Guest guest Posted February 22, 2006 Report Share Posted February 22, 2006 As far as I know, Trix has never been GF. I just looked it up and it has wheat starch in it./ O'Connor wrote: I was at Sam's Club today and picked up a 3 pack of cereal (I don't know why, I don't eat it but you guys have me looking!). It was Cocoa Puffs, Trix, and Lucky Charms. According to the box, all but Lucky Charms was GF. For you cereal eaters, you might already know about Trix being GF, but if not, you might want to check the boxes at your store. Relax. Yahoo! Mail virus scanning helps detect nasty viruses! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 22, 2006 Report Share Posted February 22, 2006 I was surprised too. Wheat starch definately was not listed on the box. Re: Trix As far as I know, Trix has never been GF. I just looked it up and it has wheat starch in it./ O'Connor wrote: I was at Sam's Club today and picked up a 3 pack of cereal (I don't know why, I don't eat it but you guys have me looking!). It was Cocoa Puffs, Trix, and Lucky Charms. According to the box, all but Lucky Charms was GF. For you cereal eaters, you might already know about Trix being GF, but if not, you might want to check the boxes at your store. Relax. Yahoo! Mail virus scanning helps detect nasty viruses! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 22, 2006 Report Share Posted February 22, 2006 well maybe since some boxes of Cocoa Puffs are GF now, maybe they have decided to quit adding the starch to the others. It is a general mills product right? Amy in Central AR/ O'Connor wrote: I was surprised too. Wheat starch definately was not listed on the box. Re: Trix As far as I know, Trix has never been GF. I just looked it up and it has wheat starch in it./ O'Connor wrote: I was at Sam's Club today and picked up a 3 pack of cereal (I don't know why, I don't eat it but you guys have me looking!). It was Cocoa Puffs, Trix, and Lucky Charms. According to the box, all but Lucky Charms was GF. For you cereal eaters, you might already know about Trix being GF, but if not, you might want to check the boxes at your store. Relax. Yahoo! Mail virus scanning helps detect nasty viruses! What are the most popular cars? Find out at Yahoo! Autos Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 22, 2006 Report Share Posted February 22, 2006 Yes, it was in a 3 pack with Cocoa Puffs. I think there is hope?!?!?! Re: Trix As far as I know, Trix has never been GF. I just looked it up and it has wheat starch in it./ O'Connor wrote: I was at Sam's Club today and picked up a 3 pack of cereal (I don't know why, I don't eat it but you guys have me looking!). It was Cocoa Puffs, Trix, and Lucky Charms. According to the box, all but Lucky Charms was GF. For you cereal eaters, you might already know about Trix being GF, but if not, you might want to check the boxes at your store. Relax. Yahoo! Mail virus scanning helps detect nasty viruses! What are the most popular cars? Find out at Yahoo! Autos Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 22, 2006 Report Share Posted February 22, 2006 Of course, cocoa puffs wasn’t gf either till now. Wouldn’t it be wonderful if they are actually trying to reduce some of the allergens and gluten ingredients on purpose! Maybe they’ll get to the adult cereals….she said while wearing her rose colored glasses! Becky From: SillyYaks [mailto:SillyYaks ] On Behalf Of Bowman Sent: Wednesday, February 22, 2006 4:31 PM To: SillyYaks Subject: Re: Trix As far as I know, Trix has never been GF. I just looked it up and it has wheat starch in it. / O'Connor wrote: I was at Sam's Club today and picked up a 3 pack of cereal (I don't know why, I don't eat it but you guys have me looking!). It was Cocoa Puffs, Trix, and Lucky Charms. According to the box, all but Lucky Charms was GF. For you cereal eaters, you might already know about Trix being GF, but if not, you might want to check the boxes at your store. Relax. Yahoo! Mail virus scanning helps detect nasty viruses! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 22, 2006 Report Share Posted February 22, 2006 I did the same thing on the weekend, but didn't want to set off a firestorm of us all going to look for individually packaged GF Trix boxes until I could find an actual box around here to verify! I read it and read it, and according to General Mills' policy, it appears to be GF! C Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 22, 2006 Report Share Posted February 22, 2006 This would be so wonderful, but I won't tell my kids about it until I verify it 100%. Please share the UPC code for the Trix box cereal. I can't wait to find it. Thanks, Isabel cyebel wrote: I did the same thing on the weekend, but didn't want to set off a firestorm