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Home » Low Carb Products » Breakfast Foods « Previous Product  < · Low Carb Success Flax-O-Meal Hot Cereal Reviews Views Date of last review 28 8713 Fri April 21, 2006 Recommended By Average Price Average Rating 68% of reviewers $6.73 6.8 Description: Rich in healthy flax seed meal, each serving has less than 2 digestible carbs, 11g of protein and a whopping 10g of dietary fiber. Just add hot water! Simple to prepare, FLAX O MEAL comes in Strawberries and Cream, Cinnamon and Spice, Vanilla Almond, and Butter Pecan. Author dmk825 Big Yapper!!!! Registered: June 2002 Location: Upstate NY Posts: 9363 Review Date: Tue December 2, 2003 Would you recommend the product? Yes | Price you paid?: $7.99 | Rating: 9    Pros: Great flavor, easy to prepare Cons: A bit pricey I love this stuff - the butter pecan tastes the best to me. Nice when I want a change from eggs. I would give it a 10, but like many low carb specific products it is overpriced. jenniferg Senior LCF Member Registered: May 2003 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 185 Review Date: Wed December 3, 2003 Would you recommend the product? Yes | Price you paid?: $6.99 | Rating: 9    Pros: Good flavor Cons: Costly I tried the vanilla almond flavor and really liked it. I added heavy cream and SF brown sugar substitute. It is expensive but I will probably buy again when I get closer to my goal weight. Also, this is a great source of fiber. mickyzzzzz05 Senior LCF Member Registered: September 2003 Location: NE Iowa Posts: 903 Review Date: Sat December 6, 2003 Would you recommend the product? Yes | Price you paid?: None indicated | Rating: 8    Pros: great flavor Cons: cost We had tried a couple other types of cereal and my husband really likes the cin and spice. SentryFan Senior LCF Member Registered: December 2000 Location: Porterville, CA USA Posts: 374 Review Date: Sun December 7, 2003 Would you recommend the product? Yes | Price you paid?: $5.00 | Rating: 9    Pros: yummy Cons: you need to add Davinci syrup to sweeten, cost, addictive I was bad addicted to this stuff. I was eating it like 3 times a day. Needless to say, such high-fiber consumption led to some "moving movements." ;-) bab_indy MAJOR LCF POSTER! Registered: December 2003 Location: Bay Area, CA Posts: 2570 Review Date: Tue December 16, 2003 Would you recommend the product? Yes | Price you paid?: $7.00 | Rating: 6    Pros: nutrition Cons: taste I found the taste by itself to be a bit bland. But good when mixed with the Keto hot cereals and soy milk. A good way to get flax into your diet. chels_hoff Senior LCF Member Registered: June 2003 Location: Bay Area, CA Posts: 850 Review Date: Sat January 3, 2004 Would you recommend the product? Yes | Price you paid?: None indicated | Rating: 10    Pros: tastes yummy Cons: have to doctor it a bit love it with some butter, heavy cream & splenda !! 170n2004 Senior LCF Member Registered: December 2003 Location: California Posts: 66 Review Date: Tue January 6, 2004 Would you recommend the product? Yes | Price you paid?: $6.75 | Rating: 8    Pros: nice alternative Cons: price I enjoyed the butter pecean. Although, I'm not accustomed to crunching nuts when I eat hot cereal. I did have to add butter, half n half and splenda. It was a nice alternative on a cold day. iamqueenie Junior LCF Member Registered: November 2003 Location: Salem, Or. Posts: 9 Review Date: Sun January 11, 2004 Would you recommend the product? Yes | Price you paid?: None indicated | Rating: 9    Pros: Not only nutritional, but tastes good! Cons: Very filling The taste of the Cinnamon & Spice reminded me a lot of "Malt O Meal", which I also like. I loved how quick it was to prepare, like any other hot instant cereal. As suggested, I added butter, cream and 1/2 packet of Splenda. Single serving suggests using 1/2 cup of product. I found this to be so filling I couldn't eat anything else until dinner - which I eat about 7:00Pm. So next time, I'm going to cut it in half. I also want to try the other flavors! smarteez2 Senior LCF Member Registered: January 2004 Location: South carolina Posts: 82 Review Date: Sun February 8, 2004 Would you recommend the product? Yes | Price you paid?: $7.99 | Rating: 10    Pros: very filling Cons: expensive I have eaten the Vanilla Almond and add 2 packs of NC sweetener plus some butter. It is really yummy. I just purchased the Butter Pecan flovored one and can't wait to try it. It is really really filling. I can never even finish the 1/2 cup serving!! kenj30 Senior LCF Member Registered: February 2004 Location: Glendale, Arizona