Corn flakes
Doves Farm organic, 375g, £1.79, widely available
Fantastic flavour. It tastes healthy and has a substantial texture. It's really good.
5 stars
Marks & Spencer, 500g, 80p
The flavour is quite pronounced; flakes taste well-roasted.
4 stars
Kellogg's, 500g, £1.38, Widely available
Is this Kellogg's? I'm used to this one. It's nice, but kind of bland.
3 stars
Asda, 750g, £1.19
It's seasoned, but I can't taste whether it's salt or sugar.
2 stars
Whole Earth organic, 375g, £1.19, widely available
This is incredibly bland. You'd have to pile sugar on to make it taste of anything.
1 star
Porridge oats
Whole Earth organic, 500g, £1.49, widely available
Great texture and flavour with quite a traditional oatmeal taste. Very nice.
5 stars
M&S Scottish, 500g, 99p
The taste and texture is very smooth. Maybe a bit too smooth for my taste, but good.
4 stars
Rude Health vitality, 1kg, £4.95,
www.rudehealthfoods.co.uk I quite like the seeds in it. It gives the porridge a great texture and it tastes healthy.
4 stars
Jordans multigrain, 750g, £1.59, widely available
The grains are too big. It looks and tastes like cooked muesli.
1 star
Dorset apple and raisins, 800g, £2.49, www.dorsetcereals.co.uk
The fruit makes it taste like mulled wine.
No stars
Muesli with fruits and nuts
Jordans special, 1kg, £3.29, widely available
Lovely flavour and the fruit/nuts/oats ratio is good. I like the banana and coconut bits.
5 stars
Dorset fruit, nuts & seeds
5 stars
Dorset fruit, nuts & seeds, 750g, £2.49
I like the flavour. It's well-balanced and all the ingredients' flavours are distinctive.
4 stars
M&S organic, 500g, £1.89
Nice flavour and well toasted. Plenty of nuts.
4 stars
Waitrose organic, 1kg, £2.89 Good flavour, but I can't taste a lot of fruits.
3 stars
Alara fairtrade, 500g, £2.99, www.alara.co.uk
I'm not too keen on this one.
Muesli with seeds
Waitrose fruit and seeds, 500g, £1.49
A good flavour.
5 stars
Sainsbury's cranberry, sunflower and pumpkin seeds, 700g, £2.19
Nicely roasted and nutty. I like the soft texture. Very good.
5 stars
Lovedean Larder, 450g, £5.95, www.lovedeanlarder.co.uk
Sweet. Lots of seeds and nuts.
3 stars
Rude Health essential, 500g, £2.95, www.rudehealthfoods.co.uk
Tastes too much of cinnamon and there are far too many oats.
2 stars
Sharpham Park Monty's mix, 375g, £4.50, www.sharphampark.com
Hard work to eat and bland.
2 stars
Muesli with berries
Dorset Cereals , 800g, £3.19, widely available
The oats/berries ratio is good and the flavours are well-balanced after it has soaked for a bit.
3 stars
Jordans superfoods, 750g, £3.69, widely available
Distinct lack of berries, but the muesli is nice.
2 stars
Mini Magoo cranberry, 500g, £5.50, www.minimagoo.com
Tastes of cinnamon and coconut. Big, hard cranberries.
2 stars
Sharpham Park summer mix, 375g, £5.25
Spelt dominant. More strong-flavoured fruits would be good.
2 stars
Alara branberry fairtrade,
www.alara.co.uk, 300g, £1.59
Berry flavour comes through when rehydrated, but then the cereal is soggy.
2 stars
Chocolate cereals
Whole Earth organic cocoa crunch, 375g, £2.59, widely available
The chocolate flavour is not too strong. It's quite nutty. I really like it.
4 stars
Doves farm organic chocolate stars, 375g, £1.99, widely available
Chocolate is not the predominant flavour in this product, but it's still good.
3 stars
Environkidz koala crisp, 325g, £2.99, widely available
Where's the chocolate in this? It just tastes like rice puffs with a bit of cocoa.
2 stars
Kellogg's crunchy nut chocolate clusters, 500g, £1.19, widely available
I like the chocolate, but dull overall.
2 stars
Nestlé coco shreddies, 500g, £1.82, widely available
Tastes of chocolate, but way too sweet.
1 star
Crunchy cereals
Jordans country crisp berries, 500g, £1.98, widely available
Good nutty flavour, but slightly too sweet.
4 stars
M&S organic sultana granola, 500g, £1.79
Flavour-wise it's OK. Very nutty and crunchy, and filling.
3 stars
Whole Earth organic red fruit crunch, 450g, £2.99
The berries are nice and the flavours are well-balanced.
3 stars
Sainsbury's raisin and caramelised nut crunch, 700g, £2.19
Good crunch, nice flavours, too sweet.
3 stars
Bodymatter organic oat crunch, 500g, £4, www.bodymatter.com
Too coarse and too bland.
No stars
Wheat biscuits
Asda, 82p for 24
I like this one. It's got a good malty and toasted flavour and is slightly nutty.
4 stars
M&S, 480g, £1.09 for 24
It tastes like original Weetabix, but it's coarser, which I like.
3 stars
Sainsbury's so organic, £1.47 for 24
Bland and goes mushy too quickly. You would need to add flavour.
2 stars
Weetabix gold, £1.68, widely available
This is too much like cold porridge. It's got a very light colour and taste, that I don't like.
1 star
Doves Farm organic whole wheat biscuits, 375g, £1.79 for 24, Waitrose
Not as toasted and pronounced as it should be and it goes soft straight away.
1 star
Low-fat cereals
Waitrose perfectly balanced muesli, 1kg, £3.39
It's really good. Lots of fruits, but the texture is a bit rough and chewy. I would buy it, though.
4 stars
Kellogg's Special K red berries, 375g, £2.69, widely available
Good berries, cereal not too bad either.
3 stars
Sainsbury's be good to yourself muesli, 500g, £1.39
The cinnamon flavour is overpowering, but the mix of fruits is good.
3 stars
Whole Earth perfect balance organic, 375g, £2.59
Cereal fine, texture good, but dull.
2 stars
WeightWatchers with apple, 375g, £1.58, widely available
Bland. I wouldn't eat this.
No stars
Wheat-free cereals
Sharpham Park organic honey spelt puffs, 200g, £3.95
Reminds me of sugar puffs I had as a kid, just healthier.
3 stars
Nature's Path millet rice, 375g, £2.29, widely available
Visually boring. Would be good with some berries.
2 stars
Bodymatter organic cereal, 500g, £4
The only saving grace for this one is that it has good nuts in it.
1 star
Environkidz gorilla munch 284g, £2.19, widely available
Children might like this, but it looks unappetising.
1 star
Alara fairtrade gluten-free muesli, 250g, £2.49
It tastes of paper and the texture is not unlike paper either.
No stars
