Tony, Captain and Toucan Sam - Can't we be friends?

This morning I went straight to the gym without breakfast. At the end of my hour-long workout I started feeling woozy and nearly puked all over the leg extension machine. I haven't puked after exercising since I ran with the 7th-grade cross country team. I learned that going to the gym on an empty stomach is not a good idea.

To prevent a near embarrassing situation, I cut my workout short and went to the gym's cafeteria where I downed an individual sized portion of Kashi Go Lean cereal. Normally, I'm a Captain Crunch man but this was an emergency and the vat of eggs in the stainless steel container was not going to help my nausea.

I poured skim milk into the bowl and started reading the label. Having eaten my way through plenty of Just Right and Smart Start, I'm often skeptical of the health claims plastered on cereal boxes. However, this stuff delivers on its health promises; Each cup contains 140 calories, 13 grams of protein and 10 grams of fiber. Their marketing materials claim that one serving supplies 40% of your daily fiber needs and 20% of your daily protein needs. Hopefully the Kashi people come up with a commercial as compelling as the Toucan. When compared to its peers you see Kashi is the clear winner.

Cereal	Calories	Fiber	Protein
Boo Berry	116	0.5	1
Captain Crunch	143	1	2
Cheerios	114	1.5	4
Corn Flakes	97	0.5	2
Fiber One	123	28	5.3
Grape Nuts	389	8	5.5
Just Right	192	3	4
Kashi Go Lean	140	10	13
Lucky Charms	116	1	2
Raisin Bran	172	8	5.5
Wheaties	110	2	3