These 7 cereals do not qualify as 'healthy' according to the FDA’s new criteria

9 grams of added sugar is totally unnecessary for Kellogg's Raisin Bran. They actually add more sugar to the raisins and to the cereal itself. Raisins are naturally sweet on their own. I'm glad the FDA who is very late to the party declaring how bad sugar and sodium is to kids (big and small).

Raisin Bran (9g of added sugars)

Honey Nut Cheerios (12g of added sugars)

Corn Flakes (300mg of sodium; 4g of added sugars)

Honey Bunches of Oats, Honey Roasted (8g of added sugars)

Frosted Mini Wheats (12g of added sugars)

Life (8g of added sugars)

Special K (270mg of sodium; 4g of added sugars)

I often eat a bowl of Cinnamon Life for dessert.

I remember eating Cookie Crisp cereal as a teen, which was basically cookies in milk. At the time I didn't care about health value, but looking back it's bad foods like cereals that set kids up to expect high sugar and salt content in their foods as adults.

I often eat a box of Cinnamon Life for dessert. I have no self control.

I notice Lucky Charms isn’t on that list

Who the hell still eats Special K cereal?

Cereal isn’t healthy, period.

People are obsessed with Special K and will tell you so.

R1, kids aren’t eating cereal anymore, nor do Americans give a crap about the FDA.

R5 exercising his self control

There was a shortage of Special K cereal recently and people were running from one store to the next looking for the stuff

4 grams of sugar in one teaspoon. So for each serving of Honey Nut Cheerios, there are 3 teaspoons of sugar

All these cereals are just processed food

Shrikflation caused shortage of products. The manufacturers needed time to reconfigure the package of the product.

Shredded wheat , Bob's Red Mill oatmeal and Grape Nuts are my cereals. I guess they're ok...not on the list.

Whew! Cap’n Crunch isn’t on the list.

R16 Grape Nuts are very high in sodium.

Steel cut oatmeal with prunes. Never missed a dump in 64 years.

I am not giving up cornflakes.

How about count chocola and fruity pebbles? They’ve got to be very healthy. They’re right up there with Lucky charms. All of them are magically delicious.

I've always found it odd that people need to be told the difference between good and bad foods.

Eat what you want, but know what you're eating.

Honestly, I love Special K. I dunno, I guess it's my inner white girl from 1973.

Froot Loops not on the list

Cocoa Puffs not on the list

Super Sugar Crisp (I think it’s Honey Crisp now?)

I like Grape Nuts, now. I ate steel-cut oats every day for years and I got tired of it.

[quote]They actually add more sugar to the raisins and to the cereal itself. Raisins are naturally sweet on their own.

They get moldy real fast if they're not coated in a sugar-salt preservative, though. The cereal raisins (and other fruits like dates in other brands) last longer than a package of raisins or dates on their own, and it's because of the preservatives.

I'm not saying they don't add too much sugar, but the sniffy idea that they add sugar because of "baby tastes" or whatever is just factually incorrect.

I tried some Kellogg's corn flakes recently and they had a weird, sweet aftertaste. Threw half of the box out, and I never throw out food. I miss Post Toasties!

So it's OK to eat Trix cereal?

The point of the article is that those seven cereals are widely considered to be "healthy" but, in truth, are not.

It's not saying that any cereal not on the list, such as Sugar Frosted Rainbow Shit Chunks, are healthy because they're not included.

I'm saying this because I'm not entirely convinced that the handful of comments on here about shitty sugary cereals are jokes.

I eat Life and I read the labels. For some reason I thought it wasn't that bad. Thank you Nanny Uncle Sam! One more little pleasure in my life taken away!

Cereal companies do Shrinkflation with boxes that are narrower, while image facing the customer is the same

Do adults still eat this shit? If they do, Apple Jacks are delicious.

We were poor so mom would throw a handful of raisins into a bowl of Wheaties since we couldn’t afford Raisin Bran. The taste was NOT the same, you can definitely taste those sugar-coated raisins in RB.

