New products include FiberGourmet Light Pasta and Mac & Cheese box

The difference between the FiberGourmet brand of high fiber noodles and other higher fiber noodles is that these noodles are strangely white. Which made me wonder where is all this fiber coming from? (The front label on the noodle package boasts “20 grams of fiber” per serving.)

Apparently it’s almost all coming from the second ingredient, “modified wheat starch,” which is a source of the lesser-known source of fiber – resistant starch. This form of starch is named “resistant” starch because it’s resistant to being digested and absorbed in the small intestine (thus making it a form of fiber or something that travels all the way through the intestines and exits.)

Honey Almond Portable Granola Pouches

I always have something to munch on or chew on in my purse, ask my kids and my friends who have all been the recipients of this helpful habit of mine. You just never know when you are going to be stuck in traffic or the airport and in need of some fuel or some mint gum.

That being said, you can imagine how pleased I was to find these little pouches filled with 1 1/2 ounces of honey almond granola. I love that almonds are the third ingredient! I brought them with me on two summer trip to Dallas and they were a welcome snack and topping for my yogurt. They might even make a nice snack to pack in backpacks and lunch boxes.

Tired of whatever whole grain cereal you’ve been eating for the past 6 months? I’m always looking for new whole grain cereals to try. What can I say, I bore easily. Whole grain cereal isn’t just a breakfast to me, it is also something to stir into yogurt (which I try to have most days).

I was super excited a couple of years ago when those dried strawberries starting popping up in all sorts of breakfast cereals, just because it was something different flavor-wise (the fact that it colored the milk pink didn’t hurt either). I love this new Summer Berry Blend Whole Grain Cereal because it has those fun dried strawberries PLUS dried raspberries and dried blackberries. There are two types of flakes too – multigrain and barley. There’s a lot going on flavor wise in every spoonful.