Right up front I’m admitting 1) my son, who’s 12, and sometimes gets ahead of himself made these. 2) we subbed the butter for butter-flavored Crisco. We are lowish on butter and not sure when we’re going to get more. The original "Chocolate Frosted Sugar Bombs" comes from Calvin and Hobbes, where the cereal is sweet enough to choke on, yet Calvin proudly eats multiple bowls a day and collects the box tops for prizes. Sometimes he even adds more sugar, thinking the cereal is "kinda bland" without it. One strip implies that "Buzzy the Hummingbird" is the cereal's mascot and also suggests that it's heavily caffeinated. note Specifically, it's said to have "100% of the daily allowance of caffeine", which probably means there's about 400 milligrams worth, either in one box or one serving. As it turns out, there is one (and only one) chocolate breakfast cereal that’s actually healthy, but you’ll have to keep reading to find out which one it is. 1. Cocoa Puffs Granola with chocolate has all the same issues that regular granola has, in that it's high in fat and sugar, but with added chocolate - so even more fat and more sugar! Granola with chocolate is best enjoyed as an occasional treat. Then you add Frosted Flakes and chocolate chips to the cookie dough. No need to crush up the flakes if you’re using a stand mixer – the mixer will do it for you. The flakes add texture and crunch to the cookie and the chocolate, well. I love me a chocolate chip cookie!

Sugar-frosted cornflakes are high in sugar and low in fibre as well as usually coming with added salt. Sugar-frosted flakes are usually nutritionally similar to other sweetened cereals like chocolate rice cereals, or honey-nut coated cereals.Swapping to an unsweetened equivalent, like cornflakes or puffed rice, would be a good first step and add a serving of fruit for one of your five- a-day plus some added sweetness.

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Cocoa Pebbles is gluten-free, which earns a thumbs up from us , but it only contains 1 measley gram of protein (two thumbs down). Although not the worst offender on the list, this chocolate cereal is probably best left on the shelf. 5. Chocolate Cheerios Yes, you can have chocolate for breakfast – if you're eating one of these chocolate cereals, that is. Many popular cold cereal brands bring the rich flavor of the dessert to the breakfast table. But which chocolate cereal is the very best is a matter of opinion. Some good chocolate cereal is sweet and sugary, while other tasty chocolate cereal is made with whole grains. A few of the most popular chocolate breakfast cereals have been on grocery store shelves for decades. In one strip that is posted the Monday after Easter, Paige is wondering what to take from her candy basket first. Andy holds up a box of cereal and suggests she have breakfast first, causing Paige to say, "Right, like that cereal has less sugar." In Stephen King's Cujo, the Sharp Cereal Company puts out a product called Red Razberry Zingers, designed for kids who want something "halfway between cereal and candy." This being a Stephen King novel, the red dye leaves a toilet bowl full of what looks like blood.

Don’t believe it? We evaluated some of the most beloved chocolate breakfast cereals out there, and we must admit — we were a bit frightened by what we discovered. 10 Chocolate Cereals: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly Arthur featured such cereals including "Crunch" (whose mascot was a singing cereal nugget wearing sunglasses and a tuxedo, who sings the cereal's jingle) and "Golden Honey Squids." One episode of Jem had main characters choosing between various cereals: Candy Coated Zips, Sugar Biffos (which has a clown on the box), Chocolate Flakes, and Healthy Cereal. They buy Healthy Cereal. These are AMAZING when they have had time to cool and their flavors to meld. So I was kinda sad that I didn't wait. Lesson learned!

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Make sure you don’t add extra sugar or salt to your porridge as this will undo all your good work – instead, try adding a banana or some fruit for extra sweetness. For every 80g that you add it will be one of your 5-a-day at the same time. The Cramp Twins: In contrast to Lucien, who likes cereals that contains more grains and nuts, Wayne likes the Captain Power brand of cereal that contain more sugar. In the episode "Food Fight", Wayne buys a new brand of cereal that contain extra additives and have the ability to give anyone a sugar rush even in the smallest quantity. Lucien becomes addicted to them in the episode and he decides to switch his breakfast cereals with Wayne's without the latter being aware. This makes Lucien the hyperactive twin and Wayne the slowpoke one.

In Dinosaurs, the family's kid-friendly cereal is known as "Sugar Frosted Booboo Bears". Millions of years before bears existed. Shredded whole wheat cereal with low-fat milk is the best choice of conventional breakfast cereals, because it doesn’t contain any added sugar or salt, and is high in fibre. Watch out, though, for the kind with fruit fillings, which may contain added sugar, or that are ‘frosted’ as they will almost certainly will have sugar added. Instead try adding fresh fruit such as a banana or berries for sweetness.The Fallout universe's kid cereal is called "Sugar Bombs", whose pieces are shaped like miniature nukes. A ghoul in Fallout 3 will buy them off you since they can apparently be used to double the potency of a particular drug (useful for ghouls who are much more resistant to them). In King of the Hill, Bobby eats Grandma's Oatmeal Cookie Crunch cereal. Peggy lets him eat another bowl because she forgot to prepare him breakfast and then Hank lets him eat more resulting in Bobby in a sugar rush and diagnosed with ADD. Porridge is our top choice for a heart healthy breakfast – when it is made with low-fat milk or water and unsweetened. All porridge oats are wholegrains and they all contain a soluble fibre called beta-glucan, which can help lower your cholesterol level if you have 3g or more of it daily, as part of a healthy diet. (A 40g serving of porridge oats contains 1.6g of beta-glucan.) As well as this, you’ll be getting the fibre from the whole grains, plus there is no added sugar or salt. With 31 grams of carbs and 12 grams of added sugar, this is one chocolate chip cookie we’ll stay away from. And with sugar, canola oil, corn syrup, caramel color, and brown sugar syrup listed in the top ingredients, we certainly recommend keeping your hands out of this cookie jar. 9. Frosted Mini-Wheats Little Bites Chocolate Cereal For a ready to eat cereal that is an even more heart-healthy start to the day, swap for a shredded whole wheat cereal or no added sugar or salt muesli (see above) as these don’t contain any added sugar or salt.