![]() And to crisp it, Quaker relies on coconut oil, which is comprised almost entirely of saturated fatty acids. Add that to the raisins and you’ve got the same amount of sugar in one cup of this stuff as you’ll find in an entire Snicker’s bar. Sure it boasts a commendable fiber count, but in order to transform it from whole oats to granola, Quaker packs this stuff with a candy bar’s worth of sugar in the forms of brown sugar and honey. Granola is one of the world’s most misguided “health” foods. Quaker Natural Granola with Raisins (1 cup) 420 calories Stick to basic wheat flakes and add your own, unadulterated fruit.Įat instead: Kellogg’s All-Bran Complete Wheat Flakes (1 cup) with a tablespoon of raisins 145 caloriesĮat instead: Post Honeycomb (1 cup) 85 calories If you want the real deal, you have to make it yourself. Add that to the three forms of sugar in the flakes - corn syrup, HFCS, and invert sugar - and you’ve got a serious sugar buzz in the making. These raisins, as you can see, are all wearing little sparkly jackets of sugar. Unfortunately, that’s not what’s really happening. The concept here is terrific: Whole grain flakes sweetened with real fruit. With one swap like that every day, you’ll shed about 4 pounds over the course of a year.Įat instead: General Mills Cookie Crisp (1 cup) 135 calories ![]() Make the swap to Cookie Crisp and you cut 40 calories off each bowl. ![]() Chex is high in calories by any standard. But here’s the thing: Even as a dessert cereal, this isn’t your best option. As a start to the day, this bowl earns a nutritional F minus. You know when it’s OK to eat chocolate-flavored cereal? At dessert - not breakfast.
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