Are cereals whole grains? If the cereal says whole grain on the package does it meet the whole grain standard?
Some cereal manufacturers have changed their formulation so that they are whole grain foods. Although some packaging can be misleading; the best way to determine if a cereal is a whole grain is to check for a whole grain to be listed first on the food label ingredient list. If a whole grain is not listed first then it does not meet the whole grain standard definition.