Cereals Roundup
We analyzed 5372 products to help you choose the healthiest & safest options.
Detailed Reviews (Page 95)

Chef Boyardee Mac and Cheese, 15 oz, 15 OZ
Ingredients: Water, Enriched Pasta (Durum Wheat Semolina, Wheat Protein Isolate [Wheat Gluten, Phosphate, Lactic Acid], Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamine Mononitrate [Vitamin B1], Riboflavin [Vitamin B2], Folic Acid), Cheese Flavor (Dehydrated Blend of Whey, Granular and Blue Cheese [Pasteurized Milk, Cultures, Salt, Enzymes], Sunflower Oil, Maltodextrin, Salt, Sodium Phosphate, Citric Acid, Lactic Acid), LESS THAN 2% OF: Cream, Margarine (Liquid Soybean Oil, Palm Oil, Palm Kernel Oil, Water, Salt, Vegetable Monoglycerides and Soy Lecithin [Emulsifiers], Nonfat Dry Milk, Cultured Nonfat Dry Milk, Vitamin A Palmitate, Natural and Artificial Flavors, Colored with Beta Carotene), Modified Corn Starch, Nonfat Milk, Salt, Sodium Caseinate, Turmeric and Paprika (Colors). CONTAINS: MILK, SOY, WHEAT
The Good
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Italian bread
Ingredients: Unbleached enriched wheat flour [flour, barley malt, niacin (vitamin b3), iron, thiamin mononitrate (vitamin b1), riboflavin (vitamin b2), folic acid (vitamin b9)], water, sugar, yeast, contains 2% or less of the following: soybean oil, salt, wheat gluten, dough conditioners (monoglycerides, sodium stearoyl lactylate, ethoxylated mono - and diglycerides, ascorbic acid), calcium propionate (to retain freshness), yeast nutrients (monocalcium phosphate, ammonium sulfate, calcium sulfate), sorbic acid (to retain freshness), hydrogenated vegetable oil, soy lecithin.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Corn Flakes
Ingredients: Degermed Yellow Corn Meal, Sugar, Salt, Barley Malt Extract. VITAMINS & MINERALS: Vitamin C (Sodium Ascorbate, Ascorbic Acid), Iron (Ferrous Fumarate), Vitamin A (Palmitate), Niacinamide, Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin), Vitamin B1 (Thiamine Mononitrate), Vitamin B6 (Pyridoxine Hydrocholoride), Vitamin D (Cholecal Ciferol), Vitamin B12 (Cyanocobalamin), Folic Acid. BHT added to packaging to help preserve freshness.
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Kellogg s breakfast cereal
Ingredients: Milled corn, sugar, malt flavor, contains 2% or less of salt, bht added to packaging for freshness., vitamins and minerals: iron, vitamin c (sodium ascorbate, ascorbic acid), niacinamide, vitamin b6 (pyridoxine hydrochloride), vitamin a palmitate, folic acid, vitamin d, vitamin b12.
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Grands Biscuits Buttermilk
Ingredients: Enriched flour bleached (wheat flour, niacin, ferrous sulfate, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), water, soybean oil, sugar, baking powder (sodium acid pyrophosphate, baking soda, sodium aluminum phosphate). contains 2% or less of: hydrogenated soybean oil, dextrose, salt, potassium chloride, xanthan gum, natural and artificial flavor.
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

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

Sausage & Gravy Deep Dish
Ingredients: FILLING: Water, Sausage Crumble Made with Pork and Turkey (Pork, Mechanically Separated Turkey, Soy Protein Concentrate, Salt, Spices, Sugar, Dextrose, Natural Flavorings, Citric Acid, BHA, BHT), Nonfat Dry Milk Fortified With Vitamins A and D, Modified Corn Starch, Chicken Flavor (Wheat Flour, Chicken Fat with BHA, Propyl Gallate and Citric Acid Added, Hydrogenated Cottonseed Oil), Soybean Oil, Nonfat Dry Milk, Salt, Spice, Xanthan Gum, Guar Gum, Citric Acid. CRUST: Wheat Flour, Lard (Preserved with BHT), Water, Dextrose, Salt, Caramel Color. CONTAINS: MILK, SOY, WHEAT.
The Good
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Contains BHA (Butylated Hydroxyanisole)

