(NEWS: May 2026) Was Out of Stock for weeks in my area (NYC). Was told they finally got shipments of it coming in. (Update2) June 1- Back in Stock today! However they did raise the price, to $3.29
This is a pretty Healthy Choice in Trader Joe’s cereal section
High Fiber. Low Fat. Low Sodium…
Fortified with 8 Vitamins + Iron
NINE GRAMS OF FIBER PER SERVING
ZERO CHOLESTEROL
What’s not to like?
Surely this is one of the healthiest cereal options you have shopping in Trader Joe’s cereal aisle.
TJ’s HIGH FIBER CEREAL is an easy way to get more dietary Fiber into your diet. It gives you 9 grams of dietary fiber per serving (2/3 cup) which is about 1/3 of the recommended daily amount.
As the name implies, HIGH FIBER CEREAL provides us with an easy way to get a good amount of dietary Fiber for breakfast. This comes from many different types of bran in it: wheat bran, corn bran and oat bran.
This may not win many taste awards, however I think it actually tastes OK. In fact once I got used to it, I now even like the taste of this which I would describe as tasting both “natural” and “healthy”without it tasting like you are eating twigs – even though it looks a bit like twigs!
Bran is typically stripped out of many cereals and grains we eat but that’s not the case with this. Here’s the ingredient list….
Ingredients: wheat bran, corn flour, corn bran, cane sugar, whole wheat, oat bran, whey, salt…… Fortified with vitamins plus iron (60% of the DVI for Iron).
My wife buys this cereal as she feels she needs even more fiber in her diet, though I think we eat pretty well in the fiber department. Still she says has trouble staying “regular” and that this High Fiber cereal helps! We like that. My wife buys this High Fiber Cereal mostly for her. Me, I usually buy granola mostly for myself. But I just use that as “topping” on top of this. HIGH FIBER CEREAL 9 grams fiber per serving. For contrast, my granola has about 5 grams.
Taste wise its OK, a bit neutral, not great but not bad. The texture is nice and crunchy. It looks like little brown strings or twigs. Sometimes there are clumps of them.
I imagine you are probably not eating just a bowl of this cereal with milk? Maybe like me, you are likely adding other things, besides milk or a similar substitute. Maybe a bit of Yogurt? Kefir? Fresh fruit, like perhaps some sliced bananas, berries, apples or other fresh fruits or maybe some dried fruits. Kefir…
So this is likely just one part of your breakfast bowl. That’s how I eat this and it tastes fine. I even put a sprinkle of granola on top of everything to make it a little tastier.
Also in the plus column: it’s low in calories, low in fat, low in sodium, and has ZERO cholesterol, plus this is low in Added Sugars, compared to almost any other cereal Trader Joe’s sells. So really compared to many other choices, this is the “healthy choice” in the Trader Joe’s cereal department. Maybe the healthiest cereal they sell besides Oatmeal.
It looks like little bits of twigs. I am pretty sure this cereal is extruded then baked. I am not too familiar with Nabisco’s FIBER ONE cereal but I think this is similar. I doubt anyone would say “this is the best cereal I ever tasted”. But you know what, its not bad. I think it tastes it’s OK. Fairly neutral in flavor, it is nice and crunchy. Its a bit naturally sweet.
Generally I myself use it like a topping, and put it on top of my breakfast mixture of chia seeds, fruit, yogurt and sometimes kefir. I sometimes add a little bit of granola on top of everything to improve it all.
If you want an easy way to add some extra fiber in your diet, this cereal is certainly an easy way to start in the morning getting your fiber.
Other things I get from Trader Joe’s for breakfast that are high fiber are Steel Cut Oats. Chia Seeds……
Personally I have always liked the classic GRAPE NUTS cereal – which is also pretty high fiber, and I do prefer it to this however my wife prefers this cereal by far. She has brought boxes of this cereal home quite a few times now, which means she really likes it, and that it “works. Meaning keeps her system nice and regular! Just sayin’, if that’s what you are looking for too, this will probably be good for you as well! 😉
“the recommended daily amount of fiber is 28 grams per day” so this is just one part….
High Fiber Cereal $2.99 (14.5 oz) $3.29
So for two healthy cereal options from Trader Joe’s, I would recommend this as well as OATS (steel cut preferably) I buy both cereals for our house.
(PS One reader even Commented they use this cereal to bake bran muffins!)
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