Email a Friend
Print Article
Taste Test Tuesday: Whole Wheat Thomas' English Muffins
Have I mentioned lately that I consider myself to be "in the trenches" as a working mom with two teenage girls? One of them is a bit more "picky" or "high maintenance" when it comes to food than the other but they both have their own sometimes annoying food idiosyncrasies (Where DO they get that from? LOL)
Well we are all pretty much on board the whole grain train these days and I recently found a 100% whole wheat bread product that my daughters both have been enjoying for breakfast: Thomas' 100% Whole Wheat English Muffins. Sure enough the first ingredient is whole-wheat flour, the second is water, then yeast, wheat gluten, wheat bran, honey, farina, and several others.
The girls seem to like it toasted with a spread of peanut butter but I'm guessing teens might also like making these into mini pizzas (split in half, spread with pizza sauce and top with shredded cheese and chopped vegetables.)
Each English muffin contains:
130 calories
3 grams fiber
6 grams protein
25 grams carbohydrate
1 gram fat (0 g saturated fat and 0 g trans fat)
0 mg cholesterol
240 mg sodium
Would I buy it again? You bet - I already have!
~~Elaine
Related Topics: Teen Girls Replace Milk With Soda, Video: Teens and Osteoporosis
Technorati Tags: englishmuffins, thomasenglishmuffins, wholewheat, teens
Well we are all pretty much on board the whole grain train these days and I recently found a 100% whole wheat bread product that my daughters both have been enjoying for breakfast: Thomas' 100% Whole Wheat English Muffins. Sure enough the first ingredient is whole-wheat flour, the second is water, then yeast, wheat gluten, wheat bran, honey, farina, and several others.
The girls seem to like it toasted with a spread of peanut butter but I'm guessing teens might also like making these into mini pizzas (split in half, spread with pizza sauce and top with shredded cheese and chopped vegetables.)
Each English muffin contains:
130 calories
3 grams fiber
6 grams protein
25 grams carbohydrate
1 gram fat (0 g saturated fat and 0 g trans fat)
0 mg cholesterol
240 mg sodium
Would I buy it again? You bet - I already have!
~~Elaine
Related Topics: Teen Girls Replace Milk With Soda, Video: Teens and Osteoporosis
Technorati Tags: englishmuffins, thomasenglishmuffins, wholewheat, teens
Labels: taste test
16 Comments:
I second your opinion! Thomas' has the flavor we want in a whole grain product. No cardboard here!
I also recommend the Thomas's whole wheat mini bagel. A mini bagel and a banana make a great cold breakfast, and easy 'togo' food.
I have checked out Thomas' whole grain and whole wheat product labels several times, and they have all had high fructose corn syrup in them. Since that is one of the artificial substances I avoid, I have not used Thomas' recently.
I second the high fructose corn syrup. They are very good but I know the ones I bought turned out to have the HFCS. It was like the third ingredient. I wonder how she got some that didn't have it.
I also have noticed that thomas english muffins have high fructose corn syrup so I do't buy them, but Rudis organics sold at health stores makes a fantastic whole wheat english muffin that tastes terrific!
I have a package of these right now & looked at the ingredients & sure enough "high fructose corn syrup" is listed. Why is it not listed on hers?
One idea - Elaine generally only posts the first 5 or so ingredients. The reason for this is the farther down the list you go, the smaller the quantity.
Is the fructose corn syrup lower on the list?
Maybe they sell a different formulation on the West Coast? I double checked the ingredient list and sure enough there is only honey listed as the sweetener. Generally there isn't too much sweetener added to bready type breads--the purpose of adding sweetener is to feed the yeast and to maybe add a little for flavor.
--Elaine
I have to agree with Elaine. I live in Texas and just looked at the ingredients listed on the package. It shows honey and no high fructose corn syrup. I love these English Muffins and have one every morning.
I did not realize that high fructose corn syrup was so bad or that it is an artificial substance. I thought it was just another form of sugar. What is the deal with HFCS? Why is it so bad?
If anyone wants the "skinny" (truth) on the bad affects of grains, go to www.mercola.com. Personally I stay away from wheat with a strong preference to OATS (raw oats especially). Too much grains in your diet turns into sugars in your digestive system.
However, as a 63 year old male, I do love a Thomas English Muffin with peanut butter spread myself! But seldom!!!
I just checked the ingredients in our Thomas English Muffins, and ours has the honey, not the corn syrup. We live in southeat USA.
High fructose corn syrup contributes to a large portion of irritable bowel syndrome cases.
I just bought the most amazing english muffins. They are Ezekial Cinnamon Raisan English Muffins. The ingredients include all sprouted varied sprouted grains. 160 calories for a serving( a whole muffin), put a tbs or 2 of peanut butter on it...SO delicis! AND...all natural ingredidients.
I love them, too, and so do my kids.
I strongly endorse the Ezekiel Cinnamon Raisin English Muffins. Found here in the middle of nowhere in the frozen foods section. Substantial & chewy. Delicious & perhaps even good for you. Organic sprouted wheat, barley, millet, spelt, soybeans & lentils. No sweetener listed at all.
My Thomas' English muffin package has "sugar" listed, right after "yeast" and these muffins are DECIDEDLY sweeter than the last package I bought. I will not be buying any more. Just as almost all crackers have become more like cookies (Wheat Thins? YUK!!!) so most English muffins I've sampled are sweet and don't exactly taste very good with savory dishes like scrambled eggs. I will try the Ezekial brand next time.
Post a Comment