Crunchy & Yummy

One of my favorite things so far during pregnancy has been cereal… I was primarily eating cold cereal for breakfast up until the last month where I finally felt like eating oatmeal again (yes, weird I know!)… I was stuck for a while on Puffins, then Quaker Oatmeal Squares, then I moved onto Kashi Go Lean Crunch…

Now I seem to have found a new fixation, courtesy of Nature’s Path… they were nice enough to provide me with three boxes of their newest breakfast cereals last week, so I have been enjoying some hearty and yummy crunches in the morning and throughout the day!

The varieties that I sampled included the following:  Flax Plus Red Berry Crunch, Multigrain Oatbran Flakes, and PomegranPlus Granola with Cherries…

Nature’s Path is a brand that I feel good about purchasing because they promote and exercise sustainability and they solely produce USDA certified organic products!

One thing I thought was cool was their website talks about the importance of “Doing Good”:  “It’s something we believe very strongly at Nature’s Path. Treat the earth well, treat the people well, and in return they will treat the business well. We try to do good in every aspect of our business, and we see good happening around us everywhere we look. Have you done good today?”  What a great message, right?

The first cereal I tried was the Multigrain Oatbran Flakes… this seemed like a simple concept and I expected it to be like an amped up corn flakes texture… I have to say I think this cereal, as simple as it is, is my favorite of the bunch… it is simple but definitely full of grains that you can taste… although they are flakes, they dont get soggy… I love my textures so I loved how this cereal soaked up the milk but still was crunchy – if that makes any sense…. just try it and you’ll understand what I mean… I have not only been eating this for breakfast, but I have been having little cup fulls as a snack on the weekends or as a pre or post workout snack in between meals (I told you I was obsessed with cereal!)…

Next up to try was the Flax Plus Red Berry Crunch… now this was more like the consistency of corn flakes except with a whole grain twist… again they did not get soggy but they weren’t as crisp as the above cereal… I loved the very subtle sweetness and flavor from the dried strawberries… oh and did I mention that this combination is texture heaven?  There are little bits of granola also incorporated in, aka the Crunch!  I used this as a topping for oats one day and thought it was amazing w/ the warm oats… My only wish was that there was slightly more granola present but then again, I can solve that problem by adding in some of the other cereal below…

Finally, the cereal that I was most excited for because Granola is in the name, but also most anxious about because I don’t like cherries… the PomegranPlus Granola with Cherries… I have to say I was pleasantly surprised…. Now I do LOVE Nature’s Path granola… there hasn’t been one that I haven’t loved… I like the texture because it’s super crispy unlike traditional granolas that I am used to… However, I honestly have to say I never would have bought this one on my own because it contained cherries, I normally steer clear… in my opinion, they were delicious and tasted like mini berries, not a really strong tart cherry flavor… I used this as a topping for my oats but since initially trying it, I have been using it as a mix-in for my daily mid morning Chobani!  I personally think it works great with fruit flavored greek yogurt especially strawberry and peach…

Hope you found these reviews helpful and a big thanks to Nature’s Path for providing me the opportunity to try them… Happy chewing… Now you know what my choices are for breakfast tomorrow… the tough decision, is which one to choose