Rare: Often cited as the most important meal of the day, breakfast should be as nutritious and delicious as possible. But with today’s chaotic, on-the-go lifestyle shared by many professionals and families, it’s hard to find a morning option that is easy and gets you out of the door quickly.
Many choose cereal as their go-to for this very reason — it’s a no fuss breakfast option that comes in many different flavors and textures. But while many brands may boast about their cereals’ fiber and low-cholesterol content, far more are brimming with added sugar.
HealthGrove, a health and nutrition data site by Graphiq, identified the breakfast cereals with more sugar than a scoop of ice cream.
According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, a standard 1/2 cup serving of vanilla ice cream contains 14 grams of sugar, so HealthGrove found 24 cereals that exceed 14 grams of sugar per serving and ranked them from least to most sugary. Keep in mind that serving sizes vary from box to box. If there was a tie, the cereal with more calories and then fat was deemed less healthy and therefore ranked higher.
24. Malt-O-Meal Corn Bursts Cereal
Serving size: 1 cup
Sugar: 15 grams
Calories: 120
Fat: 0 grams
23. Malt-O-Meal Tootie Fruities Cereal
Serving size: 1 cup
Sugar: 15 grams
Calories: 130
Fat: 0 grams
22. Trader Joe’s Low Fat Granola Cereal – Mixed Berry
Serving size: 0.8 cup
Sugar: 15 grams
Calories: 210
Fat: 3 grams
21. Barbara’s Bakery Morning Oat Crunch Vanilla Almond Cereal
Serving size: 1 cup
Sugar: 15 grams
Calories: 220
Fat: 3 grams
20. Nature Valley Chocolate Oat Clusters Cereal
Serving size: 1 cup
Sugar: 15 grams
Calories: 240
Fat: 5 grams
19. Quaker Real Medleys Steel Cut Oatmeal Cranberry Vanilla Almond Cereal
Serving size: 1 package
Sugar: 15 grams
Calories: 240
Fat: 7 grams
18. Malt-O-Meal Berry Colossal Crunch with Marshmallows
Serving size: 1 cup
Sugar: 16 grams
Calories: 120
Fat: 1.5 grams
17. Post Blueberry Morning Selects Cereal
Serving size: 1.3 cups
Sugar: 16 grams
Calories: 220
Fat: 3 grams
16. Cascadian Farm Organic Dark Chocolate Almond Granola
Serving size: 0.7 cup
Sugar: 16 grams
Calories: 250
Fat: 5 grams
15. Quaker Real Medleys Steel Cut Oatmeal Apple Pear Pecan Cereal
Serving size: 1 package
Sugar: 16 grams
Calories: 250
Fat: 8 grams
14. Malt-O-Meal Chocolate Marshmallow Mateys
Serving size: 0.8 cup
Sugar: 17 grams
Calories: 120
Fat: 1 gram
13. General Mills Total Raisin Bran
Serving size: 0.8 cup
Sugar: 17 grams
Calories: 120
Fat: 1 gram
12. Trader Joe’s Organic Raisin Bran Clusters
Serving size: 1 cup
Sugar: 17 grams
Calories: 190
Fat: 3 grams
11. Cheerios Protein Oats & Honey Cereal
Serving size: 1.3 cups
Sugar: 17 grams
Calories: 210
Fat: 2.5 grams
10. General Mills Oatmeal Crisp Hearty Raisin Cereal
Serving size: 1 cup
Sugar: 17 grams
Calories: 230
Fat: 2.5 grams
9. Jenny Craig Frosted Oats Cereal
Serving size: 1 individual pack
Sugar: 18 grams
Calories: 170
Fat: 1 gram
8. Nature Valley Protein Mixed Berry Crunch Cereal
Serving size: 1 cup
Sugar: 18 grams
Calories: 270
Fat: 4 grams
7. Quaker Real Medleys Oatmeal + Maple Pecan Raisin Cereal
Serving size: 1 package
Sugar: 18 grams
Calories: 270
Fat: 7 grams
6. Post Raisin Bran Cereal
Serving size: 1 cup
Sugar: 19 grams
Calories: 190
Fat: 1 gram
5. Quaker Real Medleys Supergrains Oatmeal + Banana Walnut Cereal
Serving size: 1 package
Sugar: 19 grams
Calories: 280
Fat: 8 grams
4. Quaker Real Medleys Oatmeal + Peach Almond Cereal
Serving size: 1 package
Sugar: 19 grams
Calories: 290
Fat: 7 grams
3. Malt-O-Meal Raisin Bran Cereal
Serving size: 1 cup
Sugar: 20 grams
Calories: 200
Fat: 1 gram
2. Cream of Wheat Cinna Apple Walnut Hot Cereal – To-Go Cup
Serving size: 1 container
Sugar: 22 grams
Calories: 260
Fat: 4 grams
1. Quaker Real Medleys Oatmeal+ Apple Walnut Cereal
Serving size: 1 package
Sugar: 22 grams
Calories: 290
Fat: 8 grams
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