Customer Reviews

Fiber One Raisin Bran Clusters, 17.25-Ounce Boxes (Pack of 4)

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As stated on the back of the box, "It's the kind of cereal that will have you dreaming about breakfast --it tastes that good."

Well, no wonder. With 13g of sugar per serving (around 9 total per box), it's mighty sweet, although I suspect that the majority comes from the raisins. The whole grain wheat/bran flakes are lightly coated with sugar which glistens under a bright light. The clusters are tasteless, in contrast to its brother product, FiberOne Honey Clusters. They were probably added to give some contrasting texture and some crunch.

Combined together, the overall taste is so-so, but watch out for the sugar (and portions!) if you watch what you eat. It's good to be regular.

Look up "fiber one" and "Chicory root extract", also known as inulin.

I had a few Fiber One bars at a conference a few years ago, and I was out of commission for several days, ruining my conference. This past week, my wife bought me the Fiber One raisin bran. I normally eat regular Fiber One and mix it with another cereal to give it some flavor, and I've never had problems with Fiber One cereal in the past. Not so with the raisin bran, which unlike regular Fiber One, contains chicory root extract (aka inulin).

The stomach cramps this weekend were killing me, and I thought I had food poisoning. It was only after reading the ingredients this morning (monday) that I realized it was the chicory root in the Fiber One raisin bran cereal. I can't believe the FDA allows this as an ingredient.

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Needing to increase my daily fiber intake but not always able to ingest vegetables and whole grain breads to suffice, I looked around for a cereal to help. A couple years ago I came across Fiber One. I began with the Original Fiber One w/ Honey Clusters and was very pleased that they tasted good. When the raisin bran version of Fiber One came out, I jumped on it. With less sugar than typical raisin bran cereals and a LOT more fiber, I begin every morning with a nice bowl of this stuff. I usually add a sliced banana or fresh strawberries, but that's only because I just HAVE to have such fruit in my cereal--just an idiosyncratic thing, I guess.

One thing to note--the typical serving that these cereals refer to when they indicate the % of RDAs is a rather small bowl. The cereal bowl I use takes way more than 4 ounces. I'd say that my cereal bowl, which is of average size, is about 6 to 8 ounces of cereal. Consequently, the % of daily fiber I get from Fiber One Raisin Bran Clusters comes to 65 to 86% of my daily needs, which is great. This one bowl of cereal provides for almost all of my daily required fiber. I can tell, too, because on days I have this, my (sorry to get rather detailed, but hey, Dr. Oz talked like this on Oprah once) bowel movements are what they're supposed to be. Without this they're more indicative of liquid slop. LOL

I originally purchased a box of this cereal for a foreign exchange student we were hosting from Ukraine. He did not like the Lucky Charms, Cinnamon Toast Crunch, etc. my other kids were eating for breakfast. He also did not care for the Granola or the Post Raisin Bran I purchased.

I ran into my youngest son's wrestling coach in the cereal aisle one afternoon, and he recommended this one. Jackpot! My temporary son loved this stuff. Come to find out, so did my husband. The flakes are crispier and have a sweet coating in comparison to the raisin bran you may be used to. It doesn't get mushy in milk for quite a long time. The fiber content is excellent, and you can find this even at my small local grocery store.

Once I spotted this on Amazon with subscribe and save, I jumped to order it. The price at my grocery is $4.39 per box, so this was a nice little savings for us. Four boxes arrive each month right at our font door via UPS.

I recommend giving this one a try. We all know the buzz about fiber, and this has lots of it. It also tastes really good. Not always an easy combo to find.

I am a cereal addict, and I admit that so I am kind of a cereal snob too. But I'll try anything once. This cereal was not just not very good to be blunt. I wouldn't spit it out, but I tossed the box, not even my 2 year old nephew would eat it. The flakes had a nice texture, but unfortunately actually did taste like cardboard. The raisins were good and there were actually a good number of them, but there weren't enough clusters for me to even evaluate the taste of them. If they could improve the flakes this would be a decent cereal, but that's just not the case. I'll stick to Raisin Nut Bran!

The new Fiber One cereals are really great. These are a world away from the old twigs cereals. The Fiber One Raisin Bran Clusters are really good with a sweet brown sugar taste. Even my 2 and 3 year old enjoys them.

The cereal is like others in carbs and sugars but it is loaded with 43% of your daily fiber intake. A 1-cup serving provides 11 grams of fiber.

The nutritional facts:

1-cup servings provides 170 calories, 1 gram of fat, 45 grams of carbohydrates, 11 grams of fibers, and 4 grams of protein.

The taste is excellent, I recommend if you are needing to up your fiber intake.

Can't get a better price and I like the product. I've been eating Fiber One ever since having a diverticulitis attack.

Fiber One cereal is the best cereal on the market. It is VERY high in fiber without tasting yucky. Most I have tried are like cardboard, but not this one, it is GREAT!

This stuff is amazing! I prefer it over the regular honey clusters which I think are too sweet. The flakes are very crunchy and the bits or raisin puts the cereal at a balance.

This is like a better version of raisin bran. It tastes better and is better for you! It is the perfect snack or breakfast.