[ad_1]
I saw a commercial the other day for Total cereal. They were showing the Nutrition Facts panel, all of the vitamins, 100% within the product. The announcer said at the end of the commercial: “Kashi cereal is not 100% of the daily value for all of these vitamins”
I take issue with this ad :. They were indeed indicate that Total corn is more healthy than other cereals – Kashi in this case – because it has 100% of so many vitamins and minerals. And that’s just not true.
True, Total is to have more vitamin running but other cereals. But this is not because Total is some fantastic and unique grain that is so packed with vitamins and minerals it naturally contains everything you need for the whole day! That’s because manufacturers add vitamins to cereal. In other words, you can eat a bowl of Frosted Flakes for breakfast, take a multivitamin, and ends with the same nutritional intake of the meal and the bowl of the total. Well, maybe not Frosted Flakes, for at least Total has several grams of fiber … maybe Frosted Mini wheats, or Grape Nuts, Raisin Bran or Post or Kashi.
Nutrition is not just about getting enough vitamins and minerals. It is to eat a variety of foods to get a variety of nutrients (while you keep your intake fair enough to maintain ideal weight). Eating a bowl of Total is a healthier option than eating other types of cereal and popping a multivitamin. It is better than having a hot breakfast of eggs and toast, and then take a multivitamin. It is essentially the same, because the makers of Total have added the equivalent of a multivitamin for their corn.
Taking a multivitamin is not a bad idea, especially if you know you do not get enough fruits, vegetables, dairy products or whole grains on a regular basis. But it does not guarantee that you will be well-nourished, only that you’re less likely to get vitamin or mineral deficiency
It can also be a disadvantage to eat very fortified foods .. How many do you limit the intake of grain their recommended serving size? Most people I know are at least two or three “serving sizes” on the label on the box, as one of their dose in a bowl This means that people who eat a large bowl of the total is 300% of the daily value for many of these vitamins. Then, of course, they are taking a vitamin naturally found in foods they eat during the rest of the day. Most of the time, to get 200% – or even 500% – of the daily value of a nutrient is not harmful but there are cases where that “too much of a good thing” can lead to problems, especially with fat soluble vitamins; folic acid (in people with undiscovered vitamin B12 deficiency); and some minerals. People rarely ‘overdose’ of vitamins from natural sources of food, but take extra vitamins in the form of a table (or added ingredients in food fortification, such as the case of the total) could lead to quite a large amount be taken continuously over a. Time
The best way to get the vitamins and minerals, of course, is by eating a balanced diet and good food sources of these nutrients – what we call nutrient dense ‘foods. Fortified foods can mislead the consumer when it is implied that the food is a better source of nutrition.
[ad_2]