Froot loops | Imamother

amother

Wed, Dec 11 2019, 5:43 pm

My 10 year old daughter has been asking me for froot loops but I'm hesitant to buy them for her. I looked at the ingredients, one of them being BHT. I've noticed that a lot of cereals have this ingredient. Does anyone know anything about BHT? Is it harmful? Of course I'd rather her have a healthier cereal, but she's getting sick of Cheerios.

STMommy

Wed, Dec 11 2019, 5:47 pm

Froot loops also uses problematic dyes (artificial colors)
There are better options

amother

Coffee

Wed, Dec 11 2019, 6:01 pm

My husband recently bought a huge box, and it only has a K on it - no certifying agency. Do any frum Jews even consider this kosher?

BHT - Wikipedia

I would use it (or a more kosher equivalent) only for Shabbos cereal.

Bruria

Wed, Dec 11 2019, 6:12 pm

amother [ OP ] wrote:

You can get her fruity Cheerios instead.

flowerpower

Wed, Dec 11 2019, 6:18 pm

Bruria wrote:

You can get her fruity Cheerios instead.

That’s what I buy as a treat. I can’t get myself to buy colorful sugarinfested junk

Bruria

Wed, Dec 11 2019, 6:25 pm

flowerpower wrote:

That’s what I buy as a treat. I can’t get myself to buy colorful sugarinfested junk

You can get those snack sized packs, and give it to her a few times instead of buying a box and letting her eat it every day.

amother

Wed, Dec 11 2019, 6:49 pm

Bruria wrote:

You can get her fruity Cheerios instead.

I asked her if I could buy her fruity Cheerios instead, but her response was a hard no.

mfb

Wed, Dec 11 2019, 6:50 pm

bsy wrote:

Yes a k is a decent hashgacha

As far as I heard a k can be put on by any company and doesn’t signify a specific hashgacha. I may be wrong I heard this a while ago.

srbmom

Wed, Dec 11 2019, 6:59 pm

I buy my kids Cascadian Farm organic fruitful o's
Definetely not the same as Fruit Loops but a good enough substitute

K in general is NOT a good hashgacha by many standards, but on Kelloggs products ONLY it is acceptable

meme6

Wed, Dec 11 2019, 7:49 pm

She will find a way to get it without you knowing I would buy a box divide it for once a week Shabbos morning to give into that craze so she don’t look for it elsewhere

amother

Azure

Wed, Dec 11 2019, 8:52 pm

We only eat sweet cereal as a treat on shabbos or a special day. You can try that as well.

amother

Amethyst

Wed, Dec 11 2019, 9:14 pm

I'm happy to buy my kids froot loops once in a while, but we treat it like candy, not breakfast food. I don't think there's any treat I would never buy them in principle, but we do have very set times for when treats are given.

amother

Puce

Wed, Dec 11 2019, 9:27 pm

bsy wrote:

Yes a k is a decent hashgacha

only when on Kellogg’s. A plain K is not trademarked, so any company can put it on their product.
I think the K on Kellogg’s is Vaad of New England but I’m not positive.

small bean

Wed, Dec 11 2019, 9:37 pm

K on Kellogg is fine.

Why is it froot loops or cheerios? There are cereals in between.

Froot loops is basically sugar and fruit coloring. There is no redeeming factor.

What about cinnamon life? It does have coloring, but it is not froot loops coloring.

Or even cocoa puffs, or cocoa pebbles?

I think all colored cereal is disgusting. No matter how much my kids beg, I would not buy it. And no my kids dont sneak it from their friends. I allow enough junk but this is just disgusting.

miami85

Wed, Dec 11 2019, 9:44 pm

amother [ Coffee ] wrote:

K on Kellogs is reliable. There's a story behind it.

Fruit loops uses natural coloring.
BHT is a preservative to keep the cereal crunchy

amother

Amethyst

Wed, Dec 11 2019, 9:53 pm

miami85 wrote:

K on Kellogs is reliable. There's a story behind it.

Fruit loops uses natural coloring.
BHT is a preservative to keep the cereal crunchy

Kellogg's froot loops is made with artificial coloring.

amother

Magenta

Wed, Dec 11 2019, 10:33 pm

Target has a Fruit Loops version that has some fruit coloring in it. Sugar-wise it's just the same, I'm sure.

rachel6543

Wed, Dec 11 2019, 11:01 pm

ALDIs also has a kosher version made without fake food coloring

HeartyAppetite

Wed, Dec 11 2019, 11:06 pm

A K can be put on by any company to signify it didn’t use an tried ingredients. It’s not a hashtag a. The k on Kellogg’s actually stands for the vas’s hakashrus of Manchester.