Hot cereals: an end to breakfast boredom.A little bored with your morning routine? Take a stroll down the hot cereal cereal or grain Any grass yielding starchy seeds suitable for food. The most commonly cultivated cereals are wheat, rice, rye, oats, barley, corn, and sorghum. As human food, cereals are usually marketed in raw grain form or as ingredients of food products. aisle. It's no longer a choice between the white guy in the blue hat on Quaker Oatmeal and the black guy in the white hat on Nabisco Cream of Wheat Cream of Wheat is a hot breakfast cereal invented in 1893 by wheat millers in Grand Forks, North Dakota[1]. The cereal is currently manufactured and sold by B&G Foods. Until 2007, it was the Nabisco brand made by Kraft Foods. . Manufacturers are tripping over Tripping Over is a British/Australian six-part drama series. Its first episode aired on Network Ten in Australia on October 25 2006, and in the United Kingdom on Five on October 30 2006. In the UK Tripping Over is repeated on Five Life. each other to make hot cereal seem more nutritious nutritious /nu·tri·tious/ (noo-trish´us) affording nourishment. nu·tri·tious adj. Providing nourishment; nourishing. nutritious affording nourishment. , convenient, even fun. That makes it tougher to figure out which are the healthiest. But it's worth the trouble. Hot cereal can be a terrific source of whole grains and fiber with little or no fat, salt, or sugar ... if you choose the right ones. 1. Look for whole grains. It's not just the fiber. Whole grains also supply nutrients and phytochemicals--like magnesium magnesium (măgnē`zēəm, –zhəm), metallic chemical element; symbol Mg; at. no. 12; at. wt. 24.305; m.p. about 648.8°C;; b.p. about 1,090°C;; sp. gr. 1.738 at 20°C;; valence +2. , selenium selenium (səlē`nēəm), nonmetallic chemical element; symbol Se; at. no. 34; at. wt. 78.96; m.p. 217°C;; b.p. about 685°C;; sp. gr. 4.81 at 20°C;; valence −2, +4, or +6. , copper, manganese manganese (măng`gənēs, măn`–) [Lat.,=magnet], metallic chemical element; symbol Mn; at. no. 25; at. wt. 54.938; m.p. about 1,244°C;; b.p. about 1,962°C;; sp. gr. 7.2 to 7. , vitamin E vitamin E or tocopherol Fat-soluble organic compound found principally in certain plant oils and leaves of green vegetables. Vitamin E acts as an antioxidant in body tissues and may prolong life by slowing oxidative destruction of membranes. , and phenolic phe·no·lic adj. Of, relating to, containing, or derived from phenol. n. Any of various synthetic thermosetting resins, obtained by the reaction of phenols with simple aldehydes and used as adhesives. acids--that may protect against cancer, heart disease, and diabetes. But food labels don't always advertise which cereals are whole grain and which aren't. For example, oatmeal (regular, instant, or any other kind), cream of rye rye, in botany rye, cereal grain of the family Gramineae (grass family). The grain, Secale cereale, is important chiefly in Central and N Europe. , and Wheatena. are whole grain. Cream of wheat, cream of rice, and grits grits coarsely ground hominy served in traditional Southern breakfast. [Am. Culture: Misc.] See : Southern States aren't. But few of the front labels say so (sometimes the ingredient lists do). And the claims that are on the packages can be tricky. For example, Nabisco Cream of Wheat boxes feature a "good for a healthy heart banner (because it's low in fat and cholesterol). The front of Wheatena's package has nothing more than a modest "high-fiber" claim. But it's also low in fat and cholesterol, and it's healthier than Cream of Wheat. (The small print on the back of Wheatena's package says that high-fiber grains, fruits, and vegetables may cut the risk of cancer, but many shoppers will miss it.) And unlike multigrain breads, most multigrain hot cereals are all or mostly whole grain. Like their cold cousins, many hot cereals--especially the instant and flavored