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Staying committed to healthy eating and exercise isn’t easy. That’s why we developed our GOLEAN® cereals, to be an easy part of your commitment to a healthier leaner you.
You’ll love these crunchy clusters made from Kashi® Seven Whole Grains and Sesame. They’re naturally sweetened with a touch of honey and cinnamon, then toasted to perfection for a hearty crunch.
With 9 grams of protein and 8 grams of fiber, Kashi® GOLEAN Crunch!® cereal has twice the protein and fiber of the average of other cereals* to help you feel healthy and surprisingly unhungry all morning.** And, when you feel this way, you’re motivated to eat right again. It’s one big, crunchy, honey-toasted, wonderful cycle.
- 9g Protein
- 8g fiber
- 17g of whole grains
* Over 200 cereals compared.
** Research shows that a high fiber breakfast may lead to staying satisfied longer.
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Delicious!
I found this cereal because of a coupon attached to the box. Thought I’d give it a try and haven’t bought anything else since that 1st try. It really does stay nice and crunchy in milk… which makes me very happy!!!
It tastes SO good! And stays nice and crunchy in milk!
To help some of my fellow kashi lovers. Annatto Coloring found GoLean Cereal(original). Is not another name for MSG. It is a natural food coloring found in South America. It is used in lots of South American cooking. Please everyone, google the ingredents before jumping to conclusions. Go Kashi!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thanks, timeka35 :D
annatto seeds or achiote seeds as they are known there. they give a natural red coloring, FYI
GoLean Crunch is a cereal that I came across about two years ago. I love this stuff!!!!!!!
I have eaten Kashi Go Lean Krunch cereal for over a year now, for breakfast and for dessert. I live for my bowl of Kashi and soy milk! I have 11 boxes in my pantry right now! I cant imagine beginning the day without this healthy treat.
Really dissapointing Kashi. Hadn’t really read the label thoroughly after switching from Autumn Wheat back to Go Lean and Go Lean Crunch…however after experiencing heart palpitations, I now know why. Anatto Coloring is actually another name for MSG…so GMO’s aside, that alone is enough to get me to stop buying. Please be more responsible Kashi. Do we really need to risk health for the sake of coloring?
Hi, minnegirl. Annatto is a natural yellow-orange to red color derived from seeds of the achiote trees of tropical regions of the Americas and not another name for monosodium glutamate (MSG). We do not use monosodium glutamate in any of our foods. If you have further questions, please feel free to give us a call at 1-877-7GRAINS. Thanks for posting.
Just wish it wasent so expensive
Taste good and its HEALTHY!!!
It goes great with chocolate soy milk and is an excellent way for me to get protein in!
Wow! I’m nursing my 11 month old still, plus running around after my 5yr old, I swear by this stuff!! Keeps me going plus I know I’m passing on the goodness to my baby. Dismayed to read comment below about hidden MSG – surely not?? I looked and can’t see it on the box. Plus another comment as soy as #1 ingredient, again, I see ‘whole grain oats’ as #1 listed ingredient.
Hi, ktbean1111. Glad to read that our cereal keeps you going! We don’t include monosodium glutamate in any of our foods. You’re right. Our 7 Whole Grain and Sesame Blend is the first ingredient on the nutrition label for GOLEAN Crunch. Thanks. Say HI to the kids for us!
After my daily work-out at the gym, I have a bowl with skim milk and a banana. Totally satisfiying and delicious!
I swear by this cereal! It’s a great breakfast any day, and I’m honestly not getting tired of it. Goes great with Stonyfield yogurt!
I bought this cereal to use as a topping on my yogurt, and I loved it! It tastes kind of like the adult version of Golden Crisp cereal. Yum!
Exceptionally disappointed to see SOY an ingredient. Worse, it’s the #1 ingredient. If I wanted to eat animal food I’d shop at the feed store.
Many people are allergic to SOY, why do you keep putting it in foods?
hidden msg in the cereal
Hi, pv1114. Monosodium glutamate (MSG) is not included in any Kashi foods. Please feel free to call us at 1-877-7GRAINS if you have any questions.
crunchy and tastes really good all the way to bottome of bowl! also love the whole grain content.
is the best.
stays crunchy in milk and tastes good!
Bought my first box of GoLean Crunch today. I opened the box when I got home and found that it was filled with General Mills BooBerry cereal instead. I shopped at the Stop and Shop in Methuen, MA,and they do not carry that particular cereal. I find this very odd. Has anybody else had this experience?
