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Grape Nuts Cereal Nutrition

Published Jul,08 2011 | By Valerie Liles

The healthiest cereals contain whole grains, little or no sugar, no saturated or trans fat, few calories, no cholesterol, low sodium and are high in fiber. The catch is that cereal still needs to be palatable; otherwise, if you are simply pushing it aside to grab the toaster pastries, it is not helping you at all.

Based in Atlanta, Valerie Liles has been writing about landscape and garden design since 1980. As a registered respiratory therapist, she also has experience in family health, nutrition and pediatric and adult asthma managment. Liles holds a Bachelor of Arts in journalism from Colorado State University and a Master of Science in technical communication from the University of Colorado.