A study has reported that eating cereal fibers and whole grains in the required quantity reduces the chance of early death due to diseases like cancer, diabetes, and respiratory disease. According to the study, a woman consuming around 1800 calories in a day should eat about 53 grams of whole grain daily. But one must not buy anything on the shelf. The idea is to eat a healthy breakfast with whole grains and less sugar.

General Mills Cheerios

You must admit that not all of your childhood cereals are bad. Cheerios looks much like ‘O’ and are made from healthy whole grain oats. It has added sugar but that adds up to only one gram per bowl. Hence, you can eat it without harming your health.

Kashi Honey Puffs

The puffs in this cereal box come loaded with buckwheat, rye, barley, oats, rice and whole wheat. Almost half of the daily-recommended servings of whole grains can be fulfilled from a bowl of this breakfast cereal.

18 Rabbits Felicitas Granola

This box of health contains whole-rolled-oats-based granola. This is a nut-free option with maple syrup to sweeten it along with vanilla and Bing cherries.

General Mills Fiber One

The best thing about this packed box is that it has no sugar content in it. It is made from whole grain wheat and covers half of your daily recommendation of fiber.

Ezekiel 4:9 Sprouted Whole Grain Cereal, Golden Flax

This is definitely the least processed cereal box on this list. It does not contain any sugar and comes with eight grams of protein. There are various kinds of whole grains in this from sprouted lentils to sprouted wheat.

Post Grape Nuts

The classic and the original cereal is made from whole grain wheat flour. A single bowl would not give you a sugar overload like many others. This is a soy free product.

Kellogg’s Special K Protein Plus

Special K is a magnificent source of whole grains. A bowl of this variant comes loaded with 10 grams of protein as well, which does not include the milk you are going to add to it.

Nature’s Path Millet Rice

You would get the supply of millet, brown rice and oats conveniently in a bowl. To make it more delicious and sweet, fruit juice has been added to it.

Alpen Muesli Cereal

You would get rolled oats and whole wheat packed with nuts and raisins when you open this box of cereal. A sweet-and-crunchy healthy breakfast is all you need to get going.

Cascadian Farm Hearty Morning

If you want a bowl full happiness and health, then go for this brand variant. It comes loaded with granola clusters made from whole grain oats, whole grain wheat flakes, and crunchy bran. Whole grains and fiber are all you need to take the first step towards health.

There are other brands and products as well which can be used as your healthy breakfast food. Their names are mentioned below:

• Uncle Sam Original Whole Wheat & Flaxseed Cereal
• Barbara’s Bakery Original Puffins
• Cascadian Farms Purely O’s Cereal
• Erewhon Corn Flakes
• Purely Elizabeth Ancient Grain Granola Cereal
• Bear Naked Granola
• Natures Path Q’ia Superfood Chia, Buckwheat & Hemp Cereal, Original Flavor
• Kashi Good Friends
• Wheatena
• Nature’s Path SmartBran Cereal
•  Kashi Go Lean Crunch Honey Almond Flax
• Arrowhead Mills Steel Cut Oats Hot Cereal

Other healthy breakfast food ideas

There are other healthy breakfast food options as well apart from market bought cereal boxes. You can give them a try as well if you get bored of eating cereal over a period of time. A change is always good and you can never say ‘No’ to a healthy change. Try the following and enjoy their benefits:

• Greek yogurt
• Wheat germ
• Grapefruit
• Bananas
• Eggs
• Almond butter
• Watermelon
• Blueberries
• Strawberries
• Coffee
• Tea
• Cantaloupe
• Kiwi
• Orange juice
• Cranberry juice
• Raspberries
• Whole wheat bread
• Chia seeds
• Nuts
• Green tea
• Protein shake
• Cottage cheese

It is suggested to have a combination of the above-mentioned items for breakfast to have a complete nutrient packed a first meal of the day.

In order to ensure that you are eating a healthy meal and getting all the necessary nutrients, you need in a day research on everything you eat in a day. When you are buying any packaged food like cereal boxes, always check its ingredient list and look for anything you think not appropriate for your requirement or you are allergic to.