May 11, 2007
A Sweet Treat and a Chance to Win $500…
UPDATED – please scroll to the end of the post to read the changes – and we will have 30 winners instead of 20!!!
We interrupt our Mother’s Day Giveaway contest for a yummy snack and a tip on where you can enter to win $500…
As some of you may have already noticed, General Mills has a fun, tasty, new cereal lining grocery aisles and making your kids drool – new Fruity Cheerios.
Personally, I am a fan of Cheerios. I remember Jackson cramming fist-fulls of those little oat rings into his tiny eighteen-month-old mouth. And how often did I pack a little container of Cheerios to occupy my squirmy toddler as I raced through errands or tried to get him to sit still in church? Yes, Cheerios are a staple in our cupboard!
So you can imagine my son’s delight when a box of Fruity Cheerios arrived in his kitchen! While I am very conservative about allowing “sugar cereals” in my house, Fruity Cheerios combines whole grains and 100 percent real fruit juice for a cereal that has 25 percent less sugar than the leading fruit-flavored cereal. So for a fun treat – this is a good way to go.
And of course I just had to let you know about how you could win $500! Fruity Cheerios and Modern Mom are co-sponsoring a nation-wide contest for families. All you need to do is submit your Fruity Cheerios-themed pictures or videos for a chance to win. You can read all about it at Modern Mom.
AND for you, our 5 Minutes for Mom readers, we have twenty boxes of Fruity Cheerios waiting! So to spread the sweetness, we will give one box to twenty different winners. Just leave your comment at this post and we will draw TWENTY winners on Tuesday, May 15th. (Open to Canadians!)
UPDATE: I forgot to mention that the Modern Mom contest ends May 18th. So, we will draw our winners Saturday to give you enough time to get your shipping info to me. (I will be closing the entries at 12am Eastern tonight.) I need to forward your information to the company by Sunday night so they can overnight your cereal to you on Monday. That will give you a few days to get your entry in to Modern Mom’s big contest. AND – we now have an additional 10 boxes – so THIRTY of you will be getting cereal next week. Just please make sure to check on Saturday to see if you won and get your shipping info to me by Sunday night. Thanks and I hope you enjoy your Fruity Cheerios. 
This contest is now CLOSED. To see a list of the winners click here.
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Comments on A Sweet Treat and a Chance to Win $500… »
Lu @ 6:25 am
Sure! Count me in! Sounds yummy!
Ruth :) @ 6:30 am
FUN! I usually avoid the cereal aisle like the plague when I’m shopping with the girls
– I’ll have to check these out. Yogurt cheerios are my girls fav right now – who know, perhaps we’ll have another option soon!! Sign me up!
Reese @ 6:30 am
Yum! My kids love Fruity Cheerios! I’m in!
Janne @ 6:54 am
Mmmm. With nine kids, this certainly won’t go to waste in my house.
Girl Gone Wild @ 7:10 am
I haven’t heard about it yet….sign me up!
Laura Peric @ 7:46 am
Mmmmm, fruity cheerios?! That sounds great. Our son has enjoyed their multigrain cheerios but I’m sure this will be an even bigger hit for him!
Judy @ 7:47 am
I had read about these on Jill’s blog and have been wanting to try them out. I’ve not seen them yet in the store. Add my name… I would love to try them!
Anne @ 7:48 am
Yay! I want in!
Kasie @ 8:10 am
Yummy! Fruity cheerios. Now I will have colorful crumbs on my rug, lol!
Barbara H. @ 8:47 am
My youngest would love to try that.
Heather @ 8:55 am
We love Fruity Cheerios!
Robin @ 9:00 am
When I was potty training my boys, one of our tricks was to try to “hit” a Cheerio in the toilet…the perfect floating bullseye, lol. If they had been colorful, the “training” might’ve gone more quickly
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Haven’t seen these on our cereal aisle yet; but we’ll definitely try them! Especially if I’m a lucky 20
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Wendy @ 9:00 am
We haven’t tried this yet. I’m sure my kids would love it.
Heather A. @ 9:09 am
My kids like these.
Laura @ 9:17 am
20 boxes? Golly – that’s a lot of Cheerios!
Jessica @ 9:22 am
I love to see healthier “kid’s cereals” on the market!
Canadian Telecommuting Mom @ 9:23 am
We still eat Cherrios..lol..and dd is 19!!
Heather (Heather's reality show) @ 9:39 am
If I hadn’t had breakfast already this post would have made me very hungry!
leah belle @ 9:40 am
looks yummy! i’m in!
Karen L @ 10:01 am
I just read about these yesterday! Count me in for the drawing for a free box – my kids might not even get to taste ‘em! (just kidding)
CoachJ @ 10:04 am
Never tried Cheerios. Ever. Not even with my kids. So, maybe, something new will be good. Enter me in the drawing.
Kara @ 10:06 am
I tried them and didn’t really like them, but my kids love them lol
Elleoz @ 10:08 am
My daughter loves these! Now if only I could get my son to eat something besides plain ol’ cherrios. Maybe if I win a box
Lani @ 10:14 am
My daughter has been begging me to buy those, but I keep refusing.
