Sugar Coated: Unboxing the Hidden Forces Shaping America's Favorite Breakfast Food

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by Marion Nestle, Lisa Sutherland · 2026

An examination of the forces behind America’s breakfast-cereal industry, exploring how food companies shape products, marketing, nutrition messaging, and public policy. Marion Nestle and former cereal-industry insider Lisa Sutherland use cereal as a case study in food politics and consumer choice.

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Optimism can be practiced, while cereal’s health halo gets unpacked
The episode connects deliberate emotional habits with a close look at how breakfast marketing shaped beliefs about nutrition and necessity.
Sep 24, 2026 · 53 min

1 episode featuring Sugar Coated: Unboxing the Hidden Forces Shaping America's Favorite Breakfast Food

Optimism can be practiced, while cereal’s health halo gets unpacked