, the
source of vitamin C and fiber, were widely consumed
during breakfast. The consumption of breakfast cereal
was discovered to be at a very low level (28.3%).
Nevertheless, studies concluded that cereal consumed
at breakfast provided more fiber, iron, folic acid and zinc
and less fat, sodium, sugar and cholesterol, compared
with the nutrients in foods eaten during non-cereal
breakfasts (Albertson et al., 2008).