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General Mills Bluey Cereal
Cereal & Breakfast
📊 NOVA 4🥛 Dairy-Free

General Mills Bluey Cereal

Bluey
12 oz
Available at Foodtown
150
Calories
3g
Protein
4g
Sugars
180mg
Sodium
3g
Fiber
68
Ingredients

What You Should Know

General Mills Bluey Cereal is a brightly packaged, character-driven breakfast cereal aimed squarely at young families and fans of the Bluey franchise. You’ll find it on the supermarket cereal aisle among other licensed kids’ cereals, often placed at eye level near colorful boxes like fruit-flavored loops and marshmallow blends — sometimes beside breakfast bars or single-serve milk cartons. The box promises whole grain corn and little visual cues that appeal to parents (whole grain claim, added vitamins) while the front-of-pack art and mascot imagery target children. It’s commonly purchased during weekly grocery trips, back-to-school stocking runs, or when parents want a quick, crowd-pleasing breakfast or snack; busy mornings and road-trip snack mixes are common real-world uses. The experience is crisp, slightly sweet toasted corn flakes with a brown-sugar glaze and a light, crunchy snap that holds up briefly in milk. Packaging is a glossy, cartooned cardboard box with an inner plastic bag for freshness; ritual use typically involves a colorful bowl, milk, and a quick handoff to a child eager to see the character. Labeling leans on health-forward language like “made with whole grain” and lists added vitamins and minerals, but there’s no organic or non-GMO certification and the kid-focused branding creates a health halo for many shoppers. In plain terms, this product is industrially formulated: grains are processed, sweeteners, oils, colorants, preservatives, and nutrient fortification are added during manufacture. It’s positioned as a convenient, kid-friendly breakfast that blends nostalgia and character licensing with modern fortified-cereal marketing.

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1.5 cup
Servings per Container: 8
Calories150
% Daily Value*
Total Fat1g1%
Saturated Fat0g0%
Sodium180mg8%
Total Carbohydrate34g12%
Dietary Fiber3g11%
Total Sugars4g
Added Sugars4g8%
Protein3g
* The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.

Ingredients

Whole, Grain, Corn,, Corn, Meal,, Sugar,, Salt,, Brown, Sugar, Syrup,, Canola, and/or, Sunflower, Oil,, Spirulina, Extract, (Color),, Baking, Soda,, Vitamin, E, (Mixed, Tocopherols), Added, to, Preserve, Freshness,, Vitamins, and, Minerals:, Calcium, Carbonate,, Iron, and, Zinc, (Mineral, Nutrients),, Vitamin, C, (Sodium, Ascorbate),, a, B, Vitamin, (Niacinamide),, Vitamin, B6, (Pyridoxine, Hydrochloride),, Vitamin, B₁, (Thiamin, Mononitrate),, Vitamin, A, (Palmitate),, Vitamin, B2, (Riboflavin),, a, B, Vitamin, (Folic, Acid),, Vitamin, B12,, Vitamin, D3..

Flagged Ingredients:

  • Canola - Seed oil high in omega-6 fatty acids
  • Sunflower - Seed oil high in omega-6 fatty acids
  • Canola and/or Sunflower Oil - Processed emulsifier
  • Vitamin E (Mixed Tocopherols) Added to Preserve Freshness - Synthetic preservative
  • Spirulina Extract (Color) - Artificial coloring
No Seed OilNo EmulsifierNo PreservativeNo Additive

Dietary Labels

This product is not vegan, is not gluten-free, and is not organic.

Ultra-Processing Assessment

NOVA Score:4 / 4

Ultra-Processed

Why this score?

Contains refined grain ingredients, added sugars, industrial fats, colorants, preservatives and vitamin/mineral fortification—features characteristic of ultra-processed foods, so it fits NOVA group 4.

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Common Questions about General Mills Bluey Cereal

Well, that depends on your definition of healthy! Bluey cereal has a decent amount of vitamins and minerals, which is great for breakfast. With 150 calories and low sugar (only 4g), it can fit into a balanced diet, especially for kids. But remember, it’s not a superfood, so think of it as a fun, occasional treat rather than a health powerhouse.

Perfect For

back-to-school
road-trip
weekend-brunch

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