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What About Waffles?

Friday, July 16, 2010 at 07:02 AM

Gosh, I have blogged about soooo many different foods here on A Better Bag of Groceries.  One category that I haven’t touched on?  Frozen Waffles.  This dawned on me as I was toasting one for my son’s breakfast recently.  I guess I haven’t blogged about them yet because they are not an everyday breakfast in our house.

So, what about waffles?  How do they score on the NuVal  scale.  Well, they vary.  Gosh, you must all get sick of hearing me say that!  They vary.  Sorry, but they do!  I mean, that is the reason for NuVal after all.  It helps you to compare one waffle against the other. 

As for Waffle Scores, here’s The Best, the Middle of the Road, and the Bottom of the Barrell:

The Best:

Earth’s Best Organic Homestyle Mini Waffles:  43

Kashi Go Lean Frozen Strawberry Flax All Natural:  40

The Middle of the Road:

HyVee Frozen Waffles Multi-Grain:  32

Kellogg’s Nutri-Grain Waffles:  28

Kellogg’s Eggo Homestyle Waffles:  23

The Bottom of the Barrell:

Aunt Jemima Frozen Homestyle Waffles:  4

Waffle scores are pretty much on the same track as Children’s cereal scores (the best being Cheerios at a 37, the worst being Capn Crunch with a score of 10).  The important thing to consider, though, is what  you add to that waffle or that cereal.  Think about it.  When you toast a waffle for your child, you often top it with butter (NuVal score of 2for many brands) and maple syrup (NuVal score of 1 for many brands).  When you give your child cereal for breakfast, you often add skim milk (NuVal score of 91) and fruit (NuVal scores of 90 – 100 for most fruits). 

So most mornings, we opt for cereal with milk and fruit and we save the waffles for an occasional treat.  It’s good to know that I can choose the most nutritious of the waffles out there for my kids.

One of the most frequently asked questions I get about my role as Mommy Blogger for NuVal is the following:  Do you ever run out of things to blog about.  My answer?  No way!!!  There are so many foods, so many food categories, so many recipes, so many new developments.  It never gets old.

Happy Weekend Everyone!

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10 Comments on “What About Waffles?”

  1. #1 Joanna Sutter
    on Jul 16th, 2010 at 7:54 am

    I’m not much of a waffle girl but I’ve been curious what Van’s waffles would score since they are usually hanging out in the “natural” section of my local grocer stores.

  2. #2 Lindsay @ The Ketchup Diaries
    on Jul 16th, 2010 at 8:34 am

    I haven’t had a frozen waffles in a looong time. I suppose, though, you could top one the highest scoring ones with a mashe banana intead of syrup, which would up the nutritional profile! That sounds delicious, actually! And for the record, I love your blog and never think it gets old as a reader either :smile:

  3. #3 Melissa
    on Jul 16th, 2010 at 8:39 am

    Lindsey -
    You are so sweet!! And I can’t wait to invite you to a Blogger event we are going to be holding in your area in September!!!!

    Melissa

  4. #4 c neroni
    on Jul 16th, 2010 at 9:05 am

    That’s a really great point you make about what you are adding to the base food. If you have a good base waffle or ceral, add the right nutritonal toppings it’s a recipe for excellence. Not to say that once in a blue moon , whip cream, butter and syrup on waffles isn’t a nice fattening treat :)

  5. #5 Michelle @ Turning Over a New Leaf
    on Jul 16th, 2010 at 10:20 am

    I love waffles! I’ve never been much of a pancake person myself. I typically top my waffles with peanut butter or fruit with whipped cream or yogurt. About the same way I top my pancakes.

  6. #6 Evan Thomas
    on Jul 16th, 2010 at 2:10 pm

    I used to really love the kashi strawberry waffles before going gluten-free. They were convenient and delicious!

  7. #7 tanyasdaily
    on Jul 16th, 2010 at 4:07 pm

    I haven’t tried them , they look good.

  8. #8 Julie @ Pickley Pear
    on Jul 16th, 2010 at 5:03 pm

    I love Kashi waffles, but they are hard to find these days. Van’s brand are good too. They keep me full, which I like.

  9. #9 Tammy
    on Jul 18th, 2010 at 12:18 pm

    I’m curious like the others about Vans but I love what you are doing here. I don’t like waffles much but my kids love them. When I make them from scratch, I double up as they do freeze really well.

  10. #10 Jennifer
    on Jul 20th, 2010 at 11:05 am

    I’m with Tammy–go for homemade! Whenever I make waffles on a weekend, I make a triple batch and freeze the leftovers. Then just pop them in the toaster on a weekday morning and voila! There are many really healthful homemade waffle (and pancake) recipes out there, even using whole grain.

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