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Comparison Shopping

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Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Cup(32g/1.1oz)
A B
  % Daily Value**
Calories 120 120
Calories from Fat 10 10
Total Fat 1g* 2% 2%
Saturated Fat 0.5g: 3% 0g: 0%
Trans Fat 0g
Polyunsaturated Fat 0g Not listed
Monounsaturated Fat 0g Not listed
Cholesterol 0% 0%
Sodium 150mg: 6% 120mg: 5%
Potassium 35mg: 1% 25mg: 1%
Total Carborhydrate 28g 9% 8%
Dietary Fiber 1g: 4% 0g: 0%
Sugars 15g
Other Carbohydrate 12g
Protein 1g
Vitamin A 10% 15%
Vitamin C 25% 25%
Calcium 0% 10%
Iron 25% 25%
Vitamin D 10% 10%
Thiamin 25% 25%
Riboflavin 25% 25%
Niacin 25% 25%
Vitamin B6 25% 25%
Folic Acid/Folate 25% 50%
Vitamin B12 25% 25%
Phosphorus 2% 2%
Magnesium Not listed 2%
Zinc 10% 25%
Ingredients:
(listed in order as they appear on the label)
  • sugar
  • corn flour
  • wheat flour
  • oat flour
  • partially hydrogenated vegetable oil (one or more of: coconut, cottonseed, and soybean)
  • salt
  • sodium ascorbate and ascorbic acid (vitamin C)
  • niacinamide
  • reduced iron
  • natural orange, lemon, cherry, raspberry, blueberry, lime and other natural flavors
  • red #40
  • blue #2
  • zinc oxide
  • yellow #6
  • turmeric color
  • pyridoxine hydrochloride (vitamin B6)
  • blue #1
  • riboflavin (vitamin B2)
  • thiamin hydrochloride (vitamin B1)
  • annatto color
  • vitamin A palmitate
  • BHT (preservative)
  • folic acid
  • vitamin B12
  • vitamin D
  • corn
  • wheat flour
  • oat flour
  • sugar
  • partially hydrogenated vegetable oil (one or more of: canola, cottonseed, and soybean)
  • salt
  • calcium carbonate
  • dicalcium phosphate
  • sodium ascorbate
  • natural orange, lemon, cherry, raspberry, blueberry, lime and other natural flavors
  • zinc oxide
  • reduced iron
  • red #40
  • blue #1
  • yellow #6
  • yellow #5
  • BHT (preservative)
  • vitamin A palmitate
  • pyridoxine hydrochloride (vitamin B6)
  • thiamin mononitrate
  • riboflavin (vitamin B2)
  • folic acid
  • vitamin D
  • vitamin B12
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Which is healthier? A

B

My conclusion? They definitely have different tastes but I can’t say one tastes better than the other. We buy A so I am certainly more familiar with it. A has a more pleasant smell than B. A has larger, more regular circles than B. B has better packaging than A. Both were equally satisfying as a meal. B gets my recommendation.

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Wish Him Well!

Today Arcite’s Day turns 3! And with that arcite notes:

This year has seen many blog become cold dark sites in the blogsphere.

And poses the question "Shall we go on?" Pay arcite a visit today and leave a comment to let him know that his writings and photos are too worthy to be sucked into the void of dead blogs.

He seeks merely 5 or more comments as his validation.

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So why do I grab myself?

My wife has pointed out that the webcam (as seen in the sidebar to the left) has twice in the past 10 minutes caught me grabbing my crotch. First off, being male that is a perfectly acceptable practice. After we become "self-aware" circa 4-6months old we become obligated to "check our package" frequently for the rest of our lives to ensure that nothing is lost. However I must point out that it is my seat cushion and not my crotch that is being grabbed. I sit on a hard wood chair and have placed a lumpy seat cushion on it that slips throughout the day. That’s my story and I’m sticking to it! Of course, you have the photographic evidence and are more than welcome to refute my claim.