Is the Froot Loops cereal healthy?

Kellogg's Froot Loops is a multicolored, sugar-filled processed breakfast cereal marketed to children by the cartoon character Toucan Sam. The front of Froot Loop's colorful packaging boasts fiber and whole grains, but not the high sugar content. read more

A healthy cereal will contain 25 to 40 percent of the recommended daily allowance of zinc iron, and other vitamins; Froot Loops falls short in zinc and vitamins A and D. Trans Fat. The Froot Loops nutrition label claims zero trans fat, even though the cereal contains partially hydrogenated vegetable oil. read more

The only redeeming qualities of Froot Loops are the high levels of vitamins, minerals, and fiber that it contains. The vitamins and minerals are not naturally occurring at these levels in any of the ingredients. This is a fortified cereal and the vitamins and minerals are added. read more

In fact, some foods marketed as healthy are actually worse than foods with cartoons on the box. Case in point: Kellogg’s Cracklin Oat Bran Cereal and Kellogg’s Froot Loops. Don’t let the bright-red box and smiling tucan scare you away, mom and dad. read more