Breakfast Cereals

To increase fiber intake, choose whole grain cereal. All cereals are ‘whole grain’ unless marked with the symbol ❖

  • Purchase 12-ounce boxes or larger

NOT ALLOWED: Organic cereal, boxes with single serving packets

Hot Cereals

  • CREAM OF WHEAT: Cream of Wheat Whole Grain (2 1⁄2 minute)
  • MAYPO: Instant Maple Oatmeal, Vermont Style Maple Oatmeal
  • QUAKER: Instant Oats with Iron

Store Brands

  • Corn Flakes❖ : plain
  • Shredded Wheat: plain or frosted
  • Oat Squares: plain. Also called: Crisp Oat Squares, Crunchy Oat Squares, Oat Crisps
  • Wheat Flakes: plain
  • Oat O’s: plain. Also called: Toasted Oats, Tasteeos, Oats & O’s
  • Multigrain Flakes with Oat Clusters ❖: with or without almonds. Also called: Honey Crunchin’ Oats, Honey & Oats, Honey Oat Clusters, Honey Oats & Flakes, Krispy Honey-Oats, Oats & More, Oats & Honey

WIC Breakfast Cereals

National/Specialty Brands

  • GENERAL MILLS: Cheerios (regular only), Total Whole Grain, Corn Chex, Rice Chex, Wheat Chex, Dora the Explorer
  • KELLOGG’S: Corn Flakes(regular only), Frosted Mini-Wheats Original (Little Bites)
  • KEMACH: Corn Flakes, Toasted Oats, Wheat Flakes
  • MALT-O-MEAL: Mini Spooners (Frosted, Strawberry Cream, Blueberry Cream), Oat Blenders (Honey, Honey & Almonds)
  • POST: Grape-Nuts (regular only), Grape-Nuts Flakes, Honey Bunches of Oats with Vanilla Bunches
  • RALSTON: Corn Flakes
  • SUNBELT: Simple Granola
  • TAANUG: Corn Flakes, Toasted Oats