FRAMAX Cereal List
Cereal is allowed as a creditable Bread/Bread alternate on the Child Care Food Program when it meets the
following conditions. Cereals served must be either whole-grain, or enriched, or fortified. Additionally, cereal
cannot be credited when sugar is the primary ingredient by weight. The list below are all creditable cereals.
The percentage of sugar (by weight) for each cereal is listed next to it.
It is recommended that for more healthy meals children be served cereals that are less then 25%
Cereals with 0-10% Sugar:
Fiber One Original
Shredded Wheat
Corn Flakes
Rice Chex
Crunch Rice
Bite Size Crunchy Corn
Kixs
Crispy Rice
Shredded Wheat
(Wheat and Bran)
Cheerios
Tasteeos
Nutty Nuggets
Grape Nuts
Gluten Free Corn Chex
Crispix
General Mills
Post
Kellogg’s
General Mills
Store Brand (approx.)
Store Brand (approx.)
General Mills
Store Brand (approx.)
Post
0%
0%
1%
1%
1%
1%
1%
1%
2%
General Mills
Store Brand (approx.)
Store Brand (approx.)
Post
General Mills
Kellogg’s
4%
4%
5%
7%
10%
10%
Cereals with 11-20% Sugar:
Wheat Chex
General Mills
Fiber One Honey Clusters
General Mills
Rice Krispies
Kellogg’s
Special K Original
Kellogg’s
Autumn Wheat
Kashi
Multi Grain Squares
Cascadian Farm Organic
Honey Toasted
Kashi
Go Lean
Kashi
Wheaties
General Mills
Cinnamon Harvest
Kashi
Honey Bunches of Oats w/ Pecan Post
Total
General Mills
Bran Flakes
Store Brand (approx.)
Special K Low Fat Granola
Kellogg’s
Honey Kix
General Mills
Oatmeal Squares
Quaker
Oats and More w/ Honey
Store Brand (approx.)
Oats and More w/ Almonds
Store Brand (approx.)
All Bran
Kellogg’s
Simple Living Oat
Store Brand (approx.)
Life
Quaker
Honey Bunches of Oats w/ Almonds Post
Frosted Shredded Wheat
Store Brand (approx.)
Honey Oat Blenders w/ Almonds Malt O Meal
Honey Bunches of Oats
Post
Honey Oat Blenders w/ Almonds Malt O Meal
Honey Bunches of Oats
Post
Frosted Mini Spooner
Malt O Meal
Honey Oat Blenders
Malt O Meal
Fiber One
General Mills
(Frosted Shredded Wheat)
Fiber One Carmel Delight
General Mills
11%
12%
12%
13%
13%
13%
15%
15%
15%
16%
17%
17%
17%
17%
18%
18%
19%
19%
19%
19%
19%
19%
20%
20%
20%
20%
20%
20%
20%
20%
20%
Cereals with 21-30% Sugar:
Shredded Wheat Vanilla Almond
100% Granola w/ Oats and Honey
Multigrain Cheerios
Crunch Corn Bran
Frosted Mini Wheats
Chocolate Frosted Mini Wheats
Oat Flakes
(w/ Wild Blueberry Clusters)
Frosted Mini Wheat
(Strawberry Delight)
Frosted Mini Wheat
(Blueberry Muffin)
Go Lean Crunch
Special K Cinnamon Pecan
Honey Nut O’s
Fiber One Raisin Bran Cluster
Go Lean Crisp
Just Bunches
LIFE Cinnamon
LIFE Maple and Brown Sugar
Natural Granola
(Oats and Honey)
Frosted Mini Wheats
(Maple & Brown Sugar)
Wheaties Fuel
Basic 4
Go Lean Crunch
(Protein & High Fiber)
Granola Oats and Honey
Oats and More w/ strawberries
Honey Bunches of Oats
(w/ strawberries)
Honey Bunches of Oats
(w/ peaches)
100% Natural Granola
(w/ honey, & raisins)
Fruit and Nut Granola
Honey Nut Chex
Strawberry Fields
Smart Start
Natural Granola
(w/oats, honey, & raisins)
Raisin Nut Bran
Special K Red Berries
Honey Nut Squares
Special K Vanilla Almond
Post
Store Brand (approx.)
General Mills
Quaker
Kellogg’s
Kellogg’s
Kashi
21%
21%
21%
22%
22%
22%
22%
Kellogg’s
23%
Kellogg’s
23%
Kashi
Kellogg’s
Cascadian Farm Organic
General Mills
Kashi
Post
Quaker
Quaker
Quaker
23%
23%
23%
24%
24%
25%
25%
25%
25%
Kellogg’s
25%
General Mills
General Mills
Kashi
25%
25%
25%
Cascadian Farm Organic 25%
Store Brand (approx.)
26%
Post
26%
Post
26%
Store Brand (approx.)
27%
Cascadian Farms Organic 27%
General Mills
Kashi
Kellogg’s
Quaker
28%
28%
28%
29%
General Mills
Kellogg’s
Store Brand (approx.)
Kellogg’s
29%
29%
30%
30%
Cereals with 50-56% Sugars:
Cereals with 31-40% Sugars:
Cracklin Oat Bran
Kellogg’s
Honey-Comb
Post
Corn Pops
Kellogg’s
Raisin Bran
Kellogg’s
Honey Nut Tasteeos
Store Brand (approx.)
