Breakfasts Roundup
We analyzed 1963 products to help you choose the healthiest & safest options.
Detailed Reviews (Page 3)

Quaker Instant Oatmeal Apples & Cinnamon Cups
Ingredients: Whole grain oats, sugar, dried apples, natural flavor, salt, cinnamon
The Good
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● High Sugar Content

Instant oatmeal maple & brown sugar
Ingredients: Whole grain oats, sugar, salt, natural flavor.
The Good
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● High Sugar Content

FLAKES
Ingredients: Milled corn, sugar, contains 2% or less of: corn syrup, salt, barley malt extract, wheat starch. vitamins and minerals: ferric orthophosphate (source of iron), niacinamide (vitamin b3), zinc oxide (source of zinc), thiamin mononitrate (vitamin b1), calcium pantothenate (a b-vitamin), pyridoxine hydrochloride (vitamin b6), folic acid.
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Contains Corn Syrup
- ● High Sugar Content

Instant oatmeal variety pack
Ingredients: Whole grain rolled oats, whole oat flour, calcium carbonate, salt, guar gum, caramel color, ferric orthophosphate, vitamin a palmitate
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Kelloggs breakfast cereal
Ingredients: Whole grain wheat, rice, sugar, pecans (pecans, rosemary extract for freshness), wheat bran, contains 2% or less of salt, brown sugar syrup, cinnamon, malt flavor, mixed tocopherols (vitamin e) for freshness, baking soda, bht for freshness. vitamins and minerals: reduced iron, vitamin c (ascorbic acid), niacinamide, vitamin e acetate, beta-carotene, vitamin b6 (pyridoxine hydrochloride), vitamin b1 (thiamin hydrochloride), vitamin b2 (riboflavin), folic acid, vitamin d3, vitamin b12.
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● High Sugar Content

Lucky Charms Instant Oatmeal
Ingredients: whole grain oats, sugar, corn starch, contains 2% or less of: corn syrup, dextrose, salt, gelatin, natural and artificial flavor, brown sugar, red 40, yellow 5 and 6, blue 1, caramel color. Vitamins and Minerals: calcium carbonate, iron, zinc, A B Vitamin (niacinamide), vitamin B (pyridoxine hydrochloride), vitamin B2 (riboflavin), A B Vitamin (folic acid).
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Contains Red 40 (Allura Red)
- ● High Sugar Content

Fruity Hoopz with Marshmallows
Ingredients: Sugar, Corn Flour, Wheat Flour, Marshmallows (sugar, modified cornstarch, corn syrup, dextrose, gelatin, artificial flavor, sodium hexametaphosphate, yellow 5, red 40, blue 1, yellow 6), Whole Grain Oat Flour, Corn Syrup, Salt, Calcium Carbonate, Natural Flavor, Red 40, Yellow 6, Yellow 5, Blue 1, BHT (added to preserve freshness), 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
- ● Sugar Free
The Bad
- ● Contains Red 40 (Allura Red)

Cinnamon Cheerios
Ingredients: Whole Grain Oats, Sugar, Canola and/or Sunflower Oil, Corn Starch, Brown Sugar Syrup, Corn Syrup, Cinnamon, Salt, Tripotassium Phosphate, Caramel Color, Natural Flavor. Vitamin E (mixed tocopherols). 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
- ● Contains Corn Syrup
- ● High Sugar Content

rice krispies
Ingredients: rice, sugar, contains 2% or less of salt, malt flavor, red 40, yellow 5, blue 1. vitamins and minerals: iron (ferric phosphate). niacinamide, vitamin b₁ (thiamin hydrochloride) vitamin b6 (pyridoxine hydrochloride), calcium pantothenate, folic acid.
The Good
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Contains Red 40 (Allura Red)

Frosted Maple and Brown Sugar Shredded Bite Size Wheats
Ingredients: Whole wheat, sugar, brown sugar, natural flavor, gelatin, caramel (color)], vitamin e (used to preserve freshness). vitamins & minerals: reduced iron, niacinamide, zinc (zinc (zinc oxide), vitamin b6 (pyridoxine hydrochloride), vitamin b2 (riboflavin), vitamin b1 (thiamine mononitrate), tricalcium phosphate, folic acid, vitamin b12 (cyanocobalamin).
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● High Sugar Content

