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I didn't realize that sucralose was basically splenda. Thanks for the cereal suggestions and the idea of mixing safe cereal with just a little whole grain. I'd have to be careful with the nuts though...I think I'm sensitive to them. I need to go back and reread one the posts I placed awhile ago about wheat/whole wheat/bran, etc....all this label reading can get so confusing and then when something is part way down the list, I'm thinking, well mabye it's okay then or maybe not...Heather should generate a "wheat cheat sheet" (love the rhyme?) so we shoppers can keep it straight. Am I the only one who keeps getting confused? At the moment, I'm thinking that the words "whole+wheat" together are a red flag, plus the words "wheat+bran" together and I think "bran" by itself is a flag too. But then "wheat" by itself is okay? (meaning a safer IF)and "whole+grain" is a safer IF too??? UGH!! I'm having this problem with my breads too. 
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I think what makes it confusing is that manufacturers seem to keep finding new ways to refer to things. My rule is that if it says "wheat" by itself or "wheat flour" it's safe. "Wheat germ", "wheat bran", and any ingredient that contains the words "whole" and "wheat" without a comma in between I avoid. As for "whole grain whatever" that's trickier. I avoid most whole grains but I'll give "whole rice" and "whole corn" a try in cereal or cornmeal (although I don't think any commercial cornmeal is "whole" anymore). I'll eat oatmeal but only in cookies, never first thing in the morning. Oh, and "wheat flour" is SF - all the bran and germ (the IF parts) are gone.
I guess the short version is that "whole", "bran", and "germ" are words that warrant a closer look. And on the EFI Diet anything that says "Low Carb" should get a second and even a third look.
As for the sucralose, I'm kind of shocked it isn't prominently mentioned on the box cover - at least on the one on the Website. I guess it's become so much a part of manufactured foods now that they don't even bother to mention it. Ick.
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