Big G Cereals from General Mills include Fiber One, Total and Wheaties, along with cereals for children such as Lucky Charms, Cinnamon Toast Crunch and Golden Grahams. If you are looking for a healthy breakfast cereal for your children, you should consider the vitamins and minerals, dietary fiber and sugar content. The serving size for Golden Grahams Cereal is 3/4 cup, or 31 g.
Basic Information
A serving of Golden Grahams Cereal has 120 calories with 10 calories from fat, or about 8 percent of total calories from fat. Saturated fat, trans fat and cholesterol are three dietary lipids that can increase your blood levels of bad LDL cholesterol, and the cereal does not contain any of these lipids. A serving has 2 g protein and 26 g carbohydrates, including 1 g dietary fiber and 11 g sugars from sources such as sugar and brown-sugar syrup. It has 270 mg sodium, or 11 percent of the daily value for sodium, and 60 mg potassium, or 2 percent of the daily value for potassium for someone on a 2,000-calorie diet.
Whole Grains
According to the 2005 Dietary Guidelines from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, eating a diet rich in whole grains may reduce the risk of developing coronary heart disease. Whole grains include the bran, germ and endosperm components of the entire grain kernel and are natural sources of vitamins, minerals, dietary fiber and antioxidants. Big G states that more than 10 percent of the whole grains that people eat in the U.S. come from its cereals. All Big G cereals contain whole grains, and the first ingredient in Golden Grahams Cereal is whole-grain wheat.
Vitamins
A key recommendation in the 2005 Dietary Guidelines from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is for women who may become pregnant to get adequate folic acid to reduce the risk of birth defects. Golden Grahams Cereal has 25 percent of the daily value for folic acid, along with 25 percent of the daily value for thiamine, riboflavin, niacin, vitamin B6 and vitamin B12. It has 10 percent of the daily value for vitamin A, vitamin C and vitamin D, which helps your body absorb and use calcium.
Minerals
Golden Grahams Cereal provides 10 percent of the daily value for calcium, an essential mineral for developing and maintaining strong bones while reducing the risk for osteoporosis. You need iron to prevent anemia so that healthy red blood cells can deliver oxygen to the cells in your body, and the cereal has 25 percent of the daily value for iron. A serving of the cereal also has 25 percent of the daily value for zinc.
Considerations
The Mayo Clinic states that some of the potential benefits of a healthy breakfast are a healthier overall diet with more nutrients and less fat, better weight management and a lower risk for heart disease. A healthy breakfast may also help children do better in school and have more energy throughout the morning. You can build a healthy breakfast around a whole-grain cereal and make it a balanced meal by adding some fruit and reduced-fat dairy such as milk or yogurt.
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