Special K products from Kellogg's include protein bars and shakes, snack bars and crackers and cereals. If you are on the Special K Challenge weight loss diet, you can eat Special K cereals for two of your daily meals. Chocolatey Delight Cereal has rice and wheat flakes with chocolate chunks, and the Special K website states that it can help satisfy your chocolate craving as you stick to your diet.
Special K Challenge
The Special K Challenge is a diet for weight loss or maintenance. According to the Special K website, you eat one nutritious lunch or dinner per day. Replace your other two regular meals with a Special K protein shake, protein meal bar or cereal such as Chocolatey Delight. You also have two Special K snacks which can be snack bars, cereal bars or chips. You can drink your regular beverages if they have no calories, and you can eat fruits and vegetables throughout the day.
Basic Nutrients
The serving size for Special K Chocolatey Delight is three-quarters of a cup or 31 g. It has 2 g protein, 2 g total fat and 2 g saturated fat. It has 0 g fats, although it does have partially hydrogenated palm kernel oil. The cereal has 25 g carbohydrate including 9 g sugars from sugar and high fructose corn syrup. It has 180 mg sodium or 8 percent of the daily value for sodium, and it is cholesterol-free.
Grains And Fiber
According to the 2005 Dietary Guidelines from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, most Americans could improve their diets by increasing the amount of whole grains, which provide vitamins, minerals and dietary fiber. People who eat diets high in whole grains may have a lower risk for cardiovascular disease. Special K Chocolatey Delight Cereal has whole grain wheat in it. It provides 3 g dietary fiber and has wheat bran and soluble wheat fiber.
Vitamins
The Linus Pauling Institute Micronutrient Information Center says that folic acid or Vitamin B12 deficiency can lead to anemia. Kids Health states that your body needs thiamin, riboflavin and niacin to get energy from food. Special K Chocolatey Delight Cereal has 35 percent of the daily value for each of these vitamins. It also has 35 percent of the daily value for Vitamin C and 10 percent of the daily value for Vitamin A. These vitamins promote a healthy immune system.
Iron
According to the Linus Pauling Institute Mincronutrient Information Center, healthy red blood cells require iron to transport oxygen to the cells in your body. Iron deficiency may lead to anemia with symptoms, such as fatigue or weakness. A key recommendation in the 2005 Dietary Guidelines from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is for women of childbearing age to eat foods that high in iron. Special K has 45 percent of the daily value for iron.
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