vvginovv Posted September 29, 2008 Share Posted September 29, 2008 Hello, I am a real vegan newb, just trying to gather some sort of meal plan/supplementation advice.My biggest fear about this stuff are the potential deficiencies. It seems like Total Raisin Bran (w/soy milk) is too good to be true. 100% of pretty much everything?I guess the drawbacks are the amount of added sugars and because its processed, its scary? Is there a difference between this and a vitamin supplement? Is it any better or worse?Perhaps the body absorbs it less adequately? thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DV Posted September 29, 2008 Share Posted September 29, 2008 It is all too good to be true. And this post, your first and obviously a spam-type post, is totally scary. (shudders) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vvginovv Posted September 29, 2008 Author Share Posted September 29, 2008 lol no spam for real, i just wonder why people wouldnt just eat cereals like this instead of a multi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DV Posted September 29, 2008 Share Posted September 29, 2008 Sorry, vvginovv. We've had a recent flurry of spam and usually they don't introduce themselves in the intro section. I wasn't sure where you were going with this as your first post here and made an assumption. I don't think most people would consider Total Raisin Bran with soy milk to contain 100% of everything. While some adhere to a strictly whole foods diet, most members here eat some processed foods and don't find them all to be scary, even if they have added sugars. Since vitamin supplements come in many formulas, I don't believe you can compare vitamins supplements in general with a fortified cereal product. Some people do have digestive problems that hamper their ability to absorb adequate nutrients but a healthy digestive tract can absorb some, if not most nutrients from the foods/supplements ingested. Welcome to the forum and feel free to post in the intro section! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beforewisdom Posted September 29, 2008 Share Posted September 29, 2008 Has anyone noticed the price on cereal lately? Total gets its "total nutrition" by adding supplements to the wheat or corn flour that is baked into flakes. You can buy those same supplements much more cheaply by getting a bottle of multivitamins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeaSiren Posted September 30, 2008 Share Posted September 30, 2008 Has anyone noticed the price on cereal lately? Total gets its "total nutrition" by adding supplements to the wheat or corn flour that is baked into flakes. You can buy those same supplements much more cheaply by getting a bottle of multivitamins. totally correct Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beforewisdom Posted September 30, 2008 Share Posted September 30, 2008 lol no spam for real, i just wonder why people wouldnt just eat cereals like this instead of a multi For the same reason a number of people who visit this board believe all manor of silly things. Marketing.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beforewisdom Posted September 30, 2008 Share Posted September 30, 2008 Has anyone noticed the price on cereal lately? Total gets its "total nutrition" by adding supplements to the wheat or corn flour that is baked into flakes. You can buy those same supplements much more cheaply by getting a bottle of multivitamins. totally correct Pun intended? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeaSiren Posted September 30, 2008 Share Posted September 30, 2008 Has anyone noticed the price on cereal lately? Total gets its "total nutrition" by adding supplements to the wheat or corn flour that is baked into flakes. You can buy those same supplements much more cheaply by getting a bottle of multivitamins. totally correct Pun intended? Darn .... ya totally got me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fallen_Horse Posted September 30, 2008 Share Posted September 30, 2008 Has anyone noticed the price on cereal lately? Total gets its "total nutrition" by adding supplements to the wheat or corn flour that is baked into flakes. You can buy those same supplements much more cheaply by getting a bottle of multivitamins.Ok, so buy the generic brand and get the best of both worlds? Seems like an easy choice to me... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beforewisdom Posted September 30, 2008 Share Posted September 30, 2008 My point was "why bother?". The nutrition bragged about for "Total" is not coming from food, but supplements they mix into the flour. Why not just take a vitamin pill. It wouldn't be any less natural. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djshrew Posted September 30, 2008 Share Posted September 30, 2008 are the vitamins from a vegan source anyway? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fallen_Horse Posted September 30, 2008 Share Posted September 30, 2008 Usually. The only one you have to worry about is vitamin D... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djshrew Posted September 30, 2008 Share Posted September 30, 2008 I decided to find out.. according to PCRM Total is vegan, whether you should be getting your vitamins from cereal is up to you. http://www.pcrm.org/health/veginfo/b12.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liftandcode Posted September 30, 2008 Share Posted September 30, 2008 Ok. So this is really weird. The small boxes of total and total raisin bran we have at work both contain whey. So just be careful of that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djshrew Posted September 30, 2008 Share Posted September 30, 2008 I've never had Total (and never plan on it) but the next time I'm near a box I'm going to look. maybe PCRM is like Peta and they say all kinds of stuff is vegan just to get "normal" people to eat it, I really hope not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beforewisdom Posted October 1, 2008 Share Posted October 1, 2008 I've never had Total (and never plan on it) but the next time I'm near a box I'm going to look. maybe PCRM is like Peta and they say all kinds of stuff is vegan just to get "normal" people to eat it, I really hope not. I had that thought too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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