Of course it’s always better to eat unprocessed foods like Oatmeal with Nuts or raisins in it or eggs with vegetables… but that’s not why I decided to make this!
It’s very clear that the breakfast cereal companies will always choose to put up misleading information on the front of their boxes.
They will claim one thing and then it turns out to be another, who would have thought it would get so political (aka the lies)
I think the worse thing of all though is the young children who are marketed to, with these sugary boxes of nutritional nothingness.
They always seem to have cartoon characters & bright colours to lure them in, which leads to them nagging their parents to put it in the shopping cart.
Which is why I think it’s important to make better choices when looking to purchase breakfast cereals. What’s one more child who’s become obese or ends up with type two diabetes to them?
But if it is your child I am sure it will mean something to you, so without further ado here are those tips.
Limit Sugar – Aim to choose a breakfast cereal that contains less than 5g of sugar per serving (Read the food label).
Which of course will tell you how much sugar it contains.
High fibre- Breakfast cereals that contain at least 3g of fibre are excellent choice.
What you’ll find though when you become more observant, is that there are loads of
“ High in fibre cereals” that have way more than just 3g, which is optimal.
Read The Ingredient List- Ignore the health claims on the front of the box, and you make sure to check the ingredient list yourself.
The first two or three ingredients are the most important, as the product contains the most of these.
However, food manufactures are very sneaky and often use tricks to hide the amount of sugar that’s really in them.
If the sugar is listed in lots of other names then it’s most likely very high in sugar.
DID YOU KNOW? There are 56 other names for sugar (Below) all credit to women’s health.
THAT’S IT!
Making the healthy choice to eat better in the mornings does not have to be stressful.
I really hope this helps you the next time you’re out shopping for cereal!
Of course once again if you have any thoughts or questions then please leave a comment.
Until next time ciao 🙂
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I eat 2 servings of All Bran cereal with skim milk which satisfies my daily fibre needs and a black coffee. It takes me all the way to lunch without feeling hungry.
Thank you for sharing Kevin!
Studies have shown that sugar also feeds cancer.
Thank you 🙂
Your Welcome 😉
I don’t bother with cereals anymore. If I need to eat something for breakfast I’ll have avocado, eggs or nuts. Thanks for all of your work.
Cool i did this for the ones that do. Appreciate you sharing though & Your Welcome Lee 🙂
Ugh, makes me sick! So glad you are sharing this info with the world. Now I have to get my husband to read this – he still eats Frosted Flakes and all kinds of crap…. it’s hard to watch! But he is definitely starting to get on the health wagon with me 🙂
Yes its a disgrace! I am to Alexis, it is one of the many reasons i decided to do this in the first place… I couldn’t stay silent any longer! Ahahaha give him what for and a clip around the ear, that will sort him out 🙂
I can’t even imagine how many calories of sugar I’ve been demolishing all these years. I’ve just recently started trying to eat clean which means reading everything. I feel so misled. It makes me angry to think how we are deceived into thinking we are eating healthily.meanwhile we can’t figure out why we are gaining weight!
Glad to hear your adjusting your eating habits. Yeah it is not nice feeling, but now you know there are things you can do about it= POWER! Do you best to spread your feelings to others, the more people who know the better… as together we can make this world in gen a better place beyond nutrition lol i believe this to be true.
Thank you, this was pretty helpful! 🙂
Your Welcome Elisa 🙂
This is exactly what I was looking for. Thank you.
🙂 Your Welcome Oliviya
Common sense
i am a cereal fan so thanks for the guidelines. i shall implement them asap 🙂
thanks for the article.
Thanks for posting.
Thanks so much for sharing with us! Good tips!
Grazie
Il piacere è tutto mio 😉
Good advise. Thank you.
Always check and choose smart.
I think this article could have been a bit better if it had mentioned perhaps the top 5 excellent/popular brand named cereals, and or on the other hand a few known GMO cereal products to stay clear of ..
It was not what I was really going for in this post Bas. Though I do appreciate every single comment on here… even the critique thank you.
Good tips; thanks.
A healthy breakfast will power you through the day.
Straight upppppppp!
I simply look for and buy cereals high in fiber that still taste good! That’s how I am when it comes to cereals of any kind. Fiber WITH good taste is important to a lot of people–>I don’t think I stand alone in that. Most people know the importance of fiber AND protein.
However, thank you for sharing this information anyway; even though most do not read the labels that closely.
No Problem Anni 🙂
Why does America put so much sugar in everything?
Must be me,, but I don’t like to mix cereal with yogurt…
Nope… Me too 🙂
Hey Everyone =)
I want to ask you guys/gals a question.
What is your favorite cereal?
Hit me up with a reply letting me know.
I’ll enjoy reading them 🙂
Have a great weekend too Ciao XO
Bit of a fan of oatmeal myself – has great staying power and good protein. Thanks for the interesting article.
I make my own 🙂
I love whole traditional porridge or home made muesli, but lately I have added Weet Bix to my menu – I love their new gluten free version made from sorghum – yummy. With chia seeds, hemp seeds and LSA for even more of the good stuff.
Can’t get better than porridge for breakfast, it’s the best. 🙂
I love Cinnamon Toast Crunch.
Grape Nuts.
Eat porridge. Make your own with cinnamon dried fruits half milk half water. Add a little honey. Nothing better!
I only know of two cereals with no added sugar.
Uncle Sam, ingredients Whole Wheat Kernals,Whole Flaxseed, Salt, Barley Malt,
Shreaded Wheat.
I rarely eat cereal, but when I do:
COCOA PUFFS!!
Magic in a box.
Really…………. LOL Thanks for the comment Vyasa!
Mulesi
Special K
I like my lucky charms, but now its more of a desert item.
LOL OMG… You need to read my blog badly! 😉
Kashi GoLean
Kashi Heart to Heart
Jumbo Rice Krispies
FiberOne Original
cereal is one of my weaknesses…it’s so hard to stick to one serving!
Great post Karim. For the first time ever I looked at the ingredients list, and bought healthy.
Well done Jacob!.. keep it up 🙂