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The only cereal I give is multigrain Cheerios but only as an occasional treat.
All cereal have added sugar and salt. Check your label and find one that is lowest sugar, but again, only as an occasional treat.
 
I've found this list to be helpful:

Group 1
Cereals which are fine for regular use (either <5% sugar, or 5-10% sugar, but entirely from fruit)

Wheat

Sainsburys Mini Wheats (0.7% sugar)
Protein: 11.8g; Carbs: 69.9g; of which sugar: 0.7g; Fat: 2.3g; of which saturates: 0.5g; Fibre 11.8g; Sodium: <0.1g.

Shredded Wheat (0.9% sugar)
Protein: 11.6g; Carbs: 67.8g; of which sugar: 0.9g; Fat: 2.5g; of which saturates: 0.5g; Fibre 11.8g; Sodium: trace.

Shredded Wheat Bitesize (1% sugar)
Protein: 11.8g; Carbs: 69.9g; of which sugar: 1g; Fat: 2.6g; of which saturates: 0.5g; Fibre 11.9g; Sodium: trace.

Quaker Puffed Wheat (2% sugar)
Protein 11.5g; Carbs 74g; of which sugar 2g; Fat 2.5g; of which saturates 0.5g; Fibre 8g; Sodium 0.02g

Tesco Value Wheat Biscuits (2.5% sugar)
Protein: 13.7g; Carbs: 69.5g; of which sugar: 2.5g; Fat: 2.5g; of which saturates: 0.4g; Fibre 7.5g; Sodium: 0.27g.

Weetabix (normal) (4.4% sugar)
Protein: 11.5g; Carbs: 68.4g; of which sugar: 4.4g; Fat: 2g; of which saturates: 0.6g; Fibre 10g; Sodium: 0.3g.

Tesco Healthy Living Wheat Biscuits (4.4% sugar)
As for normal Weetabix

Weetabix Gold (4.4% sugar)
As for normal Weetabix

Waitrose Wholewheat Biscuits (4.4% sugar)
As for normal Weetabix

Weetabix Organic (4.9% sugar)
Protein: 10.9g; Carbs: 66.8g; of which sugar: 4.9g; Fat: 2.2g; of which saturates: 0.3g; Fibre 11g; Sodium: 0.34g.

Corn

Plain corn-cakes (0.8% sugar)
Protein: 13.1g; Carbs: 79g; of which sugar: 0.8g; Fat: 3.7g; of which saturates: 0g; Fibre 14.2g; Sodium: 0.01g.

Tesco Value Cornflakes (2.7% sugar)
Protein: 7.6g; Carbs: 85.1g; of which sugar: 2.7g; Fat: 0.7g; of which saturates: 0.1g; Fibre 3.3g; Sodium: 0.2g.

Tesco Organic Cornflakes (4% sugar)
Protein: 8g; Carbs: 80g; of which sugar: 4g; Fat: 0.8g; of which saturates: 0.2g; Fibre 5g; Sodium: 0.7g.

Whole Earth Organic Cornflakes (4% sugar)
As for Tesco Organic Cornflakes

Dove Farm Organic Cornflakes (4% sugar, from rice syrup)
Protein: 10.3g; Carbs: 81.7g; of which sugar: 4g; Fat: 1g; of which saturates: 0.2g; Fibre 0.3g; Sodium: 0.3g.

Rice

Kallo Puffed Brown Rice (values should be similar for any plain puffed rice) (1.1% sugar)
Protein: 8g; Carbs: 80g; of which sugar: 1.1g; Fat: 3g; of which saturates: 1g; Fibre 9g; Sodium: 0.2g.

Kallo No Added Salt Rice Cakes (2.2% sugar)
Protein: 8g; Carbs: 78.7g; of which sugar: 2.2g; Fat: 2.8g; of which saturates: 0.6g; Fibre 5.1g; Sodium: 0.01g.

Oats

Porridge Oats (these are Jordans, but values should be similar for any plain oats) (1.1% sugar)
Protein: 11g; Carbs: 60g; of which sugar: 1.1g; Fat: 8g; of which saturates: 1.5g; Fibre 9g; Sodium: trace.

Weetabix Oatabix normal size (NOT bitesize) (3.2% sugar)
Protein: 12.5g; Carbs: 63.7g; of which sugar: 3.2g; Fat: 8g; of which saturates: 1.3g; Fibre 7.3g; Sodium, 0.15g

Other

Flaked Barley, from Holland & Barrett (0.1% sugar)
Protein: 7.9g; Carbs: 83.6g; of which sugar: 0.1g; Fat: 1.7g; of which saturates: trace; Fibre 6.5g; Sodium: 0.03g.

Flaked Rye, from Holland & Barrett (trace sugar)
Protein: 8.2g; Carbs: 75.9g; of which sugar: trace; Fat: 2g; of which saturates: trace; Fibre 11.7g; Sodium: 0.01g.