Kashi is owned by Kellog, which I think is one of the biggest competitors of General Millls, so I would be very surprised if Kashi shared any sort of manufacturing, packaging, or distribution facilities with General Mills. I don’t know how such a mix-up could have possibly happened, but I have to admit it would be pretty funny to open a box of Kashi cereal and find BooBerry instead. Maybe a supermarket employee switched the cereals as a practical joke?
Hi, Andrewmatos. We’re sorry to hear you had this experience. We’re not sure how the other food ended up in your GOLEAN Crunch box, but we’d like to get more information from you so we can look into this. If you have the opportunity, please give us a call at 1-877-7GRAINS or email us at www.kashi.com/meet_us/email. Thanks for posting.
I kinda find it funny that further down on this thread people are actually against Kashi?I mean what is that? Kashi is one of the healthiest cereals out there, but we all have our knit pickers that have to have everything perfect.(well nothing is perfect) I happen to love Kashi, i started eating it 5 months ago, a bowl in the morning and my snack @ night. Ironically i have lost 34 lbs (along with exercise and other proper eating, Kashi still helped ALOT)(and yeah i can prove that) so as for insolible fiber and gmo’s . well lets just say, the cereal is doing what its supposed to over 100%. every morning when i go to the bathroom ,its not just once it ranges from 3-5 times that morning, and no more through the day. I have gotten so much energy, and i feel so healthy. Kashi has helped me so much. So i suppose if you dont like it, well dont eat it. But just because it has something that dont agree with your digestive system , dosent by any means, mean it dont help others. So i pass on by as i say…GO KASHI, CONTINUE THE AWESOME WORK YOU ARE AMAZING!!!! Peace
amen to that
This cereal is the greatest! The ultimate healthy jump-start to a perfect day.
Yay! My Favorite! I love it sooo much. I measure a perfect cup of cereal and add a perfect cup of skim milk and it makes for a perfect breakfast. I highly recommend. This cereal is also low-glycemic, as are the other Kashi Go-Lean Cereals. I also have to commend Kashi for not fortifying this cereal with Folic Acid. I can’t have Folic Acid, so I was so happy to find this cereal. It tastes amazing, I don’t eat sugar so the light sweetness is as close to a Krispy Kreme as it gets for me. I savor every bite. GO KASHIIII!!!!!!!!!
The crunch is the best!
it’s awesome!
Go Lean Crunch is my favorite of the Kashi cereals.
The crunch, the slight sweetness is a great morning treat.
And you are getting a healthy breakfast, full of fiber to
help cut your morning cravings down.
Great cereal for the morning. Even nutritonist are recommending Kashi cereals for the morning
This cereal is delicious and I love that it is high in fibre and protein. However, I can’t handle the stomach cramping, awful gas and bloody diahrea. Obviously not a product for me.
I eat it as a snack, it is filling and good for me. I could eat the whole box, so when I buy it I have to break it down into serving sizes.
keeps me full longer, love the high fiber/protein
Lots of reasons: sweet, crunchy, healthy, lots of protein, keeps you going for hours.
Love the cereal-it would be even better if you added cranberries & blueberries to it.
tastes great & get amount of fiber & protein.
This is a great cereal and it’s filling too. Love the sweet crunch of
GO LEAN CRUNCH. One of my favorites in the Kashi cereal line.
My favorite of all cereals ever made. It also tastes good if you add it to yogurt.
I love it with milk and fruit or in my vanilla yogurt. Yum!
It’s the only cold cereal I eat.
I’ve bought literally hundreds of boxes of this stuff. Now I’m sick that I ever did. It’s full of GMOs. (Watch “the world according to Monsanto”) Kashi only makes a few of its cereals Organic (which don’t contain GMO foods). I thought I was doing a good thing by eating this Kashi, Now I just hope I can reverse the damage.
What are GMOs?
seeing as how it’s unlikely you have been personally damaged by it, I can’t imagine it will be difficult to reverse the “damage” done by the GMOs (genetically modified organisms)
im boycotting your cereal 5 of the 8 grams of fiber is insoluble fiber it cant be digested!
