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avatarKashi Cocoa Beach Granola

By Bryn Kirk on August 23, 2010 | Comments (0)

Kashi company, www.kashi.com, started in 1984 with their first creation of a  “unique blend of Seven Whole Grains and Sesame for its supreme nutritional profile — a vegetarian source of protein and complex carbohydrates that’s hearty, satisfying, and energizing.”

I recently tried their Cocoa Beach granola cereal.  The cereal has almonds, coconut, and granola clusters all coated in cocoa.

I really enjoyed this granola.  The sweetness was not overpowering and the cocoa notes blended well with the grains, nutsm and coconut flavors.  The chocolate intensity lasted throughout, even at the finish. 

I do have a particularly interesting dilemma, though.  I can’t decide which way I prefer to eat it!

Do I prefer the granola plain, popping it in my mouth as a milk-less snack? Yes, that’s a great way to eat it.  Or do I prefer it in the traditional manner, breakfast bowl style covered in milk?  That’s a great way to eat it too.

Hmm, too close to call.  Maybe I’ll alternate.

I must admit, I do like slurping up the chocolatey milk left at the bottom of my cereal bowl.

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avatarChocolate Cheerios

By Bryn Kirk on January 18, 2010 | Comments (0)

It has been a while since I had Cheerios for breakfast.  For me, Cheerios was the cereal I fed my toddler to keep him quiet in church, not something I was interested in eating for breakfast.  What got my attention recently is the new Chocolate Cheerios.

According to the Cheerios website, Chocolate Cheerios is “a perfect balance of whole grain goodness and a delicious touch of chocolate taste in every bite.” 

I am a fan of whole grain goodness, but I am even more a fan of chocolate! 

Chocolate cheerios is delicious.  I prefer it in milk as the chocolate flavor is more pronounced, but a handful of the dry cereal makes a great snack at the office.  In addition to the chocolaty flavor, there are only 9 grams of sugar per serving. 

The cheerios are coated in cocoa processed with alkali.  What does that mean? 

Cocoa powder is made when chocolate liquor (made from ground up cocoa beans) is pressed to remove most of the cocoa butter.  The cocoa solids that remain are processed to make a fine unsweetened powder.   There are two types of cocoa powder:  natural and processed with alkali, also called Dutched cocoa.

Dutch-Processed or Alkalized Processed Cocoa Powder is treated with an alkali to neutralize its acids.  The result of this process turns the cocoa powder a deeper, darker color and provides a more well- rounded, less bitter chocolate flavor.

Dutched cocoa has many applications.  And, now with Chocolate Cheerios, there’s another.

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