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I’m not a big fan of boxed cereals. Most of them are junk, and the ones that are marketed as healthier versions are so pricey! Recently the Mom’s Best people sent me several boxes of their products. The kids were pretty thrilled. (What is it with kids and cereal? LOL!)

Their products are kind of like knock offs of your favorite brands. There’s “Honey Nut Toasty O’s”, a Raisin Bran cereal, Sweetened Wheat-fuls (these are like frosted mini wheats, my favorite!).

What’s nice about these products is that they are all made with whole grains. They also contain no high fructose corn syrup, no artificial flavors or preservatives, and no hydrogenated oil.

I also really liked the Variety Packs of Instant Oatmeal. These were so delicious and quick for busy mornings. Even my 7 year old, who doesn’t care for oatmeal generally, ate the apple cinnamon (it had big hunks of apple in it) willingly.

The Mom’s Best website has a store locator if you’re not sure where to find these. They’re also quite reasonably priced especially when compared with other healthier boxed cereals.

The Patriot-News: supermarket sampler
Wednesday, November 07, 2007

Mom’s Best Naturals Cereal. Sweetened Wheat-fuls, Toasty O’s, Honey Nut Toasty O’s, Raisin Bran, Toasted Wheat-fuls, and Mallow-Oats. $2.49 to $3.49 per 16-ounce to 24-ounce box.

Bonnie: Mom’s Best Naturals Cereal includes six varieties in large family-size boxes that are comparably priced or less expensive than their mainstream competitors. But these cereals contain no artificial colors, flavors or preservatives, no hydrogenated oil, and no high-fructose corn syrup. I like all of that. What I don’t like is that in terms of nutrients, these contain much fewer vitamins and minerals (albeit added ones) than General Mills, Kellogg’s or Post cereals. If your family generally eats a well-balanced diet, then do take advantage of these cereals savings. Otherwise, stick to the mainstream vitamin- and mineral-enriched cereals.

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Has anyone seen this at Walmart? I bought four boxes today! Let me backtrack a little bit….

I recently gave the boys some cherry koolaid bursts and I have never seen them so hyper! I came to the conclusion it was the red dye in them. So I have decided to stop buying stuff that contains red dye. Well, their favorite cereal is Lucky Charms and ofcourse the marshmallows have red dye. I found the Mom’s Best cereal today and this is what it said on the front…

14g of Whole Grain per serving
No artificial preservatives
no artificial colors or flavors
No hydrogenated or palm oils
No high fructose corn syrup…what!!?? Yeah!

The first ingredient is Whole Grain oat flour! No white flour! Then it says in the ingredients the colors in the marshmallows are made from blueberry, pumpkin and carrot concentrates. And the best part is the huge boxes only cost $1.88!! I bought two marshmallow boxes, some honey oats (like honey nut cheerios) and some frosted shredded wheat kind. I can’t wait to try it tomorrow morning.

FamilyCorner.com
7/30/08

Mom’s Best Naturals is recommended in a July 2008 article on FamilyCorner.com as a healthy option for breakfast that kids will love. The article highlights Mom’s Best Naturals "affordability and great taste" while also mentioning the "cereals contain no high fructose corn syrup and no artificial preservatives, colors, flavors or hydrogenated oil".

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Sharon Thompson
7/27/08
Herald-Leader food writer

With school starting in a few weeks, parents will be trying to think of nutritious breakfasts to get the kids off to a good beginning each day. Mom’s Best Naturals has a new line of cereals that are priced 20 to 25 percent less than most other natural and organic cereals.

Honey Grahams and Toasted Cinnamon Squares do not contain high fructose corn syrup, artificial colors or flavors, or preservatives. Suggested retail price is $2.29-$3.29. Go to www.momsbestnaturals.com.

Mahoning Valley & Trumbull County Parent, July 2008
By Janice Newell Bissex, MS, RD & Liz Weiss, MS, RD

When summertime rolls around, families often pack the car and head out on the road. In fact, an estimated 329 million Americans traveled for leisure in the summer of 2007. Whether it’s a trip to the beach, the mountains or a family reunion, one thing remains clear: It’s tough to eat a healthy, well-balanced diet when you’re away from home. All that “road” food can be a diet disaster, especially for those who struggle to keep their waistlines in check. Let’s face it, burgers and fries from the fast food drive through and packaged snacks from the gas station mini mart are often loaded with fat, sodium, and calories yet lack vitamins, minerals, and fiber. To keep you and your kids feeling fit and energized on your next family vacation, consider our strategies for taking a better-for-you fork in the road. Eat a Healthy Breakfast –

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Travelingmom.com
7/1/08
Contributed by Kara Mayer Robinson

My kids are cereal fiends. I, for one, consider that a good thing. Not only will I do almost anything to shave off a few minutes off my morning routine, but their willingness to eat the healthy stuff (no Fruity Pebbles in this house) makes it a no-brainer. It also makes a terrific travel snack. My staples: All Bran (with yogurt bites), Fiber One (honey clusters), Kashi Heart to Heart and good old-fashioned oatmeal (but not the instant variety or you lose many of the nutrients). But my old standbys have some new competition in Mom’s Best Naturals. I’m not exactly sure who this mom is, but I can tell you that she scores big on three counts: taste, nutrition, and (bonus!) price. Each variety is nutritionally sound, save the sugar-laden Mallow-Oats, and most come in family-size boxes yet cost less than other natural and organic cereals. I recently spent a few weeks pouring bowl after bowl of each variety for my little guys and myself and here’s what I found:

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lifebitesnews.com
June, 2008
by Cody Chandler Hilton Most kids have trouble with oatmeal, and I was surprised at how good the instant Moms Best oatmeal is. They also have great oats & Honey cereal and toasted cinnamon squares. Everything is healthy and they really taste good for breakfast or anytime. Read the full PDF

heavenlyhomemakers.com
May 16, 2008

Also in my trunk, you will see a couple boxes of cereal and a bag of potato chips. (gasp!) I found this brand of cereal a couple of months ago, “Mom’s Best Naturals”. It’s not organic, but it’s better than the really bad stuff…it doesn’t have high fructose corn syrup, partially hydrogenated oils, artificial colors or flavors. I don’t consider it a health food by any means… but it does save my sanity on occasional crazy mornings. We maybe eat it once every two weeks.

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associatedcontent.com
May 14, 2008

It has been a while since I had a shredded wheat kind of cereal but I remember that I always enjoyed them. Recently I tried Mom’s Best Sweetened Wheat-Fuls Cereal, a sweetened shredded wheat cereal. Normally I wouldn’t have got the cereal as it isn’t organic but the cereal comes from a company that I was happy support even if it only once. Mom’s Best Company does a number of things that I am happy to support. They are very concerned with conserving energy, in twelve years they have reduced their energy use by ten percent. In addition they use wind power to run their factory. Water is another thing that they are concerned with saving and in that same twelve years they have reduced the water that they use to make their cereals by a whole forty one percent. In addition the company makes their cereal boxes out of one hundred percent recycled paperboard. All of these things are such wonderful things to support.

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