![]() ![]() While it is highly unlikely Quaker Oats would have won in court, to avoid the issue altogether, the name was changed to Cheerios in 1945 to avoid further dispute.Īs to the shape, which ultimately inspired the second half of the updated name, about ten different shapes and sizes were considered for Cheerios before the creators settled on the small “o” shape, which they achieve via a special design of a “puffing gun”. Unfortunately for CheeriOats, Quaker Oats took offense to the name, claiming the “Oats” part infringed on their trademark. The name emphasized the main ingredient to differentiate itself from the numerous other brands out there. Thus, in 1941, CheeriOats were introduced as a “ready-to-eat” oat cereal. Quaker Oats went on to introduce puffed rice cereal to the markets in 1905.īy the early 1900s, cereal companies had wheat, corn, and rice covered, but a cereal with an oat base had yet to break through the market. Also in Battle Creek, a way to puff rice was discovered by Alexander Anderson. Later, Will went on to found the Battle Creek Toasted Corn Flake Company, which went on to become the Kellogg Company known for its many cereals today. John Kellogg and his brother Will came up with the first “flake” cereal that were originally called “Granose Flakes,” which were made available in 1896. In 1866, Ellen White created the Western Health Reform Institute in Battle Creek, Michigan, where she paired up with John Harvey Kellogg to come up with a way to make cereal more widely available. He was one of the first to mix water with whole wheat graham flour, resulting in a breakfast cereal he called “Granula.” Though the cereal had to be soaked in milk overnight to be palatable, the idea of cereal caught on. James Caleb Jackson founded the Jackson Sanitarium in New York. At the time, doctors decided the American populace needed to be taught better eating habits and established institutions called sanitariums in order to emphasize a better diet and a more active life style.ĭr. Symptoms included upper abdominal pain and bloating. Cheerios entered the cereal playing field a bit late, and they weren’t always called Cheerios.ĭuring the Civil War, many Americans were suffering from dyspepsia, or indigestion, likely caused by a high protein diet largely composed of fatty meats and not nearly enough fibre. In the grand scheme of things, cereal is a relatively modern invention. It’s the worst of both worlds, really: no almonds, but people who are allergic to almonds still probably shouldn’t eat it.Įditor's Note: This article originally appeared on Consumerist.Today I found out that Cheerios used to be called CheeriOats.Ĭereal has become such a go-to food for breakfast for children and adults alike that it’s difficult to think that it hasn’t always been around. That’s why Honey Nut Cheerios have an almond allergy warning even though they may not contain any almonds at all. Peaches and apricots are relatives of almonds, and some people who are allergic to almonds are also allergic to these fruits. ![]() Most “natural almond flavor” comes from the pits of peaches and apricots, which are a waste product when those fruits get processed. Since Honey Nut Cheerios do contain a warning for people with almond or other tree nut allergies, there could be real almonds in there, but the interesting part is that they don’t have to tell us. ![]() It turns out that they did contain ground almonds until about 2006, but that’s been replaced with “natural almond flavor.” Where things get kind of weird is that natural almond flavor does not necessarily have to contain almonds. Vitamin E (Mixed Tocopheroils) Added to Preserve Freshness.” “Whole Grain Oats (Includes The Oat Bran), Sugar, Modified Corn Starch, Honey, Brown Sugar Syrup, Salt, Tripotassium Phosphate, Canola And/Or Rice Bran Oil, Natural Almond Flavor. Here are the ingredients, not including the added vitamins and minerals: Sure, you could actually read the ingredients on a box of Honey Nut Cheerios, but that would take up valuable time that could be spent eating cereal instead. Last week, someone asked Google whether Honey Nut Cheerios contain any nuts. Sometimes searchers find us when they search for the answers to questions that we had never thought to ask. The incoming Web queries for a website are like an oracle: sometimes we can see trends or growing problems by reading them, like when people had trouble with the Gree dehumidifier recall. ![]()
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