If your children eat cereal for breakfast, try to give them one that is low in sugar. Use our cereal comparison below to check the sugar content of popular cereals.
Breakfast doesn't have to mean cereal though - there are plenty of other options, such as yoghurt with some chopped fruit, or some toast with a chopped banana. Here are some more breakfast ideas.
We compared the most popular cereals in Ireland and Northern Ireland to see which is healthier by looking at the overall nutrition content.
We found that:
Compare your cereal
| Order | Brand | Serving | Sugar (g) | Salt (g) | Fibre (g) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oats | 40 | 0.4 | 0.01 | 3.7 |
| 2 | Wheat biscuit cereal | 2 biscuits | 1.8 | 0.1 | 3.9 |
| 3 | Malted shredded wheat cereal | 30 | 3.3 | 0.13 | 3.4 |
| 4 | Crisped rice cereal | 30 | 1.6 | 0.19 | 0.64 |
| 5 | Multigrain hoop cereal | 30 | 5 | 0.16 | 2.8 |
| 6 | Granola | 30 | 5.2 | 0.01 | 2.3 |
| 7 | Corn flaked cereal | 30 | 1.9 | 0.22 | 0.8 |
| 8 | Rice and wholewheat flakes | 30 | 4.4 | 0.16 | 0.9 |
| 9 | Chocolate crisped rice cereal | 30 | 5.2 | 0.16 | 3.7 |
| 10 | Cereal pillows with milk chocolate filling | 30 | 6.7 | 0.17 | 1.4 |
| 11 | Honey nut corn flake cereal | 30 | 8.7 | 0.18 | 0.7 |
