All right, I want to make up a batch of Maggie's Cereal, and am getting ready to order from netrition.com. I found soy protein isolate, and of course the flaxseed, but the coarse unprocessed wheat bran I'm not finding. Is this something that's readily available at a health food store, or am I searching for the wrong thing, or is it the same thing as wheat germ, or what? I need some help, please! Thanks in advance!

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Eddie
President and Founder of the Intergalactic Order of Brussels Sprouts Haters

Wheat germ and wheat bran aren't the same thing. You should be able to find wheat bran though, if nothing else at a health food store.

I THINK netrition sells it - haven't looked there in a long time though, as I buy that kind of stuff now from honeyvillegrain.com - great prices if you don't mind buying in bulk. I buy my flax seeds from them in 5 pound bags for a great price!

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I got my wheat bran from a local health food store pretty cheap to....

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Eddie, I have Maggie's cereal usually at least 3-4 times a week. It is a wonderful tool for a controlled carb WOE. I make batches of Maggie's cereal mix using 2 pound increments of each ingredient. I get my wheat bran at a "natural" foods type store. The wheat bran is sold in bulk so I just weigh out how much I need, at $.69 a pound, it is the cheapest of the ingredients. I also get my flaxseed meal there (Bob's Red Mill). FWIW, I get my soy protein isolate from Honeyville grains. It is sold in 4 pound bags for a little less than $3.50/pound. I have not seen it any cheaper elsewhere. HTH

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Henry

Eddie,
Maggie's cereal rocks! I eat it all the time, and add different stuff to change the flavor, like DaVinci syrups, spices, cocoa powder, etc.
I buy wheat bran in the grocery store, next to the hot cereals. Sometimes it is labeled hot cereal, but if you check the ingredients, it should read "100% wheat bran". It's pretty cheap. I buy oat bran there, too. I like to add oat bran sometimes; it makes the cereal taste a lot like oatmeal.
Ask at your grocery store about wheat bran; if they don't already carry it, store managers can be pretty accomodating sometimes, and will order stuff for you if they know you are a regular customer.

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Trina

Vice-President of the Intergalactic Order of Brussels Sprouts Haters

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Thank you everyone for the info! I'm going shopping this evening so I will look for the wheat bran while I'm out!

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Eddie
President and Founder of the Intergalactic Order of Brussels Sprouts Haters

Yup. Most any health food store will have bran, often in bins. If you have a choice, get the coarsest they offer. Gives it a nice texture and "mouth-feel".

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