For Breakfast Cereals, the underlying question is always the same — does the saturated fat and processing profile hold up?
We would argue that Breakfast Cereals is less about the food itself and more about how it fits into an in practice Mediterranean pattern.
In Breakfast Cereals, 131 foods are rated Limit. These foods have high saturated fat, added sugars, or heavy processing. The AASLD 2023 uses saturated fat percentage, added sugar, processing level, and carb type as criteria within the Mediterranean diet framework. Top examples: Cereals, Sun Country, Kretschmer Wh, Cereals, Wheat Germ, Toasted, Plain, Cereals, Sun Country, Kretschmer Ho, Cereals, Sun Country, Kretschmer To, Cereals, Quaker, Weight Control Ins.
Why are some breakfast cereals limit?
These 131 foods have high saturated fat, added sugars, or heavy processing. The AASLD 2023 uses saturated fat, added sugar, processing, and carb type as criteria.
Examples of limit breakfast cereals foods?
Examples: Cereals, Sun Country, Kretschmer Wh, Cereals, Wheat Germ, Toasted, Plain, Cereals, Sun Country, Kretschmer Ho, Cereals, Sun Country, Kretschmer To, Cereals, Quaker, Weight Control Ins. Browse the food database for complete nutrition data and individual verdicts.
Can cooking change the rating?
Yes. Frying or heavy sauces can downgrade a food, while steaming or baking maintains or improves standing. The Mediterranean diet recommends olive oil.
Dietary reference only. Not medical advice. Not medical advice. Data: USDA. Guidelines: AASLD 2023.
Of the 195 foods in the Breakfast Cereals group, 131 fall into the Limit tier. On average, this tier runs about 8.4g protein and 4.4g fat per 100g, with saturated fat at roughly 23% of total fat. Representative entries include Cereals, Post, Honey Bunches of Oats, Honey R and Cereals, Post, Great Grains, Raisin, Date & P.
The limit rating here is driven by the same checks used across the site — the saturated-fat share, added sugar, and processing profile of each food — rather than by any single ingredient.