# Trader Joe's Raisin Bran **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 5, 2015, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trader-joes-raisin-bran/711922 "2015-02-05T20:58:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2015, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trader-joes-raisin-bran/711922/1 "2015-02-05T20:58:05Z")
[Trader Joe’s Raisin Bran](http://www.traderjoes.com/fearless-flyer/article/396) has 8 grams of fiber per serving. And I have big servings. Just sayin’. ---
**Author:** ![Tom\_Tildrum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e95f7d/32.png) [@Tom\_Tildrum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Tildrum)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2015, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trader-joes-raisin-bran/711922/2 "2015-02-05T21:01:15Z")
And when you get hungry for a snack in the afternoon, enjoy some chocolate-covered [prunes](http://www.sunsweet.com/products/plumsweets/). ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2015, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trader-joes-raisin-bran/711922/3 "2015-02-05T21:03:59Z")
Earlier this week I had a hankerin’ for raisin bran cereal. I was at Trader Joe’s, so I bought some of theirs. Now, I’m not normally a cereal eater. When I eat cold cereal, it’s usually with slices of banana or a spoonful of jam if I put anything on it. In general, I think raisin bran cereals have too many raisins in them. Kellogg’s claims ‘two scoops’ per box. I tend to prefer non-raisin bran flakes if I want bran flakes. Sometimes though, you just have to have raisin bran. Trader Joe’s Raisin Bran was very crunchy, not as ‘crispy’ like Kellogg’s; crunchy. It seems to have a stronger taste, too. Some people might not like it. Me? I like either one. It’s a nice change from corn flakes. I just won’t eat them on commuting days. ---
**Author:** ![koeeoaddi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/koeeoaddi/32/408_2.png) [@koeeoaddi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/koeeoaddi)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2015, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trader-joes-raisin-bran/711922/4 "2015-02-05T21:30:03Z")
> [@Johnny\_L.A](#): > > [Trader Joe’s Raisin Bran](http://www.traderjoes.com/fearless-flyer/article/396) has 8 grams of fiber per serving. And I have big servings. > > Just sayin’. Too bad it tastes like kitty litter. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Soul\_Brother\_Number\_Two](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/soul_brother_number_two/32/3515_2.png) [@Soul\_Brother\_Number\_Two](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Soul_Brother_Number_Two)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2015, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trader-joes-raisin-bran/711922/5 "2015-02-05T23:06:04Z")
Man that’s some bad stuff if you are expecting good ol raisin bran. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2015, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trader-joes-raisin-bran/711922/6 "2015-02-05T23:13:46Z")
> [@koeeoaddi](#): > > Too bad it tastes like kitty litter. 😃 > [@Soul\_Brother\_Number\_Two](#): > > Man that’s some bad stuff if you are expecting good ol raisin bran. It’s definitely not Kellogg’s. But it certainly doesn’t taste bad! ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2015, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trader-joes-raisin-bran/711922/7 "2015-02-05T23:38:01Z")
Meh. Bran Buds by Kellogg’s has 13 grams of fiber per 1/3 cup serving. I eat a full cup every AM, and have a half cup with my plain yogurt at lunch. FIber is like exercise for one’s colon. My colon is my strongest muscle! So there. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2015, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trader-joes-raisin-bran/711922/8 "2015-02-06T00:59:58Z")
> [@Johnny\_L.A](#): > > [Trader Joe’s Raisin Bran](http://www.traderjoes.com/fearless-flyer/article/396) has 8 grams of fiber per serving. And I have big servings. > > Just sayin’. No shit? ---
**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2015, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trader-joes-raisin-bran/711922/9 "2015-02-06T02:01:56Z")
> [@Tom\_Tildrum](#): > > And when you get hungry for a snack in the afternoon, enjoy some chocolate-covered [prunes](http://www.sunsweet.com/products/plumsweets/). [Are three enough? Are six too many?](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YaD4qT_wNIk) And do you remember the days when Americans ate so little fiber that they were afraid to eat Trader Joe’s Raisin Bran before a long commute? 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2015, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trader-joes-raisin-bran/711922/10 "2015-02-06T02:47:28Z")
> [@dropzone](#): > > And do you remember the days when Americans ate so little fiber that they were afraid to eat Trader Joe’s Raisin Bran before a long commute? 😉 If I can make my commute in two and a half hours, I’m good. But if someone is changing a tire at the side of the freeway… It gets a little… ‘anxious’… stuck in traffic in the express lane with no exits or anyplace to ‘go’ even if I could get off.