Cereal
Ingredients: Sugar, corn flour, wheat flour, whole grain oat flour, corn syrup, salt, contains 1% or less of: calcium carbonate, natural flavor, red 40, yellow 6, yellow 5, blue 1. bht added to preserve freshness. vitamins and minerals: ferric orthophosphate (source of iron), niacinamide (vitamin b3), zinc oxide (source of zinc), thiamin mononitrate (vitamin b1), calcium pantothenate (vitamin b5), pyridoxine hydrochloride (vitamin b6), folic acid.
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Contains Red 40 (Allura Red)
- ● High Sugar Content

Cinnamon Toast Crunch
Ingredients: WHO GRAIN _WHEAT_, SUGAR AND/OR GOLDEN SUGAR, RICE FLOUR, HIGH MONOUNSATURATED CANOLA OIL AND/OR RICE BRAN OIL, FRUCTOSE, MALTODEXTRIN, DEXTROSE, SALT, CALCIUM CARBONATE, CINNAMON, TRISODIUM PHOSPHATE, MONO AND DIGLYCERIDES, _SOY_ LECITHIN, _WHEAT_ STARCH, CARAMEL COLOR, CORN OIL, BHT, SODIUM BENZOATE, VITAMINS & MINERALS: NIACINAMIDE, CALCIUM PANTOTHENATE, PYRIDOXINE HYDROCHLORIDE (VITAMIN B6), FOLATE, IRON.
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Contains Sodium Benzoate
- ● High Sugar Content

Oats & O’s
Ingredients: Whole grain oat flour, wheat starch, sugar, modified corn starch, oat fiber, salt, oat extract, tripotassium phosphate, dicalcium phosphate, mixed tocopherols (I want to preserve freshness)
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Honey & Nut Toasted Oats
Ingredients: Whole grain oat flour, sugar, wheat starch, honey, salt, calcium carbonate, trisodium phosphate, caramel color, molasses, natural flavor. 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

General mills sweetened whole grain oat cereal
Ingredients: Whole grain oats, sugar, corn syrup, oat bran, corn starch, salt, blueberry powder, canola oil, tripotassium phosphate, strawberry powder, cranberry powder, raspberry powder, vegetable and fruit juice color, natural flavor. vitamin e (mixed tocopherols) added to preserve freshness.vitamins and minerals: calcium carbonate, zinc and iron (mineral nutrients), vitamin c (sodium ascorbate), 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
- ● Contains Corn Syrup
- ● High Sugar Content

Pops corn cereal
Ingredients: Milled corn, sugar, corn syrup, contains 2% or less of molasses, salt, vegetable oil (hydrogenated coconut, soybean and/or cottonseed), mixed tocopherols (vitamin e) for freshness, wheat flour, annatto extract color. vitamins and minerals: reduced iron, niacinamide, vitamin b6 (pyridoxine hydrochloride), vitamin b1 (thiamin hydrochloride), vitamin b2 (riboflavin), folic acid, vitamin d3, vitamin b12.
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Contains Corn Syrup
- ● High Sugar Content

Sweetened multi-grain cereal
Ingredients: corn flour blend (whole grain yellow corn flour, degerminated yellow corn flour), sugar, wheat flour, whole grain oat flour, modified food starch, contains 2% or less of hydrogenated vegetable oil (coconut, soybean and/or cottonseed), oat fiber, salt, soluble corn fiber, natural flavor, red 40, turmeric extract color, blue 1, yellow 6, annatto extract color, bht for freshness, vitamins and minerals: vitamin c (sodium ascorbate and ascorbic acid), niacinamide, reduced iron, zinc oxide, vitamin b6 (pyridoxine hydrochloride), vitamin b2 (riboflavin), vitamin b1 (thiamin hydrochloride), vitamin a palmitate, folic acid, vitamin b12, vitamin d3,
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Contains Red 40 (Allura Red)
- ● High Sugar Content

Life original multigrain cereal
Ingredients: Whole grain oat flour, sugar, corn flour, whole wheat flour, rice flour, salt, calcium carbonate, disodium phosphate, reduced iron, niacinamide*, zinc oxide, bht (preservative), yellow 5, yellow 6, thiamin mononitrate*, riboflavin*, pyridoxine hydrochloride*, folic acid*.
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● High Sugar Content

Peach Cheerios Cereal
Ingredients: Whole Grain Oats, Sugar, Corn Starch, Oat Bran, Canola Oil, Peach Puree Concentrate, Salt, Corn Syrup, Tripotassium Phosphate, Natural Flavor, Annatto Extract Color. Vitamin E (mixed tocopherols) and Ascorbic Acid Added to Preserve Freshness.
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Contains Corn Syrup
- ● High Sugar Content