The suggested serving size of Frosted Mini Wheats is hilarious— the average bowl that people consume is probably 3 or 4 “serving sizes.”

About a year ago I stopped eating breakfast cereal which I loved and started eating unsweetened oatmeal for breakfast and I stopped eating bread, rice, pasta and deli lunch meats all together although I will occasionally have a pizza. I increased fruits and vegetables, cut out all candy and sweets and I lost about 8 pounds and my blood sugar levels decreased only slightly. I've also increased my activity level. I was hoping to lose at least 20 pounds and while I am sticking with it, I am disappointed.

I have always hated cereal. I would be hungry one hour after I ate a bowl of cereal so I was one of the first to be eating pizza and soup for breakfast in the 60's.

The food pyramid was propaganda to boost American agriculture. We spent a generation telling people that the foundation of a healthy diet was getting like a dozen daily servings of corn and cereal grains. Now most of the country is overweight and we’re positively agog to find out that our beloved breakfast cereals contain added sugar and sodium, when we shouldn’t be scarfing down bowls of wheat and corn in the first place.

It is really hard to find cereal that doesn’t have sugar. Even the “healthy” organic ones usually have cane sugar or coconut sugar as an ingredient. I finally settled on this one because it doesn’t use any sugar…

Let's be real, r37.

How many overweight Americans do you think *actually* followed the food pyramid?

Frosted Flakes is not on the list, so I'm good.

And guess what, getting rid of unhealthy cereal and only eating the tasteless "healthy" brands will not extend your lire one second. We're going to die when we're going to die. If you eat in moderation, you can eat most anything you love.

I'm another one who doesn't get "filled up" after eating cereal. If I crave cereal, it's usually at night. It's the last thing I want to eat for breakfast. This article is another reason to just give it up entirely.

First thing in the morning I need hot food. My daily breakfast is a fried egg & cheese sandwich on wheat toast and a hot cup of coffee. I'm hypoglycemic and that's the best thing to get my blood sugar up to normal to start my day. A bowl of cereal, even the healthy kind, would do little.

Here, have a big bowl of carbs with some mucousy cow sweat on top!

The biggest problem with cereal is the milk people drink it with. Cows milk is terrible for humans in the long run, especially it's casein protein. It's been linked to cancer and heart disease. There's a reason even cows stop drinking it after infancy.

Why don't they tell us which cereals ARE considered healthy?

Many "Fast" breakfast menus in most post industrial rich countries are not healthy. Cereal and pastries are industrial, most of the time. Americans should stick to fat and protein breakfasts such as bacon and eggs. Germany at least offers fast protein and fat sandwiches.

Milk is loaded with sugar. “Natural” sugar, but still sugar. People forget about that. And skim milk may have less milk fat, but at least the fat in whole milk mitigates the release of insulin.

Steel cut oats are probably the healthiest cereal option there is.

I haven’t had cereal since I started intermittent fasting years ago, foregoing breakfast.

The reason why people are unhealthy is because they cut out all of the foods they enjoy and then binge on them at unhealthy levels. A normal sized bowl of Fruit Loops, every now and again, is not going to kill you.

Boring oatmeal with your favorite fruit.

R50 has a good point. There’s room for every “bad” food in a healthy diet. Just not too much, occasionally.

[quote]It is really hard to find cereal that doesn’t have sugar.

Shredded Wheat n' Bran is my choice. Zero sugar, zero sodium, 8 grams of fiber and 7 grams of protein per serving. I eat it dry as a snack. Lots of carbs, but you can't eat the much, it's very filling.

[quote]but the sniffy idea that

The what?

I just ended a year long pre-diabetic nutrition program. Several of the recent posts echoed what they said. There are no bad foods. It is all about portions and balance. I was eating too much prepackaged processed foods, not enough vegetables and hardly any fruit. I still eat more prepackaged foods than I should. I stopped buying canned veggies and started buying frozen veggies. Added more fruit to my diet and I lost 18-20 lbs. Now I do to be more active.

