![]() On the positive side, it’s a high-fiber food made with whole grain. If blood-sugar control is important to you, then you may want to be a bit cautious with shredded wheat. So I wouldn’t put a ton of stock in the precise numbers cited in GI studies. It should be noted: Glycemic index scores for foods often vary from study to study-and interestingly, from person to person. So in practice, they could be low glycemic or medium glycemic for you, potentially depending on the choice of milk. Both cereals are almost always eaten with milk. Of course, most people do not eat Weetabix (or shredded wheat) dry. (Any score below 55 is “low.”) However, if you eat Weetabix by itself, it scores “medium” on the glycemic index. ( source) In their defense, Weetabix cited a study in which their cereal scored 47 on the glycemic index when eaten with semi-skimmed milk. In 2012, Weetabix was slammed by an advertising watchdog for making a misleading claim about the product’s “slowly released energy.” It was actually the source of some controversy with Weetabix cereal in the past. The issue of how milk affects the glycemic index of cereal is quite interesting. The carbs in shredded wheat are digested somewhat slowly due to the high fiber content. However, when eaten with low-fat milk, it may be a low-glycemic food. Shredded wheat generally scores “medium” on the glycemic index when eaten alone. So let’s look at the glycemic index of shredded wheat next. And quick-digesting carbs can spike your blood sugar, too, even if they’re not “sugar.” If you’re concerned about your blood-sugar levels, it’s important to remember that carbs get broken down into sugars in your body, too. Just be careful what exactly you’re dealing with, as the frosted shredded wheat cereals can actually be high in sugar.īut there’s something else to consider when thinking about sugar content, too: Glycemic index (GI). Overall, plain shredded wheat is usually sugar-free. Frosted Mini-Wheats are not low in sugar. However, Kashi Autumn Wheat has 1g of added sugar per serving, and Frosted Mini-Wheats have 12g of added sugar per serving. Most brands of shredded wheat cereal do not have any sugar, including Post and Nestle Shredded Wheat. Overall, shredded wheat ingredients are very simple. So this ingredient should not be a concern. And in fact, BHT may be anti-carcinogenic at low levels. But the research is more reassuring for BHT than for BHA. BHT is a preservative, sometimes negatively associated with BHA, which can have cancer-causing effects at high levels. If you want more vitamins, add some fruit to your shredded wheat. But this is fine, as fortified foods are not the best way to get all your vitamins and minerals anyway. At least the Post brand isn’t (it could vary by brand). Shredded wheat is not fortified with vitamins or minerals.There are no controversial artificial ingredients like sucralose or red 40. Shredded wheat has very simple ingredients-just whole wheat, really. ![]()
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