Wheaties

Athletic orange box

Wheaties is a brand of breakfast cereal made from whole wheat flakes, marketed since 1924 as "The Breakfast of Champions." The orange box traditionally features prominent athletes, making it a symbol of athletic achievement: She dreamed of one day being on the Wheaties box.

The phrase eat your Wheaties suggests building strength or energy for a challenge ahead.

cereal

breakfast

Day's first eating

  • flakesThin, flat pieces
  • bowlConcave food container
  • milkMammalian nursing fluid

spoon · orange box · whole grain · General Mills · morning · crunchy · nutrition · fiber · vitamins · iron

athletes

champions

Contest winners, top performers

Bruce Jenner · Tiger Woods · endorsement · Olympians · gold medalist · fitness · performance · strength · training · competition

slogan

tagline

Memorable branding phrase

commercial · jingle · branding · promotion · iconic phrase · catchphrase · memorable · classic · wholesome · energy

nostalgia

retro

Evoking recent past

tradition · childhood · memories · 1920s · heritage · iconic · wholesome · family · kitchen table · Saturday morning

box

collectible

Object worth amassing

portrait · limited edition · souvenir · memorabilia · iconic · packaging · display · autograph · tribute · special edition

Categories
Opposites
nutritional positioning

WheatiesCookie Crisp

Cereal mimicking baked sweets

Froot Loops · Lucky Charms · Cocoa Puffs · Cap'n Crunch · Trix

cultural symbolism

Wheatiesjunk food

Low-nutrition processed snacks

comfort food · guilty pleasure · empty calories · indulgence

Phrases
Family

wheat, wheaten, wholewheat, wheatless, wheatgrass, wheatear, wheatlands, durum wheat, winter wheat

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Mostly American · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G