PFR for Multi-Bran Chex Cereal

Rating

★★★★★★☆☆☆☆

Cons

1. Expensive
2. Tiny serving size
3. Sugar is the number two ingredient!

Pros

1. Tasty
2. Stays fairly crunchy in milk
3. High in fiber

Details

• Serving size: 47 g (¾ cup)
  (Likely true serving size: 100 g [about 1 ½ cups])
  Note: values below are based on manufacturer’s stated serving size.
• kCal: 160
• Fat (saturated): 1.5 g (0 g)
• Sodium: 310 mg
• Carbs (fiber): 39 g (6 g)
• Sugars: 10 g
• Protein: 3 g
• Whole ingredients? Mostly—“Artificial flavor” doesn’t inspire confidence
• Hidden sugars? No
• HFCS? No!

Worth It?

You could—or should—be able to do better.

Final Words

Chex is one of those brands of “healthy” cereals from when I was a child that still calls to me. After eating this box, however, I think there might be reason to put them on hold. The box says “multi-bran” on the front, but the ingredient list says “whole grains are less important than sugar.” This is sad and disturbing.