Boxed cereal

Sugar is bad for your teeth and waistline, but your heart isn’t losing any love over it either. A 2014 study published in JAMA: Internal Medicine found people who consumed 17 to 21 percent of calories from added sugar had a 38 percent higher risk of dying from cardiovascular disease than those who consumed 8 percent of their calories from added sugar. Dr. Koshy likens the added sugars in many cereals (and any food with added sugar) to eating candy: “It increases the sugar in our blood, which increases triglycerides and raises cholesterol.” Choose cereals with less added sugars, or better yet, oatmeal. “I recommend oatmeal every day: the plain variety and with fresh fruit added instead of dried fruit or sugar.” While you’re ditching your sugary cereals, check out this list of more breakfast foods you really need to stop eating.