I eat a great deal of cereal. It’s fun to eat. The small cereal pieces float in milk and my dog eats it if it falls on the floor. Just a few minutes ago I was pouring a bowl of Cheerios and some pieces spilled on the floor. My dog Harvest sneaked up behind me. I didn’t even know she was there. And like a ninja stalking her prey, Harvest ate the dropped Cheerios. What a good dog. Dogcuumcleaner.
But not all cereals are created equal. I like Original Cheerios and Special K a lot more than Rice Krispies. For some reason Cheerios tastes substantial, as if you are eating something with whole grain or wheat in it. Oh that’s right. Cheerios has the slogan that it’s “Toasted Whole Grain Oat Cereal,” this makes sense because it tastes toasted. Not that it tastes popped, like Rice Krispies or Smacks or anything, this stuff tastes like it was put inside some kind of huge toaster conveyor belt.
Cheerios are made by General Mills. What kind of company is General Mills? Do they make nutritious products? Here’s a link to General Mills self proclaimed ethics. They say they “…strive for the highest quality in our products, services and relationships.” So does this mean that your cereal will be healthy for you? Sure I read the slogan and I trust they use whole grain, but a lot can happen to a cereal as it’s being turned from whole grain to a finished product. Let’s take a look at the Nutrition Facts for Cheerios and make an educated evaluation of the cereal from its label.
I don’t know how many people reading this use skim milk in their cereal. Skim milk in cereal is kind of like watered down ginger ale. You don’t know what you’re missing until you taste it. Then you’re like, “Oh right, this is nasty.” I hate how they use skim milk for as the serving information for cereal. They do that just because it lowers the stats on the information, or maybe they want to spread the word on skim milk because some people think it’s healthier? Regardless, let’s look at skim milk stats because that’s what’s written. According to the Nutritional Facts Cheerios has 140 calories per serving. This isn’t bad but 1 serving is about 1 cup. People don’t eat just 1 cup of Cheerios. That’s BS. We eat at least 2 servings. So when you’re reading this let’s double all the Nutrition Facts. Total Fat for Cheerios isn’t bad, only about 3% per serving. That’s not too much. But here we go. The sodium per serving is 190mg. Remember my article on Trader Ming’s Gyoza Dipping Sauce? Too much salt in your diet can be bad for you so if you have a high salt content in your diet you might want to watch how much cheerios you eat. I know I ate a big bowl of Cheerios today and then had a salty ham sandwich for lunch (it had capers and tomatoes and man was it good). I think I have too much salt in my diet. Sometimes my tongue feels burnt from all the salty foods I eat. I think the reason why I’m attracted to salty foods is because sodium is part of neurotransmitters and blogging and video editing uses my brain juice. Or maybe I just like it. There is a decent amount of Potassium in Cheerios, 170mg per serving. That’s a good percentage of your daily value per serving, 11%. There isn’t that much sugar in Cheerios. Remember I’m talking about Original Cheerios not Honey Nut Cheerios. I personally don’t like eating candy in the morning and neither should you. Honey Nut Cheerios are way to sugary. Maybe if I was in grade school again I’d eat them. But that just doesn’t make sense. I don’t like how there are 16 grams of “Other Carbohydrate” (s) in Cheerios. What are those mystery Carbohydrates? I especially don’t like the ads in between plays of songs on my MySpace players. I’m trying to listen to “Fancy Footwork” by Chromeo over and over again and I keep getting ads for Plentyoffish.com and McDonalds. I wish they’d shove a Double Double in KFeds fish face once and for all. I’m done with it! Do you know how easy it is to meet women? All you have to do is go to a bar and have a pulse. I remember I was at this bar in Santa Ana called Proof and this girl eyed me and I was locked in. That’s why I wear a beard. The beard means, “I’m working, thanks! I want to have enough money to live comfortably before I reproduce.” I really don’t get guys who like to date tons of women all the time. When do they have time to blog? Or write Fantasy/Adventure stories? People need to prioritize before they get victimized. “Organize and Thrive!” That’s my motto. Stay organized.
Ok! Let’s talk Cheerios and vitamins and minerals. Cheerios has a whopping 45% Iron value with or without milk per serving. That’s a great percentage. Iron is good for your blood and can help you from being tired all the time. Cheerios is also a great source of Folic Acid, with a percentage of 50%. Folic Acid is good for cell division and for red blood cells. This one is important. Red Blood cells need Folic Acid to help prevent Anemia. You can learn more about Anemia by checking out this article on Wikipedia. Cheerios also has a decent source of Riboflavin and Vitamin B12. Vitamin B12 is important for Metabolism; this is a key human life function.
Cheerios is a great cereal and it doesn’t need extra sugar or honey or anything on it. Not even berries. A banana is good with Original Cheerios but I like to eat it on the side not in the cereal.
Awesome, thanks for reading my article on Cheerios Nutritional Facts and Information.
-Tyler