Breakfast healthier whole grains. If you are trying to lose weight, control cholesterol or diabetes, or simply have a lot of energy, the best thing is a cooked hot cereal grains such as oats or barley, rice or wheat berries cooked and served as flour d 'oats. Flavor with raisins or other dried fruit, cinnamon, and maybe a handful of nuts like pine nuts.
If you prefer granola, you should check the ingredients list carefully. The FIRSTIngredient should be whole grain. Then browse the entire list and if you see the words "partially hydrogenated", put the box on the shelf. You should avoid foods with partially hydrogenated oils (or "trans fats"), and they still show in many cereals (see list below).
After removing all brands of refined grains or partially hydrogenated oils, check for added sugar (little or none) and fiber (you want a lot.)
Raisins or otherDried fruits add many grams of sugar in the list panel of nutrition, are not made of sugar, we can only estimate the amount.
The fiber content listed on the label can be confusing, because it is based on the size of portions, and very easy to cereals (like wheat blowing) show little fiber per serving, but an acceptable amount when you adjust for weight. Made from corn bran (the outer covering of grains removed) than fiberCereal content of whole grain (the germ and parts of cereal starch and fiber), but they can digest.
Update 2007: I am pleased to note that partially hydrogenated oils (trans fats) have been taken by many grain. The old list included 56 brands with ST, the new list has only 13! Most of the popular General Mills, Post and Quaker cereal brands no more. Kellogg is the most important grain producers who have not removedmany of its leading products, we hope you will respond quickly to consumer pressure.
It 'really whole grain? The producers call for more whole grain reacts in our diet, so you can find many other ways that my recommendation is "the first ingredient as whole grain products" meet. Yet many of those who argue that "full" will still include refined grains. It may take some detective work to see what you get. An ingredient is whole grains (ieShredded wheat, puffed wheat, oatmeal) are sure bets. If you see milled corn, corn flour, wheat flour and rice in
Cereals made from whole grains: Recommended
(No trans fats, little or no added sugar, but check the list of ingredients - recipes can change.) Cheerios - General Mills
Chex, wheat or corn Multi - General Mills
Cinnamon Toast Crunch - General Mills
Cinnamon Graham - General Mills
French Toast Crunch - General Mills
Golden Grahams -General Mills
Grape Nuts - Post
Grape Nut Flakes - Post
Large corn, all varieties - Post
Healthy Choice Toasted Brown Sugar Squares - Kelloggs
Kashi (all varieties) - Kashi Company
Life - Quaker
Mini-corn, all varieties - Kelloggs
Muesli - Familia
Nutri-Grain, all varieties - Kelloggs
Oatmeal Crisp, all varieties - General Mills
Oat Squares - Quaker
Organic Healthy Fiber Multigrain Flakes - HealthValley
Puffed wheat - Quaker and others
Shredded Wheat, all varieties and sizes - The Post and other
South Beach Diet Toasted Wheat
Total - General Mills
Uncle Sam - U.S. Mills
Weetabix
Wheaties - General Mills
Barbara, Cascadian Farm, Mother Nature promises and other smaller brands that specialize in "healthy" cereals (but always the list of ingredients).
Recommended: All Bran Bran cereal or high
(No trans fats, little orno added sugar. )
100% Bran - Post
All Bran, all varieties - Kelloggs
Bran Flakes - Post
Chex, Multi-Bran - General Mills
Complete Bran Wheat Flakes - Kellogg
Complete Oat Bran Flakes - Kellogg
Oats Cracklin 'Bran - Kellogg
Crunchy Corn Bran - Quaker
Fiber balls 7 - Health Valley
A fiber - General Mills
Fruit and Bran - Post
Granola, low fat - Kellogg
Oat Bran - Quaker
Oat Bran Flakes - HealthValley
Oat Bran Flakes with Raisins - Health Valley
Raisin Bran with organic - Health Valley
Raisin Bran - Kellogg
Raisin Bran Flakes - Health Valley
Raisin Bran, whole wheat - Post
Raisin Nut Bran - General Mills
Shredded Wheat bran 'n' - Post
Total, Raisin Bran - General Mills
N Fiber Weight Watchers Flakes'
100% Natural Granola - Quaker
Not Recommended - Cereals that partially hydrogenated oils (trans fats) contain *
Many are primarily refined grains and sugars.
Basic Four - General Mills
Cocoa Krispies - Kellogg
Corn Pops - Kellogg
Froot Loops - Kellogg
Golden Crisp - Post
Granola with raisins, low fat - Kellogg * (see note below)
Healthy Choice Mueslix - Kellogg
Healthy Choice Almond Crunch with Raisins - Kelloggs
Healthy Choice Low Fat Granola with Raisins - Kelloggs
Mini Swirlz - Kellogg
Sat -Kelloggs
Smart Start - Kelloggs
Special K - Kellogg
Not Recommended - Cereals made from refined grains
Many of these contain lots of sugar
Apple Jacks - Kellogg
Cap'n Crunch, all varieties - Quaker
Chex, rice or corn - General Mills
Cocoa Frosted Flakes - Kellogg
Gusts of cocoa - Quaker
Cocoa Pebbles - Post
Cocoa Puffs - General Mills
Cookie Crisp / Chocolate Chip - General Mills
Corn Pops -Kelloggs
Corn Flakes - Kellogg's and other
Count Chocula - General Mills
Crispix - Kellogg
Frosted Flakes - Kellogg
Fruity Pebbles - Post
Honey bunches of Oats - Post
Comb honey - Post
Honey Nut Clusters - General Mills
KIX - General Mills
Lucky Charms - General Mills
Article 19 - Kellogg
Puffed rice - Quaker
Reese's Peanut Butter Puffs - General Mills
Rice Krispies, all varieties - Kelloggs
Total CornFlakes - General Mills
* When I checked these low-fat Granola cereal contained 1/26/07 Kelloggs' with raisins, partially hydrogenated oils, while its ease of low-fat Granola had none. I hope this means that Kelloggs is following the example of other cereal species and that the PHO is soon to disappear from all their products. In the meantime, protect and control the list of ingredients! Cereal recipes change.