I guess they are good then? She’d love you forever if she got her own box.
T with Honey @ 10:16 am
My Princess and Honey love the Fruity Cheerios, and although they have more sugar than the plain old Cheerios the fruity ones have LESS sugar than the Honey Nut variety!
Jean @ 10:18 am
My two year old loves froot loops..so this would be a much better substituion.
NDFosterMOm @ 10:25 am
MMMM YUMMY! I’m in!
Karla~Looking Towards Heaven @ 10:29 am
those sound delicious!!!
Lissete @ 10:32 am
Sounds yummy!
Perky @ 10:37 am
We’re also big fans of the Fruity Cheerios. We mix it with regular Cheerios and the kids think that’s great!
The Pumkin Patch @ 10:52 am
I’m in!
Krissy @ 11:16 am
My kids would love a box!
Fiddledeedee (It Coulda' Been Worse) @ 11:26 am
We have discovered that Fruity Cheerios, a delicacy that he doesn’t get at home, is the only way that our two year old will stay in the church nursery on Sunday morning. Because that’s what they serve.
So, count me in.
Karmyn R @ 11:27 am
OH What a great snack this would be! Especially over the OTHER fruity ringed-cereal (I won’t name that loopy cereal that my children LOVE to snack on). It will be nice for them to have something less sugary.
Jessica @ 11:31 am
I would love to see if my 19 month old likes these. He is a huge fan of Cheerios so I anticipate he would love the Fruity Cheerios! Count me in!
Vicki @ 11:54 am
What a great cereal idea! Even I love my Cheerios!
Laura @ 11:58 am
Love cheerios!
Thanks
Laura
Atasha @ 12:17 pm
I want it! Please enter me
annaliza @ 12:37 pm
ooooo!!!!!!!!! who doesn’t love cherrios? esp. fruity ones??? hehe.
Lauren S. @ 12:47 pm
Count me in!
Becca @ 12:49 pm
I’ll try a box!
Kristin @ 1:05 pm
Well, Helen’s too young for Cheerios but I sure love them! Fruity Cheerios can’t be bad…and maybe it would satisfy my craving for Fruit Loops! I’d love to try a box!
dee @ 1:07 pm
We love the fruity cheerios!
LivingforGod @ 1:12 pm
Please enter me in this contest. Thank you!
Chrissy @ 1:15 pm
yummmmy!!!!!!!!
melody @ 1:49 pm
In the words of my Rachael Ray loving boys “Yumo!”. I have already been snapping for this contest.
My now 26 yo son won a Cheerios photo contest as a toddler. Wonder if history can repeat with new older boys and a new Cheerios?
Mommymommy @ 1:57 pm
fruity cheerios have made an appearance at our house too, and were gobbled up in record time!
Lundie @ 2:04 pm
**hand raised**
Elizabeth Silence @ 2:21 pm
Sounds great.
Gem @ 2:33 pm
I’m in! Again.
Myfriendconnie @ 2:52 pm
OK, I’ll bite. (tee hee)
Karen (Changed by Love) @ 3:13 pm
WAHOO!!! Send me some Cherrios!!
Karen (Changed by Love) @ 3:13 pm
oh my goodnes…I spelled it wrong!!! I just got so excited!!!! SEND ME SOME CHEERIOS!!
Jan @ 3:19 pm
Sounds yummy! Count me in too please!
JessicaB @ 3:45 pm
Count me in!
SaraR @ 4:11 pm
who doesn’t love Cheerios!
oh amanda @ 4:40 pm
Free cereal? Oh, yeah!
allena @ 5:06 pm
i love cheerios!
Linda @ 5:07 pm
Count me in!
lorinda @ 5:59 pm
New O’s? Sounds yummy!
Ginny @ 6:41 pm
Sounds good!
Jill H. @ 8:28 pm
what a neat idea…I’ll have to look for these next time I’m at the grocery store.
Aimee @ 9:00 pm
I can’t wait to try this new cereal! I think I’ll love it more than kids do! Count me in on the contest!
Adrienne @ 9:04 pm
I love cherrios and can’t wait to try these new ones. My daughter also loves them and is oh so cute. Count me in.
tanyetta @ 9:59 pm
count me in! thanks
Celeste @ 10:00 pm
I like them butthey have way less fiber than the regular ones thogh.
Becky @ 10:25 pm
I love cheerios and these new Fruity Cheerios look yummy!
Genesis Davies @ 10:39 pm
Please include me in this contest! I don´t live in Canada, but you can send them to my starving student sister who does!
She goes days without eating and this would be the perfect way to get some nutrition into her! Long distance big sistering is hard to do, so I hope I win and can send her a box of cereal.
Caryn @ 11:04 am
Cheerios! Yum!! Please enter me!!! I’m hungry : ).
christina @ 12:03 pm
Thankx, I’ll have to try a box!
Val @ 11:25 am
Me, too!