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What would be some good cereals that have little to no sugar? I have been avoiding the cereals that are in my cabinet since starting No-S a couple days ago. What should I do?

NoS isn't no sugar, it's no 'sweets' (generally defined by anything that you might choose as dessert or where sugar is the main ingredient).

I know lots of cereals have sugar in them so it's probably better to avoid them but perhaps not essential. You can often get low or no sugar versions of cereals, or you could try porridge/oatmeal, a toasted bagel, eggs, fruit... although perhaps I'm not the best person to suggest lots of alternatives as I never eat breakfast!

How about Quaker Oats? The kind without added sugar. Or some other kind of faster-cooking oatmeal. You can make Quaker Oats in a microwave using a deep bowl in about 2-1/2 minutes.

Special K cereal, while not no sugar, is fairly low in sugar compared to other packaged cereals. Raisin bran contains raisins, which I think would count as fruit--but it also has some added sugar.

Look at labels--try for products in which sugar is no higher than third on the ingredients list. Sugar includes honey, syrups, etc.

You may have to look for cereals in health food stores, etc., rather than big-name brands. But just because it's in a health food store doesn't mean it isn't sweet. Always check ingredients.

The Kashi cereals seem to be lower in sugar. I try to keep mine to less than 9g of sugar per serving, 4g of sugar = 1 teaspoon. I've been eating Go Lean mixed with Honey Bunches of Oats and I use unsweetened vanilla almond milk. I love cereal! I've tried Uncle Sam's which has almost no sugar in it, but it's like eating cardboard. I think. As a previous post mentioned, it's no sweets, not no sugar. I still eat a PB&J occasionally for lunch too.

What about Shredded Wheat, Grape Nuts, Puffed Wheat or Rice? As far as I can tell, none of them have added sugars.

wosnes, so true about Shredded Wheat, if you make sure to get the "Original" version.

JayEll wrote:wosnes, so true about Shredded Wheat, if you make sure to get the "Original" version.

I checked all of them online and while you do have to make sure not to get sweetened versions, all of the originals are sugar free. Also,Cheerios. Cheerios has a little sugar added, but there's only 1 gram/serving.

I love Grapenuts! As well as the ones mentioned, I'd include muesli, raw oats, weetabix and bran flakes. (I know they aren't all sugar free, but they're not sugary).

Don't know if you have a chain called Trader Joe's but I'm partial to their high fiber cereal. No added sugar.