Hi, Butterfly568. It’s true that this food contains 5 grams of insoluble fiber per serving, but we view this a positive attribute of this cereal. Insoluble fiber, as its name suggests, does not dissolve in water. In plants this group of fibers (cellulose, hemicellulose, and lignin) gives structure to plant cell walls. In humans, insoluble fiber is important for proper bowel function by making sure nothing stays in your body for long. Because it keeps everything moving, it may help protect you from certain cancers. We hope you will continue to enjoy our foods and the natural nutrition they provide.
I FOUND THE REASON FOR ALL THE CRAMPING IT HAS 5 GRAMS OF INSOLUBLE FIBER WHICH IS FIBER THAT CANT BE DIGESTED! WHAT IS UP WITH THAT KASHI!
I WANT TO KNOW WHY THIS MAKES ME CRAMP SO MUCH! i love the cereal but is it worth the pain? why is it so hard to find a truly healthy breakfast that keeps me full, tastes good and doesn’t cause me large amounts of PAIN!
Hi, Butterfly568. When you’re not used to eating a lot of fiber, digestive upset such as flatulence and diarrhea can occur. Adding too much fiber too quickly can cause abdominal bloating and intestinal gas. It is best to add fiber to your diet gradually over a period of a couple of weeks. Remaining thoroughly hydrated is suggested as well. We hope this information is helpful. If you have more questions or concerns, you may wish to speak with your healthcare professional about incorporating more fiber into your diet.
Maybe you’re cramping because of the GMOs in this cereal. GMOs are banned in Europe for a reason. Soy, Corn and Canolla are GMO in the USA and Kashi uses these GMOs to make their “healthy” cereals. When more of us demand safe foods, companies like Kashi will have to listen.
is this fattening?! BECAUSE IF IT IS IM BOYCOTTING IT!
i have abdominal pain all the time and eat this cereal every morning for about 2 weeks but i ve been cramping for awhile…could this be increasing my cramps?
delicious, sweet and satisfying
I just finished eating my first bowl, and while eating I was browsing through these comments and kept seeing people talking about gas, abdominal pain, hidden MSG reactions, high sugar content and I was getting a bit nervous!! I have eaten high-fiber foods before, so hopefully my body is prepared and I don’t experience any adverse side effects. It tasted good though!
Great cereal, serious crunch! We bring a bag with us every time we go to the movie theater…great alternative to popcorn!
I don’t care for the type of crunch this has; it feels stale and hard to me. I even had trouble getting my kids to eat it.
This is now my fav breakfast with yogurt and fresh blueberries and banana.
It is fantastic with skim milk and blueberries!
Turboman loves Kashi Go Lean! It’s where I get all my TURBO POWER! Whoosh!
This is such a great cereal. Awesome
I love GOLEAN Crunch, but it sure doesn’t love me!! I’ve never had cereal give me gas before, but this one sure does. What ingredient could be causing it?
i have been eating kashi for my morning breakfast since it first came out to market—-so it’s been many years now. In the past few months I noticed that I was EXTREMELY fatigued after breakfast—not making the connection yet…then about a month ago I started feeling EXTREMELY dizzy with rapid palpitations through out the day. After ruling out heart problems—EKG, echo cardiogram and a few visits w/ cardiologist, I have finally figured out what iist—-the HIDDEN MSG in Kashi Go Lean Crunch cereal. I was really upset once I figured this out and sure enough now I have the same reaction any time I consume anything w/ MSG or similar pdt. I think it is COMPLETELY misleading that Kashi claims to be a health cereal and yet resorts to such means to trick people into eating their pdt. I am BOYCOTTING all your cereals and am telling everyone that I meet to do so as well.
I am going to BOYCOTT All Kashi Cereals from now on too. There Soy Protein Concentrate a listed ingredient on their Cereals has Hidden MSG. I am glad to see someone else take on and confront Kashi with this issue. How can Kashi call them selves a health food company and put Hidden MSG in their foods?
Can you tell me where you found the info on the hidden MSG, because I cannot seem to find anything about it….and all the info I have looked up on Soy protein concentrate indicates it is good for you. Thanx
The problem is that Soy Protein isolate and Soy Protein Concentrate are Factory made. They are made by heavily processing Soy. In this process makers of Soy Protein Isolate and Soy Protein Concentrate add MSG to the final product. Is there any assurance that your producers DO NOT add MSG to their Soy Protein Concentrate or Soy Protein Isolate?
I almost died yesterday from eating a bowl of Go Lean Crunch. I had hives all over my body, my lips and face swelled, and my throat closed up where it was VERY difficult to breathe. I also had digestive problems including vomting. I’ve been buying Kashi products for years and have never had a problem. I have no nut or gluten allergies.
