What is cheerios?
A: Cheerios is a brand of cereal manufactured by General Mills in the United
States, consisting of pulverized oats in the shape of a solid torus.
It was first manufactured in 1941 as what?
A: CheeriOats.
What is the serving size?
A: 1 cup (28g).
How many calories are in one serving of cheerios?
A: 100.
How much sodium in a serving?
A: 140 mg.
When was Cheerios introduced?
A: On May 1, 1941, as "CheeriOats".
The name was shortened to "Cheerios" in 1945 after who
claimed to hold the rights to use of the term "oats"?
A: Quaker Oats.
Cheerios' production was based upon the extrusion
process invented for what in 1937?
A: Kix.
In 1976, "Cinnamon Nut Cheerios" was the first
departure from what?
A: The original flavor of Cheerios, over 30 years after the cereal was
created.
The second departure was what?
A: "Honey Nut Cheerios", introduced in 1979.
General Mills sold how many cases of Honey Nut Cheerios
in its first year?
A: Approximately 1.8 million.
Since their introduction, Cheerios have become a
popular what?
A: Baby food.
Generally first fed to children aged 9-12 months,
Cheerios serve to help infants do what?
A: Transition to eating solid food, as well as develop fine motor skills.
In January 2014, General Mills announced that it would
halt the use of what?
A: Genetically modified ingredients in original Cheerios.
In February 2015, the company announced that it would
be making Cheerios totally what?
A: Gluten-free.
Many television commercials for Cheerios have targeted
children, featuring what?
A: Animated characters (such as a Honeybee).
Bullwinkle was featured in early 1960s commercials,
with the tag line at the end of the ad being what?
A: "Go with Cheerios!".
Beginning in the mid-1950s and continuing through the
early 1960s, "The Cheerios Kid" was a mainstay in what?
A: Cheerios commercials.
In 1984 and 1985, characters from what comic strip were
featured in many Cheerios commercials?
A: Peanuts.
In 2009, what Olympic gold medalist and World Champion
gymnast became the first athlete to have her photo featured on the front of
the Cheerios box?
A: Shawn Johnson.