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What’s the Deal with Catalina Crunch?
A Bite-Size Read for Your Health and Waistline
Have you seen the packages in your local grocery store? Or the pop-up ads offering their subscription service? Catalina Crunch is a food brand offering cereal, cookies, and other snack mixes branded as never boring, “no-guilt” treats, instead of those carby, sugary, traditional foods.
For a bit of background, their founder launched the company in 2017 because he was a fan of sweets as a kid, but as a teen, became diabetic and struggled to find a satisfying substitute right for his favorite breakfast. Marketed as a low-carb, low-sugar option, and keto friendly, Catalina Crunch says they can also offer grain and gluten free snacks and cereals. All the food’s protein, micronutrients, and fiber comes from plants. Their products also offer non-GMO ingredients, nothing artificial, zero sugar or gluten, and grain-free. Sounds great, right?!
As a health coach and podcaster, I wanted to see for myself. Reviewing the label of their Cinnamon Toast Cereal, it offers 11 grams of protein, 9 grams of fiber, and 5 grams of net carbs. These stats check out! On to the next step of reviewing the ingredients. Marketing claims of free from grains and gluten always prompts me to see what it is made of. They make their cereal with a “Catalina flour,” which is made of pea protein, potato fiber, non-GMO…
