Are whole grain cheerios vegan?
Posted in Vegetarian & Vegan | Asked by La la | 2012-02-22 19:01:04 | (9) answers

Actually, no, they aren't vegan. General Mills fortifies their cereals with a few different vitamins (like other companies do), one of which is a type of vitamin D derived from the grease on sheep's wool. Imagine taking a guy with really greasy dreadlocks, squeezing out the liquid, and then putting that with your cereal...it's like that. This type of vitamin D is called Cholcalciferol, also known as D3. D2, or Ergocalciferol, is vegan-friendly as it's derived from plants.EDIT: Two thumbs down? Sorry, guys, D3 isn't vegan. If you don't like it, get mad at the companies that put it into food, not me.

by Hannibal The Cannibal      2012-03-05 00:01:12

If you eat them without milk, eggs and bacon, yes.

by Summer      2012-03-04 09:01:16

Actually, no, they aren't vegan. General Mills fortifies their cereals with a few different vitamins (like other companies do), one of which is a type of vitamin D derived from the grease on sheep's wool. Imagine taking a guy with really greasy dreadlocks, squeezing out the liquid, and then putting that with your cereal...it's like that. This type of vitamin D is called Cholcalciferol, also known as D3. D2, or Ergocalciferol, is vegan-friendly as it's derived from plants.EDIT: Two thumbs down? Sorry, guys, D3 isn't vegan. If you don't like it, get mad at the companies that put it into food, not me.

by quantum quack      2012-03-03 13:01:22

No, they're made or pure cow blood.

by Almost      2012-03-02 21:01:18

Yes they are vegan and if you eat them with rice, soy, oat or hemp milk they will stay vegan. They are a pretty good choice of cereal in that they are vegan, no cholesterol, low fat, low sugar, and has fiber and added vitamins. Unfortunately most cereals have preservatives in them and this one is no exception it has BHT which is linked to ADHD among other thing. It is one of the lowest amount of preservatives and has so many other good things in it that for a regular grocery store bought cereal it is one that is at the top of the list. I buy it occasionally and feed it to my family. There are some good healthy alternatives that can be bought at health food stores and even some grocery stores that are vegan and do not have any preservatives in it. I review one of the good ones on my website called Puffins, read it here http://www.theveggiegal.com/blog/?p=3052The only Cheerios cereal that is not vegan is honey nut cheerios if you are the kind of vegan that does not eat honey. Some vegans are dietary vegans and still consume honey while others are not. Good luck to you in your search for healthy foodsKim

by Elleanor      2012-03-02 08:01:13

http://www.lmgtfy.com/?q=whole+grain+cheerios+ingredients

by Billy Shat      2012-03-02 02:01:18

They are when you eat them alone, meaning without milk.

by The Veggie Gal      2012-03-01 11:01:14

Yeah they're vegan.and you don't have to eat them aloneI eat my cheerios with rice milk. (but there's other alternatives like soy or almond milk also.)

by Vilasi      2012-02-29 02:01:09

You eat cheerios with milk.. so im assuming that would defeat the point.

by Mr. Ostriches      2012-02-23 10:01:08

Not really. Check the ingredients. I think some of these have beef gelatin or honey. But I wouldn't worry. Gelatin (skin and bones) is a byproduct of meat industry and although I dislike stealing food from bees that they make for themselves, I wouldn't worry about those small amounts of honey in cheerios. But they put too much sugar in cereals. Don't you hate it when you get a bad breath? That's the reason I don't eat chocolate anymore.And whoever said "no cholesterol" must be ignorant. Google what cholesterol is and where it's found. Plant-based food will never have cholesterol because plants don't produce it for their cell function.