Which one is healthiest?

One of these cereals contains 500% more sugar per serving than the other two. Any guesses about which one is the healthiest?

Cheerios packaging

Multi-Grain Cheerios packaging

President's Choice Toasted Oat Os packaging (Loblaw)

Okay, hands up if you think that Multi-Grain Cheerios are the healthiest option? They do contain the most fibre; 3 grams per 30 gram serving.

How about the Toasted Oat Os? They are tied with regular Cheerios for the amount of protein; 3 grams per 30 gram serving.

The regular Cheerios have the lowest carbohydrates per serving; 20 grams. (But the serving size for the regular Cheerios is only 27 grams, while the other two cereals have a serving size of 30 grams.

But how about sugar? General Mills makes a big deal out of the low sugar content of Cheerios cereal.

Cheerios magazine advertisement touting the low sugar content of Cheerios

And how about Multi-Grain Cheerios? Well, as far as sugar is concerned Multi-Grain Cheerios is the unhealthy choice. While regular Cheerios and Toasted Oat Os both have 1 gram of sugar per serving, Multi-Grain Cheerios have 6 grams of sugar per serving?And why? Because sugar is ingredient number three.

The cereal may contain five whole grains, but it contains more sugar by weight than three of the five "whole grains" touted on the front of the package.

Just another reason why reading the packaging is critically important.