High fiber all-bran cereal with zero net carbs - Keto friendly?

cereals

#1

I’m 4 weeks into Keto and miss having cereal for breakfast. I’m also struggling to eat enough fiber and my toilet habits are therefore suffering.

In a bid to solve both issues I have found some Organic All-Bran based cereal, and on paper (to a newbie like me) it seems like it ticks all the boxes with high protein and zero net carbs.

I have searched high and low for whether bran is Keto friendly, with a few conflicting answers.

Here is the full nutritional information.
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Any guidance or advice would be greatly received.


(LeeAnn Brooks) #2

Ummm… high protein is not on the Keto check list.

I couldn’t comment to this nutritional label because I don’t understand it. Way different than in the states. But I think most people on this forum would say stay away from this kind of processed food.


(Lesley) #3

Is this a UK or US label? If it is UK then they have already subtracted the fibre from the carbs and the amount you see there is the net carbs I believe. So it can’t be zero carbs.


(Todd Allen) #4

It can’t have 6.8 g sugars and zero net carbs. There is no magic that cancels out sugars. Considering it has more grams of fiber listed than carbohydrates I’d say it is listing them separate and it has 29 g net carbs plus 39 g fiber.


#5

UK label - apologies, yes, I’ve misread the label - doh!

I’m still new to this (although have seen very good results so far), so will definitely be sticking to it.


(LeeAnn Brooks) #6

It’s definately not a US label. We don’t list in “Energy” or “Kj” or “Kcal.” I’m sure Kcal is simply calories, but no US label would show it that way.

At least none I’ve ever seen.


(TJ Borden) #7

Plus they misspelled fiber.


#8

Sorry, but nope - the fibre and carbs are calculated separately on this label, so you would be having the full whack of 29g carbs per 100g serve.

To double-check this kind of label and ensure you’re interpreting it correctly, you simply need to multiply the macros by their usual Kcal per gram (about 4 for carbs/protein, about 9 for fat), and see whether you reach the Kcal total per serve. In this instance, it works out pretty much spot-on.


(Bacon is a many-splendoured thing) #9

A calorie is a specific quantity of energy, and when talking about food, the quantities are large. So yes, food calories are actually kilocalories. Some people spell it Calorie as a reminder.


(icky) #10

Hmm, the carb content is still really high with 29 g net carbs per 100 g.

You’d have to eat a TINY serve for breakfast (50g ?) and would basically be using up your whole day’s carb limit just for that.

Also, I remember trying bran cereal when I was a kid and I remember it being pretty yuck…

It might be worth just trying it, to see whether you even like the taste - if not, it’s not an option anyway?


(icky) #11

Must be UK because the carbs are 29 and fibre is 39 so if it was US, the net carbs would be MINUS 10, right?

Definitely NOT a zero carb product.


(icky) #12

This is how we do things in Europe :smile:

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(Banting & Yudkin & Atkins & Eadeses & Cordain & Taubes & Volek & Naiman & Bikman ) #13

UK style label. That’s 29 grams of net carbs, mate.
Inappropriate.


(Allie) #14

It’s like eating stale cardboard.


(Randy) #15

Google: Keto Oats.
Add some psyllium Husk Powder.


(Edith) #16

I’m trying to post this picture of the grain free granola I get from Costco. I keep having trouble with my image being too big. I hope this worked.


(Edith) #17

Here’s the front cover:


(Edith) #18

The cereal is really tasty and has only 8g of net carbs per 30g serving. When I have some, I used coconut milk or macadamia nut milk, both of which add a little extra fat.


(Jay Patten) #19

“High protein” is not your friend!! This is a moderate protein diet because excess protein gets turned into glucose by the liver.


(icky) #20

Yeah, but it was stale cardboard with a weird malt flavour added to it. :+1:t3: