Post Honeycomb Cereal

[Brucem57]

My 4 1/2 year old son was recently diagnosed with CD. He (like many children) has a limited appetite. I read on a website that Quaker (Post) Honeycomb was safe to eat (gluten/wheat free).

I also have read that oats may be harmful due to cross contamination.

He really loves this cereal and due to his limited eating habits I am hoping others have had some kind of positive experience with this cereal.

Obviously, I need to find out either way.

Can somebody shed some light on this for me.

Thank You,
Bruce

[Derek]

I don't know about Honeycomb in particular, but as an alternative try Gorilla Munch or Orangatangos or Amazon crunch -- and they are Organic too. I like 'em and so do my nephews.

Derek

[aklap]

Hi Bruce,

I started looking, but got side tracked. The Kraft Canada List reports that Honeycombs IS NOT gluten free. That may not mean anything...but I suspect that it is the case for us in the States too. There are very few mainstream cereals that are GF. Fruity Pebbles & Coco Pebbles are GF.
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Al

“We cannot all do great things, but we can do small things with great love.” Mother Teresa

[Peggy]

I read somewhere that both post honeycomb and alphabet cereals are GF. However, the new honeycomb cereals with additional flavors do not get the same GF rating. I've been eating the honeycomb with no problems and hope it really is GF--I'll watch for other responses. Good Luck.

[PageTurner]

Hi Bruce,

Though I don't have a definitive answer on the gf status of the cereal, my suggestion would be to ask your son's pediatric GI if oats are acceptable on his diet based on his most recent blood test results. Once we received the go-ahead for oats, my daughter began trying them; however, before that, we shied away from anything containing oats.

Hope that helps.

[withhope]

[GFSarahSmiles]

I may have another GF cereal for you here. I'm sure everyone is familiar with Corn Pops and how they WERE GF but changed last year and are no longer GF. However, Walmart carries a knock-off of Corn Pops that is GF. The brand name is Malt-o-Meal, they are a bagged cereal, and they are called Corn Bursts. I haven't seen them in normal grocery stores - just in Walmart, but I've seen them online, too, from the manufacturer (if you really wanted to order cereal on the internet). Anyway, I hope that helps.

[aklap]

Yup...I also believe Malt-o-meal has Dyno-bites or something like that. They are fruity & coco pebble knock offs. Double check this tho...it's been awhile since I've bought these.
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Al

“We cannot all do great things, but we can do small things with great love.” Mother Teresa

[alsims25]

Hello,
I am new to the forum and celiac. At this point I am self-diagnosed but waiting for my gastro appt Feb 3. I have suffered all the symptoms for the past 9-10 months. I am lactose intolerant, have IBS, hypothyroid and acid reflux(is much much better now). The sporadic bouts of nausea and diarrhea have litterly drained me. I have lost 7 pounds since the first of the year. Not knowing, when I felt good, I ate everything I could my hands on and yes it all probably contained wheat/gluten, so I was making myself worse. I heard about celiac from a friend. Decided to look it up and was very shocked at how many symptoms I have. After hours of reading I decided to put myself on a GF diet. I actually went 6 days with no altercations In reading labels, I am trying to determine if maltodextrin, malt syrup/flavoring are items to be left alone. There is a local grocery store that carry's several GF products so that helps. Also why do rice and corn based cereals have malt barley/syrup/flavoring. Rice and corn chex are 2 of my favorites. I am a true southerner from Louisiana. Your comments to each other have been very helpful. I welcome any info you can send my way.
Allison

[lynda]

cereals- good-cocoa pebble , fruity pebbles and some wal-mart brands
thank god for cereal!!!
thanks for the info
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LYNDA

[Deb]

Isnt honeycomb made from oats--i woldnt try it even it it doesnt have barley malt then--i dont trust oats--i did love honeycomb though--deb

[abetterjulie]

I tried Honeycomb after reading on one site that they were okay. I had symptoms afterward. I didn't even bother to try the alphabits.

Julie

[GFSarahSmiles]

[aklap]

[GFSarahSmiles]

Oooooh .... hmmmm .....

Thanks, aklap. I was still under the impression that it must be avoided because of the malto- prefix and I also thought that dextrin was still to be avoided. Wow! Thanks for the correction!
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Sarah
Birthday: December 6, 1982
Gluten-Free Birthday: March 2, 2004
Remission & Dx Confirmed: March 30, 2004