Kids can easily consume more than 10 pounds of sugar a year, and that’s just from their typical breakfast cereals! In today’s Love it, Like it, Hate it, we’re Getting the Skinny on the best & worst kid-friendly cereals on shelves!

Disregard “whole grain,” “fiber,” vitamin” claims on front of label

• Check Nutrition Facts label for fiber & sugar
• Check ingredient list

LOVE IT!

Barbara’s Puffin’s (Original or Cinnamon)

• Per serving: 90 calories – 6 grams fiber – 6 grams sugar – 2 grams protein
• Ingredients include: non-GMO corn flour, non-GMO corn bran, evaporated cane sugar, whole oat flour, molasses, tocopherols (antioxidants to preserve freshness)

Wheat Chex

• Per serving: 160 calories – 6 grams fiber – 5 grams sugar – 5 grams protein
• Ingredients include: whole grain wheat, sugar, salt, molasses, BHT to preserve freshness

LIKE IT!

Cheerios

• Per serving: 100 calories – 3 grams fiber – 1 grams sugar – 3 grams protein
• Ingredients include: whole grain oats, corn starch, sugar, salt, wheat starch, vitamin E/mixed tocopherols (to preserve freshness)

Kellogg’s Rice Krispies

• Per serving: 130 calories – 0 fiber – 4 grams sugar – 2 grams protein
• Ingredients include: rice, sugar, salt, BHT

HATE IT!

Kellogg’s Froot Loops

• Per serving: 110 calories – 3 grams fiber – 12 grams sugar – 1 gram protein
• Ingredients include: Sugar, corn flour blend, wheat flour, whole grain oat flour, oat fiber, corn fiber, partially hydrogenated oils, salt, Red 40, Blue 2, BHT
• 44% sugar by weight – contains partially hydrogenated oils & artificial food dyes

Kellogg’s Honey Smacks

• Per serving: 100 calories – 1 gram fiber – 15 grams sugar – 2 grams protein
• Ingredients include: sugar, wheat, dextrose, honey, partially hydrogenated oils, salt, BHT
• 55% sugar by weight – contains partially hydrogenated oils