On average, breakfast cereals provide around 6% of daily sugar intakeg
BREAKFAST CEREAL HAS LONG been seen as a healthy choice to start your day, thanks to its balanced nutritional content, and the fact that it provides a range of nutrients, including vitamins and minerals for a relatively modest amount of calories.1
But recent advice to reduce the amount of sugars we consume has focused our attention on the sugar content of all foods in our diet. As a commonly consumed food, breakfast cereals are no exception – but, thankfully, the news is good. The figures show ready-to-eat breakfast cereals actually make a reasonably small contribution to our overall daily sugar intake, providing around 6% of daily intake for pre-school children, 8% for four to 10-year-olds, 6% for 11 to 64-year-olds and 5% for those aged 65 and over.