Mom's Healthy Secrets 100% Oragnic Functional Cereals is a breakfast choice that's nutritious, low in fat and full of vitamins, minerals and antioxidants.

Cereal is organic and healthy

Product: Mom's Healthy Secrets 100% Organic Functional Cereals

Price: $4.99 per box at Metro stores

Manufacturer: Mom's Healthy Secrets, momshealthysecrets.com

Position: Your body is your vehicle, and food is your fuel.

Ingredients: Vary based on cereal, but include novel ingredients like goji and blueberries, as well as whole grains and are low in sugar.

Nutritional breakdown: 200 calories per 250 ml (55 g), 1.5-4 g fat (0.5 g saturated, 0 g trans), 44 g carbohydrate (6-12 g fibre, 5-10 g sugar), about 6 g protein (depending on the cereal)

Analysis: As a follow-up to the original Mom's Healthy Secrets cereals, this new line is equally stellar. Mom's Healthy Secret introduces three new 100 per cent organic cereals, which boast some impressive nutritional qualities. They are part of a growing field referred to as "functional foods." Simply put, functional foods, in the context of an overall health diet, are shown to have health benefits beyond basic nutrition such as vitamins, minerals etc. For example:

Has the added benefit of plant-based omega-3 from flax seeds and omega-6 from pumpkin seeds. Omega fats are essential for health and must be obtained from the diet.

The first organic flake cereal with 12 g of fibre (48 per cent daily recommended intake for women and 32 per cent for men). Fibre helps to balance blood sugar, promote regularity and may help to manage appetite.

The first cereal in Canada to contain goji berries also contains organic blueberries, both of which are rich in antioxidants.

Take it or leave it: It's nutritious and it's cereal – how easy is that?

Doug Cook is a dietitian at St. Michael's Hospital and co-author of Nutrition for Canadians for Dummies. wellnessnutrition.ca