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

Post Marshmallow Pebbles Family Size

Post
18 oz
Available at Foodtown
160
Calories
1g
Protein
18g
Sugars
240mg
Sodium
67
Ingredients

What You Should Know

Post Marshmallow Pebbles Family Size is a brightly packaged, family‑sized box of Fruity Pebbles cereal studded with tiny marshmallow shapes — a fixture of the breakfast aisle near other kids’ cereals, sugary rice crisps, and breakfast bars. You’ll find it shelved alongside Cocoa Pebbles, Lucky Charms and other colorful, character‑driven brands, often on lower shelves at eye level for children. This product fits quick weekday breakfasts, back‑to‑school pantry stocking, road‑trip snack packs, and playful dessert or baking uses (think cereal treats or colorful cupcake toppers). Post positions the cereal as a kid‑centric, nostalgia‑forward brand: playful advertising, cartoon tie‑ins, and family‑size formats aimed at parents buying for children while appealing to adults who remember the flavor from childhood. The label leans into kid friendly cues — vibrant characters, “Fruity” descriptors, and “gluten free” callouts — and highlights fortification with vitamins and minerals, which can create a health halo despite the high sugar content; there is no organic certification and the ingredient panel lists artificial colors, flavors, and preservatives. In plain terms the product is industrially formulated and shelf‑stable, made from puffed rice, sweeteners, added oils, colorings and texture stabilizers. Sensory experience is immediate: bright, crunchy rice crisps that deliver a sweet fruity snap in the bowl and a softening to a syrupy milk as they sit, punctuated by soft, chewy mini marshmallows. Packaged in a printed cardboard family box with an inner plastic bag, it’s most often consumed in the ritual of a fast morning bowl, a hands‑on snack for kids, or as a colorful ingredient in no‑bake treats.

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 cup
Servings per Container: 13
Calories160
% Daily Value*
Total Fat1g1%
Saturated Fat0g0%
Sodium240mg10%
Total Carbohydrate36g13%
Total Sugars18g
Added Sugars18g36%
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,, Marshmallows (sugar,, modified, cornstarch,, corn syrup,, dextrose,, gelatin,, sodium hexametaphosphate,, yellow, 5,, red, 40, blue, 1,, yellow, 6,, artificial, flavor),, Corn Syrup,, Canola, and/or, Soybean, Oil, Salt,, Contains, 1%, or, less, of:, Natural and, Artificial, Flavor,, Yellow, 5,, Yellow, 6, Red, 40,, Citric, Acid,, Blue, 1,, BHT, added to, preserve, freshness. Vitamins, and, Minerals:, Niacinamide (Vitamin, B3),, Vitamin, A, Palmitate, Reduced, Iron,, Zinc, Oxide,, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, (Vitamin, B6),, Riboflavin (Vitamin, B2),, Thiamin, Mononitrate (Vitamin, B1),, Vitamin, D3,, Folic, Acid, 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
  • Yellow 5 - Artificial coloring
  • Red 40 - Artificial coloring
  • Blue 1 - Artificial coloring
  • Yellow 6 - 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 multiple industrial ingredients (corn syrup, modified cornstarch), artificial colors and flavors, preservatives, and is a shelf‑stable, reformulated product — characteristics consistent with NOVA group 4 (ultra‑processed).

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Common Questions about Post Marshmallow Pebbles Family Size

Well, 'healthy' can be a bit subjective! Marshmallow Pebbles are high in sugar, with 18 grams per serving, which might not be ideal for everyone, especially if you're watching your sugar intake. However, if you’re looking for a fun and nostalgic breakfast option, it can definitely fit into a balanced diet when enjoyed in moderation.

Perfect For

back-to-school
road-trip
holiday-baking
movie-night

Vibe:

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