Some packaged cereals are excellent; others are simply junk food. Commonsense tells us that if a food is brightly-colored, sugar-frosted, chocolate-flavored, then it probably is something we might sensibly eat occasionally for a treat - not something we should eat every day.
To discover how healthy any packaged foods are, you need to read the ingredients and nutritional information listed on the label.
This will tell you, for example, what percentage of sugar, fat and carbohydrate make up the food. There should be a per-serve listing, and a per-weight listing: go by the per-weight listing, which tells you exactly what you need to know.
Then you can compare the label with other brands, and other varieties in the same brand, to see which is the lowest in the two main groups you need to keep a low intake of - fat and sugar.
BHT, or butylated hydroxytoluene, is commonly found in processed foods such as cereals, snack foods, and baked goods.
Foods that contain sugar include fruits, sugary drinks, desserts, candies, and processed foods like cereals and snacks.
Processed foods, oil, cereals. Also check ingredients of product.
Salted peanuts contain less sodium than cereals on a per-gram basis
Common foods that contain sugar include soda, candy, baked goods, fruit juices, and processed foods like cereals and sauces.
Kroger (and most other store brand) cereals are manufactured by Ralston Foods in Cedar Rapids IA, USA. Ralston also manufacturers Post brand cereals. Ralston foods is owned by Ralcorp NYSE (RAH).
Some crisps, some breakfast cereals, chips, most ready-meals. Generally, "processed foods". Take-away food is also generally high in salt.
Cereals
The processed the food the less in nutrients they become. Cereals are considered a processed food.
You would do well to avoid cereals if you are following a low carbohydrate diet. Cereals are refined processed carbohydrates. .
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