[quote]Steel cut oatmeal with prunes. Never missed a dump in 64 years.

Pics please!

[quote]Who the hell still eats Special K cereal?

Special needs people.

[quote]4 grams of sugar in one teaspoon. So for each serving of Honey Nut Cheerios, there are 3 teaspoons of sugar

3 teaspoons is commonly referred to as "one tablespoon," except by recipe writers who are too stupid to live.

Some people just can't do things in moderation, including me. It's all-or-nothing, with some things. I don't think it's a personal failure, it's just how some people are.

I just eat a giant bowl of Grape Nuts every morning.

That’s why Frosted Mini Wheats put me in a coma (figuratively) every time I ate it. I stopped eating cereal ages ago, but I do miss Raisin Nut Bran and the raisins coated with crushed almonds. It’s much better than plain old Raisin Bran. I think it has even more sugar than Frosted Mini Wheats.

I think the intention of this new FDA criteria is regarding cereals parent may think are in the healthy category, but they are not. One thing the FDA is still not focusing on is the additives and preservatives.

I stopped eating cereal because I'm an adult who knows how to cook. But back in the day when I ate it, I loved Blueberry Morning and Raisin Bran. Every so often, I get a craving for those but one look at the sugar content and I have to nope on out of the cereal aisle.

Post Blueberry Morning actually contains blueberries!

Well, I need new breakfast cereals now; my 3 are on the list. Honey Nut Cheerios, Cinnamon Life and Frosted Shredded Wheat.

R63 link to paste eating magatry

R64 I have a craving for froot loops and haven't ate such a thing for years

R66, a handful every now and then won’t kill you; have at it. Besides, it’s not on the naughty list.

If it doesn't taste like wet cardboard, it's bad.

If you want good tasting cereal that is very natural and healthy, I recommend muesli. Perhaps the best is Seitenbacher, a German imported cereal you can find in health food stores but also in some supermarkets. The best option is their low sugar muesli that has net carbs of just 20 grams per serving.

If kids would go outside and play, they would burn off the calories and not be fat.

Now get off my lawn!

R29, Trix is for kids!

I like Special K because it's so bland and crispy, and it has added vitamins. It settles the stomach and is low calorie. Shame about the extra sugar. You can't taste it.

I ate cereal and oj every morning for my entire childhood. OJ was a "healthy" drink, so I drank it like water every morning. Well I stopped when I went to college and I lost 20 lbs, but too late, a year later I had horrible IBD. Turns out OJ is so acidic it probably fucked up my whole digestive system and the sugary processed cereal did NOT help with reducing inflammation. Now I just skip breakfast and have a protein dense lunch.

[quote]Life (8g of added sugars)

Mikey's got the diabeetus, I'm sure.

Orange juice is basically sugary fructose drink. I you want some, have it only occasionally and only fresh squeezed where the nutrients and pulp are still living and vital. Never buy the processed pasteurized kind from carton or bottle, the nutrition is basically nil.

I love Special K Red Berries, but I never buy them. I don't really like cereal for breakfast, and I can't drink milk, so when I buy oat milk or almond milk to use with the cereal, I have to eat it all before the milk goes bad, and then I might as well do rice Chex with chocolate almond milk, cos that is delicious, but very desert like.

I'm not a fan of sweet breakfasts.

I eat an exclusive European high fibre breakfast cereal.

Unlike R69, mine is highly recommended by the Dutch Royal Family. It has a crest on the package.

Gosh😢 I so miss Team flakes & (can’t remember name) but crunchy wheat flakes that had maple syrup flavor Maybe I just miss my family and being an 80’d teenager

POUR SUGAR DOWN MY THROAT!! SHOVE IT UP MY ASS!!

If it's good enough for Negros it's good enough for you

I ate cheerios as a kid. Cheerios in the summer and oatmeal in the winter. I generally was allowed to put a teaspoon of sugar in it. I still love both oatmeal and cheerios but I am a night owl and by the time I get up it is almost lunchtime. I don't eat breakfast anymore.

r63, reading "Natural News" a wholly discredited right-wing scam site will end your life much faster than the occasional bowl of Captain Crunch with Crunchberries will.

