John Westfield

I'm a lifelong cooking enthusiast with a special love for strange and underused ingredients. I hope this blog helps open your mind to more of the wonderful edible treasures around us.

When did frosted mini wheats come out?

Kelloggs introduced Frosted Mini-Wheats in the United States in 1969 as a large size portion that was available in regular and brown sugar/cinnamon flavor, later followed by a bite-size portion introduced in 1980. Good Frosted Mini-Wheat flavors, like chocolate and strawberry, work because they focus all their energy into one flavor, that can then potently …

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Where do wheat come from?

The cultivation of wheat was started some 10,000 years ago, with its origin being traced back to south east Turkey. It was called Einkorn (T. monococcum) and genetically is described as a diploid, containing two sets of chromosomes. At a similar time Emmer wheat (Triticum dicoccum) was being domesticated. A small percentage of wheat is …

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Are frosted mini wheats healthy?

Frosted Mini-Wheats are healthy with all of those vitamins and minerals, but you should watch out for their sugar content. The “frosted” part means that. Frosted Mini-Wheats are a healthy breakfast cereal. All of Kellogg’s breakfast products are fortified, making them extra nutritious. According to Kellogg’s and the United States Department of Agriculture, Frosted Mini-Wheats …

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