Breakfast cereals are an important part of daily eating habits. But not all breakfast cereals are equally nutritious. The following tables evaluate more than 250 different cereals according to their sugar content. Based on this analysis and following the guidelines of the Child and Adult Care Food Program, the cereals are categorized as:
- Highly Recommended - Very Little Sugar.
- Acceptable - Sugar Added.
- Not Recommended - More Sugar Added.
This is not intended to be a totally inclusive list of products. There are additional products on the market which may not have been available at the time this list was compiled (February, 1997). Also, product manufacturers change formulas and recipes from time to time. A product which may fall into a certain category today, may be evaluated differently if and when the manufacturer changes its recipe. It is important for you to read label information. It is the policy of CCNI not to endorse individual commercial products. Use of company or product names does not imply approval or recommendation of the products to the exclusion of others which may also be suitable.
Highly Recommended
(Very Little Sugar)
