Cheerios

Oat cereal loops

Cheerios is a brand of breakfast cereal made from oat flour, shaped into small rings.

Introduced in 1941, it became one of America's best-selling cereals, particularly marketed as heart-healthy and as a first finger food for toddlers.

The name plays on the word *cheer* and the O-shaped pieces.

cereal

oats

Cereal grain for porridge

  • grainsSmall hard seeds
  • milkMammalian nursing fluid
  • bowlConcave food container

spoon · loops · crunchy · toasted · puffed · flakes · multigrain · whole grain · fiber · bran

breakfast

morning

Day's early hours

  • milkMammalian nursing fluid
  • bowlConcave food container
  • spoonEating utensil for liquids

quick · easy · toast · juice · coffee · fruit · banana slices · berries · yogurt · table

nutrition

heart-healthy

Beneficial for cardiovascular function

cholesterol-lowering · vitamins · iron · calcium · low-sugar · low-fat · folic acid · minerals · protein · dietary

nostalgia

childhood

Life's earliest phase

homey · warmth · kitchen · mom · family · Saturday morning · cartoons · highchair · toddler · growing up

toddler

finger food

Utensil-free small bites

pincer grasp · mess · scattered · floor · car seat · diaper bag · teething · self-feeding · milestone · portable

Categories
Opposites
cereal shape/form

CheeriosCorn Flakes

Toasted maize breakfast cereal

Frosted Flakes · Wheaties · Special K · Grape-Nuts · Chex

cereal character/indulgence

CheeriosFroot Loops

Sweetened ring-shaped breakfast cereal

Lucky Charms · Cookie Crisp · Count Chocula · Cocoa Puffs · Cap'n Crunch

breakfast type

Cheeriosoatmeal

Boiled grain breakfast

bacon and eggs · pancakes · waffles · French toast · eggs Benedict

Phrases
Family

cheerio

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Mostly American · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G