Breakfasts Roundup
We analyzed 1963 products to help you choose the healthiest & safest options.
Detailed Reviews (Page 29)

Sweetened Corn & Oat Cereal
Ingredients: CORN FLOUR, SUGAR, WHOLE GRAIN OAT FLOUR (INCLUDES THE OAT BRAN), BROWN SUGAR SYRUP, COCONUT OIL AND/OR CANOLA OIL AND/OR PARTIALLY HYDROGENATED SOYBEAN OIL, SALT, STRAWBERRY JUICE CONCENTRATE, SODIUM CITRATE, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, MALIC ACID, YELLOW 5 & 6, RED 3 & 40, BLUE 1, SOY LECITHIN. VITAMINS & MINERALS: VITAMIN B1 (THIAMIN MONONITRATE), VITAMIN B2 (RIBOFLAVIN), NIACIN (NIACINAMIDE), VITAMIN B6 (PYRIDOXINE HYDROCHLORIDE), FOLIC ACID, VITAMIN B12, VITAMIN A PALMITATE, VITAMIN C (SODIUM ASCORBATE), VITAMIN D, REDUCED IRON, ZINC (ZINC OXIDE).
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Contains Red 3 (Erythrosine)

Caramel macchiato creamer
Ingredients: Agua, azúcar de caña. aceite vegetal. contiene 2% o menos de cada uno de los siguientes: caseinatos, fosfato dipotasico. saborizantes naturales y artificiales. mono y digliceridos. estearoil lactato de sodio, polisorbato 60. carragenina sal. Contiene un derivado de la leche
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● High Sugar Content

The Good
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● High Sugar Content

Rice Krispies
Ingredients: Rice, sugar, contains 2% or less of salt, malt flavor, vitamins and minerals: iron (ferric phosphate), vitamin c (ascorbic acid), vitamin e acetate, niacinamide, vitamin a palmitate, vitamin b6 (pyridoxine hydrochloride), vitamin b1 (thiamin hydrochloride), vitamin b2 (riboflavin), folic acid, vitamin b12, vitamin d3,
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Blackberry
Ingredients: Blackberries, high fructose corn syrup, corn syrup, contains 2% or less of: fruit pectin, citric acid.
The Good
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Contains High Fructose Corn Syrup
- ● High Sugar Content

Apples & Cinnamon Instant Oatmeal
Ingredients: Whole grain rolled oats, sugar, dehydrated apples (treated with sodium sulfite to promote color retention), cinnamon, salt, calcium carbonate (a source of calcium), natural flavors, citric acid, guar gum, oat flour (whole), ferric phosphate (a source of iron), niacinamide*, pyridoxine hydrochloride (vitamin b6)*, riboflavin*, vitamin a palmitate, thiamine mononitrate*, folic acid*.
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Contains Sodium Sulfite
- ● High Sugar Content

Crispix Cereal
Ingredients: Rice, milled corn, sugar, salt, molasses, brown rice syrup, baking soda, turmeric extract color
The Good
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Froot loops
Ingredients: Corn flour blend, sugar, wheat flour, whole grain oat flour, oat fiber, salt, soluble corn fiber, natural flavor, red 40, yellow 5, blue 1, yellow 6, BHT
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Contains Red 40 (Allura Red)
- ● High Sugar Content

Natural Concord Grape Fruit Spread
Ingredients: Concord grape juice, sugar, Concord grape puree, fruit pectin, citric acid
The Good
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● High Sugar Content

Coconut Chia Granola
Ingredients: Whole grain rolled oats*, cane sugar*, soy oil*, dried coconut*, brown rice flour*, chia seeds*, oat syrup solids* (oat syrup solids*, tocopherols), natural coconut flavor, sea salt, molasses*, natural vanilla flavor.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Raspberry Preserves
Ingredients: Organic cane sugar, organic raspberries, pectin, citric acid
The Good
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● High Sugar Content

Organic Raspberry Fruit Spread
Ingredients: ORGANIC RASPBERRIES, ORGANIC CANE SUGAR, PECTIN SOLUTION (WATER, FRUIT PECTIN), ASCORBIC ACID (VITAMIN C), CITRIC ACID.
The Good
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● High Sugar Content

Qi'a Gluten-Free Oatmeal – Creamy Coconut
Ingredients: rolled oats, dried coconut, buckwheat groats, inulin, chia seeds, hemp seeds, flavor.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Low Sugar
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Multigrain Cereal With Granola And Almonds
Ingredients: corn, whole grain wheat, sugar, whole grain rolled oats, almonds, rice, canola oil, corn syrup, salt, barley malt extract, cinnamon, molasses, honey, caramel color, natural flavor, vitamins and minerals: ferric orthophosphate (source of iron), niacinamide (vitamin b3), zinc oxide, thiamine mononitrate (vitamin b1), calcium pantothenate (a b-vitamin), pyridoxine hydrochloride (vitamin b6), folic acid,
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Contains Corn Syrup

life multigrain cereal cinnamon
Ingredients: Whole grain oat flour, sugar, corn flour, whole wheat flour, rice flour, calcium carbonate, salt, cinnamon, disodium phosphate, caramel color, reduced iron, yellow 6, niacinamide*, BHT (to preserve freshness), yellow 5, red 40, natural flavor, thiamine mononitrate*, pyridoxine hydrochloride*, riboflavin*, blue 1, folic acid*. *One of the B vitamins. CONTAINS WHEAT INGREDIENTS.
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Contains Red 40 (Allura Red)
- ● High Sugar Content

