Optimum Slim® Cereal

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Organic whole wheat meal, organic wheat bran, organic soy flour, organic evaporated cane juice, organic brown rice flour, organic barley malt extract, organic oat bran, organic soy fiber, sea salt, natural vanilla flavor, organic whole oat flour, organic Kamut® Khorasan wheat flour, organic whole millet, organic barley flour, organic molasses, organic quinoa, tocopherols (natural vitamin E), natural almond flavor.

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High Fiber
Contains 20% or more of the Daily Value (DV) to describe protein, vitamins, minerals, dietary fiber, or potassium per reference amount.
Low Fat
3 g or less per reference amount (and per 50 g if reference amount is small).
No Trans Fat
There are no (zero grams) trans fats present in this item. Trans fats are formed when liquid oils are made into solid fats (shortening and hard margarine).
Vegetarian
Produced without using any ingredients sourced from meat, fish, fowl or eggs, in accordance with the founder’s philosophy and lifestyle.
Whole Grain
Whole grains or foods made from them contain all the essential parts and naturally-occurring nutrients of the entire grain seed.

Inulin
Often taken for granted, inulin is a probiotic dietary fiber and does a lot of heavy lifting in the GI system, if you, um, know what we mean.

This is my favorite cereal!

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on January 8, 2010 - 14:12.

This is my favorite cereal! Recently it has become very hard to find, is it still being manufactured?

What is the break down of

Submitted by Patricia (not verified) on January 5, 2010 - 15:07.

What is the break down of soluble and insoluble fiber in this cereal? I love the cereal and was wondering about the above. Thank you.

I really like this product.

Submitted by Jennifer (not verified) on October 3, 2009 - 14:05.

I really like this product. I’ve tried so many different diets and this cereal in the morning really fills you up for the day. Thanks so much. -Jennifer

Hi i recently purchased your

Submitted by Lena (not verified) on September 29, 2009 - 22:46.

Hi i recently purchased your optimum slim cereals. and found them rather tasty though i would not say the same for the lemurs cereals. However, still, thank you for making organic, natural cereals.. :) However, i noticed upon reading the nutritional info panel, that there’s no statement on how many servings is 1 cup (55g) of cereals equivalent to. Could you pls advice? as most cereals serving portions are at approx. 30g, why is your recommended serving at 55g? thank you, looking forward to trying more of your products!

I’ve enjoyed Optimum Slim for

Submitted by Rebecca Sager (not verified) on September 2, 2009 - 09:18.

I’ve enjoyed Optimum Slim for several years. However, I’ve recently been warned by a holistic doctor against all processed cereals due to them being “slurried and extruded at high temperatures and pressures….Most, if not all, nutrients are destroyed in processing…. The process leaves phytic acid intact but destroys phytase, an enzyme that breaks down some of the phytic acid in the digestive tract.” (Phytic acid “combines with iron, calcium, magnesium, copper and zinc in the intestinal tract, blocking their absorption”) (all quotes from Nourishing Traditions by S. Fallon, 2001, p25). The problem being that eating such refined cereals results in an overall depletion of essential nutrients. As one who bakes, it occurs to me that it wouldn’t be necessary to use such high pressures and temperatures to form flakes and/or form extruded shapes. Without giving away any trade secrets, can you offer any assurances that the temperatures and pressures used in the manufacture of Optimum Slim are low enough to not destroy nutrients? For example, do you use gentle processes such as soaking grains and dehydration rather than high temperature baking?

Thank you for your

Submitted by Kylie, Nature's Path (not verified) on September 2, 2009 - 12:06.

Thank you for your knowledgeable comments. This is obviously an issue you take very seriously. Nature’s Path’s cereals are extruded at a temperature that can be greater 100 F. The dough is cooked for a really short time - less than a couple of minutes - and then is kneaded and formed into strands, then cut into beads to be flaked. At this point, it is not “cooked” enough to eat since it still has a raw dough taste. The flakes are then toasted for about 10 minutes at temperatures greater than 250 F. Some people believe that heating food higher than 116 degrees F will de-active the foods’ enzymes. In order to avoid any change in a food’s structure, you would have to stick to a Raw Food Diet. Unfortunately, we don’t currently manufacture any products that would be classified as a Raw Food. Hope this helps! Cheers, Kylie, Brand Ambassador, Panda Puffs Addict

Your description above says

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on May 9, 2009 - 18:57.

Your description above says there are 11grams of fiber in this cereal however it shows that there are 9 grams on the nutrition facts….which is it? Also I a still waiting a response o the issue with the new Optimum power cereal (flax,soy blueberry) A mentioned every single person who wrote a review has not liked the new product and I was wondering i you are planning o getting back the old one.

Thanks for your question!

Submitted by Kylie, Nature's Path (not verified) on July 14, 2009 - 13:22.

Thanks for your question! Optimum Slim’s fiber content is 9 grams per serving. We have read through all the comments on Optimum Power and thank everyone for their posts. We take everyne’s feedback very seriously. We decided to change Optimum Power to Optimum Blueberry Cinnamon because of consumer requests we were receiving and in an effort to enhance the taste and health of the cereal. We lowered the sugar content, increased the protein, and made the fiber content more digestible. We also removed the fortification in order to make it more organic. The cereal does have lower fiber, but with 7 grams, Optimum Blueberry Cinnamon is still considered a high fiber cereal.

Dearest Nature’s Path, It is

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on March 10, 2009 - 07:38.

Dearest Nature’s Path, It is not everyday that people take the time out of their days to go to a web site to type a letter praising a breakfast cereal, but you guys are certainly worth the praise. I am so grateful to have found organic, natural, and delicious nutrition in Optimum Slim and Optimum Power breakfast cereals. I have been on a quest to become a healthier person and throughtout many trials that involved absurd diets and fighting hunger I have found that the best and simplest way to nourish and satisfy the body is by taking it back to Mother Earth. The more natural and less processed my food, the better I feel. There is no more hunger, no more deprivation. Now there's simply health. And I want to thank you guys for becoming part of this lifestyle. Your products are truly wonderful, and your environmental awareness is phenomenal. Love, Diana

Thanks Diana. We really

Submitted by Kylie, Nature's Path (not verified) on July 14, 2009 - 13:23.

Thanks Diana. We really appreciate it!

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Optimum Slim Curried Party Mix

Makes 4 c.s

At Nature’s Path we recommend you use organic ingredients whenever possible.

This recipe was created especially for Nature’s Path® by Lorna Sass, the award-winning cookbook author of Whole Grains, Every Day, Every Way and Whole Grains for Busy People.

Chocolate and granola are an irresistible combination. This recipe makes enough to refrigerate the extra for a week, but I never saw the leftovers last that long.

Nutrition facts shown here and on the box may vary. This is because product packaging is frequently changed, therefore the information on the box reflects the most accurate and up-to-date nutritional information.