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Entries in cereal (4)

Wednesday
May232018

Giant Bowl of Lucky Charms Challenge

I like Lucky Charms as much asthe next guy.... but...

Tuesday
Sep272016

Jordy's Farm Fresh Flakes

Got my two boxes.

You can order your boxes if you aren't in Wisconsin.

14oz Frosted Corn Flake Cereal

Sold as a 2-pack

Link: http://www.plbsports.com/jnelson.html

“It’s something I don’t think you anticipate when you get older and play sports, to be on a cereal box, but it’s pretty cool to see it,” Nelson said. “It’s cool. It’s an honor. Hopefully, everyone goes out and tries it, has some fun with it. That’s why we did it.

Wednesday
Jun202012

Cereal Plant Workers Hit the Lottery Jackpot

They call themselves "The Shipping 20," but today these Quaker Oats workers in Cedear Rapids, Iowa, are "The Rich 20" after claiming a $241 million lottery jackpot, the state's largest ever.  That's a lot of oatmeal.

The winners, 18 men and two women ranging in age from 35 to 64, work in the shipping department of the cereal plant in Cedar Rapids.

These Quaker Oaks workers will each pocket between $5 and $6 after taxes.

Sunday
Jun262011

Cheerios Turns 70

Cheerios is turning 70 and is still the most popular cereal brand in American grocery stores. In fact, one out of every eight boxes of cereal sold in the U.S. is some variety of Cheerios.

A plant in Buffalo, New York has been producing the cereal since 1941. More than 10 shapes and sizes were considered before the makers settled on little Os.

Since 1999, the company has focused on promoting the cereal as healthy; it's made from whole-grain oats, with 3 grams of fiber and 1 gram of sugar per serving.

Fun facts about the cereal:

 

  • Cheerios are made by heating balls of dough then shooting them out of a puffing gun at 100 mph.
  • It would take 3,155,524,416 Cheerios to circle the Earth. 
  • General Mills sold 1.8 million cases (each containing 12 boxes) in the first year, 1941.
  • Four years after their debut, Cheerioats were renamed Cheerios.
  • In 1979, Honey Nut Cheerios were introduced, followed by Apple Cinnamon Cheerios in 1988, MultiGrain Cheerios in 1992, Frosted Cheerios in 1995, Berry Burst Cheerios in 2001 and Chocolate Cheerios in 2010.
  • Honey Nut Cheerios have outsold the originals since 2009.