Red, White & Blue Crunch Sweetened Corn & Oat Cereal
Ingredients: corn flour, sugar, oat flour, brown sugar, palm and/or coconut oil, salt, sodium citrate, natural and artificial flavor, malic acid, red 40, reduced iron, blue 1, niacinamide, thiamine mononitrate, bht, pyridoxine hydrochloride, riboflavin, folic acid.
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Contains Red 40 (Allura Red)
- ● High Sugar Content

Chocolate flavored whole grain oat cereal
Ingredients: Whole grain oats, sugar, oat bran, corn syrup, corn starch, cocoa processed with alkali, salt, canola oil, unsweetened chocolate, caramel color, tripotassium phosphate, natural flavor. vitamin e (mixed tocopherols) added to preserve freshness.vitamins and minerals: calcium carbonate, zinc and iron (mineral nutrients), vitamin c (sodium ascorbate), a b vitamin (niacinamide), vitamin b6 (pyridoxine hydrochloride), vitamin b2 (riboflavin), vitamin b1 (thiamin mononitrate), vitamin a (palmitate), a b vitamin (folic acid), vitamin b12, vitamin d3.
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Contains Corn Syrup
- ● High Sugar Content

Fruity Hoops
Ingredients: Sugar, corn flour, wheat flour, whole grain oat flour, corn syrup, salt, contains 1% or less of: calcium carbonate, natural flavor, red 40, yellow 6, yellow 5, blue 1. bht added to preserve freshness. vitamins and minerals: ferric orthophosphate (source of iron), niacinamide (vitamin b3), zinc oxide (source of zinc), thiamin mononitrate (vitamin b1), calcium pantothenate (vitamin b5), pyridoxine hydrochloride (vitamin b6), folic acid.
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Contains Red 40 (Allura Red)
- ● High Sugar Content

Kelloggs breakfast cereal
Ingredients: milled corn, sugar, corn syrup, contains 2% or less of molasses, salt, vegetable oil (hydrogenated coconut, soybean and/or cottonseed), mixed tocopherols (vitamin e) for freshness, wheat flour, annatto extract color, vitamins and minerals: reduced iron, niacinamide, vitamin b6 (pyridoxine hydrochloride), vitamin b1 (thiamin hydrochloride), vitamin b2 (riboflavin), folic acid, vitamin d3, vitamin b12,
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Contains Corn Syrup
- ● High Sugar Content

Instant Lemon Poha
Ingredients: Rice flakes, Sunflower Oil, Peanuts, Split Lack Gram, Salt, Green Chilli, Onion Flakes, Mustard, Cumin, Dry Cilantro, Asafoetida, Turmeric, Lemon Concentrate, Ginger Powder
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
The Bad
- ● Contains Peanut

Blueberry Almond Crunch Cereal
Ingredients: Whole Grain Wheat, Rice, Almonds, Date Powder, Whole Grain Oats, Sunflower Oil, Dried Blueberries, Coconut Oil, Sea Salt, Natural Flavor, Vitamin E (mixed tocopherols).
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Love Crunch Dark Chocolate Macaroon Granola
Ingredients: Whole grain rolled oats, cane sugar, dried coconut, sunflower oil, dark chocolate chunks (cane sugar, unsweetened chocolate, cocoa butter, vanilla), cocoa powder, flavors (coconut, chocolate), rice starch, sea salt, tocopherols (vitamin E).
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● High Sugar Content

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

Southern Sriracha Spicy Honey
Ingredients: PURE HONEY, APPLEWOOD SMOKED CHILES, CHILES, VINEGAR
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

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

Creamy Oatmeal
Ingredients: WHOLE GRAIN OAT FLOUR, HYDROLYZED WHEAT FLOUR, WHOLE MILK POWDER, SKIMMED MILK POWDER, WHEY POWDER (MILK), INULIN, BARLEY MALT EXTRACT,, MINERALS (CALCIUM CARBONATE, ZINC SULFATE, IRON PYROPHOSPHATE)., VITAMINS: (VITAMIN A (ACETATE), VITAMIN D, VITAMIN E (ALPHA TOCOPHERYL ACETATE), VITAMIN C (ASCORBIC ACID), VITAMIN B1 (THIAMINE HYDROCHLORIDE). VITAMIN B2 (RIBOFLAVIN), VITAMIN B6 (PYRIDOXINE HYDROCHLORIDE), NIACINAMIDE, FOLIC ACID, VITAMIN B12)., Zinc 1mg
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed
