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Cereal bowl

Breakfast Cereal

Brands and products listed below. 12 oz–36 oz boxes or bags.

Folate: 50% or more Daily Value per serving
Gluten free, per the product’s label
Whole grain is the first ingredient

General Mills

Cheerios Original

Cheerios Veggie Blend

Cheerios Veggie Blend Blueberry

Cheerios Heartynut

Cheerios Multi-grain

Cheerios
Original, Veggie Blends Apple Strawberry,
Veggie Blends Blueberry Banana,
Maple Cinnamon Hearty Nut Medley, Multi Grain

Bluey cereal

Bluey

Chex Blueberry

Chex Cinnamon

Chex Corn

Chex Rice

Chex Wheat

Chex
Blueberry, Cinnamon, Corn, Rice, Wheat

Kix

Kix

Motts Apple

Motts Very Berry

Mott’s
Apple Cinnamon, Very Berry

Total

Total

Wheaties

Wheaties

Quaker

Life Original

Life Mighty Life

Life
Original, Mighty Life
Strawberry Blueberry Bliss

Oatmeal Brown Sugar

Oatmeal Honey Nut

Oatmeal Squares
Brown Sugar, Honey Nut

Kellogg's

Corn Flakes

Corn Flakes

Mini Wheats Original

Mini Wheats Little Bites

Frosted Mini-Wheats
Original, Little Bites Original

Raisin Bran

Raisin Bran

Special K Original

Special K Protein

Special K
Original, Protein Original Touch of Cinnamon

Grain Berry

Grain Berry Apple

Apple
Cinnamon
Toasted Oats

Grain Berry Cinnamon

Cinnamon
Frosted
Shredded Wheat

Grain Berry Multi-Bran

Multi-Bran
Flakes

Grain Berry Toasted Oats

Original Toasted
Oats

Post

Bran Flakes

Bran Flakes

Grape-Nuts Original

Grape-Nuts Flakes

Grape-Nuts
Original, Flakes

Great Grains Banana

Great Grains Pecan

Great Grains Raisins & Dates

Great Grains
Banana Nut Crunch, Crunchy Pecan,
Raisins, Dates & Pecans

Honey Bunches Honey Toast

Honey Bunches of Oats—
Honey Roasted

Raisin Bran

Raisin Bran

Malt-O-Meal

Crispy Rice

Crispy Rice

Mini Spooners

Frosted Mini Spooners

Malt-O-Meal Hot Original

Malt-O-Meal
Hot Cereal—Original

Mom’s Best

Blueberry Wheatfuls

Blueberry Wheatfuls

B&G Foods

Cream of Wheat Whole Grain

Cream of Wheat
Whole Grain

Additional Cereal Options

Corn Puffs
  • Early On
  • MIJA
Corn Puffs—Berry
  • MIJA
Frosted Shredded Wheat
  • Best Yet (Bite Size)
  • Essential Everyday (Bite Size)
  • First Street (Bite Size)
  • Food Club (Bite Size)
  • Freedom’s Choice
  • Great Value (Bite Size)
  • Raley’s (Bite Size)
  • Sunny Select (Bite Size)
Honey Oat Flakes
  • MIJA
  • MIJA (with Almonds)
Toasted Oats
  • Best Yet
  • Essential Everyday
  • First Street
  • Food Club
  • Freedom’s Choice
  • Great Value
  • Raley’s
  • Signature Select
  • Sunny Select
Multigrain Toasted Oats
  • Early On
  • MIJA
Wheat/Bran Flakes
  • Best Yet
  • Essential Everyday
  • First Street
  • Food Club
  • Freedom’s Choice
  • Great Value
  • Raley’s
  • WinCo Foods
Crispy Rice
  • Best Yet
  • Early On
  • First Street
  • Food Club
  • Great Value
  • Hospitality
  • Hy-Vee
  • IGA
  • Kroger
  • Raley’s
  • Red & White
  • Signature Select
  • Sunny Select
  • WinCo Foods

Instant Oatmeal or Instant Oats
Brands listed below. 11.8 oz–12 oz containers of individual serving packets. Old fashioned, classic, regular, or original flavor.

Instant Oatmeal
  • Best Yet
  • Early On
  • First Street
  • Food Club
  • Great Value
  • Kroger
  • Mountain View Farm
  • Signature Select
  • Stater Bros.
  • Sunny Select
  • WinCo Foods

Cannot Buy

  • Any other brand, type, size, or flavor of breakfast cereal
  • Grits
  • Hot breakfast cereal with added fruits, nuts, sugars, or sweeteners (artificial, reduced-calorie, or no-calorie)
  • Organic breakfast cereal

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Helpful Hint

To buy your full 36 ounces of cereal:

Cereal Combination Example



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