varieties--are fortified fortified (fôrt  ´fīd),adj containing additives more potent than the principal ingredient. with four to eight vitamins and minerals. That's good, because many people don't get enough of some of them, like folate folate /fo·late/ (fo´lat) 1. the anionic form of folic acid. 2. more generally, any of a group of substances containing a form of pteroic acid conjugated with l-glutamic acid and having a variety of substitutions. and vitamin B-6. But added vitamins don't make a refined or sweetened sweet·en v. sweet·ened, sweet·en·ing, sweet·ens v.tr. 1. To make sweet or sweeter by adding sugar, honey, saccharin, or another sweet substance. 2. To make more pleasant or agreeable. cereal healthier than an unfortified, whole grain one. 2. Find the fiber. The National Cancer Institute recommends 20 to 35 grams of fiber a day from fruits, vegetables, and whole grains. The American Heart Association American Heart Association (AHA), n.pr a national voluntary health agency that has the goal of increasing public and medical awareness of cardiovascular diseases and stroke, and thereby reducing the number of associated deaths and disabilities. says 25 to 30 grams. Does it matter what kind? Quaker's labels and ads claim that "soluble soluble /sol·u·ble/ (sol´u-b'l) susceptible of being dissolved. sol·u·ble adj. Capable of being dissolved, especially easily dissolved. fiber from oatmeal ... may reduce the risk of heart disease." Studies show that eating three grams of soluble fiber every day can lower blood cholesterol modestly--about five percent. But you'd have to eat one serving of oat oat member of the plant genus Avena in the family Poaceae. oats see avenasativa. oat grain seed of Avena sativa, and as 'oats' the favored grain for the feeding of horses. bran cereal--or two to three servings of oatmeal--every day to get that much soluble fiber. What's more, the insoluble fiber insoluble fiber, n one of three types of fiber, this group includes cellulose, hemicellulose, and lignins. Insoluble fiber creates a full feeling and helps to ease constipation. in many cereals helps prevent constipation constipation, infrequent or difficult passage of feces. Constipation may be caused by the lack of adequate roughage or fluid in the diet, prolonged physical inactivity, certain drugs, or emotional disturbance. , diverticulosis diverticulosis, a disorder characterized by the presence of diverticula, which are small, usually multiple saclike protrusions through the wall of the colon (large intestine). , and possibly colon cancer colon cancer, cancer of any part of the colon (often called the large intestine). Colon cancer is the second most common cancer diagnosed in the United States. and diabetes. And most cereals have both anyway. The best strategy: the more fiber, the better, regardless of the kind. Most whole grain cereals have at least four grams. The exceptions are ones with small serving sizes (like small packets of instant oatmeal) and sweetened cereals (like Quaker Instant Oatmeal Kids' Choice) that are 30 to 40 percent sugar. 3. Watch the sugar. The healthiest way to eat cereal is to add your own fruit (and maybe fat-free or 1% milk) to an unsweetened whole grain cereal like Wheatena. oatmeal, oat bran, or Roman Meal. It takes a minute to toss some sliced banana, peaches, (fresh or frozen) berries, or a handful of raisins or dried apricots Noun 1. dried apricot - apricots preserved by drying dried fruit - fruit preserved by drying into your bowl (see "Tip of the Month," back cover). That way, you know how much fruit you're getting. When cereal companies do the sweetening, you never know. Ads for Quaker Kids' Choice Fruit Madness and other instant oatmeals boast "now more fruit!" But the company won't say how much fruit that is. Whether it's Quaker, Nabisco, or health food store brands--like Dr. McDougall's, Arrowhead arrowhead, any plant of the genus Sagittaria, widely