Tuesday, October 7, 2025

GET ME REWRITE: You don't need a study to reach this conclusion, just walk down the cereal aisle of any grocery store


Photo collage by Retiring Guy
HeadlineWKYC, 10/6/2025

Monica Robbins reports for Consumer Reports:
The study focused on cereals specifically targeted at children ages 5-12, revealing troubling trends in nutritional content over the 13-year period. While fat, sodium, and sugar levels increased in newly launched products, beneficial components like protein and fiber decreased.
Sugar content presents the most concerning finding. A single serving of children's cereal now contains nearly three teaspoons of sugar on average, representing approximately 45% of the American Heart Association's recommended maximum daily added sugar intake for children. 
These findings have prompted Consumer Reports to offer guidance for families seeking more nutritious breakfast options while navigating grocery store choices.

Other cereal aisle posts:
2025 (9)
KitKat gives you a break in your cereal bowl.  (2/12)

2024 (6)
Kellogg's Crumbl.  (8/29) 

2023 (19)
Fall flavors.  (10/25)
Movietime!  (7/24)

2022 (9)
General MIlls limited edition dessert fest.  (11/30)
Kellogg's Family Size Cosmic Brownies.  (11/6)
Hocus Pocus 2.  (10/17)
General Mills Limited Edition L.O.L. Surprise Birthday Cake Cereal.  (10/12)And after a few minutes in milk, it looks like a bowl of barf.  (7/15)
Retiring Guy arrives late to Cheerios 80th birthday party.  (7/13)
Wheaties 100 Years of Champions limited edition collector series.  (4/27)

2021 (11)
Limited Edition Kellogg's Frosted Flakes Apple Jacks Mashup,  (10/3)

2019 (5)
This box wants to party with you.  (6/4)
Blueberry Cheerios.  (5/16)
Snap, crackle and redpop.  (2/26)
Kellogg's Honey Oat Frosted Flakes.  (2/19)
Kellogg's All Bran fights for shelf space.  (1/22)
 
2018 (18)
Cheerios adds to its long list of flavors. (12/31)
General Mills offers two flavors of Dippin' Dots.  (11/28)
Kellogg's vanilla latte Frosted Mini-Wheats.  (10/1)
Nutter Butter.  (6/24)
Still a little bit of shelf space provided for boxes of Big Biscuit Shredded Wheat.  (4/3)
Chocolate Frosted Flakes.  (3/30)
It's just peachy, part 2 (with probiotics).  (3/26)
It's just peachy (Cheerios).  (3/25)
Snap, Crackle and Pop shrug off competition from Fancy Friends Cereal Treats.  (2/23)
Lucky Charms wants you to have a daily dose of yellow 5 and blue 1.  (3/9)
The takeover of Mom.  (3/1)
Hoopla over rainbow marshmallows added to Lucky Charms.  (2/22)
Kellogg's Donut Shop in your choice of flavors.  (2/14)
Just a spoonful of sugar helps the shredded wheat go down.  (2/6)
General Mills offers yet another flavor of Cheerios -- chocolate and peanut butter.  (1/30)
I suspect this special edition Cocoa Puffs isn't exactly flying off the shelves.  (1/16)
What's really going on with this General Mills blend.  (1/10)
Giant size bargains to kick off the new year.  (1/3)

2017 (7)
Satisfy your craving for chocolate.  (12/22)
Pumpkin Spice runs amok.  (11/7)
Danger lurks.  (11/2)
Dan G. wets himself over Special K Blueberry with Lemon Clusters.  (9/20)
Limited Edition Mocha Crunch.  (7/16)
Kellogg's Frosted Flakes with Marshmallows.  (2/1)
A marriage between General Mills and Girls Scouts of America.  (1/19)

Tiny Toast.  (6/21)



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