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Food Size oz Cost/
serving
kCal./
3.5 oz
Carbs Fat Protein Fiber Sugar HFCS Taste
(CR) *
Oatmeal Quick oats 1/2 Cup 1.38 356 67% 6% 13% 10% 0%
Oatmeal Old fashoned 1/2 Cup 1.41 372 68% 8% 13% 10% 3%
Oatmeal Instant Maple And Brown Sugar 1 Pkt 1.52 369 74% 6% 9% 9% 34%
Cheerios 1 cup 1 364 77% 6% 10% 10% 3%
Rasin Bran 1/2 cup 1 315 74% 4% 11% 13% 31%
* CR = Consumer Reports

Sugar - Some cereals are high in sugar because they are typical junk-food type cereals. Others however are high in sugar because they contain fruit. Sugar in fruit is better than added processed sugar.

Quick oats and Old Fashioned oats are complex carbohydrates which take longer to break down than simple carbohydrates so you feel full longer and will be less likely to over-eat throughout the day. They have a low glycemic index which is good.
Sugar should be less than 33%


Two companies dominate the $7.3 billion cold cereal market: Kellogg's, with a 37 percent market share, and General Mills, with about 30 percent. General Mills claims the nation's top-selling cereal -- Cheerios -- and Kellogg's is right behind with the No. 2 and No. 3 sellers, Corn Flakes and Frosted Flakes.
Best cerials at aCalorieCounter.com
    Cheerios (General Mills)
    Shredded Wheat (Post)
    Fiber One (General Mills)
    Grape Nuts (Post)
    Wheaties (General Mills)
    Total (General Mills)
    GOLEAN Cereal (Kashi)
    All-Bran (Kellogg's)
    Wheat Chex (General Mills)
Links:
Oatmeal
Breakfast Cereal Compared - Cereals from Post, Kellogg's & General Mills
High-fructose corn syrup: What are the health concerns? - MayoClinic.com
Oatmeal & Porridge

last updated 15 Oct 2011