

Gender, age, education programme and place of residence were the independent variables in the study and results were analysed statistically by Pearson chi-squre test using PASW Statistics Ver.18.

Participants were asked to fill out a self- reported questionnaire including 28 questions on their breakfast cereals consumption and buying trends. A cross-sectional study was conducted on 421 students chosen randomly from Celal Bayar University Muradiye Campus during the spring semester of 2014. The objective of this study was to investigate RTEC consumption and buying habits of university students in Manisa, Turkey. However, little is known about the consumption habits of university students. Relationship between ready-to-eat breakfast cereal (RTEC) consumption and nutrient intake of children is extensively studied in the literature.