Very Berry Cherrios
Ingredients: whole grain oats, sugar, corn syrup, corn starch, salt, blueberry powder, canola and/or sunflower oil, tripotassium phosphate, strawberry powder, cranberry powder, vegetable and fruit juice color, raspberry powder, natural flavor, vitamin e (mixed tocopherols) added to preserve freshness. vitamins and minerals: calcium carbonate, vitamin c (sodium ascorbate), iron and zinc (mineral nutrients), a b vitamin (niacinamide), vitamin be (pyridoxine hydrochloride), vitamin b, (thiamin mononitrate), vitamin a (palmitate), vitamin b2 (riboflavin), a b vitamin (folic acid), vitamin b12, vitamin d3.
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Contains Corn Syrup
- ● High Sugar Content

Mom's best cereals toasted cinnamon squares
Ingredients: Whole grain wheat, sugar, rice flour, canola oil, fructose, dextrose, maltodextrin, salt, calcium carbonate, cinnamon, soy lecithin, trisodium phosphate, caramel and annatto extract (color), natural flavor, rosemary extract (antioxidant), vitamins and minerals: ferric orthophosphate (source of iron), niacinamide (vitamin b3), zinc oxide, thiamin mononitrate (vitamin b1), calcium pantothenate (vitamin b5), pyridoxine hydrochloride (vitamin b6), folic acid.
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● High Sugar Content

Instant Oatmeal Fruit & Cream
Ingredients: Whole Grain Rolled Oats, Sugar, Dried Whole Grain Rolled Oats, Sugar, Dried Strawberries, Salt, Nonfat Dry Dried Peaches, Contains Less Than 2% Blueberries
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● High Sugar Content

The Good
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● High Sugar Content

Honey Vanilla Cheerios
Ingredients: Whole Grain Oats, Sugar, Corn Starch, Honey, Brown Sugar Syrup, Salt, Tripotassium Phosphate, Natural Flavor, Annatto Extract (color). Vitamin E (mixed tocopherols) Added to Preserve Freshness. Vitamins and Minerals: Calcium Carbonate, Vitamin C (sodium ascorbate), Iron and Zinc (mineral nutrients), A B Vitamin (niacinamide), Vitamin B6 (pyridoxine hydrochloride), Vitamin B₁ (thiamin mononitrate), Vitamin A (palmitate), Vitamin B₂ (riboflavin), A B Vitamin (folic acid), Vitamin B12, Vitamin D3.
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● High Sugar Content

Cinnamon Raisin Organic Granola
Ingredients: Organic oats, organic coconut oil, organic date powder, organic raisins, organic cinnamon, sea salt, organic rosemary extract (for freshness), organic monk fruit.
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Frosted Flakes
Ingredients: Milled Corn, Sugar, Corn Syrup, Salt, Barley Malt Extract, Wheat Starch.
The Good
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Contains Corn Syrup
- ● High Sugar Content

Fruity Dino-Bites Cereal
Ingredients: rice, sugar, corn syrup, canola and/or soybean oil, salt, contains 1% or less of: natural and artificial flavor, yellow 5, yellow 6, red 40, blue 1, bht added to preserve freshness. vitamins and minerals: niacinamide (vitamin b3), vitamin a palmita, reduced iron, zinc oxide, pyridoxine hydrochloride (vitamin b6), riboflavi: (vitamin b2), thiamin mononitrat (vitamin b1), vitamin d3, folic ac tamin b12.
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Contains Red 40 (Allura Red)
- ● High Sugar Content

Apple Jacks
Ingredients: Corn Flour Blend (Whole Grain Yellow Corn Flour, DEGERMINATED YELLOW CORN FLOUR), SUGAR, WHEAT FLOUR, WHOLE GRAIN OAT FLOUR, CONTAINS 2% OR LRSS OF OAT FIBRR, SALT, SOLUBLE CORN FIBER, DEGERMINATED YELLOW CORN FLOUR, DRIED APPLES, APPLE JUICE CONCENTRATE, CORNSTARCH, CINNAMON, NATUAL FLAVOR, YELLOW 6, MODIFIED CORN STARCH, WHEAT STARCH, BAKING SODA, YELLOW 5, RED 40, BLUE 1
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Contains Red 40 (Allura Red)
- ● High Sugar Content

Triple Berry Jam
Ingredients: Pure Cane Sugar, Water, Raspberries, Strawberries, Blueberries, Lemon Juice, Pectin, Natural Flavor
The Good
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● High Sugar Content

The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Maple Waffle
Ingredients: Milk Protein Blend (Casein, Whey Protein Concentrate), Sweetener Blend (Allulose, Monk Fruit Extract), Oil Blend (High Oleic Sunflower Oil, Avocado Oil), Tapioca Starch, Inulin (from Chicory Root and/or Agave), Natural Flavors, Fruit and Vegetable Juices (for color), Salt
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

The Good
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● High Sugar Content

The Good
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● High Sugar Content
