Gluten Free Breakfast Cereals List: Top Picks

Breakfast can be one of the hardest gluten free meals to navigate. Today, we’re going to be looking at a gluten-free breakfast cereals list, and the easiest way to spot when cereal is gluten-free (and when it isn’t!).

How To Detect Gluten-Free Cereal

• Check Packaging. When a product is gluten-free, it will often make you aware of this somewhere on the packaging. Sometimes it’s bold on the front, while other times may be in small print on the back – be sure to check it all!
• Analyze Ingredients. This is the most important part of checking for gluten. If any of the ingredients contain wheat, barley, rye, or oats (unless gluten-free oats), you’ll need to avoid it at all costs. Also, be wary of ingredients such as “malt” – although it should have where the malt has been derived from next to it.
• Online Research. Whether this can be getting in touch with the company yourself, or checking their website for the most up-to-date information, companies are usually more than happy to help with any questions you may have.
• Use the Nima Partners Device. Yes, there is gluten-detecting advice! So if you’re unsure whether something contains gluten, test a small amount on this portable device. You can find the device here.

Gluten-Free Breakfast Cereals List:

General Mills:

• Cheerios
• Honey Nut Cheerios
• Lucky Charms
• Multigrain Cheerios
• Apple Cinnamon Cheerios

Chex:

• Chocolate Chex
• Cinnamon Chex
• Corn Chex
• Honey Nut Chex
• Vanilla Chex
• Rice Chex

Kellogg’s:

• Special K Gluten-Free Cereal

Nature’s Path:

• Summer Berries Granola
• Gorilla Munch
• Fruit and Nut Granola
• Crunchy Maple Sunrise
• Blueberry Pecan Granola

Bob’s Red Mill:

• Gluten-Free Oats
• Gluten-Free Muesli
• Cranberry Almond Homestyle Granola
• Coconut Spice Homestyle Granola
• Maple Sea Salt Homestyle Granola
• Lemon Blueberry Homestyle Granola

Annie’s:

• Organic Cinnabunnies Cereal

GoFree by Nestle:

• Corn Flakes
• Honey Flakes
• Rice Pops
• Coco Rice

Erin Baker’s:

• Coconut Chia
• Granola Double Chocolate
• Granola Chocolate Coconut Crunch
• Granola Pumpkin Seed and Flax
• Granola Honey Oat Clusters
• Granola Peanut Butter
• Granola Fruit and Nut

This list is by no means exhaustive, but simply the easiest gluten-free breakfast cereals to obtain. There’s a huge selection out there when you know the best places to look!

It’s important to note that many gluten-free breakfast cereals contain oats. Although the oats they use are gluten-free, many celiacs and gluten intolerant individuals have a separate oat allergy (myself included!), so be sure to check the ingredients for gluten-free oats if you do have a separate oat allergy.

Gluten-Free Oatmeal

Quaker Oats is the leading oat brand in the US. While their standard oatmeal isn’t gluten-free, they do have a gluten-free alternative now, and lots of brands are releasing their own versions of gluten-free oatmeal. Hopefully, in the future, our options will be endless!

Conclusion

I hope our gluten-free breakfast cereals list and the warning signs to look out for when purchasing any new breakfast cereals are helpful. It may seem daunting when shopping for gluten-free food, but it certainly doesn’t have to be! It just takes some getting used to.

FAQs

List Of Gluten Free Cereal: Our Top Picks

Why Would Cereal Not Be Gluten Free?

If the diet is fairly new to you, you may not know what gluten is and the grains it’s found in. The cereal will not be gluten-free if it contains any of the following ingredients:

• barley
• rye
• oats (unless gluten-free oats)
• wheat
• spelt

If any of the above ingredients are in your cereal – it is not suitable for a gluten-free diet. I like to remember these with the acronym BROWS (Barley, Rye, Oats, Wheat, Spelt).

Best Gluten Free Cereal

While there is a huge selection of gluten-free cereals, we’ll just be taking a look at the leading brands today in our top picks, as they are definitely the most accessible and brands you’ll likely see in your local grocery stores.

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General Mills

Chex is a brand from General Mills that you’ll likely already be familiar with if you’re from the US. The following flavors of Chex cereal are gluten-free:

• Cinnamon Chex
• Peanut Butter Chex
• Rice Chex
• Blueberry Chex
• Chocolate Chex
• Honey Nut Chex
• Corn Chex

Bob’s Red Mill

Bob’s Red Mill is pretty much my go-to brand when it comes to gluten-free products – and of course, they make gluten-free cereal too! Their gluten-free cereal varieties are:

• Gluten-Free Oats
• Cranberry Almond Homestyle Granola
• Coconut Spice Homestyle Granola
• Maple Sea Salt Homestyle Granola
• Lemon Blueberry Homestyle Granola

Kelloggs

Kellogg’s is the leading brand when it comes to cereal, but despite contrary belief, their Rice Krispies and Corn Flakes are not gluten-free as they contain barley. However, they do make the following gluten-free cereal:

• Kashi Go Keto-friendly cereals: Dark Cocoa and Cinnamon Vanilla
• Bear Naked Grain Free Granolas: Almond Coconut, Dark Chocolate Almond, Maple Cinnamon
• Bear Naked Granolas: Cacao & Cashew Butter

Post

If you’re looking for a cereal that will keep the little ones entertained at breakfast time, Post’s is a brand that’s perfect for children. They offer the following gluten-free cereals:

• Fruity Pebbles
• Cinnamon Pebbles
• Honey Bunches of Oats Chocolate
• Malt-O-Meal® Brand: Fruity Dyno-Bites, Cocoa Dyno-Bites, Crispy Rice
• Cocoa Pebbles

Nature’s Path

Nature’s Path is a fairly well known brand that offer the most delicious nutritious food at breakfast time. They currently offer the following varieties:

• Summer Berries Granola
• Gorilla Munch
• Fruit and Nut Granola
• Crunchy Maple Sunrise
• Blueberry Pecan Granola

Other Brands

Some other brands you may like to consider are:

• GoFree by Nestle (Corn Flakes, Honey Flakes, Rice Pops, Coco Rice)
• Erin Baker’s (Coconut Chia, Granola Double Chocolate, Granola Chocolate Coconut Crunch, Granola Pumpkin Seed and Flax, Granola Honey Oat Clusters, Granola Peanut Butter, Granola Fruit, and Nut)
• Annie’s (Organic Cinnabunnies Cereal)
• Quaker Oats (Gluten-Free Quaker Oats)