So moving on, in no specific order, here are my picks for the worst breakfast cereals: You should use what you've learned here along with your own good judgement when deciding if you should eat one of those cereals. If the above cereals are the best, and these are the worst, whatever isn't on either list falls somewhere in between. I just used 10 as the sugar cut off number when listing the absolute worst cereals in this comparison. Now, does that mean a cereal with 9 grams of sugar is healthy? Of course not. Every cereal that contained 10 or more grams of sugar per serving (which didn't come from actual fruit) made this list as well. First, any cereal that contained trans fat was automatically added to this list, as trans fat is easily the most unhealthy ingredient a cereal could have. Here are the cereals that came across as being the worst (aka most unhealthy). So, in no specific order, here are my picks for the best breakfast cereals: The final thing I took into consideration was the ingredients and whether the cereal was made from whole grains (good) or refined grains (not so good). I also paid attention to protein content as well as whether the cereal contained any HFCS (high fructose corn syrup), although I did not treat these two quite as importantly as I did the above guidelines. Then, after that, I started taking fiber content into account (higher the better) and added the cereals that contained a good amount of fiber (yet still fit the first three guidelines) to this list too. Third, they had to contain little to no sugar. Second, they had to contain no saturated fat. First and foremost, they had to contain absolutely no trans fat. When picking these cereals, I used the following requirements. Here are the cereals that came across as being the best (aka most healthy). **Above nutrition information does NOT include milk. *Fiber content was listed as 'less than 1 gram.' Be sure to check it out for clarifications on anything that may seem unclear. *NOTE #2* Any questions you may have about anything you see in this cereal comparison is most likely answered at the bottom of this very page.

Clicking it again will sort it from highest to lowest. Clicking a category (calories, fat, carbs, etc.) will sort the data in that column from lowest to highest. So, if you've only been eating cereal based on how yummy it is, here is your chance to start taking nutrition into account as well. Also included at the end are my picks for the best and worst cereals. To help show this, I've put together a side-by-side comparison of over 50 of the most popular breakfast cereals from Post, Kellogg's, General Mills and more to see how they all stack up against each other in terms of their nutritional content and ingredients. It is there, my friends, where the important differences can be found. Even still, the biggest differences lie not on the front of the cereal boxes, but rather on the back. Others however just want you to see their 'wacky' cartoon characters and 'fun' shapes and colors. Some claim to be high in whole grains and fiber, to be a good source of vitamins and minerals, and to be good for your heart and cholesterol. Despite coming in similar sized boxes, with similar shaped pieces, for similar priced prices, there are quite a few differences between most cereals. Of course, not all breakfast cereal is equal. It's as quick and easy as can be, and it just so happens that most cereals taste fantastic. You could have eaten it in a bowl with milk, in a bowl without milk, or just by taking handfuls right out of the box. You could have eaten it for breakfast, lunch, dinner, or a snack in between. In fact, cereal isn't even just a breakfast food. So, what did you eat for breakfast this morning? More likely than not, it was cereal.

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