Wake Up Call- Sugar in Breakfast Cereals

Some cereals more than HALF sugar!

A serving of 11 popular cereals, including Kellogg’s Honey Smacks, carries as much sugar as a glazed doughnut, the Consumer Reports found.

And some brands have more sugar and sodium when formulated for the U.S. market than the same brands have when sold in other countries.

Post Golden Crisp made by Kraft Foods Inc and Kellogg’s Honey Smacks are more than 50 percent sugar by weight, the group said, while nine brands are at least 40 percent sugar

Here is a list of the cereals that top the charts for sugar content.

All the cereal boxes I have seen list the sugar contents in grams. Most people think that a gram is a tiny little amount. A gram = 1/3 of a teaspoon. I have converted them to ounces for you. After all, Americans use ounces and pounds and are familiar with what that amounts looks like.

Sugar content (per 3 1/2 ounces) This is only about 3/4 of a cup.  I don’t know about you, but who eats only 3/4 of a cup of cereal at a time???

Kellogg’s Coco Pops Moons & Stars (12 1/3 teaspoons!)
Kellogg’s Frosties (12 1/3 teaspoons)
Kellogg’s Ricicles (12 1/3 t.)
Sainsbury’s Choco Rice Pops (12 t.)
Tesco Choco Snaps (12 t.)
Nestle Cookie Crisp (11 3/4 t.)
Nestle Cheerios Honey (11 t.)
Kellogg’s Crunchy Nut (11 1/2 t.)