Please don't insult us with its anti-vaxx nonsense!

I eat Shredded Wheat. There's no sugar. Carbs, yes, but no sugar.

I do like Honey Bunches of Oats as a treat every once in a while.

Can I keep eating my Sugar Smacks?

[quote]R63, reading "Natural News" a wholly discredited right-wing scam site will end your life much faster than the occasional bowl of Captain Crunch with Crunchberries will. Please don't insult us with its anti-vaxx nonsense!

What? Crunch berries aren't made with actual berries? How was this not front-page news?

It was mostly corn flakes and Cheerios for breakfast at our house. In the cold months oatmeal or cream of wheat. Cornflakes and a banana was true favorite.

Btw, did anyone else see the video at the bottom of the page about the new bakery in Brooklyn? The owner is a good looking guy from France. He’s married, but still very nice eye candy.

You guys in Brooklyn should check it out and let us know how the bread is at L’Appartement 4F.

i occasionally eat Kellogg’s All-Bran Buds. They said it’s high in fiber which i need .

My mom would buy the family Corn Flakes and Frosted Flakes, but we kids always ate the Frosted version and eat Corn Flakes and add sugar when there was none left. Looking back I can see how we were conditioned to expect a lot of sweetness in our cereals.

I just bought Raisin Bran for a whole grain occasional breakfast, but I take a minute to pick out 60-70% of the raisins.

Problem solved! Reduced sugar and calories, still get the whole grain benefits.

I like the plain Bran Flakes, tastes good to me and you can add your own fruit or nuts to it

The Secret Service had advance information—more than 10 days beforehand—regarding the Proud Boys planning for January 6th. We know now that the Proud Boys and others did lead the assault on our Capitol building.

What do the Proud Boys have to do with breakfast cereals?

There's is a problem the last few days with Datalounge posting to the wrong threads. It's not the posters fault.

Get some of this, I saw it and had to have it. It's good but very sweet yasss.....

So....I'm good with my Sugar Jets then?

Sugary cereals are great for you! They are fortified with 8 vitamins and minerals!

[quote]So....I'm good with my Sugar Jets then?

It was just called Jets when I was a kid. My favorite cereal by far. I wish it was still made.

Is this cereal considered wholesome?

I was raised like every other kid seeing countless commercials touting cereal as the go-to for breakfast (along with orange juice and toast—wtf carb and sugar overload!) and I had cereal for breakfast most days for 30+ years, switching to “healthier stuff as an adult but it still has tons of sugar. Needless to say, I now have some mysterious inflammation related health issues from that bullshit diet that was marketed to us as kids in my late 30s.

[quote]Needless to say, I now have some mysterious inflammation related health issues from that bullshit diet that was marketed to us as kids in my late 30s.

It's mysterious and yet you know it was caused by sugary cereals?

R102 I meant to remove that but forgot to edit because I was tired.

Thank GOD my Peanut Butter Capt’n Crunch is healthy and safe to eat! Another bowl to celebrate!!

Cereal is mainly sugar in various forms

But, R104, is Peanut Butter Crunch made with actual peanut butter? Because R63 helpfully informed us that Crunch berries aren't really berries at all but just a bunch of chemicals and artificial flavors.

The reason the “unhealthy” ones aren’t listed is because they aren’t touted as being healthy, unlike the ones that made the list. Sheesh!

Were Sugar Jets made from actual jets?

Like many others, I grew up with some cereals in the morning. I'd often get eggs, bacon, and toast if my mother wasn't working. One breakfast I used to love was fried corn meal mush with syrup. We didn't get that often because my mother (Italian immigrant) associated polenta with being very poor. We were poor but not when it came to food. I remember really liking the way my mother made shredded wheat. Neither I nor my sister exactly remember how she did it. It was kind of a French toast. I think she soaked in an egg/milk combination until it was pretty soft and fried it in butter.