Posts: 78 Review Date: Mon February 23, 2004 Would you recommend the product? Yes | Price you paid?: $6.99 | Rating: 8    Pros: Quick, easy, not eggs. Cons: Price, needs doctoring. I tried the cinnamon flavor and by itself was not impressed. A packet or two of splenda and some butter made it a lot like cinnamon and brown sugar oatmeal. It was a welcome change from eggs for breakfast and makes for a quick meal. Bottom line, doctor it up and it's pretty good. Ken binki MAJOR LCF POSTER! Registered: February 2004 Location: the 6th borough of NYC Posts: 1699 Review Date: Fri March 5, 2004 Would you recommend the product? Yes | Price you paid?: $6.99 | Rating: 8    Pros: Delicious and easy to make Cons: Pricey as all get-out I've had the Cinnamon/Spice and Butter Pecan flavors and would recommend both of them. You do kind of need to doctor them up a little with cream and Splenda or Davinci but, that said, they're a fantastic breakfast. If you can't face one more egg in the morning, splurge on a bag of this stuff. One net carb for the Cinnamon, two for the Butter Pecan, and just delicious and hearty and, um, motivating, if you catch my drift. I gave them an 8 -deducted two points simply because they're so very expensive. I can't wait for the prices across the board to go down on this stuff. patio Senior LCF Member Registered: February 2004 Location: Michigan-(Middle of the Mitten) Posts: 74 Review Date: Sun March 14, 2004 Would you recommend the product? No | Price you paid?: $7.00 | Rating: 2    Pros: low carb Cons: taste, smell, texture ICKY! The taste of this was awful to me. It seems like it is all wheat hulls and chewy weird stuff that I don't recognize. I'm keeping it to have DH add to the kids oatmeal so it won't be a complete waste. waunakeewoman Senior LCF Member Registered: November 2003 Location: Waunakee, WI Posts: 562 Review Date: Mon March 15, 2004 Would you recommend the product? Yes | Price you paid?: $6.99 | Rating: 9    Pros: fiber, flavor, texture and a free trip to the bathroom Cons: price is HIGH, but it's worth it I love this cereal!!!! It has become my mainstay breakfast, when I'm at home and another egg just cannot be faced. It's quick, easy to prepare and can be "doctored" with a little extra cinnamon, nutmeg, vanilla and Splenda. I use the cinnamon spice flavor and really appreciate its low carb content, flavor and convenience. Italianchic Junior LCF Member Registered: March 2004 Posts: 2 Review Date: Mon March 29, 2004 Would you recommend the product? No | Price you paid?: None indicated | Rating: 1    Pros: none Cons: everything I ordered the cinnamon. It was just BAD. The texture was bad, the taste was worse. Yuck!(n) tracelin Blabbermouth!!! Registered: April 2003 Posts: 7316 Review Date: Mon May 10, 2004 Would you recommend the product? Yes | Price you paid?: $5.00 | Rating: 8    Pros: helps keep me regular! Cons: you have to doctor it up, but that's not really a con This cereal has done the trick when I want a hot cereal. I just add some milk or h/h to it and some splenda or DaVinci. I've purchased it more than once, so I must be sold on it! Kariann71 Junior LCF Member Registered: January 2004 Location: Michigan Posts: 54 Review Date: Thu June 3, 2004 Would you recommend the product? Yes | Price you paid?: $6.99 | Rating: 4    Pros: Cons: taste, price I read the good reviews for this product and decided to give it a try. I ordered the cinnamon, and when it came I couldn't wait to try a bowl. Um... Is it supposed to be horribly bitter??? It was so bitter that no amount of doctoring could make it palatable. Is this what it's supposed to taste like, or did I get a bad batch??? Sandikat2 Junior LCF Member Registered: June 2004 Location: San Diego County (Native) Posts: 4 Review Date: Thu June 17, 2004 Would you recommend the product? Yes | Price you paid?: $6.99 | Rating: 8    Pros: Nice change from eggs/meat Cons: pricey In answer to the question about bitterness. I have had this product several times - all were very good except for the last batch. It was bitter too. It didn't make me ill, but I was disappointed! kaydee Junior LCF Member Registered: January 2004 Location: NE Ohio Posts: 35 Review Date: Mon June 21, 2004 Would you recommend the product? No | Price you paid?: None indicated | Rating: 1    Pros: Cons: taste, price gross Chameleon Junior LCF Member Registered: August 2004 Location: Toronto, ON - Canada Posts: 7 Review Date: Mon October 25, 2004 Would you recommend the product? Yes | Price you paid?: None indicated | Rating: 8    Pros: warm and filling - excellent source of fibre Cons: expensive Easy to prepare, loads