Oat cereals are a quick, easy breakfast food popular with consumers worldwide. They also make a convenient any-time snack; or mix a little into your smoothie for some added crunch. If you are a loyal cereal devotee, choose a healthy oat-based cereal to maintain a balanced diet.

Dietitians share the healthiest oatmeal brands you can buy that are low in sugar and high in flavor, fiber, and protein—plus ones to avoid. Skip to content News

We've ranked the top ready-to-cook oatmeal brands from worst to best so that you don't have to sort through every oatmeal offering on the market. As you'll see, some choices are a cut above...

Here's the best toasted oat cereal you can buy, plus a few to avoid at all costs. I tried as many knock-off brands of Cheerios as I could find to compare them to the original and was surprised to find my favorite wasn't the name brand.

Find the best oats, oatmeal, and steel-cut oats based on our tests and comparisons. See which products pass or failed our tests, find out if contamination with gluten, lead, cadmium, arsenic, or mercury, and yeast and mold is a problem, and see our Top Picks based on quality, taste, and cost.