distributed marsh or aquatic herbs of the primitive family Alismataceae (water-plantain family). The name derives from the arrowhead-shaped leaves of many species. Mills, or Fantastic Foods--you typically get more sugar than fruit, at least when the cereal is dry. The label may say crystallized crys·tal·lize also crys·tal·ize v. crys·tal·lized also crys·tal·ized, crys·tal·liz·ing also crys·tal·iz·ing, crys·tal·liz·es also crys·tal·iz·es v.tr. 1. or unbleached cane cane, walking stick cane, walking stick. Probably used first as a weapon, it gradually took on the symbolism of strength and power and eventually authority and social prestige. juice, cane sugar cane sugar: see sucrose. , real maple sugar, or brown sugar. But as far as your body's concerned, it's still sugar, not fruit. If you want a sweetened cereal, look for "sugars" on the "Nutrition Facts" label. Since you can't tell how much is from the added fruit, assume that it's minimal and choose a brand with the lowest number. (When we counted the raisins in Quaker Raisins & Spice and Cinnamon cinnamon, name for trees and shrubs of the genus Cinnamomum of the family Lauraceae (laurel family). Cinnamon spice comes chiefly from the Sri Lankan cinnamon (C. zeylanicum), now cultivated in several tropical regions. Raisin raisin, in botany and cooking raisin, dried fruit of certain varieties of grapevines bearing grapes with a high content of sugar and solid flesh. Although the fruit is sometimes artificially dehydrated, it is usually sun-dried. Strudel (character) strudel - Common (spoken) name for the commercial at sign, "@", ASCII 64. , we found only about a tablespoon ta·ble·spoon n. Abbr. T, tbsp. A measure of about 3 teaspoons or 15 milliliters. tablespoon a household unit of volume or capacity; equivalent to three teaspoons or approximately 15 milliliters; in metric per packet. That's a quarter of a serving.) The less sugar the company adds, the more likely you are to add your own fruit. The trick is that some cereals have more sugar because the serving size is larger. That's why we made our sugar criteria independent of serving size. Best Bites get no more than 20 percent of their calories from sugar. Other than the unflavored brands, only Arrowhead Mills and Erewhon Oatmeal (instant) and Lundberg or Roman Meal (non-instant) met that cut-off cut-off Anesthesiology The point at which elongation of the carbon chain of the 1-alkanol family of anesthetics results in a precipitous drop in the anesthetic potential of these agents–eg, at > 12 carbons in length, there is little anesthetic activity, . Most flavored brands were 30 to 40 percent sugar, No way you'd add more fruit to those. On the other hand, if you're not going to eat whole grain cereal for breakfast unless it comes out of the package sweet, you're better off with the sweetest oatmeal or multigrain cereal than with refined cereals like Frosted Flakes “Frosties” redirects here. For the cola-flavored hard candy, see Frosties (candy). Frosted Flakes (North American countries) or Frosties (UK, Commonwealth of Nations and EU countries) is a cereal similar to Corn Flakes from Kellogg's, but coated with or Froot Loops “Fruit Loops” redirects here. For other uses, see Fruit Loops (disambiguation). Froot Loops is a brand of breakfast cereal produced by Kelloggs and sold in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the United States, and Latin America as well as South Africa. . RELATED ARTICLE: Hot'n Healthy "Best Bites" have whole grain as the first ingredient and contain no more than 200 mg of sodium per serving. They also get no more than 20 percent of their calories from sugar. Within each category, cereals are ranked from most to least fiber and then from least to most sugar. The number of cups of dry non-instant cereal in a serving is in parentheses See parenthesis. parentheses - See left parenthesis, right parenthesis. following each name.
