Fiberous Finds
They are 2" by 2" in size. They could take out Goliath. The ingredients: bran, water, white grape, whole wheat flour, apples, cranberries, sodium bicarbonate, cinnamon and salt. And these little gems contain 51% of our recommended dose of daily fiber.
I bought "Apple Cranberry Fiber Cakes" at Trader Joe's a few days ago. I'm a fiber junkie and I was trembling with the anticipation of tasting these beauties. I feel unethical eating anything with less than 10% of my daily fiber and am always looking for the heavy hitters. At 51%, this was a new record.
At dinner, muffins were the only thing on the menu. The dense little cakes looked like they had been sitting in the Arizona sun for months and my toddler was skeptical but I enthusastically announced that dinner was served. She took a bite. Then another, than another and stopped, looking up at me with big eyes. Her mouth started to slowly sag open and her small frame lurched with a silent gag. None of the muffin had made it down her throat and I saw a thick paste of bran filling her entire mouth. I did a quick finger-sweep of her mouth and throat to clear out the compacted goop. A few sips of water later, she was ready for round two. This time she may have managed to get a few morsels down before I had to perform another finger-sweep to clear her airways. A watery-eyed look from Pixie and some weak coughs let me know dinner was over for the evening.
The muffin may have won the battle, but we will win the war. For 51% of my daily fiber in one small muffin, these little beauties are going to become our best friend. I don't care if we have to soak them in water overnight, blend them up into smoothies, or inject them directly into the stomach, they will become a family staple. I haven't had the heart to break the news to Pixie yet.
Trader Joe's also sells a breakfast cereal called Fiber-O's. It's like eating pebbles and I usually have sore jaw muscles for the entire day after eating a bowl but let me tell you, they are a fiber-junkie's dream come true. If this is any indication of how hard core they are, when you get to the bottom of the cereal bag, there isn't a single crumb or broken "O." They're that tough.
There are four muffins left. I have a goal to get through them by the end of January. Wish Pixie luck!
I bought "Apple Cranberry Fiber Cakes" at Trader Joe's a few days ago. I'm a fiber junkie and I was trembling with the anticipation of tasting these beauties. I feel unethical eating anything with less than 10% of my daily fiber and am always looking for the heavy hitters. At 51%, this was a new record.At dinner, muffins were the only thing on the menu. The dense little cakes looked like they had been sitting in the Arizona sun for months and my toddler was skeptical but I enthusastically announced that dinner was served. She took a bite. Then another, than another and stopped, looking up at me with big eyes. Her mouth started to slowly sag open and her small frame lurched with a silent gag. None of the muffin had made it down her throat and I saw a thick paste of bran filling her entire mouth. I did a quick finger-sweep of her mouth and throat to clear out the compacted goop. A few sips of water later, she was ready for round two. This time she may have managed to get a few morsels down before I had to perform another finger-sweep to clear her airways. A watery-eyed look from Pixie and some weak coughs let me know dinner was over for the evening.
The muffin may have won the battle, but we will win the war. For 51% of my daily fiber in one small muffin, these little beauties are going to become our best friend. I don't care if we have to soak them in water overnight, blend them up into smoothies, or inject them directly into the stomach, they will become a family staple. I haven't had the heart to break the news to Pixie yet.
Trader Joe's also sells a breakfast cereal called Fiber-O's. It's like eating pebbles and I usually have sore jaw muscles for the entire day after eating a bowl but let me tell you, they are a fiber-junkie's dream come true. If this is any indication of how hard core they are, when you get to the bottom of the cereal bag, there isn't a single crumb or broken "O." They're that tough.
There are four muffins left. I have a goal to get through them by the end of January. Wish Pixie luck!
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Penny is going to have some healthy eating habits when you get done with her!
Actually, I have a bran muffin recipe I should send you. It involves chocolate. You'd like it.
Perhaps if you crush them up you can somehow add them to a cookie mix ;)
I bow to your blog, and thank Joe for Q & A-ing you thus leading me to it.
Finally, someome who would probably "get" me, a Mormon with a sense of humor.... and a good one....we're a rare breed girl.
Thanks for the belly laughs, and Merry Christmas, and an Alpaca New Year!!
Slainte~
Rachelle
Everyone knows Nirnava is a blue cocktail served well chilled in the Bahamas.
Alas, the fiber beauties will have to wait until my next trip to LA.
Hope you had a great holidy!