We Tried the New Protein Cereal Craze (Worth Buying?)

Name: We Tried the New Protein Cereal Craze (Worth Buying?)
Uploaded: 2026-04-22T16:00:50.000Z
Duration: 28 min 18 s
Channel: Renaissance Periodization

Renaissance PeriodizationApril 22, 202628m

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Protein Cereal Overview0:31 Premier Protein High Protein Cereal - Mixed Berry Almond1:33 Three Wishes Cocoa Flavored Grain-Free Cereal4:57 Cheerios Protein7:32 Ghost Cereal9:31 Truly Fruity Cereal12:01 Legion Protein Cereal - Cinnamon Crunch14:30 Kashi Go Cereal16:00 Magic Spoon Cereal18:01 Final Rankings20:01 Additional Flavor Testing24:30

In a Nutshell

Truly cereal wins overall with high-quality casein and whey proteins delivering 18g protein in 170 calories while tasting excellent. Three Wishes and Legion rank high for taste and texture despite lower protein quality, while Cheerios Protein, Premier Protein, and Kashi Go rank lowest due to poor protein sources and underwhelming flavor. High-protein cereals require realistic expectations—those using whey, casein, or milk proteins taste better and deliver superior nutrition than wheat gluten or pea protein versions.

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Protein cereals are an amazing product category, but it's helpful to couch expectations. If you expect protein cereal to taste as good as regular cereal, you're probably going to have a bad time. If you expect protein cereal to taste like high protein medicine that helps you get jacked, you're going to have an amazing time and be super pleasantly surprised.

Premier Protein high protein cereal is naturally flavored mixed berry almond from Post. The serving contains 180 calories loaded with 20g of protein, meaning about 44.5% of the calories are made of protein, making it the leader of the pack in protein concentration.

The number one ingredient is wheat gluten, which is not a high quality protein. The second ingredient is wheat protein isolate, also a very low quality protein. Pea protein concentrate is also included. Every single protein ingredient is not the gold standard of whey, casein, egg, or soy protein.

The taste is 100% fine with an awesome super duper crunch that maintains its crunch even after being soaked in milk for quite some time, unlike carbohydrate-based cereal. The product claims to be made of "100% yum" and states "deliciousness never tasted so good."

Three Wishes has 130 calories per serving with only 8g of protein, putting it at roughly 24.5% protein calories, which ranks pretty low. The ingredients list is straightforward: chickpea, tapioca, pea protein, organic cane sugar, cocoa, natural flavors, sea salt, and monk fruit extract. Due to the chickpea and pea protein, protein quality is not going to be high.

The cereal has big Cheerio-looking pieces with exceptional crunch and amazing mouthfeel. It may be one of the most cocoaiest things tasted in a long time - sweet but not too sweet. The taste and texture are loved, and it would be eaten even with no protein. Being grain-free makes it worth considering if grains cause stomach issues.

Cheerios with protein has 8g of protein in 150 calories, giving roughly 21.5% of calories from protein - the second lowest on the list. The ingredients include whole grain oats, sugar, pea protein, corn starch, corn syrup, canola and/or sunflower oil, salt, caramel flavor, tripotassium phosphate, natural flavor, vitamin E, and other vitamins.

The cereal has a strong chemical smell and comes in cookies and creme flavor. The taste is strange with an aftertaste, though not bad. The protein quality and quantity are subpar, placing it at the bottom of the pile.

For cereals that are low in protein with protein quality that is not great, dividing their protein contribution by half or taking a third of it for protein counting and counting the other half or two-thirds as carbs is a good approach when tracking macros.

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We Tried the New Protein Cereal Craze (Worth Buying?)

Protein Cereal Overview00:31

Premier Protein High Protein Cereal - Mixed Berry Almond01:33

Three Wishes Cocoa Flavored Grain-Free Cereal04:57

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