Instant Hot Cereals (1 package)
Calories Fiber(g)
Dr. McDougall's Instant Hot Cereal(1) 220 6
Fantastic Foods Hot Cereal(1) 200 5
Safeway Select Healthy Advantage(1) 190 5
[check] Erewhon Instant Oatmeal with Added 130 5
Oat Bran
[check] Mother's Instant Oatmeal 150 4
Arrowhead Mills Instant Multigrain 150 4
Cereal, Banana Nut
[check] Arrowhead Mills Instant Multigrain Cereal 100 3
[check] Quaker Instant Oatmeal, regular 100 3
[check] Erewhon Instant Oatmeal, flavored(1) 130 3
[check] Roman Meal Instant Cream of Rye 100 3
Roman Meal Instant Apple Cinnamon 110 3
Roman Meal Instant Raisin Date-Nut 120 3
Quaker Instant Oatmeal, Kids' Choice(1) 160 3
Quaker, Quick`N Hearty Oatmeal, 160 3
flavored(1)
Quaker Instant Oatmeal, flavored(1) 150 3
Safeway Instant Oatmeal, flavored(1) 150 3
Nabisco Instant Multigrain Hot Cereal, 150 3
flavored(1)
[check] Arrowhead Mills Instant Oatmeal, regular 110 2
[check] Quaker Quick `N Hearty Oatmeal, regular 110 2
[check] Safeway Instant Oatmeal, regular 100 2
[check] Arrowhead Mills Instant Oatmeal, 130 2
flavored(1)
[check] Roman Meal Instant Multi-Grain 100 2
Quaker Instant Oatmeal, Fruit & Cream(1) 140 2
Safeway Instant Oatmeal, Fruit & Cream(1) 130 2
[check] Arrowhead Mills Instant Rice Cereal 100 1
Nabisco Instant Cream of Wheat, 100 1
Original(*)
Quaker Instant Grits(1)(*) 100 1
Arrowhead Mills Instant Apple Spice 150 1
Rice Cereal
Nabisco Instant Cream of Wheat, 130 1
flavored(1)(*)
Sugar Sodium
(% of cals.) (mg)
Dr. McDougall's Instant Hot Cereal(1) 31 200
Fantastic Foods Hot Cereal(1) 27 240
Safeway Select Healthy Advantage(1) 30 240
[check] Erewhon Instant Oatmeal with Added 3 0
Oat Bran
[check] Mother's Instant Oatmeal 3 0
Arrowhead Mills Instant Multigrain 24 200
Cereal, Banana Nut
[check] Arrowhead Mills Instant Multigrain Cereal 00
[check] Quaker Instant Oatmeal, regular 80
[check] Erewhon Instant Oatmeal, flavored(1) 15 90
[check] Roman Meal Instant Cream of Rye 16 0
Roman Meal Instant Apple Cinnamon 25 5
Roman Meal Instant Raisin Date-Nut 27 5
Quaker Instant Oatmeal, Kids' Choice(1) 33 200
Quaker, Quick`N Hearty Oatmeal, 34 270
flavored(1)
Quaker Instant Oatmeal, flavored(1) 37 230
Safeway Instant Oatmeal, flavored(1) 40 240
Nabisco Instant Multigrain Hot Cereal, 41 180
flavored(1)
[check] Arrowhead Mills Instant Oatmeal, regular 4 0
[check] Quaker Quick `N Hearty Oatmeal, regular 4 150
[check] Safeway Instant Oatmeal, regular 8 190
[check] Arrowhead Mills Instant Oatmeal, flavored 15 20
[check] Roman Meal Instant Multi-Grain 16 5
Quaker Instant Oatmeal, Fruit & Cream(1) 33 170
Safeway Instant Oatmeal, Fruit & Cream(1) 38 170
[check] Arrowhead Mills Instant Rice Cereal 0 0
Nabisco Instant Cream of Wheat, 0 170
Original(*)
Quaker Instant Grits(1)(*) 0 390
Arrowhead Mills Instant Apple Spice 27 0
Rice Cereal
Nabisco Instant Cream of Wheat, 39 190
flavored(1)(*)
Non-instant Hot Cereals
Calories Fiber (g)
[check] Arrowhead Mills Oat Bran (1/3 cup) 150 7
[check] Roman Meal Multi-Grain (1/3 cup) 130 6
[check] Arrowhead Mills Cracked 140 6
Wheat (1/4 cup)
[check] Arrowhead Mills 4 Grain Plus 150 6
Flax (1/4 cup)
[check] Kashi Breakfast Pilaf (1/2 cup) 170 6
[check] Arrowhead Mills Bits O'Barley (1/3 cup) 140 6
