Carnation Breakfast Essentials is a range of nutritional drinks made for morning consumption. Carnation aims to provide kids with essential vitamins and minerals that may be missing from their regular morning routine. The nutritional value of a Breakfast Essentials product includes high protein, calcium, vitamin C, and vitamin D while containing no artificial flavors or colors.
Breakfast Essentials Cereals come in powdered form, and only need to be mixed with milk. This makes them easy to fit into kids’ hectic pre-school schedules. They’re also available in ready-to-drink liquid form.
Standard flavors include Classic French Vanilla and Rich Milk Chocolate. Recently, Breakfast Essentials branched out to include flavors inspired by classic cereals, including Frosted Flakes and Golden Grahams.
Here’s a rundown of all the main Breakfast Essentials flavors:
Sections
Rich Milk Chocolate
The most prominent flavored nutritional drink of Breakfast Essentials Cereal drink flavors is Rich Milk Chocolate. To achieve the great-tasting chocolatey aroma of this flavor, Carnation adds cocoa processed with alkali. The cocoa used is Rainforest Alliance-approved and sustainably sourced.
One bottle or sachet of the Rich Milk Chocolate flavor contains 130 calories, 1 gram of total fat, 24 grams of carbohydrates, 12 grams of sugar, and 5 grams of protein.
Creamy Strawberry Flavor
This rich and creamy breakfast shake uses natural strawberry flavors and a high dose of milk protein concentrate, making it one of the most protein-rich Carnation Breakfast Essentials products. It features 21 vitamins and minerals, including as much Vitamin C as your recommended daily intake. It also includes a high source of Vitamin D, Vitamin E, and Vitamin K.
Much more nutrients-rich than Rich Milk Chocolate, Creamy Strawberry Flavor features 10 grams of protein per serving! Within that same serving, you’ll gain 240 calories, 4 grams of fat, 41 grams of carbohydrates, and 15 grams of sugar.
Classic French Vanilla
Sticking to its no artificial flavorings rule, Carnation Breakfast Essentials create their Classic French Vanilla flavor using 100% natural ingredients. This flavored nutritional drink also includes maltodextrin and cellulose gum in its ingredient list. It also boasts 21 vitamins and minerals, including folic acid, and high doses of vitamin D and vitamin C.
In terms of nutritional value, a single serving of Classic French Vanilla contains 130 calories, 27 grams of carbohydrates, 18 grams of sugar, and 5 grams of protein. Unlike some other flavors, Classic French Vanilla does not contain any fat.
Mixed Berry
A more recent addition to the standard flavors of Carnation Breakfast Essentials, Mixed Berry uses a range of natural flavorings to bring the taste of fresh fruit to life. Strawberry, blueberry, and blueberry flavorings are added to this flavored nutritional drink, creating a rich, creamy, and healthy way of starting the day.
Like all Carnation Breakfast Essentials nutritional drinks, Mixed Berry makes consuming 21 different vitamins in the morning an easy task. This particular variety also contains glucose syrup, vegetable oil, milk protein concentrate, and soy protein isolate. The resulting nutritional value is 240 calories, 4 grams of fat, 41 grams of carbs, 15 grams of sugar, and 10g of protein.
Cookies n’ Creme
Cookies n’ Creme flavor of Carnation Breakfast Essentials is inspired by the taste of Oreos cookies, making for a more indulgent way to get your protein and vitamin count up in the morning. To achieve the unique taste of this flavored nutritional drink, Carnation Breakfast Essentials use milk protein concentrate, canola oil, cocoa, cellulose gel, and stevia leaf extract.
Despite its unhealthy appearance, this Cookies n’ Creme flavored nutritional drink is still just as healthy as other Carnation Breakfast Essentials products. The 240 calories featured per serving are all nutrient-rich. Plus, the drink only features 4 grams of total fat.
The drink features 15 grams of sugar, which is relatively high. It also contains 10 grams of protein and 41 grams of carbohydrates.
Kellogg’s Frosted Flakes
In 2021, Carnation Breakfast Essentials started making nutritional drink equivalents of classic cereals from both Kellogg’s and General Mills. One of the main nutritional drinks that it released at this time was Kellogg’s Frosted Flakes.
By combining the taste of Frosted Flakes with the standard ingredients of Carnation Breakfast Essentials, Frosted Flakes become a whole lot more nutritious. Completely gluten-free, this variety is made using canola oil, cellulose gel, natural flavorings, and carrageenan.
A standard 237ml bottle of this new Carnation Breakfast Essentials nutritional drink contains 240 calories, 4 grams of total fat, 10 grams of protein, 41 grams of carbohydrates, and 15 grams of total sugars.
Kellogg’s Froot Loops
Taking on the classic sugary cereal, Carnation Breakfast Essentials has found a way to replicate the distinct taste of Froot Loops without diminishing the nutritional value of their product. This Kellogg’s Froot Loops variety is rich in vitamin C, vitamin D, and calcium to support normal physical growth in your kids.
These Kellogg’s Froot Loops flavored nutritional drinks contain glucose syrup, canola oil, carrageenan, soy protein isolate, and beta-carotene. It also features 470mg of potassium, 3.6mg of iron, and 300mg of calcium.
Like many of the drinks recently added to the brand’s nutritional drinks portfolio, the Kellogg’s Froot Loops variety contains 240 calories, alongside 4g of total fat, 41g of carbohydrates, 15g of sugar, and 10g of protein.
Kellogg’s Krave
The Kellogg’s Krave flavored Carnation Breakfast Essentials nutritional drink tastes just like Krave cereal milk, only much more healthy. This nutrient-packed breakfast drink contains 21 different vitamins and minerals, including vitamins A, C, D, E, and K, as well as biotin, folic acid, and riboflavin.
It features particularly high quantities of calcium and vitamin D. To put it into perspective, a single serving of this drink will provide you with twice the vitamin D content as a standard glass of milk, and just as much calcium as a 6-ounce serving of yogurt. It’ll also provide you with 240 calories, 4g of total fat, 41g of carbs, 15g of sugar, and 10g of protein.
Golden Grahams
Carnation Breakfast Essentials also recently released a nutritional drink version of General Mills’ Golden Grahams. Like all drinks in the new range, Carnation Breakfast Essentials added no unhealthy colors, flavors, or sweeteners to create the distinct honey taste of Golden Grahams, and instead used natural flavors.
This Golden Grahams flavored nutritional drink features much the same ingredients, vitamins and minerals, and nutritional value as the other recent products. This includes 240 calories per bottle, 41g of carbs, 4g of fat, 15g of sugar, and 10g of protein.
FAQs
Does drinking Carnation Breakfast Essentials have any benefits?
Carnation Breakfast Essentials allows you to consume a healthy amount of protein, carbs, and fat, as well as a range of vitamins and minerals, while on the move or in a rush.
Which age groups are Carnation Breakfast Essential’s flavored nutritional drinks for?
Carnation Breakfast Essentials products that are labeled ‘Light Start‘ can be consumed by anyone above the age of 4. These products contain enough calcium and other vitamins and minerals to support normal physical growth. The products that feature as much protein as 10 grams should not be consumed by anyone under the age of 8.
Conclusion
By consuming one Carnation Breakfast Essentials product per day, you can fill nutritional gaps found in your morning routine. One thing that Breakfast Essentials products are lacking in is fiber – none of their range includes any. This problem could be solved by eating another fiber-rich cereal or fruit alongside your flavored nutritional drink.
If you’re looking up your protein intake at breakfast, you should also consider Carnation Breakfast Essentials.