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March 15, 2012 • Healthy Living, Kids Health

Unhealthy Cereals – 10 to Avoid

Not many cereals are healthy. Instead, most are just the opposite, loaded with sugar. Based on a review by the Environmental Working Group (EWG), a nonprofit research and advocacy organization, the 10 cereals wtih the highest sugar content (by percentage weight) are:

  • Kellogg’s Honey Smacks (55.6%)
  • Post Golden Crisp (51.9%)
  • Kellogg’s Froot Loops Marshmellow (48.3%)
  • Quaker Oats Cap’n Crunch’s OOPS! All Berries (46.9%)
  • Quaker Oats Cap’n Crunch Original (44.4%)
  • Quaker Oats Oh!s (44.4%)
  • Kellogg’s Smorz (43.3%)
  • Kellogg’s Apple Jacks (42.9%)
  • Quaker Oats Cap’n Crunch’s Crunch Berries (42.3%)
  • Kellogg’s Froot Loops Original (41.4%)

DO NOT BUY THESE CEREALS!

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