Popular cereal brand pulls fan favorite flavors from shelves — and fans are not happy about it: ‘I'm so sad'
If you noticed that some of your favorite Cheerios flavors have suddenly disappeared from shelves in the grocery store — you're not imagining things.
The beloved General Mills cereal brand has decided to stop manufacturing three popular flavors: Honey Nut Cheerios Medley Crunch, Chocolate Peanut Butter Cheerios and Honey Nut Cheerios Minis, according to an Instagram post by @the_cerealqueen.
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While the Honey Nut Cheerios Medley Crunch and Chocolate Peanut Butter Cheerios are OG flavors — first introduced in 2013 and 2017, the Honey Nut Cheerios Minis only came to fruition two years ago.
The Post reached out to the brand for comment. As of now, it's unclear why these flavors have been pulled, especially since they each seem to have a following.
Considering cereal is a breakfast staple in US households — 12% of Americans eat it daily, 18% enjoy a bowl three or four times a week and 23% indulge once or twice a week, according to CivicScience polling — many fans of the breakfast food are disappointed over this sad Cheerios news.
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Some shared their thoughts in the r/cereal forum on Reddit:
As of now, it's unclear why these flavors have been pulled, especially since they each seem to have a following.
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'I don't think I've actually seen Honey Nut Cheerios Medley Crunch for over a year. But losing Chocolate Peanut Butter Cheerios is a bigger shock—I didn't buy it as often as I should have,' one user wrote.
'Why tf would they cancel chocolate peanut butter?!' another disappointed customer grumpily asked.
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'RIP Medley Crunch,' another comment read.
Others took to the @the_cerealqueen Instagram post to share how bummed they are.
'Whattttttt I loved the minis!!!!' read a comment.
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'awww wait these flavors look awesome im sad they won't be around!!' shared someone else.
'I'm so sad chocolate peanut butter cheerios were my favorite. 😟 it's always sold out or low stock at the stores I buy it from. I can't imagine it's due to low sales. I wonder if they are considering making it into the protein variety. Regular Cinnamon cheerios did, so maybe this will too,' another person questioned.
The silver lining here is that despite these flavors sounding and probably tasting delicious, they most likely weren't the healthiest options.
It turns out that these days, many breakfast cereals have more fat, sugar and sodium — and less nutritional value, according to a new study.
The amount of sugar in many cereals rose by nearly 11% — and reportedly one bowl of the breakfast food exceeds 45% of the American Heart Association's daily recommended limit for children.
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