Choosing healthy foods can sometimes be overwhelming. Luckily, the Heart and Stroke Foundation’s Health Check program is here to help you. The Health Check logo on Post Shredded Wheat shows that it meets specific nutrient criteria, which means that it can be part of a healthy diet.
The Health Check nutrient criteria for breakfast cereal is developed by the Heart and Stroke Foundation’s registered dietitians based on recommendations in Canada’s Food Guide and are reviewed on a regular basis:
- Fat: 3g or less OR No added fat
- Sodium: 240mg or less
- Trans fat: 5% or less of total fat
OR No added fat - Fibre: 6g or more
To find out more about Health Check, visit healthcheck.org
Wouldn’t it be great if it was easy to understand what was in your food?
The One Ingredient of 100% whole grain wheat in Post Shredded Wheat makes it easy to understand what is in your food, and understanding what is in your food is an important part of what it takes to help you stay healthy.
When we say that Post Shredded Wheat cereal contains only 100% Canadian whole grain wheat, that means it doesn’t have any extras like added salt or sugar.
A healthy diet containing foods high in potassium and low in sodium may reduce the risk of high blood pressure — a risk factor for stroke and heart disease. Post Shredded Wheat cereal is sodium free.
The Benefits of Whole Grains are plentiful!
Post Shredded Wheat is a source of B vitamins, iron, zinc, magnesium and a very high
source of fibre.
See what you get from ONE ingredient with our interactive
Nutritional Information tool.
For more information about BHT, click here.
