Cheerios Are Finally Going Gluten-Free

Finally! I've been waiting 25 years for cereals to get on the gluten free train!!

So happy to hear this news. Cheerios was a staple until I knew I had celiac.

I love that Chex are good and the price is decent. I always use coupons as well. I'm hoping Cheerios are decent priced.

Very glad to hear Cheerios is going gluten free! I will definitely be trying them.

It's about time, when will the others get on board?

I agree. There are so many cereals out there that should be gluten-free but aren't--Kellogg's Cornflakes, Cocoa Krispies, Cap'n Crunch, Quaker Oatmeal, Cocoa Puffs, Reese's Peanut Butter Puffs, just to name a few. It makes no sense that these aren't gluten-free since their main ingredient is corn or rice.

Is the 'malt flavoring' or whatever that represents only a trace amount of the ingredients really that necessary? I doubt it. Add Fiber One bars to the list, too. It should be relatively easy to make them gluten-free or at least offer a gluten-free version.

This article from www.glutenfreewatchdog.org may be of interest: Open Original Shared Link

Here's an excerpt from the article-I've had two conversations with General Mills, including one with a VP of Research and Development. She confirmed that gluten-free Cheerios are made using “high-quality†regular oats. General Mills claims that wheat and barley grain are removed from their oat supply by a proprietary mechanical process developed by engineers at General Mills (General Mills has reported elsewhere that they are using a mechanical filter). She went on to say that General Mills did not take the decision to produce gluten-free Cheerios lightly and that the process to develop this cereal has taken four years.

This is the best news yet!!! I love Honey Nut Cherrios and have not been able to eat them since I was diagnosed with celiac disease in 2005

Now if they will make Life cereal gluten-free I will be happy.

Excellent news I used too love Cheerios

YAY! This is great news for cereal lovers. Wishing that more brands will get with the program too. Now if I could find a good soft bread, that would be even better news.

I hope they use different equipment for the gluten free Cheerios not the same equipment used for cereals with gluten. I have a feeling this change is for the people who choose to be gluten free and not those of us with celiac disease.

So happy, loved honey nut cheerios and haven't been able to eat them for a very long time. Nice to have a variety of cereals to choose from.