Plain unflavoured rolled oats are my top pick for a breakfast cereal. See the descriptions for more information. *Indicates cereals that have been fortified with iron and B vitamins.
Being able to claim a cereal is high in certain nutrients can be used as a diversion for their high in sodium and/or sugar content.Ī decent wholegrain cereal that has also been fortified can be useful though, if you have fussy eaters in your household who may be lacking in nutrients by not eating a varied diet. Don’t let this be your deciding factors as many with this claim are heavily processed to begin with which strips the naturally occurring nutrients (and fibre) away. Many cereals claim to be fortified with B vitamins. They have been included still as they are both excellent sources of fibre (higher than the others on the list) which is important for a breakfast cereal, and for those of you that need to boost your fibre intake.
The last two cereals on my list are slightly higher than 10g of sugar per 100 (but are less than 15g per 100g). If you have a muesli with dried fruit that is a little higher, that’s fine as long as you don’t see added sugars hiding in the ingredients list as well. Look for less than 10g of sugar per 100g.
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Even if you opt for honey (or sugar) you will use less than many sweet cereals contain (most sweet cereals are 20-40% sugar!) plus you have the benefit of a great wholegrain cereal. You’ll be surprised at how little you need to get it sweet enough. If you prefer a sweeter cereal, try adding chopped fruit, dried fruit or even a tiny drizzle of honey to these plainer ones. The top 7 of my pick don’t have much (or any) added sugar. Sdoium: Less than 350mg (but really this is quite a bit and they don’t need to add any) Sugar in Breakfast Cereals If you want to see how your family’s favourite breakfast cereal stacks up, here’s the criteria I use for choosing an everyday breakfast cereal. The criteria I looked for were quite simple minimal processing, simple ingredients, high fibre and not too much added sugar or sodium (salt). I’ve scoured the shelves (detoured to the health food aisle) and looked past the marketing on the front of the packs to find my top 10 breakfast cereals. No wonder it’s so hard to chose a healthy breakfast cereal the family will like. All of nutrition’s complexities and the smokes and mirrors of food marketing in one place.
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