Best High-Calorie Breakfast Cereals for Backpacking

I made a list of the best breakfast cereals for backpacking. All of them are high-calorie and also packable so they won’t get crushed in your pack. Or at least they will still be edible when crushed. 🙂

Out of them all, these are the all-around best cereals for backpacking because they are very calorie-dense and also have loads of protein. That means you won’t have a sugar-crash midday!

Cascadian Farms Organic Farm Stand Harvest Granola
Kashi Go Peanut Butter Crunch
Kashi Go Chocolate Crunch
Nature Valley Protein Oats n’ Honey Granola
Nature Valley Protein Oats n’ Dark Chocolate Granola
Nature Valley Flax Plus Granola
Post Great Grains Banana Nut Crunch
Quaker Apple Cranberry and Almond Natural Granola

It’s also really easy to make your own backpacking breakfasts. I usually eat oats (389 calories/100g) with nuts (approx. 600 calories/100g), dried fruit (350 calories/100g) and a bit of powdered milk.

You aren’t limited to just oats or cereal for breakfast either. Sometimes I’ll dehydrate carrot cake, pancakes or other goodies to eat for breakfast. Just pour some milk over them to rehydrate and you’ve got a bangin’ breakfast. You can buy my dehydrator recipes book for more ideas and recipes.

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Best Breakfast Cereals for Backpacking

*Click the arrows to sort the table by calories or protein!

Brand	Cereal	Calories (per 100g)	Protein
Cascadian Farm	Organic Oats Honey Granola	419	9.7g
Cascadian Farm	Organic Farm Stand Harvest Granola	452	9.7g
Cascadian Farm	Organic Fruit and Nut Granola	429	9.5g
Kashi	Go Original	345	19g
Kashi	Go Peanut Butter Crunch	415	19g
Kashi	Go Chocolate Crunch	404	19g
Kashi	Good Friends	302	9.4g
Kashi	Blackberry Hills	400	8.2g
Kellogg's	Frosted Flakes	375	4.5g
Kellogg's	Fruit n' Fiber	380	8g
Kellogg's	Frosted Mini Wheats	350	8g
Kirkland	Signature Nature’s Path Ancient Grains	454	9g
Malt-o-Meal	Honey Oat Blenders	400	6.7g
Malt-o-Meal	Marshmallow Mateys	400	6.7g
Malt-o-Meal	Blueberry Muffin Tops	433	3.3g
Malt-o-Meal	Colossal Crunch	400	3.3g
Malt-o-Meal	Raisin Bran	373	8.5g
Mountain House	Granola with Milk and Blueberries	456	14g
Nature Valley	Protein Oats n' Honey Granola	420	20g
Nature Valley	Protein Oats n' Dark Chocolate Granola	420	20g
Nature's Path	Flax Plus Granola	472	10.9g
Nature's Path	Love Crunch Granola	466	6.7g
Post	Grape Nuts	359	11g
Post	Great Grains Banana Nut Crunch	406	10g
Quaker	Simply Granola	411	9.8g
Quaker	Apple Cranberry and Almond Natural Granola	416	10.4g
Quaker	Real Medleys Summer Berry Granola	423	9.6g
Quaker	Real Medleys Dark Chocolate Cranberry Almond Granola	433	10g
Weetabix	Original	362	12g
Weetabix	Chocolate	368	10g
Weetabix	Mini Chocolate Chip	386	10g
Weetabix	Protein	360	19g