The Best Cereals Ever – Have You Tried Them All?

BEST BREAKFAST CEREALS OF ALL TIME

To say cereal is popular in the United States would be a massive understatement. The average person consumes approximately 170 bowls of cereal each year.

The breakfast cereal business is worth approximately $35 billion. By 2025, it’s expected to be worth anywhere up to $54 billion. It’s interesting to know the most popular cereals today have been around for decades.

Lucky Charms

Introduced March 20, 1964; 57 years ago

5 decades and counting Lucky Charms cereal has featured frosted oats and coloured marshmallows. Made with whole grain, Lucky Charms is fortified with 12 vitamins and minerals and is a good source of calcium.

Kellogg’s Froot Loops

Kellogg’s introduced Froot Loops in 1963.

Froot Loops is a brand of sweetened, fruit-flavoured breakfast cereal produced by Kellogg’s and sold around the world. The cereal pieces are ring-shaped (hence “loops”) and come in a variety of bright colours and a blend of fruit flavours.

General Mills Wheaties

Wheaties was created in 1921.

Wheaties contains no artificial flavours or colours, are a good source of fibre and provides substantial nutrients. Every bite is packed with vitamins and fibre so you can eat like a champ.

Special K

Introduced to the United States in 1955.

The next best cereal on the list is Special K is a brand of breakfast cereal and meal bars manufactured by Kellogg’s. It has been made and marketed to help one lose weight.

 

Kellogg’s Cookies & Crème Krispies

 

Rice Krispies Cookies and Creme’s best cereal make it easy to bring a little magic to your day. Every bite is sweetened to perfection with cocoa-flavoured cookie bits and tasty creme flavour. Fun fact, it’s more healthy to eat a chocolate bar than a bowl of this!

 

Kellogg’s Frosted Flakes Breakfast Cereal

Introduced in 1952

Oven-toasted and frosted to perfection, these Tony the Tiger-approved corn flakes are so good, they’re great. Unlike many kinds of cereal, such as Cheerios, Shreddies and Rice Krispies, the name “Frosted Flakes” is so generic that it cannot be trademarked, and so it shares its name with many competitors.

Post Honey Bunches of Oats with Crispy Almonds

This best cereal has a little bit of everything. Almonds, granola clusters, and crispy flakes fill every delicious spoonful. Honey Bunches of Oats packs 10 grams of whole grains per serving.

General Mills Cocoa Puffs

If you love chocolate, there is no question that this is your most favourite breakfast cereal of all time. Cocoa Puffs are great with milk for breakfast or as an after-school sweet treat. At least 10 grams of whole grain per serving.

Kellogg’s Frosted Mini-Wheats

The unique Frosted Mini-Wheats is a sweet, crunchy cereal built to help fill you up for full days. Crafted with ten layers of wheat and topped with frosting, you won’t be hungry for hours after a bowl of these.  So they say!

Quaker Life Cinnamon Breakfast Cereal

This classic option for best cerals, Quaker’s Life Cereal is a family favourite, combined with its simple ingredient list that has 18 grams of whole grains per serving.

Kellogg’s Raisin Bran

Raisin bran is a cereal comprising of raisins and bran flakes. Raisin bran is manufactured by several companies under a variation of brand names, including the commonly known Kellogg’s Raisin Bran, General Mills’ Total Raisin Bran, and of course Post Cereals Raisin Bran.

Apple Jacks

One of my favourite cereals, of course, it’s going to be on the best cereal list. Made with three delicious grains, Apple Jacks provides 15 grams of whole grain per 39g serving and is an excellent source of 8 vitamins and minerals.