderloin and, of course, many varieties of the freshest seafood, my favorite meal was actually a lunch item, a Thai chicken pizza with sweet Thai chili sauce, roasted peanuts, cucumbers, bean sprouts, Bermuda onions, and fresh cilantro. Oh, and to drink, the most wonderful hefeweizen I have *ever* tasted, with hints of banana and cloves. I miss Anchorage!
http://glacierbrewhouse.com

roxygirl at 1:03AM on 07/31/07

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Does Activia Yogurt Offer Any Health Benefits?

I've made a yogurt drink for breakfast five days a week for 30+ years (nonfat plain blended with fruit juice & fresh fruit such as OJ, banana & cinnamon). No digestive problems. As a woman in her mid 60s, there's a great side benefit...no loss of bone mass with age. I looked at Activia and realized the high sugar content would add 26,000 calories to my diet which translates to 7+ pounds with no added benefit. And it costs more than other yogurts. I believe yogurt is a beneficial dietary food for most anyone not lactose intolerant. Whether the Activia additive makes a difference, only you can decide.

brendawis at 6:46PM on 09/13/09

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Does Activia Yogurt Offer Any Health Benefits?

I am a 43 year old male. i am overweight and i eat what i want when i want it. i know it is bad...I was asked by my wife to try this each morning. I have had numerous issues with not being regular and so forth. I am beginning the second week and i have to say this stuff has worked VERY well for me. I have not changed my diet in any way other than to eat one of these per day in the morning. Pain gone, constipation gone, hemmoroidal bleeding gone. I hope it continues. i will let you know if things change. i wish everyone success in feeling better.

Rob in STL at 3:01PM on 07/16/09

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Help me remember this breakfast cereal

I loved Kix until they changed the formula. They are airier now and don't have nearly the taste of the old ones.

Judyb80 at 4:29PM on 05/10/09

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Help me remember this breakfast cereal

to bad we wern't talkin flakes
i miss my post fortified oak flakes

joejoe at 8:22AM on 05/06/09

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Help me remember this breakfast cereal

Jets vs. Kix = the cereal version of West Side Story?

When you're a Jet, you're a Jet all the way...
From your first bowl of milk
To your last soggy flay..k...

dbcurrie at 6:10PM on 05/05/09

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Help me remember this breakfast cereal

I remember a cereal named "JETS" from the 50's that was a puffed orb and not too sweet as I remember could have been a wheat and corn blend I still remember it like it was yesterday but it was 50 years ago. It was the best cereal I've ever eaten or recall but guess there weren't enough of us that liked it. I think it was a General Mills product. They were about the size and shape of Kix but NOT Kix, it was JETS ! Possibily it was a test market product,

shipwreck at 12:58PM on 05/05/09

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Help me remember this breakfast cereal

You guys crack me up...dbcurrie clearly said at the top that he/she wanted cereal that was not sweet. NOT that it wasn't sweetENED, but NOT SWEET. And yet you kept suggesting honey-this and sugar-that. People just don't listen, do they?

expat39520 at 8:37AM on 05/05/09

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Help me remember this breakfast cereal

@Donnamarie - HFCS is kosher, just not kosher for passover because it is a corn product. . .if you're really interested in the reasoning, google "kitnyot". . .

I miss Strawberry Rice Krispies. . . we were allowed to have one small dixie cup of it as a snack every once in a while. . .ooooh, so good. . .shaking strawberry quik powder over regular rice krispies is close, but not the same. . .

bgweil at 1:26AM on 05/05/09

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Help me remember this breakfast cereal

HONEYCOMB? The people who suggested this either have a really bad memory or an impared ability to register sweetness!

To me all the clues pointed toward puffed wheat too. I have a strange love/hate nostalgic memory of this cereal as well. Today, I would suggest making cereal bars from it, as I would most cereals!

The Gorilla cereal is Gorilla Munch, a healthy rip-off of Corn Pops by Nature's Path kid's line, EnviroKidz. Never been big on kid's cereals. I recommend the Heritage Flakes... especially for cereal bars! lol

http://www.naturespath.com/products/cold%20cereals?tid=5&brand=All&nutri=All

For all you cereal freaks out there, check these sites...
http://www.cereality.com/main.php
http://www.cerealicious.ca/index.asp

Sugar at 11:10PM on 05/04/09

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Help me remember this breakfast cereal

http://www.coverbrowser.com/covers/cereal-boxes/3

queenlalisa at 8:21PM on 05/04/09

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Help me remember this breakfast cereal

# 130 is even better, it has to be it.

queenlalisa at 8:20PM on 05/04/09

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Help me remember this breakfast cereal

Cereal Boxes #51 via | buy on eBay | add


Cereal Boxes #52 via | buy on eBay | add


This says gun, but looks like a cannon

queenlalisa at 8:14PM on 05/04/09

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Help me remember this breakfast cereal

Maybe it was quisp...quisp used to be my absolute fav...it had a cartoon martian on the box, puffy...just plain good and, sad to say, one that lost porpularity sometime in the 80's or 90's range....

plowlady at 7:27PM on 05/04/09

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Help me remember this breakfast cereal

A lot of cereals these days have different names than the original names. Some have changed their formulas too.

