Sugar-free breakfast and cereal swaps
21 swaps, most sugar saved first. Every number is checked against the label.
Flavored yogurt → Chobani
−18g sugar · 5g total carbs
Cap'n Crunch → Magic Spoon
−16g sugar · 14g total carbs
Corn Pops → Magic Spoon
−15g sugar · 14g total carbs
Greek Yogurt → Chobani
−14g sugar · 5g total carbs
Apple Jacks → Magic Spoon
−13g sugar · 15g total carbs
Froot Loops → Magic Spoon
−12g sugar · 15g total carbs
Cocoa Puffs → Magic Spoon
−12g sugar · 15g total carbs
Honey Nut Cheerios → Magic Spoon
−12g sugar · 14g total carbs
Lucky Charms → Magic Spoon
−12g sugar · 14g total carbs
Cinnamon Toast Crunch → Catalina Crunch
−12g sugar · 15g total carbs
Reese's Puffs → Catalina Crunch
−12g sugar · 15g total carbs
Frosted Mini-Wheats → Post
−12g sugar · 49g total carbs
Fruity Pebbles → Magic Spoon
−12g sugar · 15g total carbs
Golden Grahams → Catalina Crunch
−12g sugar · 15g total carbs
Trix → Magic Spoon
−12g sugar · 15g total carbs
Frosted Flakes → Magic Spoon
−12g sugar · 14g total carbs
Flavored instant oatmeal → Quaker
−11g sugar · 28g total carbs
Honey Bunches of Oats → Magic Spoon
−9g sugar · 14g total carbs
Quaker chewy granola bar → Atkins
−6g sugar · 17g total carbs
Eggo waffles → Eggo Zero
−4g sugar · 17g total carbs
Pancake mix → Birch Benders
−4g sugar · 20g total carbs
Questions
What are the best sugar-free breakfast foods?
The swaps that save the most sugar: Chobani Zero Sugar Greek Yogurt, Strawberry Cheesecake instead of Flavored yogurt (0g sugar); Magic Spoon Frosted Cereal instead of Cap'n Crunch (0g sugar); Magic Spoon Frosted Cereal instead of Corn Pops (0g sugar); Chobani Zero Sugar Greek Yogurt, Vanilla, 5.3 oz cup instead of Greek Yogurt (0g sugar). Every number is from the label.
Which sugar-free breakfast foods have the fewest carbs?
Chobani Zero Sugar Greek Yogurt, Strawberry Cheesecake (5g total carbs), Chobani Zero Sugar Greek Yogurt, Vanilla, 5.3 oz cup (5g total carbs), Magic Spoon Frosted Cereal (14g total carbs), Magic Spoon Frosted Cereal (14g total carbs).
Are sugar-free breakfast foods OK with Type 1 diabetes?
They can make carb counting easier, but most still have carbs, so count the total carbs on the package. Follow your care team's plan.
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