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Cold and Hot Cereals

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Ways to Buy up to 36 oz. of Cereal

You may combine cereals up to a total of 36 ounces per month

Ways to Buy Cereal

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Whole Grain Cold Cereals - General Mills

More than 51% Whole Grain

Whole Grain Cold Cereal
  • Cheerios, plain
  • Multi-Grain Cheerios, plain - 100% folid acid per serving
  • Honey Kix, plain
  • Total, whole grain plain - 100% folic acid per serving
  • Wheaties, plain
  • Wheat Chex, plain - 100% folic acid and 5 or more grams of fiber per serving

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Whole Grain Cold Cereals - Kellogg's

More than 51% Whole Grain

Kellogg's Whole Grain Cold Cereal Kellogg's Whole Grain Cold Cereal

  • Frosted Mini Wheats, little bites original
  • Frosted Mini Wheats, bite size - 5 or more grams of fiber per serving
  • Frosted Mini Wheats, big bite - 5 or more grams of fiber per serving
  • Mini Wheats, unfrosted

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Whole Grain Cold Cereals - Malt-O-Meal

More than 51% Whole Grain

Malt-O-Meal Whole Grain Cold Cereal

  • Mini-Spooners, plain frosted - 100% folic acid and 5 or more grams of fiber per serving
  • Mini-Spooners, strawberry cream - 100% folic acid and 5 or more grams of fiber per serving

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Whole Grain Cold Cereals - Post

More than 51% Whole Grain

Post Whole Grain Cold Cereal

  • Grape-Nuts, plain - 5 or more grams of fiber per serving
  • Banana Nut Crunch
  • Honey Bunches of Oats, vanilla bunches

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Whole Grain Cold Cereals - Quaker

More than 51% Whole Grain

Quaker Whole Grain Cold Cereal

  • Life, plain - 5 or more grams of fiber per serving
  • Oatmeal Squares, blue box - 100% folic acid and 5 or more grams of fiber per serving
  • Oatmeal Squares, cinnamon - 100% folic acid and 5 or more grams of fiber per serving

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Whole Grain Cold Cereals - WIC Allowed Store Brands

More than 51% Whole Grain

Store Brand Whole Grain Cold Cereal

  • Any Brand Bran Flakes- 5 or more grams of fiber per serving
  • Any Brand Toasted Oats or Tasteeos

WIC Allowed Store Brands Include:

  • Best Yet
  • Clear Value
  • Cub Foods
  • Essential Everyday
  • Flavorite
  • Food Club
  • Great Valu
  • Hospitality
  • Hytop
  • HyVee
  • IGA
  • Market Pantry
  • Our Family
  • Ralston
  • Roundys
  • Shurfine
  • Valu Time

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Whole Grain Hot Cereals

More than 51% Whole Grain

Hot Whole Grain Cereal

  • Cream of Wheat, 18 oz. whole grain
  • Quaker Oatmeal, 11.8 oz. individual packets, original flavor only
  • Any Brand Instant Oatmeal, 11.8 oz. individual packets, regular flavor

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Other Cold Cereals - General Mills

Less than 51% Whole Grain

Other General Mills Cold Cereals

  • Rice Chex, plain
  • Corn Chex, plain
  • Kix, plain

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Other Cold Cereals - Kellogg's

Less than 51% Whole Grain

Other Kellogg's Cold Cereals

  • Special K, plain - 100% folic acid per serving
  • Rice Krispies, plain
  • Corn Flakes, plain
  • Crispix, plain

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Other Cold Cereals - Malt-O-Meal

Less than 51% Whole Grain

Other Malt-O-Meal Cold Cereals

  • Crispy Rice, plain - 100% folic acid per serving

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Other Cold Cereals - Post

Less than 51% Whole Grain

Other Post Cold Cereals

  • Honey Bunches of Oats, honey roasted
  • Hone Bunches of Oats, with almonds
  • Honey Bunches of Oats, cinnamon bunches

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Other Hot Cereals

Less than 51% Whole Grain

Other Hot Cereals

  • Cream of Wheat, 28 oz. original
  • COCO Wheats, 28 oz.
  • Malt-O-Meal, 28 oz. or 36 oz. original - 100% folic acid per serving
  • Malt-O-Meal, 28 oz. or 36 oz. chocolate - 100% folic acid per serving
  • Quaker Instant Grits, 12 oz. individual packets, original flavor only

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