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The FDA has named has determined that seven cereals, once thought of as “healthy”, really aren’t. Added sugar and sodium are the reasons. The FDA mandates that, for a cereal to be healthy, the cereal would need ¾ ounces of whole grains, 1 gram of saturated fat or less, and no more than 230 milligrams of sodium and 2.5 grams of added sugar to be considered healthy.
Here are the seven:
- Raisin Bran (9g of added sugars)
- Honey Nut Cheerios (12g of added sugars)
- Corn Flakes (300mg of sodium; 4g of added sugars)
- Honey Bunches of Oats, Honey Roasted (8g of added sugars)
- Frosted Mini Wheats (12g of added sugars)
- Life (8g of added sugars)
- Special K (270mg of sodium; 4g of added sugars)
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