Something is NOT right with this cereal.
it’s probably the hidden msg in kashi cereals.
Yes, this sounds like a reaction to the hidden MSG in their Cereals.
Thank you for sharing your experience with us. We’ve worked diligently to safely label our foods for people with allergies. If you don’t mind, please give us a call at 1-877-7GRAINS. We’d like to understand your experience a little more. It will only take a few minutes and it will give us the information we need to share with our quality managers.
I tasted this cereal for the first time yesterday, and I love it!! I think it tastes amazing with a banana and soy milk. The downfall is the HIGH sugar content :( I am used to the GoLean original, which has reasonable sugar content, so I wasn’t too concerned about checking the sugar. Boy was I wrong. This is a little disappointing. Back to the original I go!
I am 59 yrs old and eating healthy all my life. Picked up a humongous box of the GOLEAN crunch at Costco. Got home and tried some with banana and soy milk and said, “Yikes, I haven’t had such sweet cereal since Sugar Pops in the 1960!” We all know that sugar can be metabolized to FAT. This is not a way, by any stretch of the imagination, to GO-LEAN. Change the name to GO-SUGARY or change the recipe. We need truth in advertising.
I used to eat this almost everyday and I felt really good! The CRUNCH doesn’t lie. Ha. I stopped eating it because I realized the sugar content, so I agree.. if it is reduced I would probably start buying again :)
Great substitute for granola on top of fresh berries and yogurt, lower in calories and very crunchy! I do agree with lanatran, high sugar content.
I love go lean crunch. The sugar content is high. It will be better if they reduce the sugar.
This is a truly awesome cereal! My favorite Kashi cold cereal. I eat it dry as a snack and also in low-fat yogurt for a truly healthy treat.
Would like coupons for this product. It and Berry Crumble are the only two cold cereals that I buy.
Interesting comments. I have suggested to Kashi that they re-name this cereal “The Wind”. They did not see the humor in that suggestion.
like the taste but not worth the abdominal pain….
I’ll tell you the truth….I like to mix 1/2 Go Crunch and 1/2 wheat squares, then some raisons and a banana with some almond milk on top….YUUUUMMMMMMM!
This cereal is very high in fiber! Don’t eat a lot of it at once, especially dry. Even if you don’t eat it with milk make sure you have some water or other liquid with it.
I also echo the wish for less sugar!
pls reduce the sugar content in this cereal. I have to mix it with lower sugar cereals in order to eat.
make a version of crunch that’s lower in sugar! Love the texture but it’s too sweet.
My favorite! First ate and fell in love with Kashi over 20 years ago. Looking forward to exploring the wonders of other Kashi products.
I love this Go Lean Crunch cereal. When I eat a bowl I know that I’m getting the best nutrition possible!
While this cereal is quite delicious and makes a fulfilling breakfast along with soymilk, I have to mention that this cereal gives me a knot-feeling in my stomach. Seems like I’m not the only one, reading from previous posters and what I have researched online. Something in this cereal, either the high fiber content or the inulin, causes really bad gas for me. I was wondering the other day when I could not hold it in what was causing all the gas because I don’t drink milk, which is the only thing that causes me to pass gas, and I haven’t touched anything containing milk. I ate a bowl of this cereal today, and BOOM. I will not buy this cereal anymore. I will stick with Honey Sunshine from now on.
Check out Go Lean Crisp Toasted Berry Crumble….AWESOME! Not quite as crunchy as GLC, but very tasty and equally as filling. Just discovered it in my local supermarket, don’t know if it’s available everywhere, but it ROCKS!
GoLean Crunch with milk has been my favorite breakfast for three years. I have it almost every day, and never get sick of it. Until now. I think you changed the cereal a lot, and upped the sugar (or “evaporated cane juice crystals”-aka SUGAR). Somehow the clusters have a sickly sugary shiny coating now. Also, it’s ten more calories per serving than it used to be. I don’t have the old nutrition facts to compare, but I assume these are all sugar. While I appreciate that the sugar may be produced in a healthier manner than is most common in cane sugar, I think it’s a problematic thing to add so liberally to a product marketed as healthy. (you know…tooth decay, diabetes, et al). I don’t even care that much, because it still has good protein and fiber content, but I can’t stand how sweet it is now. Bring back my favorite cereal!!!
This is my favorite cereal!
