If your idea of breakfast cereal is Count Chocula or Fruity Pebbles, you might think that cereal can only sabotage your weight loss and fitness goals. But, if you substitute sugary cereals that have empty calories for healthier options, you can whip up a breakfast that is convenient, delicious -- and extremely good for you.
Kashi GoLean
Kashi describes their original GoLean cereal as a lightly sweetened mix of crunchy fiber twigs, crispy soy protein grahams, honey-toasted whole grains and sesame puffs. In a 1-cup serving, GoLean contains about 13 g of protein, 10 g of fiber and 8 g of whole grains. It only contains 1 g of fat -- no saturated fat -- and no cholesterol. Each serving contains about 140 calories.
General Mills Total Whole Grain
General Mills notes that their Total Whole Grain contains all the wholesome goodness and nutty flavor of 100 percent whole grain wheat flakes with 100 percent of the daily value (DV) of 12 vitamins and minerals. A 3/4-cup serving contains 100 calories and only 0.5 g of fat -- with no saturated fat. It also contains no cholesterol. Each serving contains 2 g of protein and 3 g of dietary fiber, as well as 100 percent of your DV of vitamin C, E, B-6, B-12, calcium, iron, riboflavin and zinc.
General Mills Cheerios
General Mills boasts that made with whole grain, Cheerios is the only ready-to-eat cereal clinically proven to lower cholesterol when eaten as part of a diet low in saturated fat and cholesterol. Cheerios is an oat-based cereal. It contains no cholesterol, and only 2 g of fat -- with no saturated fat. It contains 3 g each of fiber and protein. Cheerios is rich in folic acid with 50 percent of the daily value per serving.
Post Grape-Nuts
According to the manufacturer, Post Grape-Nuts is a 100 percent natural cereal made from natural whole-grain wheat with barley. Grape-nuts contain an incredible 52 g of whole grains per 1/2-cup serving. Each serving contains 200 calories, with 1 g of fat, 6 g of protein and 7 g of fiber. Grape Nuts is high in iron with 90 percent of the daily value per serving; it is also rich in folic acid with 50 percent of the DV per serving.
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