It's natural to believe that simply avoiding the old-school, sugar-coated, candy-colored cereals popular in decades past is a smart way to steer toward something healthier. But when it comes to healthy cereal , it's easy to be deceived. In my 30 years as a dietitian, virtually all of my clients have been hoodwinked into thinking that seeking out a cereal package with phrases like "Multi-grain," "With real fruit!" or "Low sugar" means they're choosing a weight loss-friendly cereal . However, when I put cold cereal nutrition facts in perspective for them, it's often an a-ha moment. If you're like many of the people I've worked with, cereal can be super confusing because when it's high in healthy content (like fiber or protein), it's often also high in something less healthy, like sugar. So there's rarely a strict good or bad choice. To make it easier for you to navigate the cereal aisle, especially if you're inte