Quaker Instant Oatmeal should be a pretty familar product to most people – even if they skip it (like I typically do) in favor of the plain, old fashioned variety. The “Weight Control” line has a similar look and feel to the company’s single-serving, flavored oatmeals, but have added soluble fiber and protein (from whey protein isolate), and contain less than 1 gram of sugar per serving.<\/p>\n
Manufacturer’s Description:<\/strong> Quaker Weight Control Oatmeal is a delicious way to help you lose weight. Research shows that people who ate Quaker Weight Control Oatmeal as part of a reduced calorie diet with moderate exercise lost weight.<\/p>\n With 7 grams of protein, 6 grams of fiber and whole grain oats, Quaker Weight Control Oatmeal can help you feel satisfied.<\/p>\n Product Label:<\/strong><\/p>\n Ingredients:<\/strong> WHOLE GRAIN ROLLED OATS, WHEY PROTEIN ISOLATE, MALTODEXTRIN, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVORS, SALT, OAT FLOUR, CALCIUM CARBONATE, GUAR GUM, CARAMEL COLOR, SOY LECITHEN, ACESULFAME POTASSIUM, SUCRALOSE, NIACINAMIDE, VITAMIN A PALMITATE, REDUCED IRON, PYRIDOXINE HYDROCHLORIDE, RIBOFLAVIN, THIAMIN MONONITRATE, FOLIC ACID\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n Comments:<\/strong> I purchased the 3 flavor “variety pack” – which contains the Maple Brown Sugar, Cinnamon and Banana Bread flavors. It was simple enough to fix: I blended one packet with 3\/4 c. water, and nuked it on “high” for 1 1\/2 minutes.<\/p>\n The first thing that hit me when I dug into the “Maple & Brown Sugar” flavor was the faux maple flavor – it virtually screamed “artificial.” I don’t blame Quaker specifically for this, however. The reality is that “maple” is just one of those flavors that’s been tough to duplicate successfully (“Log Cabin” and other pancake syrups don’t taste anything like genuine maple syrup, IMHO). Ditto the sweetening: which I felt was overdone. I ended up dousing mine with some milk, to turn down the volume.<\/p>\n The oatmeal (plus milk) was reasonably filling, though. The added fiber and protein almost certainly help with that. The 6 grams of fiber in one serving represents close to one-quarter of the minimum recommended amount per day, so it’s a fairly significant amount. As “diet” cereals go, I’d put it ahead of “Special K” and similar boxed, “ready-to-eat” fare.<\/p>\n\n\n
\n \nServing Size 1 Packet (45g)
\nCalories 160
\nCalories from Fat 25
\nTotal Fat 3g
\nSaturated Fat 0.5g
\nPolyunsaturated Fat 1g
\nMonounsaturated Fat 1g
\nTrans Fat 0g
\nCholesterol 0mg\n<\/td>\n\nSodium 310mg
\nPotassium 150mg
\nTotal Carbohydrate 29g
\nDietary Fiber 6g
\nSoluble Fiber 4g
\nSugars 1g
\nProtein 7g
\nVitamin A 20%
\nVitamin C 0%\n<\/td>\n\nCalcium 10%
\nIron 20%
\nThiamin 20%
\nRiboflavin 20%
\nNiacin 20%
\nVitamin B6 20%
\nFolic Acid 20%
\nPhosphorus 15%
\nMagnesium 10%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n \n