“Breakfast cereals that have been slurried and extruded at high temperatures and pressures to make little flakes and shapes should also be avoided.”  Sally Fallon

How much do you know about how your breakfast cereal is made?

For the Lord gives wisdom, and from his mouth come knowledge and understanding.  (Prov. 2:6; NIV)

I recently overheard two ladies at the gym talking about their weight and what they were eating.  One of the women said that she just purchased a common, well-known cereal since it was the “lowest in calories and the best one to eat along with skim milk.”  It was all I could do to keep myself from telling her how deceived her thinking really was!  Typical breakfast cereals are anything but healthy!

Today’s link actually talks about four common breakfast foods that are NOT healthy for us; cereal, toast, juice, and coffee.  I’ll zero in on the cereal.  Feel free to read the link if you’d like to know about the other three.

I personally stopped buying packaged cereals years ago, however I didn’t know how damaging to our health they really were until I started reading Sally Fallon’s writings.  I’ve quoted her many times before.  Sally provides valuable information regarding the importance of soaking grains and nuts.  She also tells us the best way to eat grains if we’re going to eat them — and processed, packaged breakfast cereals is not the best way.

The author of today’s link provides information similar to that written by Sally Fallon.  Quoting from that link, “The boxed cereal that you purchase from supermarkets and even health food stores are produced by a process called extrusion. The basic processes of this processing are the grains being made into a slurry and then a machine called an extruder forces the slurry out of a tiny hole at high temperatures and pressure. This is where the shape of the cereal is made, this could be animal shapes, O’s, flakes etc. These shapes are then carried past a nozzle and sprayed with a coating of oil and sugar.

“This extrusion process used for these cereals destroys most of the nutrients in the grains. It destroys the fatty acids, it destroys the chemical vitamins that are added at the end. The amino acids are rendered very toxic by this process. This is how all the boxed cereals are made, even the ones from health food stores which may be even worse for you as they often have more protein which of course is rendered toxic by extrusion.

“Boxed cereal also will normally have a high glycemic index. This basically means that the carbohydrates in the cereal will get released quickly into the blood as glucose and result in fat storage, insulin resistance, lowered energy levels and hunger following closely behind.”

I know that for many readers this is not happy news. Hey, I used to love boxed cereals too…many moons ago.  After learning some of what I’m sharing with you today, I’m no longer the least bit tempted.  So, before you ask, “What do you eat?”, I’ll tell you.  This morning we had a smoothie made with coconut milk, frozen mixed berries, fresh organic baby spinach, and raw eggs.  Yes, it tastes great and it’s very filling.  Some mornings we have eggs, lightly cooked in coconut oil, and spelt sourdough toast with real butter and raw honey, and perhaps some berries.  Other days we eat organic, whole milk yogurt with various fruits and berries and possibly some almonds (that have been soaked and dried.)

Prayer Power
Father, we’re so grateful that You have given us the ability to study and reason.  May we continue to keep our hearts open to what You would have us learn.

Link of the Day
Is Your ‘Healthy’ Breakfast Doing You More Harm Than Good?

Blessings on you as you examine your breakfast habits.