Flaked Spelt, from Holland & Barrett (0.2% sugar)
Protein: 11g; Carbs: 73.3g; of which sugar: 0.2g; Fat: 3g; of which saturates: 0.24g; Fibre 9g; Sodium: trace.

Jordans Multigrain Porridge (oats, wheat, barley and rice) (1% sugar)
Protein: 10.4g; Carbs: 60.9g; of which sugar: 1g; Fat: 5.5g; of which saturates: 1g; Fibre 10g; Sodium: trace.

Food Doctor Porridge Mix (oats, barley, spelt, buckwheat & rye) (1.2% sugar)
Protein: 10.2g; Carbs: 65.8g; of which sugar: 1.2g; Fat: 6.5g; of which saturates: 1.3g; Fibre 8.2g; Sodium: 0.02g.

Weight Watchers’ Flakes with Apple (8.1% sugar, from fruit)
Protein: 10.4g; Carbs: 67.4g; of which sugar: 8.1g; Fat: 1.6g; of which saturates: 0.4g; Fibre 14.4g; Sodium: 0.5g.


Group 2
Cereals which are ok in small amounts, or as an occasional treat (<20% sugar from fruit, or low sugar, but higher fat from seeds/nuts)

Food Doctor Cereal Mix (1.5% sugar. 27.2% fat from seeds and nuts)
Protein: 16.6g; Carbs: 44.2g; of which sugar: 1.5g; Fat: 27.2g; of which saturates: 4.3g; Fibre 7.7g; Sodium: 0.01g.

Mornflake Oatbran cereal (2.1% sugar, but 15.2% fibre)
Protein: 14.8g; Carbs: 49.7g; of which sugar: 2.1g; Fat: 9.7g; of which saturates: 1.6g; Fibre 15.2g; Sodium: 0.05g.

Toasted Bran, from Holland & Barrett (7.9% sugar, from the bran, fibre and protein are also quite high)
Protein: 16.6g; Carbs: 42.1g; of which sugar: 7.9g; Fat: 4.5g; of which saturates: 0.9g; Fibre 22.8g; Sodium: 0.2g.

Food Doctor Museli Base (11.6% sugar, from fruit. 14.2% fat from seeds)
Protein: 12.1g; Carbs: 55.5g; of which sugar: 11.6g; Fat: 14.2g; of which saturates: 2.4g; Fibre 7.1g; Sodium: 0.01g.

Dorset Simply Delicious Museli (12% sugar from fruit)
Protein: 10.8g; Carbs: 59.2g; of which sugar: 12g; Fat: 9.5g; of which saturates: 1.7g; Fibre 7.4g; Sodium: <0.1g.

Pertwood Museli Fruit and Seeds (14.2% sugar from fruit)
Protein: 11.4g; Carbs: 55.5g; of which sugar: 14.2g; Fat: 6.7g; of which saturates: 1.1g; Fibre ?g; Sodium: trace.

Jordans Natural Museli (15.3% sugar, from fruit)
Protein: 8.9g; Carbs: 60.7g; of which sugar: 15.3g; Fat: 4.7g; of which saturates: 0.8g; Fibre 10.4g; Sodium: trace.

Alpen No Added Sugar (15.9% sugar from fruit)
Protein: 10.7g; Carbs: 64.3g; of which sugar: 15.9g; Fat: 5.9g; of which saturates: 0.7g; Fibre 7.7g; Sodium: 0.17g.

Kelloggs Raisin Wheats (16% sugar from fruit)
Protein: 9g; Carbs: 69g; of which sugar: 16g; Fat: 2g; of which saturates: 0.4g; Fibre 9g; Sodium: trace.

Dorset Organic Fruit, Seeds and Nuts (18.9% sugar from fruit)
Protein: 10.8g; Carbs: 56.6g; of which sugar: 18.9g; Fat: 9.8g; of which saturates: 3g; Fibre 8.4g; Sodium: <0.1g.

Jordans Porridge raisin and apple (18.6% sugar from fruit)
Protein: 9.1g; Carbs: 58.8g; of which sugar: g; Fat: 4.7g; of which saturates: 0.8g; Fibre 10.4g; Sodium: trace.

Jordans Museli Organic (19.3% sugar)
Protein: 9.1g; Carbs: 58.5g; of which sugar: 19.3g; Fat: 8.6g; of which saturates: 2.7g; Fibre 9.4g; Sodium: trace.