I was never a cereal person, except for granola OR muesli. My husband is a huge cereal person - the top of our refrigerator looks like Jerry Seinfeld's kitchen on his tv show - a row of boxes. The only one of mine is Life (yes they still make it and they make a Cinnamon flavored one too). I used to eat one by South Beach Diet but they discontinued it. It wasn't overly sweet either. I also make my own Chocolate Granola (made with dark chocolate).

The only non-sweet cereals I can think of are the puffed wheat or rice and the ones that are in puffy squares. Shredded Wheat and also some of the granola cereals aren't very sweet - read the ingredients.

RisaG at 4:54PM on 05/04/09

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Help me remember this breakfast cereal

The problem is, when cereals were made when we were little, they used sugar to do any sweetening that was needed. They use High Fructose Corn Syrup today and EVERYTHING I liked when I was a kid tastes overly-sweet to me now. I confirmed this recently when my husband bought Coke that was kosher for Passover--It has a yellow cap and is sweetened with sugar. It was delicious--and the first time I've actually LIKED Coke in a very long time. Besides, I'm convinced that if HFCS is not kosher, it MUST be bad for you!!!

Donnamarie at 3:45PM on 05/04/09

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Help me remember this breakfast cereal

The first thing that came to me was King Vitamin (!!!) then Quisp was a close second - but I realize you're not looking for sweet, sooo.....
Corn Bran also fits your description - it's not as sweet as KV or Quisp, but has such a good flavor, you don't need sugar at all... it's really hard to find Corn Bran these days, I haven't seen it in the major chain stores lately... you can get it online, along with King Vitamin AND Quisp (all Quaker cereals):
http://www.quakeroats.com/products.aspx?view=MoreProducts
CEREAL RULES.


crm1010 at 12:40PM on 05/04/09

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Help me remember this breakfast cereal

Thank you, heartofglass, for the link to 80s stuff. Wow! And they actually have "cereal finder" link and an alphabetic list of which cereals are still available. Sadly, my own personal favorite, Kellogg's Concentrate, seems no long available. Perhaps that was because you could eat the entire tiny box of Concentrate at one sitting rather than the recommended serving size. We loved that stuff, though.

sandydee8 at 12:36PM on 05/04/09

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Sugar Rush: Brownie Sundae at Chickalicious Dessert Club

@ roxygirl: there are various ways to spell "kafti" including, "kataifi, kadaif, and knafeh." But they all refer to the same product, that being thinly shredded filo dough.

Kathy YL Chan at 10:48AM on 09/17/08

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11 Foods Serious Eaters Should Be Eating

I just found this website not so long ago.
I find all of you so very refreshing and funny.
Doesn't appear to be a food snob amongst this group.
To Shnauzer_mom -- I'm with you with the vodka and pomegranate.

My humble opinion...we are works in progress and sometimes we digress.
The 11 are a good jumping off point.
Bon Sante!

Nonny at 7:20PM on 07/18/08

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11 Foods Serious Eaters Should Be Eating

You can take those beets and make a roasted beet and feta sandwich:
http://blogs1.marthastewart.com/dinnertonight/2008/07/feta-and-roaste.html

midwestern at 11:35AM on 07/18/08

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Does Activia Yogurt Offer Any Health Benefits?

For years I have suffered from IBS symptoms...cramping, painful diarrhea and constipation. I have been eating Activa everyday for a month now, and it has made all the difference. For the first time in my whole life, I am very regular. I doubt Activa is special, you can probably have the same results with any yogurt. All I know is, I have become a daily yogurt devotee!

amymarieb at 4:48PM on 07/14/08

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Does Activia Yogurt Offer Any Health Benefits?

For some reason I don't know ...I don't trust Activia. I bought it twice for my 10 year old son ...and he started having very painful cramps. Now he eats Silk soy yogurt and he's OK. But I am aware of the health benefits of probiotics and I also buy Kombucha Synergy tea for those matters ...and for the great taste ...try the mango flavor. Great after a meal!! YES!! :)

cocobypr at 8:57PM on 07/12/08

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Does Activia Yogurt Offer Any Health Benefits?

I tried Activia and it made me sick--an upset stomach. I object to its health claims and would not touch it again.

bbahnsen at 5:26PM on 07/12/08

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11 Foods Serious Eaters Should Be Eating

i say skip the juice and go straight to the fruit. you can do without the extra sugar.

juniper at 10:41PM on 07/09/08

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Restaurants in Anchorage, Alaska

I just got back from a trip up (out) there. Heard lots of raves for a relatively new spot called Ginger, which unfortunately I did not get to try, but which I understand is apparently the new hot spot in Anchorage. Agree with the recommendations for the Brewhouse. For lunch, I'd suggest Sack's Cafe. And for dinner, you might also take a look at Orso; which was great when I tried it a couple of years ago, though I've admittedly not been since.

jds35 at 3:42PM on 07/31/07

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