of us all going to look for individually packaged GF Trix boxes until I could find an actual box around here to verify! :)I read it and read it, and according to General Mills' policy, it appears to be GF!C Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 22, 2006 Report Share Posted February 22, 2006 All this about the General Mills cereals suddenly being gluten free got me wondering and I started researching GM cereals. I think this is what is going on. With the new food pyramid that was put out last year, they are highly recommending " whole grains " , versus refined grains. So General Mills decided that they would start making ALL of their cereals with whole grains. Here is one link to an article about it. http://www.wholegrainlife.com/ There are actually a lot of articles about it on the web. So since wheat starch is NOT a whole grain they are eliminating it as an ingredient, as well as other flours. They are taking the whole grains that are the base of each particular cereal and grinding them in a way that keeps all of the parts of the grain in the cereal. So if the corn is made from corn, then it will only have corn in it. This means that some of their cereals will end up being gluten free, but not any of the cereals that are wheat, oat or barley based. And many of their cereals are a combo of different grains. So keep checking the labels on the GM cereals, and we might end up with quite a few choices in the near future! You can also look for the " whole grain " on the label or the little wheat symbol on it (which I find ironic), but this is their little code for whole grain. It does not always mean it is made from wheat. Oh yeah, I also have to mention that I was so relieved to finally find the GM Neopets Islandberry Crunch in my local SaveMart. The only bad part is the price $4.49 a box! Ouch. I'm gonna have to start collecting coupons and stock up when they go on sale! nn in CA ~Original Message~ Of course, cocoa puffs wasn't gf either till now. Wouldn't it be wonderful if they are actually trying to reduce some of the allergens and gluten ingredients on purpose! Maybe they'll get to the adult cereals..she said while wearing her rose colored glasses! Becky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 22, 2006 Report Share Posted February 22, 2006 How interesting! Thank you for hunting this down and sharing it. - > > All this about the General Mills cereals suddenly being gluten free got me > wondering and I started researching GM cereals. I think this is what is > going on. With the new food pyramid that was put out last year, they are > highly recommending " whole grains " , versus refined grains. So General > Mills decided that they would start making ALL of their cereals with whole > grains. \ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 23, 2006 Report Share Posted February 23, 2006 , And now that makes 401! I just emailed General Mills with an inquiry about this. Melonie > > > > All this about the General Mills cereals suddenly being gluten free > got me > > wondering and I started researching GM cereals. I think this is > what is > > going on. With the new food pyramid that was put out last year, > they are > > highly recommending " whole grains " , versus refined grains. So > General > > Mills decided that they would start making ALL of their cereals with > whole > > grains. \ > > > > > > > > > > " The thing that makes a smile so special is that it acts upon a single thought. " > Life is what happens outside of your comfort zone > > > > Yahoo! Mail > Use Photomail to share photos without annoying attachments. > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 23, 2006 Report Share Posted February 23, 2006 No problem. I enjoy mysteries, and this was becoming one. I haven't found the GF version of Coco Puffs yet. Now I have to keep my eyes out for Trix. Actually the one I am hoping they do soon is the Kix cereal. We already know they can make the Islandberry cruch balls to ge only corn, so why not Kix! I like the Kix because they are lower in sugar. I also noticed a type-o in my post, of course I meant " So if the cereal is made from corn, then it will only have corn in it. " Not if the corn is made from corn. Duh, of course corn is made from corn! nn in CA ~Original Message~ How interesting! Thank you for hunting this down and sharing it. - Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 23, 2006 Report Share Posted February 23, 2006 > > Not yet. Here at SillyYaks we prefer to email each other 400 times and file a few frivolous class action lawsuits before we do any actual research into the issue. > LOL!!!!!LOL!!!LOL!!!!! christine > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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