[check] Mother's or Quaker Oat Bran (1/2 cup) 150 6
[check] Roman Meal Cream of Rye (1/3 cup) 110 5
[check] Roman Meal Cream of Rye with Oats 120 5
& Barley (1/3 cup)
[check] Arrowhead Mills 7 Grain (1/3 cup) 140 5
[check] Wheatena (1/3 cup) 150 5
[check] Erewhon Oat Bran with Wheat 170 5
Germ (1/3 cup)
[check] Mother's or Quaker Multigrain (1/2 cup) 130 5
[check] Roman Meal Cream of Rye with 120 5
Raisins (1/3 cup)
[check] Mother's Whole Wheat Hot 130 4
Natural (1/2 cup)
[check] Oats (any brand), quick, rolled, or
steel cut (1/2 cup) 150 4
[check] Roman Meal Raisin Date-Nut (1/3 cup) 140 4
[check] Roman Meal Apple Cinnamon (1/3 cup) 120 4
[check] Quaker Whole Wheat (1/2 cup) 130 4
[check] Lundberg Organic Hot'n Creamy 190 3
Rice (1/3 cup)
Lundberg Hot'n Creamy Rice, 190 3
flavored (1/3 cup)(1)
[check] Arrowhead Mills Wheat-free 7 120 2
Grain (1/4 cup)
Quaker Old Fashioned or Quick 140 2
Grits (1/4 cup)(*)
[check] Arrowhead Mills Rice & Shine (1/4 cup) 150 2
Arrowhead Mills Bear Mush (1/4 cup)(*) 160 2
Nabisco 10 Minute Cream of 120 1
Wheat (3 Tbs.)(1)(*)
Arrowhead Mills Corn Grits (1/4 cup)(*) 140 1
Nabisco 1/2 Minute Cream of 170 1
Rice (1/4 cup)(*)
[check] Erewhon Brown Rice Cream (1/4 cup) 170 1
Nabisco 21/2 Minute Cream of 120 1
Wheat (3 Tbs)(*)
[check] Best Bite. (1) Average of all flavors. (*) Not whole grain.
Sugar Sodium
(% of cals.) (mg)
[check] Arrowhead Mills Oat Bran (1/3 cup) 0 0
[check] Roman Meal Multi-Grain (1/3 cup) 0 0
[check] Arrowhead Mills Cracked 0 0
Wheat (1/4 cup)
[check] Arrowhead Mills 4 Grain Plus 0 0
Flax (1/4 cup)
[check] Kashi Breakfast Pilaf (1/2 cup) 0 20
[check] Arrowhead Mills Bits O'Barley (1/3 cup) 3 0
[check] Mother's or Quaker Oat Bran (1/2 cup) 3 0
[check] Roman Meal Cream of Rye (1/3 cup) 0 0
[check] Roman Meal Cream of Rye with Oats 0 0
& Barley (1/3 cup)
[check] Arrowhead Mills 7 Grain (1/3 cup) 0 0
[check] Wheatena (1/3 cup) 0 0
[check] Erewhon Oat Bran with Wheat 2 0
Germ (1/3 cup)
[check] Mother's or Quaker Multigrain (1/2 cup) 3 10
[check] Roman Meal Cream of Rye with 1 70
Raisins (1/3 cup)
[check] Mother's Whole Wheat Hot 0 0
Natural (1/2 cup)
[check] Oats (any brand), quick, rolled, or
steel cut (1/2 cup) 3 0
[check] Roman Meal Raisin Date-Nut (1/3 cup) 1 10
[check] Roman Meal Apple Cinnamon (1/3 cup) 1 35
[check] Quaker Whole Wheat (1/2 cup) 1 50
[check] Lundberg Organic Hot'n Creamy 0 0
Rice (1/3 cup)
Lundberg Hot'n Creamy Rice, 2 30
flavored (1/3 cup)(1)
[check] Arrowhead Mills Wheat-free 7 0 0
Grain (1/4 cup)
Quaker Old Fashioned or Quick 0 0
Grits (1/4 cup)(*)
[check] Arrowhead Mills Rice & Shine (1/4 cup) 0 0
Arrowhead Mills Bear Mush (1/4 cup)(*) 0 0
Nabisco 10 Minute Cream of 0 0
Wheat (3 Tbs.)(1)(*)
Arrowhead Mills Corn Grits (1/4 cup)(*) 0 0
Nabisco 1/2 Minute Cream of 0 0
Rice (1/4 cup)(*)
[check] Erewhon Brown Rice Cream (1/4 cup) 0 30
Nabisco 21/2 Minute Cream of 0 90
Wheat (3 Tbs)(*)
[check] Best Bite. (1) Average of all flavors. (*) Not whole grain. Source: Manufacturers. The use of information from this article for commercial purposes is strictly prohibited without written permission from CSPl. |
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