Group 3
Cereals which I wouldn’t give rats at all (sugar levels are from added processed sugar, and are over 5%, or are sugar from fruit and over 20%)

Anything involving the words frosted, chocolate, honey, maple syrup, caramel, or golden.
Sainsbury’s Bran (low sugar but 36% fibre);
Kelloggs Cornflakes (8% sugar);
Grapenuts (8.8% sugar);
Tesco Cornflakes (8.9% sugar);
Sainsburys Cornflakes (8.9% sugar);
Sainsburys Rice Pops (9.7% sugar);
Kelloggs Rice Krispies (10% sugar);
Tesco Special Flakes (11.6% sugar);
Weetaflakes (12.4% sugar);
Quaker Oat Crisp (13% sugar);
Sainsbury’s Oat and Bran Flakes (13.5% sugar);
Oatibix bitesize (14.2% sugar);
Alpen Crunchy Bran (14.6% sugar);
Shreddies (15.5% sugar);
Sainsbury’s Healthy Balance Rice and Wheat (15.7% sugar);
Tesco Bran (16.2% sugar);
Sainsbury’s Hi-fibre Bran (16.2% sugar);
Tesco Healthy Living Wheat Flakes with Oatbran (16.6% sugar);
Sainsbury’s Wheat Flakes with Oatbran (16.6% sugar); Fitnesse (16.8% sugar);
Special K, normal (17% sugar);
Kelloggs All-Bran (17% sugar);
Tesco Value Branflakes (17.1% sugar);
Tesco Healthy Living Branflakes (17.1% sugar);
Sainsbury’s Organic Branflakes (17.1% sugar);
Sainsbury’s Branflakes (17.2% sugar);
Honey Nut Shredded Wheat (17.5% sugar);
Cranberry Wheats (18.9% sugar);
Apricot Wheats (19% sugar);
Oatibix bitesize with sultana and apple (19.3% sugar);
Jordan’s 3 in 1 Strawberry (19.6% sugar)
Sainsbury’s Balance with Red Fruits (19.9% sugar)
Kelloggs Optivia varieties (20% sugar)
Sainsbury’s Crunch Organic (20.1% sugar)
Jordans Superfoods Museli (20.3% sugar)
Kelloggs Just Right (21% sugar)
Sainsbury’s Hooplas (21.5% sugar)
Cheerios (21.6% sugar)
Alpen standard and original (21.8% sugar)
Kelloggs Bran Flakes and All-Bran Bran Flakes (22% sugar)
Sainsburys Raisin Wheats (22.2% sugar)
Special K Bliss (23% sugar)
Jordans Porridge apricot and sultana (23.2% sugar)
Nestle Clusters (23.3% sugar)
Weetabix Wheetos (23.5% sugar)
Special K with berries (24% sugar)
All Jordan’s Country Crisp varieties (24-35% sugar)
Crunchy Nut Clusters (25% sugar)
Kelloggs Fruit and Fibre (25% sugar)
Shredded Wheat Fruitful (25.1% sugar)
Quaker Oat Granola (26% sugar)
Sainsbury’s Fruit and Fibre (26.4% sugar)
Jordans Special Museli (26.6% sugar)
Dorset Super High Fibre (27.5% sugar)
Kelloggs Crunchy Nut with berries (28% sugar)
Sainsbury’s Fruit and Nut Museli (28.9% sugar)
Tesco Value Fruit and Fibre (30% sugar)
Tesco Healthy Living Sultana Bran (30.8% sugar)
Dorest Cranberry, Cherry and Almond (31.4% sugar)
Sainsbury’s Sultana Bran (32.2% sugar)
Kelloggs Sultana Bran (33% sugar)
Crunchy Nut Nutty (33% sugar)
Cinnamon Grahams (34.2% sugar)
Kelloggs Crunchy Nut (35% sugar)
Honey Nut Cheerios (35.4% sugar)
Jordans Special Fruit Museli (36.1% sugar)
Dorset Berries and Cherries (41% sugar)
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We use Kashi Puffs, when we make Suebee's mix. http://www.kashi.com/products/kashi_puffs_original

We're probably stopping our Suebee's though, two of our boys are obese and we're just finishing out our current box of mix so we aren't throwing food in the garbage. This cereal makes an excellent training treat too, they eat fast and can be broken into smaller pieces if you want. And no sugar!
 
My rats love puffed rice cereal as a very rare treat... not to be confused with rice crispies. Puffed rice is ONLY puffed rice, no oils sugars... no nothing.

They've also had cheerios from time to time, but I'm more likely to give a couple of pieces of uncooked pasta than cereal most of the time, simply 'cause we don't keep a lot of healthy cereal around, LOL. I favour frosted flakes, myself.
 
Mine get 2 multigrain Cheerios everyday, which is obviously to many from what I'm reading on here.
As for the frosted flakes Moon, its a good thing your not a rat cause you'd get ripped off. Tony the tiger would be keeping your flakes :giggle:
 
My sister gives a cheerio every day as their "go home" treat. Her rats are doing very well...but they also get lots of out time.

So you have to balance it out, if you have nice healthy slim rats who are very active, go ahead and give the cheerio or *shudder* yoggie... so long as they aren't obese and couch potatoes.
 

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