INSTANT OATMEAL FIBER & PROTEIN MAPLE BROWN SUGAR
Ingredients: Whole grain oats, maltodextrin, whey protein isolate, salt, natural flavor, purified stevia leaf extract, soy lecithin.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Low Sugar
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Oatmeal cup
Ingredients: Whole grain rolled oats, sugar, almonds, whey protein isolate, maltodextrin, molasses, salt, natural flavor, calcium carbonate, honey, soy lecithin, niacinamide*, reduced iron, vitamin a palmitate, pyridoxine hydrochloride*, riboflavin*, thiamin mononitrate*, folic acid*. *one of the b vitamins
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

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

GIANT
Ingredients: Unbleached enriched flour (wheat flour, malted barley flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), water, high fructose corn syrup, yeast, wheat gluten, salt, soybean oil, dough conditioners (sodium stearoyl lactylate, calcium stearoyl lactylate, monoglycerides, mono - and diglycerides, distilled monoglycerides, calcium peroxide, ethoxylated mono - and diglycerides, ascorbic acid), soy flour, soy lecithin, monocalcium phosphate, calcium sulfate, calcium carbonate, calcium propionate.
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Contains High Fructose Corn Syrup

Ultimate Cheeseburger Mac
Ingredients: cheese sauce (whey, cheddar cheese (milk, cheese culture, salt, enzymes], canola oil, whey protein concentrate, milk, milk protein concentrate, sodium phosphate, contains less than 2% of salt, lactic acid, sodium alginate, sorbic acid as a preservative, milkfat, oleoresin paprika [color], cheese culture, annatto extract [color], natural flavor, enzymes), enriched macaroni product (wheat flour, niacin, ferrous sulfate [iron], thiamin mononitrate [vitamin b1), riboflavin [vitamín b2], folic acid), seasoning blend (onions , whey, cheddar cheese (milk, cheese culture, salt enzymes), whey protein concentrate, sunflower oil, milk, maltodextrin, salt, hydrolyzed čorn protein, tomatoes, lactose, spices [contains mustard], sodium phosphate, contains less than 2% of sodium diacetate, butter, buttermilk, garlic*, yellow 5 lake, lactic acid, ancho peppers, natural flavor, sugar, yellow 6 lake, citric acid, cheese culture, énzymes, yellow 5, yellow 6), *dried 20 contains: wheat, milk,
The Good
- ● Sugar Free
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

SWEET HAWAIIAN HAMBURGER BUNS
Ingredients: Enriched wheat flour (flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), water, sugar, yeast, wheat gluten, soybean oil, contains 2% or less of: salt, nonfat milk++, monoglycerides, calcium propionate and sorbic acid to extend freshness, datem, natural flavors, sodium stearoyl lactylate, corn flour, malted barley flour, cellulose gum, baking soda, sucralose, annatto and turmeric extracts for color, sesame seeds.
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Salted Caramel Nut Protein Bar
Ingredients: Roasted peanuts, soy protein isolate, almonds, chicory root extract, sugar, vegetable oils (palm kernel, canola), corn syrup, fructose, vegetable glycerin, rice starch, corn starch, whey protein concentrate, nonfat dry milk, salt, reduced minerals whey, soy lecithin, partially defatted peanut flour, natural flavor, baking soda.
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Contains Corn Syrup

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

Chocolate + Peanut Butter Granola
Ingredients: Organic gluten-free oats, organic coconut sugar, organic raw virgin coconut oil, peanut butter, organic fair-trade dark chocolate chunks (organic cane sugar, organic chocolate liquor, organic cocoa butter, organic vanilla extract), sunflower seeds, peanuts, organic quinoa flakes, organic amaranth puffs, cacao powder, organic chia seeds, cinnamon, sea salt.
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Contains Peanut

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

Garden Veggie Potato Chips
Ingredients: dried potatoes, canola oil and/or corn oil and/or sunflower oil, vegetable powders (spinach, broccoli, pea), corn meal, corn maltodextrin, monoglycerides, sea salt, citric acid, milk
The Good
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Premium croutons
Ingredients: enriched flour (wheat flour, malted barley flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), canola and/or sunflower oil, high fructose corn syrup, 2% or less of yeast, salt, wheat gluten, corn syrup solids, whey, romano cheese solids from cow's milk, parmesan, cheddar and blue cheeses (pasteurized milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes), maltodextrin, calcium propionate (preservative), calcium peroxide, calcium sulfate, ascorbic acid, azodicarbonamide, sodium stearoyl lactylate, autolyzed yeast, garlic powder, parsley*, cultured whey, autolyzed yeast extract, food starch modified, vinegar solids, cream, nonfat milk, natural flavor, citric acid, annatto and turmeric (color), tbhq (to preserve freshness),
The Good
- ● Sugar Free
The Bad
- ● Contains High Fructose Corn Syrup

