The good news is that the right cereal pick made with the right ingredients can serve up a healthy, nutrient-rich breakfast in a flash - and yes, help you meet your weight loss or weight maintenance goals. What you do want to see are ingredients like whole grains, oats, whole wheat, and brown rice, which tend to be higher in fiber than more- processed carbohydrates.
To get the real scoop, you need to scan the ingredients and nutrition facts label for sneaky sugar sources and hidden processed ingredients. “The manufacturers aren’t there to help you be healthy. “Never judge a cereal by the front of the box,” says Gretchen Spetz, RDN, the owner of the Functional Kitchen, a private nutrition practice in Cleveland. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently proposed changes to the definition of “healthy” that would disqualify many popular breakfast cereals (Honey Nut Cheerios, Special K Original Cereal, and Raisin Bran, to name a few) from including the term on their packaging. Shelf-stable and with no cooking required, cereal is a breakfast winner when it comes to convenience.
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