3d • Food is Medicine
🐯 Healthy or Hype: Frosted Flakes
🔍 The Claim:
“They’re Grrreat!” — Frosted Flakes are marketed as a fun, energizing breakfast with added vitamins and whole grain goodness. The box even boasts Vitamin D and essential minerals.
🚨 The Truth Bomb:
Behind the tiger stripes and bold claims lies a sugar-loaded cereal with minimal nutritional value.
- 11g of sugar per serving — and most bowls are double that
- Refined corn and sugar as the first ingredients
- Artificial flavors and preservatives that spike blood sugar and crash energy
- “Whole grain” is often a minor ingredient, buried beneath sweeteners
Even “reduced sugar” versions rely on sweetener blends that can confuse hunger signals and disrupt gut health.
✅ Smarter Swap:
- Choose unsweetened whole grain cereal and add your own fruit
- Try rolled oats + cinnamon + chopped apple for crunch and fiber
- Or go savory with avocado toast + seeds for sustained energy
🧠 Label Literacy Tip:
If sugar is one of the top three ingredients — and the cereal turns milk into syrup — it’s a dessert. Look for:
- <6g sugar per serving
- Whole grains listed first
- No artificial flavors or dyes
💬 What cereal did you grow up loving — and how would you reinvent it today?
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🐯 Healthy or Hype: Frosted Flakes
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