Be aware of portion sizes - consider whether the portion size suggested on the box is the same as the portion size you're consuming. Sugar-frosted flakes are usually nutritionally similar to other sweetened cereals like chocolate rice cereals, or honey-nut coated cereals. We tested nine leading brands and this took the top spot for its combination of toasted whole wheat flakes, sweet juicy raisins, coconut shavings, crunchy banana chips and dried, chewy apple.

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As well as this, you’ll be getting the fibre from the whole grains, plus there is no added sugar or salt.

Banana chips are another popular muesli ingredient that will contain added sugars and saturated fats. This is important if you're counting calories to control weight, or if you carb count to adjust the correct dose of insulin. Here at the GHI, we’re always on the lookout for supermarket own-brands that taste better than the original. Yogurt flavoured coating (60%):[Sugar, palm fat, whey powder ( milk), rice flour, yogurt powder ( milk)(3%), emulsifier (sunflower lecithins), glazing agent (shellac, gum arabic).

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We squish apples and strawberries with a little fruit juice and pack them into handy portions so you can eat them anywhere- on the train, in a tent, even in the deepest darkest jungle! 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! The British Diabetic Association operating as Diabetes UK, a charity registered in England and Wales (no. The nutty golden clusters are made up of buckwheat and puffed rice, with almonds, pumpkin and sunflower seeds for maximum crunch.We’ve ranked the most popular cereals from best to worst based on their nutritional value – in particular added sugar, fibre content, salt.

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Nestle can wave cheerio to its impersonators, as our panel put their hoops above the supermarket own-brand versions. We’ve long been told that breakfast is the most important meal of the day, but when it comes to making healthy (and tasty!

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Wholegrain cereals like bran flakes, malted wheat cereal and wheat biscuits are high in fibre and will also have sugar and salt added to them usually, so avoid adding any more sugar and opt for fruits or berries for sweetness. The cereals that score high in fat but low in saturated fat are ones in which the fat mainly comes from unsaturated sources. We've used the government colour coding system used by many companies to help consumers make informed choices about what they eat and drink (green = low; amber = medium; red = high).

These nutritional values were accurate at the time of publication, but some of these values may have changed. You’ll still get some health benefits from the nuts, grains and fruit but these are offset by the sugar, so be sure to always choose no-added sugar muesli. A bran loaf is one of the easiest cakes you can make – you measure out all the ingredients in a mug. Breakfast cereals tend to be based on grains - some are wholegrains (such as wheat, bran, oats), and others are refined grains (such as maize and rice). The wholegrains mean they are high in fibre and so have benefits for your digestion too as well as your heart health.