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Post Fruity Pebbles Family Size
Cereal & Breakfast
📊 NOVA 4🌾 Gluten-Free🥛 Dairy-Free

Post Fruity Pebbles Family Size

Post
19.50 oz
Available at Foodtown
140
Calories
1g
Protein
12g
Sugars
190mg
Sodium
54
Ingredients

What You Should Know

Post Fruity Pebbles Family Size is a brightly packaged, family-oriented box of sweetened rice crisps you’d spot on the cereal aisle next to other colorful children's cereals and sugar-forward breakfast options. It commonly sits at eye level in the breakfast section, near other kid-targeted brands and gluten-free labeled cereals. Shoppers grab it for quick weekday breakfasts, back-to-school mornings, weekend brunches that tap into nostalgia, or as a playful snack for road trips and lunchboxes. The brand positioning leans hard into childhood fun and creativity — cartoon-friendly, loud colors, and advertising that targets families with young children and adults who remember the product from their own childhoods. Label characteristics include kid-focused imagery, “gluten free” claims, prominent flavor/color cues, and a short list of added vitamins and minerals that can create a health-halo despite the high sugar content; there are no organic or “all-natural” certifications. In plain terms, this is a highly processed breakfast food: refined rice base, added sugars, colorants (natural and artificial), flavorings, oils, preservatives, and fortified vitamins. Sensory details: the cereal is light, crisp, and brittle with a quick sugary crunch that dissolves in milk into a swirled, sweet, fruity taste; colors are rainbow-bright. Packaging is a glossy cardboard family-size box with inner bag. Rituals include pouring into a bowl with cold milk, spoon-feeding for kids, or eating dry from a snack cup. It functions as a convenience-driven, joy-focused breakfast or treat that trades nutritional complexity for flavor, color, and immediate kid appeal.

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1.0 cup
Servings per Container: 15
Calories140
% Daily Value*
Total Fat1.5g2%
Saturated Fat0g0%
Sodium190mg8%
Total Carbohydrate31g11%
Total Sugars12g
Added Sugars12g24%
Protein1g
* 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

Rice,, Sugar,, Canola and/or, Soybean, Oil,, Salt,, Contains 1%, or, less, of:, Natural, and, Artificial Flavor,, Red, 40,, Yellow, 5,, Yellow, 6, Blue, 1,, Turmeric, Oleoresin, (color), BHT, added, to, preserve, freshness. Vitamins, and, Minerals:, Sodium Ascorbate, and, Ascorbic, Acid (Vitamin, C),, Niacinamide, (Vitamin B3),, Reduced, Iron,, Zinc, Oxide, Vitamin, A, Palmitate,, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride (Vitamin, B6), Thiamin, Mononitrate, (Vitamin, B1), Riboflavin, (Vitamin, B2),, Folic, Acid, Vitamin, D3,, Vitamin, B12..

Flagged Ingredients:

  • Canola Oil - Seed oil high in omega-6 fatty acids
  • Soybean Oil - Seed oil high in omega-6 fatty acids
  • Soy Lecithin - Processed emulsifier
  • BHT - Synthetic preservative
  • Red 40 - Artificial coloring
  • Yellow 5 - Artificial coloring
  • Yellow 6 - Artificial coloring
  • Blue 1 - Artificial coloring
No Seed OilNo EmulsifierNo PreservativeNo Additive

Dietary Labels

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

Ultra-Processing Assessment

NOVA Score:4 / 4

Ultra-Processed

Why this score?

Contains refined rice, added sugars, artificial and natural flavors and colors, added preservatives and oils, plus nutrient fortification—characteristics of ultra-processed foods (NOVA 4).

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Common Questions about Post Fruity Pebbles Family Size

Well, that depends on what you mean by healthy! Fruity Pebbles can be a fun breakfast option, but it’s not exactly a nutritional powerhouse. With 12 grams of added sugars per serving and minimal fiber and protein, it’s more of a sweet treat than a health food. If you’re looking for something to fuel your morning, consider pairing it with some fruit or yogurt.

Perfect For

back-to-school
weekend-brunch
road-trip

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