surreal Cereal any good?

[JamietDE6]

Hi
has anyone come across the Surreal brand? Very low carb and high protein. Any thoughts?

 

[pawprint91]

I tried it and felt it tasted very artificial in its flavour; but each to their own. It didn’t do a lot to my blood sugar, whereas I find regular cereal very hard to bolus for.

 

[rebrascora]

It looks like it is quite highly manufactured rather than being a natural food, so I would be loath to buy it and even more so at that price! That is just my opinion because I try to eat more real food these days with less additives. Personally I would rather have a tiny sprinkle of normal good quality nutty granola with my yoghurt and berries at breakfast as a product like that.

 

[sandie63]

i have 3 Weetabix in the morning and that keeps me full up for a good 5 hours, and i have checked and it doesn't spike my sugars either

hope this helps

Sandie

 

[Leadinglights]

Hi
has anyone come across the Surreal brand? Very low carb and high protein. Any thoughts?

If you want a low carb cereal similar in carbs to the one you mention then the KetoHana ones are good and a bit cheaper. Holland and Barratt or Amazon have them.

 

[harbottle]

They're OK, but you can taste the sweetener. Low fat as well as low carb. The Peanut butter one is quite edible. Strange texture.

 

[nonethewiser]

It looks like it is quite highly manufactured rather than being a natural food, so I would be loath to buy it and even more so at that price! That is just my opinion because I try to eat more real food these days with less additives. Personally I would rather have a tiny sprinkle of normal good quality nutty granola with my yoghurt and berries at breakfast as a product like that.

That's what wife does sometimes, just sprinkles normal granola over greek yogurt & berries.

 

[Rob Wright]

I would not want to try it as instead of sugar it contains erythritol which in large quantities can cause health issues

One small study involving eight healthy people suggested that erythritol consumption could increase the chance of blood clots. And two larger studies involving 1,157 and 2,982 people from the United States and Europe showed a noticeable correlation between elevated erythritol and risk of cardiovascular events and increased blood clot formation (4, 5Trusted Source, 6Trusted Source).

But,
Humans don’t have the enzymes needed to break down erythritol.
It’s absorbed into the bloodstream and then excreted, unchanged, in the urine.
For people who are overweight or have diabetes or other issues related to metabolic syndrome, erythritol appears to be an excellent alternative to sugar.

Erythritol — Healthy Sweetener or a Big, Fat Lie?

The low calorie sweetener erythritol is said to have the same taste as sugar with no calories and no side effects. But is it too good to be true?

www.healthline.com