Cinnamon Toast Crunch
General Mills
Honey Nut Cheerios
General Mills
Healthy Mornings w/ Red Berries Store Brand (approx.)
Banana Nut Cheerios
General Mills
Total Raisin Bran
General Mills
Cinnamon Toasters
Malt O Meal
Honey Grahams
Store Brand (approx.)
Cap ‘N Crunch’s Peanut Butter Crunch Quaker
Honey Nut Scooter’s
Malt O Meal
Cinni-Mini Crunch
Store Brand (approx.)
Chocolate Cheerios
General Mills
Special K Fruit and Yogurt
Kellogg’s
Low Fat Granola w/ Raisins
Store Brand (approx.)
Golden Grahams
General Mills
Frosted Cheerios
General Mills
Honey Nut Toasted Oats
Value Time
Fruity Pebbles
Post
Cocoa Pebbles
Post
Sprinkle Cookie Crisp
General Mills
Frosted Flakes
Kellogg’s
Honey Puffs
Store Brand (approx.)
Honey Buzzers
Malt O Meal
Crunchy Granola Raisin Bran
Store Brand (approx.)
Raisin Bran Crunch
Kellogg’s
Trix
General Mills
Frosted Flakes
Malt O Meal
Cocoa Krispies
Kellogg’s
Cocoa Peanut Butter Spheres Store Brand (approx.)
31%
31%
31%
32%
32%
32%
32%
32%
32%
33%
33%
33%
33%
33%
33%
33%
34%
35%
35%
36%
37%
37%
37%
37%
37%
38%
38%
38%
38%
38%
39%
39%
40%
Cereals with 41-50% Sugar:
Raisin Bran
Lucky Charms
Reese’s Puffs
Fruity Dyno-Bites
Fruit Rings
Froot Loops
Cookie Crisp
Magic Stars
Koo-Kies
Marshmallow Matey’s
Confruity Crisp
Apple Jacks
Apple Rings
Berry Colossal Crunch
Apple Cinnamon
Cap ’N Crunch
Cocoa Puffs
Cocoa Dyno-Bites
Cocoa Crispy Rice
Cap ‘N Crunch’s Crunch Berries
Tootie Fruities
Frosted Cocoa
Crunch Fruit
Cocoa Crunchies
Malt O Meal
General Mills
General Mills
Malt O Meal
Store Brand (approx.)
Kellogg’s
General Mills
Store Brand (approx.)
Store Brand (approx.)
Malt O Meal
Store Brand (approx.)
Kellogg’s
Store Brand (approx.)
Malt O Meal
Store Brand (approx.)
Quaker
General Mills
Malt O Meal
Store Brand (approx.)
Quaker
Malt O Meal
Value Time
Value Time
Store Brand (approx.)
41%
41%
41%
41%
41%
41%
42%
43%
43%
43%
43%
43%
43%
43%
43%
44%
44%
45%
45%
46%
47%
47%
47%
47%
We found 6 cereals that were NOT creditable for CACFP,
they are:
Coco Roos
Malt O Meal
50%
Golden Crisp
Post
52%
Chocolate Marshmallow Matey’s Malt O Meal
53%
Frosted Wheat Puffs
Store Brand (approx.)
56%
Honey Smacks
Kellogg’s
56%
Golden Puffs
Malt O Meal
56%
Whole Grains
The most healthful breakfast is whole grain cereal. If you're
trying to lose weight, control cholesterol or diabetes, or just need
a lot of energy, your best bet is a hot cooked cereal of whole
grains, such as oatmeal, barley, brown rice or wheat berries
cooked and served like oatmeal. Flavor it with raisins or other
dried fruits, and cinnamon. If you prefer cold cereal, you need to
check the list of ingredients carefully. The first ingredient should
be a whole grain. Once you've eliminated all the brands made
with refined grains or partially hydrogenated oils, check for
added sugars (you want little or none) and fiber (you want a lot).
Common Terms Used on Labels:
Refined- parts of the whole grain are removed leaving only
the endosperm or starchy part. Many of the vitamins and
minerals are lost when parts are removed.
Enriched or fortified– addition of nutrients to refined grains
and grain foods. All of the nutrients lost from a refined grain
are not added.
Stone ground– milling process to grind any grain, including
refined grains, into flour.
Un bleached flour– refined flour with texture and nutrition
value similar to regular white flour.
Wheat flour– flour made from wheat, including refined white
flour.
White flour– flour that has been refined and bleached for
maximum softness and
whiteness.
Whole Grain Kernel
Whole wheat flour– flour
made from the whole
Bran
wheat kernel.
Whole grain– grain milled
in its entirety not refined.
Health Benefits of Whole
Grains:
When the bran and the germ
are removed from the grain to
make white or enriched grains,
the nutrients of the bran and the
germ are also removed. Whole
grains have more nutrients and
provide more benefits than
refined grains.
More fiber, B vitamins,
minerals, and healthy oils
Improve digestive health
Lower risk of heart disease
Lower risk of some cancer
Lower risk of diabetes
Endosperm
Germ