Nutritionist Mina Khan tells us that some cereal bars can be bad for you because of their high-sugar content: Sign up to our fortnightly Heart Matters newsletter to receive healthy recipes, new activity ideas, and expert tips for managing your health. Joining is free and takes two minutes. I’d like to sign up 2. No added sugar or salt muesli We agreed with Slimming World that we would remove the Syns from our food and shopping lists. LOOKING FOR WEIGHT WATCHERS SMART POINTS?

Most of the inner bags are made of plastic, usually high-density polyethylene film (the number two inside a recycling symbol). These bags can't be recycled at kerbside but can sometimes be taken to plastic bag collection points at large supermarkets.Whilst the least healthy cereal bars are Rice Krispies Squares Bars, which contain huge quantities of sugar and very little evidence of nutritional goodness. A typical bar contains 9g of sugar, which otherwise translates to four heaped teaspoons. This amounts to a third of the NHS’s daily allowance on sugar. The mass production of palm oil continues to cause the destruction of rainforests, which has wide-ranging impacts including biodiversity loss, human rights violations, and contributing to climate change. AB Foods’s subsidiary British Sugar has regularly lobbied the government for emergency authorisation to use a pesticide containing the neonicotinoid thiamethoxam which has been banned by the EU for all outdoor use since 2018 because of its negative environmental impacts, particularly the harm it does to bees. Most companies use recyclable cardboard for their boxes, and some of this cardboard is already recycled.

In another bowl, whisk together the butter and sugar. Once light and fluffy add the eggs and whisk or stir until thoroughly combined. Stir in your vanilla and salt. Sift in your flour and using a wooden spoon, fold in the flour until it is fully combined and a smooth batter has formed. Mix in your sultanas and fold once more. Those wanting healthy cereal bars should try Alpen's Light Bars range which was ranked as the best cereal bar nutrition-wise. They take the trophy for the cereal bar lowest in saturated fat, with only 0.3g in each bar. Containing just 66 calories AND available in delicious flavours like Cherry Bakewell and Chocolate and Fudge, these bars are a real winner.

8. Granola with chocolate

Kellogg's products are manufactured in 18 countries and are marketed and distributed in more than 180 countries. Their largest factory can be found in Trafford, Manchester UK which is also their European headquarters. They also have corporate offices in Chicago, Shanghai and more. Behind the various brand names, much of the breakfast cereal market is concentrated in the hands of some of the world’s biggest food and drinks companies. At the other end of the cereal spectrum sit the humble flakes. Not the standard sugary toasted corn or bran flakes, but simply whole grains, rolled or cut into flakes, with nothing added (like sugar or salt), and nothing taken away (like fibre). Kellogg's Raisin Bran cereal with Bananas. This is a delicious blend of banana slices, sweet raisins, and crisp bran flakes. It is also rich in Potassium and Fiber. The company markets cereal products in various areas and they use distributor arrangements for their products to be sold in restaurants, retail stores, and other food service establishments. Kellogg's is also working to cut their cost and expand their revenue since people are beginning to stay away from products that have high sugar content.

If you aren’t enjoying these with a group in one sitting, I recommend keeping your cake bars in the fridge to prolong their shelf life, as the recipe contains milk. Plain flour?Special K fruit & nut/oats & honey/original/red berries/creamy berry crunch– 4.5 syns for 25g, chocolate – 5 syns for 25g. No added sugar muesli contains a mixture of grains, fruit and nuts and the combination will differ between brands and varieties so the amount of oat beta glucans will be more variable than porridge, which is made only of oats. The dried fruit that is added should provide all the additional sweetness you need and will also count towards your five a day but choose a muesli with no added sugar and be aware that many fruit and nut mueslis (especially tropical fruit versions) contain sweetened dried fruit, which means they have sugar added even if it isn’t listed separately on the ingredients. Banana chips are another popular muesli ingredient that will contain added sugars and saturated fats. Make sure you don’t add extra sugar or salt to your porridge as this will undo all your good work – instead, try adding a banana or some fruit for extra sweetness. For every 80g that you add it will be one of your 5-a-day at the same time. New entrants to the breakfast cereal market are Ferrero, which bought the British cereal company Eat Natural in 2021, and Scottish company and owner of the Irn Bru brand, AG Barr, which bought MOMA Foods at the end of 2022. The most popular cereals in the UK