Review of 'Nature's Path' Spelt Flakes (Fruit Juice Sweetened)

Nature's Path' Spelt Flakes (Fruit Juice Sweetened)
Overall Rating: 3.5/5
Summary: perfectly crisp and crunchy, these are. It softens a bit in milk, but still maintains a fresh crunch. It's lightly sweetened (I paired it with an unsweetened almond milk). Honestly though, I would have added some more sweetness so that the cereal maintains flavour in unsweetened milk, however I appreciate the lower sugar content for those on low-sugar diets. I'd also prefer a cereal with more fiber and protein (someone who's into strength training and needs protein desperately).

Where to buy: Bulk Barn, Fortinos, Longos



Ingredients: Spelt wheat flour*, grape* and/or pear* juice concentrate, instantized spelt wheat flakes*, barley malt extract*, sea salt, honey*. *Organic. Contains wheat. May contain peanuts, tree nuts or soy.

Nutritional Facts
Serving size: 3/4 cup
Calories: 110
Fat: 1g
     Saturated: 0g
     Trans: 0g
Cholesterol: 0mg
Sodium: 150mg
Carbohydrate: 22g
     Fibre: 3g
     Sugars: 4g
Protein: 3g
Vitamin C: 2%
Iron: 6%

Alright, let's face it, this is a 'grown up' cereal. Fat chance getting your children to eat these willingly. The ingredients are those only an adult could admire. Clean and free of sugars that can attack the waistline or spike sugar levels, depending on what your individual concerns may be. My concern regarding sugars is a history of diabetes in my family...on both sides! So I do appreciate that Nature's Path has a variety of low-sugar cereals...

...ssssstill, I do have a huge sugar obsession so this cereal just won't do for me, unless I pair it with a sweetened milk or add a honey drizzle (or bananas!). Under these circumstances, I did quite enjoy it. And the low-calorie, very low-fat, and low-sodium aspects were appealing. However, the protein and fiber content just doesn't make the cut.

I prefer the reduced-sugar Flax Plus® Flakes (reviewed here) cereal, which has a better taste *and* more fiber and protein.

Other 'reduced-sugar' cold cereals:

• Qi'a™ Superfood - Chia, Buckwheat & Hemp Cereal Apple Cinnamon (vegan, gluten free)
• Flax Plus Cinnamon (vegan)
• Crispy Rice Cereal (vegan, gluten-free)
• Whole O’s™ Cereal (vegan, gluten-free) (reviewed here)
• Qi'a™ Superfood - Chia, Buckwheat & Hemp Cereal Original Flavour (vegan, gluten-free)
• Heritage® Flakes
• Mesa Sunrise® Flakes (vegan, gluten-free)
• Qi'a™ Superfood - Chia, Buckwheat & Hemp Cereal Cranberry Vanilla (vegan, gluten-free)
• Rice Puffs (vegan, gluten-free)
• Fruit Juice Sweetened Corn Flakes (vegan, gluten-free)
• Millet Rice™ Fruit Juice Sweetened (vegan, gluten-free)
• Multigrain Oatbran Cereal (vegan)
• Corn Puffs (vegan, gluten-free)
• Honey’d® Corn Flakes (gluten-free)
• KAMUT® Puffs (vegan)
• Oaty Bites® (vegan)
• Millet Puffs (vegan)
• Flax Plus® Flakes (vegan) (reviewed here)

Brand (quoted from the Nature's Path website):

• Family-owned and operated
•  Certified non-GMO and organic; non-GMO Project verified
• Fairtrade certified
• "We source all our ingredients as locally as possible to our production plants."
• "...over 78% of the weight of ingredients we purchase comes from organic farmers in North America."
• "Some of the ingredients we have committed to purchasing are Fairtrade Certified cocoa, sugar cane, molasses, and spices." 
• Gardens for Good Project