These popular breakfast cereals have more sugar than a scoop of ice cream

Often cited as the most important meal of the day, breakfast should be as nutritious and delicious as possible. But with today’s chaotic, on-the-go lifestyle shared by many professionals and families, it’s hard to find a morning option that is easy and gets you out of the door quickly.

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Many choose cereal as their go-to for this very reason — it’s a no fuss breakfast option that comes in many different flavors and textures. But while many brands may boast about their cereals’ fiber and low-cholesterol content, far more are brimming with added sugar.

HealthGrove, a health and nutrition data site by Graphiq, identified the breakfast cereals with more sugar than a scoop of ice cream.

According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, a standard 1/2 cup serving of vanilla ice cream contains 14 grams of sugar, so HealthGrove found 24 cereals that exceed 14 grams of sugar per serving and ranked them from least to most sugary. Keep in mind that serving sizes vary from box to box. If there was a tie, the cereal with more calories and then fat was deemed less healthy and therefore ranked higher.

24. Malt-O-Meal Corn Bursts Cereal

Serving size: 1 cup
Sugar: 15 grams
Calories: 120
Fat: 0 grams

23. Malt-O-Meal Tootie Fruities Cereal

Serving size: 1 cup
Sugar: 15 grams
Calories: 130
Fat: 0 grams

22. Trader Joe’s Low Fat Granola Cereal – Mixed Berry

Serving size: 0.8 cup
Sugar: 15 grams
Calories: 210
Fat: 3 grams

21. Barbara’s Bakery Morning Oat Crunch Vanilla Almond Cereal

Serving size: 1 cup
Sugar: 15 grams
Calories: 220
Fat: 3 grams

20. Nature Valley Chocolate Oat Clusters Cereal

Serving size: 1 cup
Sugar: 15 grams
Calories: 240
Fat: 5 grams

19. Quaker Real Medleys Steel Cut Oatmeal Cranberry Vanilla Almond Cereal

Serving size: 1 package
Sugar: 15 grams
Calories: 240
Fat: 7 grams

18. Malt-O-Meal Berry Colossal Crunch with Marshmallows

Serving size: 1 cup
Sugar: 16 grams
Calories: 120
Fat: 1.5 grams

17. Post Blueberry Morning Selects Cereal

Serving size: 1.3 cups
Sugar: 16 grams
Calories: 220
Fat: 3 grams

16. Cascadian Farm Organic Dark Chocolate Almond Granola

Serving size: 0.7 cup
Sugar: 16 grams
Calories: 250
Fat: 5 grams

15. Quaker Real Medleys Steel Cut Oatmeal Apple Pear Pecan Cereal

Serving size: 1 package
Sugar: 16 grams
Calories: 250
Fat: 8 grams

14. Malt-O-Meal Chocolate Marshmallow Mateys

Serving size: 0.8 cup
Sugar: 17 grams
Calories: 120
Fat: 1 gram

13. General Mills Total Raisin Bran

Serving size: 0.8 cup
Sugar: 17 grams
Calories: 120
Fat: 1 gram

12. Trader Joe’s Organic Raisin Bran Clusters

Serving size: 1 cup
Sugar: 17 grams
Calories: 190
Fat: 3 grams

11. Cheerios Protein Oats & Honey Cereal

Serving size: 1.3 cups
Sugar: 17 grams
Calories: 210
Fat: 2.5 grams

10. General Mills Oatmeal Crisp Hearty Raisin Cereal

Serving size: 1 cup
Sugar: 17 grams
Calories: 230
Fat: 2.5 grams

9. Jenny Craig Frosted Oats Cereal

Serving size: 1 individual pack
Sugar: 18 grams
Calories: 170
Fat: 1 gram

8. Nature Valley Protein Mixed Berry Crunch Cereal

Serving size: 1 cup
Sugar: 18 grams
Calories: 270
Fat: 4 grams

7. Quaker Real Medleys Oatmeal + Maple Pecan Raisin Cereal

Serving size: 1 package
Sugar: 18 grams
Calories: 270
Fat: 7 grams

6. Post Raisin Bran Cereal

Serving size: 1 cup
Sugar: 19 grams
Calories: 190
Fat: 1 gram

5. Quaker Real Medleys Supergrains Oatmeal + Banana Walnut Cereal

Serving size: 1 package
Sugar: 19 grams
Calories: 280
Fat: 8 grams

4. Quaker Real Medleys Oatmeal + Peach Almond Cereal

Serving size: 1 package
Sugar: 19 grams
Calories: 290
Fat: 7 grams

3. Malt-O-Meal Raisin Bran Cereal

Serving size: 1 cup
Sugar: 20 grams
Calories: 200
Fat: 1 gram

2. Cream of Wheat Cinna Apple Walnut Hot Cereal – To-Go Cup

Serving size: 1 container
Sugar: 22 grams
Calories: 260
Fat: 4 grams

1. Quaker Real Medleys Oatmeal+ Apple Walnut Cereal

Serving size: 1 package
Sugar: 22 grams
Calories: 290
Fat: 8 grams