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General Mills

Original Cheerios

Breakfast Foods · 1 1/2 cups (39 g)

Label data from the manufacturer printed label, checked 2026-08-08.

KidoChoice guidance

Good Choice

A plain whole-grain oat cereal with very little added sugar and a useful amount of fiber. Sodium is present but modest for the portion, and the fortification adds iron and B vitamins.

    Worth knowing

    Nutrition: Saturated fat is 0.5 g. KidoChoice has no age-specific daily reference it applies to products for this nutrient yet, so no conclusion is drawn from it.

    Based on the product label, your child's age, and reviewed pediatric nutrition and ingredient evidence.

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    Why this recommendation

    Nutrition details, ingredients and source-backed safety information. Open only the sections you want to explore.

    Nutrition Review

    Nutrition considerations per 1 1/2 cups (39 g) — sodium, added sugar, saturated fat and fiber live here, separate from ingredient safety. We show what each number means rather than reducing it to a single score.

    • Calories140 kcal

      A typical breakfast-cereal portion of calories before milk is added.

      Moderate
    • Total fat2.5 g

      Low, mostly from the oats themselves.

      Good
    • Saturated fat0.5 g

      Very low for the portion.

      Good
    • Sodium190 mg

      Present but modest for a fortified breakfast cereal serving.

      Moderate
    • Total carbohydrate29 g

      Mostly whole-grain oat starch.

      Moderate
    • Fiber4 g

      A useful amount of fibre because the grain is whole rather than refined.

      Good
    • Total sugars2 g

      Low.

      Good
    • Added sugar1 g

      Manufacturer label lists total sugars 2 g, of which 1 g is added sugar. Corrected 2026-08-08: the earlier record mapped total sugars into added sugars.

      Good
    • Protein5 g

      Some protein from the oats.

      Good

    Degree of processing

    Extruded whole-grain oat cereal, fortified with vitamins and minerals. Processed, but built on whole grain with only a small amount of added sugar.

    No arbitrary health score is calculated. Indicators reflect published pediatric nutrition guidance for a child's whole day, not a judgement about a single food.

    Ingredient evidence

    Each ingredient on the printed label is matched against reviewed KidoChoice evidence topics. Anything we have not reviewed is marked as such rather than judged.

    • Not in the evidence library

      KidoChoice keeps evidence profiles for ingredients with known pediatric considerations — additives, sweeteners, colours and similar. These are not among them. For everyday food ingredients that is expected, and it is not a safety judgement in either direction.

      Whole grain oats, corn starch, tripotassium phosphate, vitamin E, mixed tocopherols, added to preserve freshness. Vitamins and minerals: calcium carbonate, iron and zinc, mineral nutrients, vitamin C, sodium ascorbate, a B vitamin, niacinamide, vitamin B6, pyridoxine hydrochloride, vitamin B2, riboflavin, vitamin B1, thiamin mononitrate, vitamin A, palmitate, folic acid, vitamin B12, vitamin D3

    Ingredient & safety details

    No specific long-term ingredient concern identified at typical dietary exposure

    KidoChoice provides general educational information and does not diagnose conditions or replace advice from your child's clinician. How we evaluate products