of fibre, low in carbs. It must be "doctored" up with butter, cream and splenda, but really, when I didn't low-carb, I had to do that to Oatmeal anyway. The price of this (and most other low carb products) is ridiculous in Canada. I'm still being patient but it's really hard to keep buying these products at double or triple the cost of their full-carb counterparts. A two edged sword - if you don't buy them, the demand goes down and no stores order them in; if you do buy it, then you end up spending a mint... sheesh. jtex Senior LCF Member Registered: September 2004 Location: Austin, Texas Posts: 119 Review Date: Mon October 25, 2004 Would you recommend the product? No | Price you paid?: $6.99 | Rating: 1    Pros: none Cons: read below DOUBLE GROSS!! Review Date: Wed December 8, 2004 Would you recommend the product? No | Price you paid?: None indicated | Rating: 1    Pros: tasted great, high fiber Cons: I ate it for six mornings and gained 10 POUNDS!!!!!!!!!!!! Grrrrrrrr This cereal tasted wonderful with two packets of splenda added. There was nothing in it that I shouldn't have had for this stage of my low carb trek, but with this being the only change I made and still keeping my total carbs where they should be..I thought gaining 10 pounds in 6 days was worth reporting. I've never stalled nor gained ANYTHING before...it just wasn't worth it..good thing I loooove eggs! I will NEVER buy this product again. Not2BaBeachballBride Senior LCF Member Registered: August 2004 Location: The Armpit of the USA Posts: 565 Review Date: Fri February 25, 2005 Would you recommend the product? Yes | Price you paid?: $6.99 | Rating: 7    Pros: Something different and comforting for breakfast Cons: Price It's pretty good - not fantastic - but good. I got the butter pecan... I eat it with splenda and butter. It's good enough, filling and something different on a cold morning. bizzimom Senior LCF Member Registered: October 2003 Location: b.c. canada Posts: 143 Review Date: Fri April 15, 2005 Would you recommend the product? Yes | Price you paid?: None indicated | Rating: 6    Pros: loads of fiber Cons: when made as suggested, not very good this cereal was horrid when i made it as suggested, i tried the butter pecan, and couldn't doctor it up to make it palatable... however, i used it to make my usual hot flax cereal and it was good... i used 5 tbsp of cereal mix, 1 tbsp. melted butter, 1 egg, 1/4 tsp. baking pwd, and 2 tbsp. davinci's syrup. then microwaved it for 70 seconds and then added in another tbsp. of butter and a splash of cream on top... mixed it all together and it was fine... just like my usual flax... don't think i would really buy this cereal at regular price, but i got it for 99 cents, so it was worth a try... twtrbby Senior LCF Member Registered: July 2005 Posts: 262 Review Date: Fri September 2, 2005 Would you recommend the product? No | Price you paid?: None indicated | Rating: 9    Pros: Cons: I think it's a very good cereal, although it certainly needs splenda and something creamy. It's a great change from eggs. It works really well to make individual servings of Spongebob bread and then it's already flavored. marieze MAJOR LCF POSTER! Registered: July 2002 Location: Lake Oswego, Oregon Posts: 1435 Review Date: Sat September 3, 2005 Would you recommend the product? No | Price you paid?: None indicated | Rating: 10    Pros: Cons: I absolutely LOVE this stuff. If I need a quick somehting or am hungry before bed, I make a serving and add a splash of whole cream, some butter and 1/2 pkg. of splenda and I am in heaven. I buy the butter pecan. I have been eating it for about 2 years now and I really like it. It might be an acquired taste for some, as when I first tasted it I couldn't handle the consistency. I also love all the fiber and that it is only about 2 carbs plus whatever carbs I add. tarasxm Senior LCF Member Registered: October 2005 Location: St. Martin FWI Posts: 70 Review Date: Sat October 22, 2005 Would you recommend the product? No | Price you paid?: None indicated | Rating: 10    Pros: Cons: I love this stuff, I add butter and half n' half as recomended plus 2 packets of splenda. I love the fiber, but I can eat it too often, which is tough because of the price. I like butter pecan and cinnamon spice, the strawberries and cream flavor isnt as good. I order from netrition.com the price is better at 4.99 a bag. debmn Senior LCF Member Registered: April 2005 Location: Minneapolis Posts: 189 Review Date: Sat January 21, 2006 Would you recommend the product? Yes | Price you paid?: $4.95 | Rating: 10    Pros: flavor and texture Cons: price