My family of four eats about 2 to 3 boxes of this cereal per week. My little kids love it on top of their yogurt and my husband eats it right out of the box every night as his snack!
This cereal tastes great even dry (as a snack), but I ended up throwing the remaining cereal in the trash because because it gave me severe cramping, bloating, and abdominal pain. I’ve tried it on more than one occasion with the same symptoms. Which ingredient is it that causes this reaction?
JessicaLynn, it’s most likely the chickory root fiber, commonly known as inulin. It is used as a dietary fiber in the food industry because it is easy to use and it packs a lot of fiber into a small percentage of product weight. Some people are very sensitive to it and it sounds like you may be one. Inulin is also found in other grain-based foods like snack and energy bars. It may be useful for you to look for inulin/chicory root in the ingredient statements of foods you consider buying. You may recognize that there are other foods giving you the same reaction that also contain this ingredient. Persons with a sensitivity to inulin tend to also be sensitive to “sugar-alcohols,” ingredients that give a sweet taste but no calories. Those ingredients tend to end in “ol,” like sorbitol and maltitol, etc. Glycerine is also a sugar-alcohol that is used in fruits and some cereals. Being on the lookout for these ingredients will allow you to manage your diet in a way that your body will thank you for. Good luck!
Thank you for this thread, I have been having the same troubles and since the waffles are out of production I turned to this – my fave cereal and have been having digestive issues ever since! I will have to find something else! Thanks again!
Thanks Glgengel, for the info about inulin and sorbitol….. apparently I am one of those sensitive people and have been trying to figure out what my problem is with the GoLean crunch….I love the taste and nutrition value but now understand why it doesn’t agree with me…
I love this cereal, but when I first pour it, it feels like I’m eating uncooked dry pasta… although it softens up a little once it has been sitting in the milk for a few minutes. It’s delicious with some banana slices and a splash of vanilla soy milk :D
I was like that at first also, I then began to mix it with my other Kashi cereal flakes and it is now better. I think your body needs to adjust to the fiber content. The whole grains and flax tend to bother people with IBS, but they say that when you have IBS to chose these types of food. I have GI troubles and at first when discovered, I went crazy upping my fiber, that was a mistake. Drink lots of water when you eat such a “cleansing” ceral.
This is the absolute BEST-TASTING cereal I have ever eaten. However, I find that I can no longer eat it, because it gives me SEVERE abdominal cramping and gas :( Is there any way that the wonderful people at Kashi can make GoLEAN Crunch! without the soy protein?
I’ve experienced this uncomforable feeling also, and it took me a while to realize that it was from the cereal. I wish they could fix crunch so it didn’t cause so much pain! I eat it when I know I’m going to be home for a while… it’s nice to know I’m not alone with my body’s reaction to this cereal.But I’m going to keep eating it because I love it soo much! :D It’s great to snack on, and I put it on yogurt and eat it by itself. I bring the single serving pods with me to work and just eat a little at a time…
As a person in contact with the food industry, my experience may prove useful. As noted above, soy is probably not the digestive culprit unless you are allergic to soy. Most likely, it’s the chickory root fiber, commonly known as inulin. It is used as a dietary fiber in the food industry because it is easy to use and it packs a lot of fiber into a small percentage of product weight. Some people are very sensitive to it and it sounds like you may be one. Inulin is also found in other grain-based foods like snack and energy bars. It may be useful for you to look for inulin/chicory root in the ingredient statements of foods you consider buying. You may recognize that there are other foods giving you the same reaction that also contain this ingredient. Persons with a sensitivity to inulin tend to also be sensitive to “sugar-alcohols,” ingredients that give a sweet taste but no calories. Those ingredients tend to end in “ol,” like sorbitol and maltitol, etc. Glycerine is also a sugar-alcohol that is used in fruits and some cereals. Being on the lookout for these ingredients will allow you to manage your diet in a way that your body will thank you for. Good luck!
OH MY GOSH! Love this cereal the best!!!!!
This is the best cereal! It keeps me full all morning and gives me plenty of energy. Plus it tastes great! I am now able to avoid chips and other unhealthy snacks because I get the crunchiness I crave from Golean crunch.
How do I get a free sample of the cereal? Please let me know.
I had this this morning for the first and probably the last time. This has caused the worst digestive upset I have had for a long time. they really should select soluble fiber sources that are a lot more friendly than the chicory. To be effective they have to use high doses – this is going to be a long day!!!