Author: Trisha Leigh Zeigenhorn / Source: did you know?
I mean, you can assume stuff like Apple Jacks and Froot Loops are basically candy you pretend counts as breakfast, but what about the brands that claim to be chock full of healthy nutrients and such?
The 6 nutritionists below weigh in on whether any cereal is a healthy start to a good day,
#6. Urvashi Mulasi
Mulasi is a professor of nutrition and food/dietetics and California State University in Sacramento, and teachers that a low-sugar, low-salt, high-fiber cereal – especially if you add fruit – can be beneficial to one’s diet.
“Research has shown that people who eat cereal for breakfast tend to have a lower body mass index, and are at a lower risk for being overweight or obese. They have more energy throughout the day, and they’re less likely to consume higher calories later, because they’re fuller at the start of the day.”
#5. Marion Nestle
It depends, says the Paulette Goddard Professor of Nutrition, Food Studies, and Public Health and the author of Food Politics., on the level of your concern about how your food is processed.
“For people who eat generally healthful diets, breakfast cereal – no matter what kind – is just another food. For people concerned about eating healthfully, the level of processing matters. Cereals are grains and these have to be processed to be digestible, but the processing can range from just cooking, to removing the nutrient-rich germ and bran, extruding to create form and texture, and adding vitamins, minerals, fivers, colors, flavors, salt, sugars, chocolate, and marshmallows.”
So, while steel-cut oatmeal is relatively pure, kids’ cereals should be thought of as “vitamin-enriched candy or cookies.”
#4. Danna Hunnes
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