The Environmental Working Group recently conducted a survey on cereals marketed to children and studied their nutritional value.  Here is a top 10 list of the worst children's cereals based on percent sugar by weight.

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    Kellogg's Froot Loops Original

    41.4% sugar

    Your kids will start the day a bit "loopy"" eating these sugary rings of "froot"!

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    Quaker Oates Cap'n Crunch's Crunch Berries

    42.3% sugar

    The berries will turn the milk pink!

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    Kellogg's Apple Jacks

    42.9% sugar

    The tasty circles of fake apples will jack you up!

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    Kellogg's Smorz

    43.3% sugar

    Start the day with this cereal and you will have as much energy as a girl scouts do on camping trip...for about an 1/2 hour--then prepare for the crash!

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    Quaker Oates Oh!s

    44.4% sugar

    Give this to your kids and after breakfast you may find yourself saying "OH my God, what have I done!"

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    Quaker Oats Cap'n Crunch Original

    44.4% sugar

    Look at the box...even the Cap'n is wired!

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    Quaker Oats Cap'n Crunch's OOPS! All Berries

    46.9% sugar

    Third in the trilogy of cereals in the Cap'n Crunch family. Yet another cereal with over 40% sugar! OOPS! They did it again.

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    Kellogg's Froot Loops Marshmallow

    48.3% sugar

    Even more sugar than original Froot Loops to make your kids even more loopy!

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    Post Golden Crisp

    51.9% sugar

    That's "Sugar Bear" on the box! Years ago they changed the name from "Super Sugar Crisp" to "Golden Crisp" so parents would feel better about this purchase. Who they foolin'!

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    Kellogg's Honey Smacks

    In 1953 this product also had "sugar" in the name. The former "Sugar Smacks" became "Honey Smacks" in the 1980's. This cereal of sweetened puffed wheat has an astonishing 55% of sugar by weight. Consumer Reports says it has as much sugar as a glazed doughnut and "recommended parents to choose cereal brands with better nutrition ratings for their children".

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