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Rice Chex Is Now Gluten Free!

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cruelshoes Enthusiast
cruelshoes
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Here's the scoop. General Mills has reformulated Rice Chex. A phone call to General Mills confirms that it is true. The new formulation does not contain barley malt. The new boxes are rolling out to stores now, but you may not see them for a few months. The new boxes say gluten free on them. Read the box carefully because we will be seeing both for a while.

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I saw this on another celiac board and am just sharing the good news. It's always great to have another mainstream cereal available.

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Darn210 Enthusiast
Darn210
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YaY!!!!

Thanks for sharing, Colleen!

Mom23boys Contributor
Mom23boys
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WooHoo!

curlyfries Contributor
curlyfries
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Awesome :D !!! Although I have JUST realized that I have to kick the dairy [like, yesterday...so haven't searched out alternatives yet] But no worries, because Chex Mix dry is great when you have a craving for something just to munch on!

Lisa Mentor
Lisa
Posted

Yeah!!! What a good time to be alive :lol: REAL Chex-Mix is on the way.

hollyres Explorer
hollyres
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OMG - OMG - OMG! If I have to eat another bowl of Cocoa Pebbles, I think I will die! Because of my nut allergy, it is hard to find cereals that don't cost $6.00 a box without traces of nuts. I need to get rid of the sugar, but I NEED cereal in a big way.

You have made my month!!!!!

blueeyedmanda Community Regular
blueeyedmanda
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Woo-hoo great news!!!!

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Jestgar Rising Star
Jestgar
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OMG - OMG - OMG! If I have to eat another bowl of Cocoa Pebbles, I think I will die!

:lol: :lol: me too!!

missy'smom Collaborator
missy'smom
Posted

This is BIG! I have to special order the Health Valley "chex" cereal because I can't find it in my area anymore.

I don't want to be a party pooper but CC concerns me.

angielackner Contributor
angielackner
Posted

yay! finally a non-kids cereal that wont cost like $5 for a small box of it! yay!

angie

Nina12488 Rookie
Nina12488
Posted

I used to love Rice Chex! yay!! you just made my day!!

Cherry Tart Apprentice
Cherry Tart
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:P REAL homemade Rice Chex Mix w/ gluten-free pretzels at Christmas - I'm so happy I could cry!!!!
angel-jd1 Community Regular
angel-jd1
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Exciting news. Thanks for posting it!! I can't wait.

-Jessica :rolleyes:

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Guest j_mommy
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missy's mom,

I hear you! I'm sure they are still processed in that facility...maybe on the same lines!

jennyj Collaborator
jennyj
Posted

LOL at the Cocoa Pebbles :lol: I love cereal before bed and am getting tired of the Pebbles choices. I can't wait to try them.

cruelshoes Enthusiast
cruelshoes
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I went out at lunch to buy a box and found it at the first store I went to. Not only does it say gluten free on the front of the box, there is a couple of sentences on the back of the box talking about how it is a good choice for those following a gluten free lifestyle.

Someone actually asked me why I was hugging a box of cereal when I came back to work. The nerve! :)

Phyllis28 Apprentice
Phyllis28
Posted

I'm going to buy a box and see if I get my husband to eat it. It would be nice to get the gluten cereal out of the house. My son happily eats Cocoa Pebbles.

blueeyedmanda Community Regular
blueeyedmanda
Posted

I will have to look for it tonight!!!! This is so exciting, we can make chex mix again!!!!

Green12 Enthusiast
Green12
Posted

Thanks for sharing the good news Colleen :)

dandelionmom Enthusiast
dandelionmom
Posted

I am ridiculously excited about this!

JustMe75 Enthusiast
JustMe75
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That is so funny. I just got a flyer in the mail yesterday for the Celiac Convention in Los Angeles and it said it was sponsored by Rice Chex. I thought they had barley malt in them and was gonna look it up but forgot about it until now. So not only are they gluten free they are sponsoring a celiac convention!!! How exciting!!! :D

Juliebove Rising Star
Juliebove
Posted

Yippee!!! :D

wowzer Community Regular
wowzer
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Thanks for sharing the great news. I can't wait to go to the grocery store. We should all let General Mills know how happy we are.

ravenwoodglass Mentor
ravenwoodglass
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I admit I am a chicken. I am also heartbroken that Wegmans has discontinued thier gluten-free cornflakes with strawberrys. Please if any of the supersensitive folks try this stuff, post back and tell us how it went. I am very leery of CC issues as I react really badly and hope this will really be safe.

cruelshoes Enthusiast
cruelshoes
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That is so funny. I just got a flyer in the mail yesterday for the Celiac Convention in Los Angeles and it said it was sponsored by Rice Chex. I thought they had barley malt in them and was gonna look it up but forgot about it until now. So not only are they gluten free they are sponsoring a celiac convention!!! How exciting!!! :D

That is so cool! They really seem to be taking this seriously. Sponsoring a celiac convention shows that they are really wanting to reach out to our community. I found the flyer about the convention you are talking about, Looks like a good time!

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I admit I am a chicken. I am also heartbroken that Wegmans has discontinued thier gluten-free cornflakes with strawberrys. Please if any of the supersensitive folks try this stuff, post back and tell us how it went. I am very leery of CC issues as I react really badly and hope this will really be safe.

My son and I are really sensitive to even a trace of CC. We both had a bowl yesterday and have had no ill effects so far. We generally react within 2 hours. So far so good!

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