Kallo Puffed Rice Cereal

I'm always on the look out for low sugar and high fibre breakfast cereals. 
DO NOT BE FOOLED BY 'LOW FAT' CEREALS, THERE IS OFTEN TONNES OF ADDED SUGAR.
Tip: Look for less than 5g, or 25% of total portion weight, of sugar per serving. And 5g of fiber. 
So on my usual browse in Holland and Barrett I found Kallo Puffed Rice Cereal. Which you can also find at Waitrose or health websites. 

It's quite simply a grown-up-health-conscious Rice Krispie, and still has the Snap Crackle Pop when the milk is poured over it. I prefer almond milk to add another depth of flavour but use what you wish. Because it isn't sugar coated it is nice to get one of your five-a-day in there such as berries, banana slices or dried raisins. But do be quick otherwise it gets soggy. 

I also put it to the test by making Rice Krispie Cakes. And made my 'Adult' version by using dark (80% cocoa - my fave) and coconut flakes. If you want to recipe just let me know. So as per usual you've always gotta lick to bowl so ...... I did. Scrummy. However in the morning these beauties lost their CRUNCH so they were more chewy than I expected. It could be a fault with my recipe or using Kallo and not Kellogs. I'm unsure. So this is the only problem I had with this cereal. But as a morning cereal it is great. 

Image taken from stevieness.co.uk

More guides to choosing a healthy breakfast cereal:

Breakfast cereals can be some of the most misleading food products when trying to determine the healthiest choice.  Whilst many cereals are marketed as healthy options, or boast claims such as ‘low fat’, ‘high in B vitamins’ or ‘high in iron’, these claims often mask the real nutritional value of the product.

Fibre is essential for the digestive system, and has a low GI so fills you up for longer. 

If sugar (of sucrose, glucose, fructose, syrup etc) are listed in the first three ingredients list then this cereal is likely to have way too much sugar!!!!!!!! We don't what your teeth falling out now do we?

In one 30g serving of this Rice cereal there is 113kcal, 0.2g sugar (I liiikkkeee), 0.2g saturated fat and zero salt. Now that's impressive. It's also gluten free :)

Kallo produce lots of awesome products including rice cakes, chocolate covered rice cakes, rice milk, peanut butter and more......

Other cereals I want to try include: Grape Nuts (not made with grapes), and Weetabix Crunchy Bran. 

What I thought

Taste: fairly plain, as expected

Texture: crunchy - soggy with milk, light, airy

Nutrition: 113kcal per 30g, adjust with milk, low fat and sugar (REALLY)

Affordable: £2.89 per 225g bag - tad pricey

Find it at: Holland and Barrett, Waitrose 

Have it with: almond milk, sliced fruit, dried fruit, in cakes

Rating: 4.5/5 - expensive

Shanie says: 'Don't judge a book by it's cover, or in this case a cereal box!'