Organic Sprouted Cinnamon Flax Granola
Ingredients: Sprouted gluten-free organic oats, organic cane sugar, water, organic flax, organic sunflower oil, organic cinnamon, unrefined salt, tocopherols (vitamin e).
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● High Sugar Content

Sea Salt Potato Chips
Ingredients: POTATOES, EXPELLER PRESSED OIL (SUNFLOWER SEED OIL, SAFFLOWER SEED OIL, CANOLA OIL), SEA SALT.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Organic Fruit & Nut Granola
Ingredients: Organic whole grain rolled oats, organic raisins (organic raisins, organic canola and/or organic sunflower seed oil), organic vegetable oil (expeller pressed canola and/or safflower seed and/or sunflower seed oil), organic honey, organic cane sugar, organic cranberries (organic cranberries, organic cane sugar, organic expeller pressed sunflower seed oil), organic almonds, organic unsweetened coconut, organic maple syrup, organic oat bran, organic pecans, organic flaxseed, organic sesame seed, mixed tocopherols (vitamin e) added to maintain freshness.
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

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

Organic Ricemilk Original Calcium & Vitamin D
Ingredients: Organic Ricemilk (Water, Organic Hydrolyzed Rice), Organic Canola Oil, Organic Sunflower Oil, Tricalcium Phosphate, Sea Salt, Vitamin A Palmitate, Vitamin D2 (Ergocalciferol), Vitamin B12 (Cyanocobalamin).
The Good
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Granola Dark Chocolate Hazelnut
Ingredients: Whole rolled oats, milled cane sugar, rice flour, whole oat flour, expeller pressed canola oil, chocolate chips (cane sugar, unsweetened chocolate, cocoa butter), hazelnuts, honey, salt, natural flavor, barley malt syrup.
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● High Sugar Content

Country Style 12 Grain Bread
Ingredients: Water, whole wheat flour, enriched wheat flour {wheat flour, malted barley flour, niacin, iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), wheat gluten, sugar, yeast, soybean oil, sunflower seeds, contains 2% or less of the following: brown sugar, rolled oats, degermed yellow corn meal, salt, flaxseed, golden flaxseed, molasses, wheat, oats, sesame seeds, barley, rye, triticale, brown rice, millet, yellow corn, buckwheat, calcium propionate (preservative), monoglycerides, monocalcium phosphate, calcium phosphate, corn starch, ammonium sulfate, ascorbic acid, soy lecithin.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Sugar Free Instant Oatmeal, Maple & Brown Sugar
Ingredients: Whole grain rolled oats, oat flour (whole), salt, calcium carbonate (a source of calcium), natural and artificial flavors‡, guar gum, caramel color, aspartame**, acesulfame potassium, ferric phosphate (a source of iron), niacinamide*, pyridoxine hydrochloride (vitamin b6)*, riboflavin*, vitamin a palmitate, thiamine mononitrate*, folic acid*.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Shells, enriched macaroni product
Ingredients: Semolina, niacin, ferrous sulfate (iron), thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Low Sugar
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Thin Spaghetti
Ingredients: Semolina, niacin, ferrous sulfate (iron), thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Low Sugar
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Flaky Jumbo Biscuits
Ingredients: Enriched bleached flour (wheat flour, niacin, iron, thiamin mononitrate [vitamin b1], riboflavin [vitamin b2], folic acid), buttermilk, vegetable oil (palm, soybean and/or cottonseed oils), water, sugar, leavening (baking soda, sodium acid pyrophosphate, sodium aluminum phosphate, aluminum sulfate). contains 2% or less of each of the following: dextrose, salt, sodium stearoyl lactylate, natural and artificial flavor, xanthan gum, potassium sorbate and citric acid and tbhq (preservatives), soy flour.
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Contains TBHQ (Tertiary Butylhydroquinone)
