To be honest I don’t think all Health Star rating is accurate. The health star rating regards the ingredients, not the process the product is made. There’s nothing wrong with a bowl of oats and homemade granola is a great choice too.
The problem of Cereals is not with the ingredients themselves, which are simple and seem “whole” enough in the case of organic cereal. The unhealthy aspect of boxed cereal is due to the violent processing required to manufacture it. Factory Processing Destroys Cereal Grain Proteins.
This factory driven process, called extrusion, applies so much heat and pressure to the cereal grains that they actually liquefy. This slurry allows the grains to be quickly and easily shaped into the puffs, flakes, and other shapes that make each cereal distinct.
The manufacturing process used to make boxed cereal is so violent and denaturing that the proteins in the grains are actually rendered toxic and allergenic as a result. This is why whole grain boxed breakfast cereal is shockingly even more toxic than cheap boxed cereals made with white flour — because whole grains are higher in protein. The more protein, the more toxic the boxed cereal.

There are some really delicious cereals out there

This was an interesting mini article. Thanks for posting!

Uncle Toby’s such a trusted brand. I like the health star ratings too. Makes it easy to choose.

An interestingly put together ad/article for Uncle Tobys, thanks for sharing.

It must be only uncle toys products as I have checked my products all which happen to be kelloggs and there is no star rating system at all on any of the packaging. All Bran , cornflakes , weetbix etc which we have in our cupboard I would have thought are in the healthy range for cereals.

A warm bowl of oats with a dash of milk and honey is a great way to start the day. I also like to top it up with some fruit for an easy satisfying brekkie.

Great article, very interesting! I’ll be looking out for the blue dots now. Really will make things easier and rest my mind knowing how healthy something is. Thanks for posting!

That’s such a great help. Thank you

Blue dot will be code for something different for my boys, it;ll encourage them in positive wayno probs.

I do agree that food labeling is very hard to work out especially when you are trying to choose the best for your family. The other issue which has come to media attention lately is the Product of Australia and Made in Australia labeling on packages. I have heard they are trying to make that more customer friendly as well so fingers crossed that will happen.

Very good to know, i have never heard of this before and its good to know about

Despite the focus on Uncle Toby’s, this applies across cereals and is really handy. My goodness, I’m looking forward to having it on everything.

This is only new – I steer clear of cereals generally too because I can’t be bothered reading the labels but I saw these little blue dots appearing over the last few weeks and now I know how to read them!

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  lol well cereal keeps you fuller too.

hubby is in charge of cereals. we pretty much have a cupboard full of frootloops chocoballs and other unhealthy options.
we also have wheetbix and oats and some healthy options but miss 7 wont choose them until they are the only option left.

I have not herd of the star rating I will defiantly look out for it now. great article thanks.

this is so good to know. its gonna make having a range of cereal on hand easier as my kids like to swap through the week. and with an 11yr old with ADHD I like to watch how much sugar she is getting.

Oh this is good to know I never knew this.. I will have to check it out when I’m in the supermarket next.. Thanks for the helpful an healthy advice..

That will cut my shopping time, I’m a compulsive label reader

I’ve steered clear of cereals for so long because of the Unknown… i might try again. thanks for the info