Nature's PathOrganic - Flax Plus Cereal Maple Pecan Crunch 11.5 Oz. 106115

I've ordered this several times. When I ordered it at the beginning of November, the expiration date on all the boxes was Dec 11. It's my fault for not checking before we opened the package. I should have returned it all as a box of cereal should have more than 4 weeks of freshness left. Note - this cereal is not enjoyable after the freshness date. We're trying to eat our way through them even past the date but I will lose money when we throw away the last few.

Nature's Path organic cereals are generally the best cereals on the market and their cereals are all that I buy, but this one has a rather strange mix of flavors that would take most people some time to get used to. Not my favorite by far, but I found if you add raisins to it, it makes it better.

I'm the type of person who has coffee in the morning and heads out. Not anymore. Nowadays I sit down and eat breakfast. This cereal is that good. No artificial flavors or preservatives. Whole grains, maple syrup, pecans...yum. Got a pack of 6 and it was gone in two weeks. Don't hesitate to buy for children, the kids I babysit couldn't get enough of it. Their mom now buys it.I like that I can read/recognize all of the ingredients:Organic whole wheat meal, organic rolled oats, organic evaporated cane juice, organic wheat bran, organic pecans, organic flax, organic soy oil, organic brown rice flour, organic oat bran, organic barley malt extract, sea salt, organic maple syrup, organic coconut, natural maple flavor, organic oat syrup solids, organic molasses, organic cinnamon.Each serving has 220 calories and 5g of daily fiber (which is 20 percent of your total). I've been trying to find a cereal with a lot of fiber that tastes good. I find most don't taste very good. According to WebMD, most Americans only get 14g of fiber. I usually have two servings of this cereal for breakfast, so I'm halfway to my allotment of daily fiber.My nutritionist at Carolina advised me a diet high in whole grains and fiber leads to less weight over the years. Maybe this cereal doesn't help you lose weight, but it certainly doesn't put it on. These aren't empty calories, this cereal is filling and nutritious.

There is not much more to say. There's a nice balance; not too much sugar, but enough to enjoy. The flavor is surprising, in that usually something that carries this many healthy items generally will need to be forced down. I only got to the bottom of the fourth box, as my seventeen year old seems to enjoy it as well. That being said, I'm not sure if there were not enough nuts/pecans, or that they all fell into his bowls. I hope the price doesn't go up. There was one other cereal we kept religiously with maple and pecans from a health food store, but the price shot up to four and five dollars, plus, so we stopped buying that one. While that may not sound like much, with a family of five + visitors, it adds up. Thanks Nature's Path.

I got these on a "health whim", you know those times when you really know you should be eating better. I thought I would hate them, but they are okay. No, they don't make me as happy as Cookie Crisps or Frosted Flakes, but they are pretty good for a health food and something I have been able to incorporate in to my diet. Yes, them I am eating them I sometimes wonder if I would still get the health benefit is a rolled them in melted butter and melted marshmallows making little "flax crispy treats", but there isn't a more tasty way to get this much fiber in your breakfast - so feel good trying them even if you aren't a "health nut". I am pretty sure I wouldn't be getting flax in my diet any other way!