The Cheerios brand transformed its iconic O-shaped cereal into a heart shape at the end of 2019 to help spread awareness of America's heart health and inspire a healthy lifestyle.

A Shape You'll Heart For a limited time, we're adding heart shapes to Honey Nut Cheerios and classic Cheerios to remind Americans that living a happy, heart-healthy lifestyle can be fun, easy and delicious.

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Chocolate Cheerios cereal can help lower cholesterol as part of a heart healthy diet. Three grams of soluble fiber daily from whole grain oat foods in a diet low in saturated fat and cholesterol may reduce the risk of heart disease.

1868 Richard Cadbury (yes, that Cadbury), chocolate-maker, philanthropist, and (I'm going to go ahead and assume) hopeless romantic, is credited with inventing and marketing the first heart-shaped box of chocolates in 1868.

Today, there are 16 varieties of Cheerios, including Chocolate Cheerios, which were introduced in 2010.

Over time, heart-shapes remained popular in decorative art and heraldry, but did not gain a strong connection with love until the thirteenth century. The Medieval concept of courtly love led to more illustrations glorifying romance, often utilizing the heart-shape as a symbol for love.

The heart shape we all recognize, and use originated back to an ancient plant known as the silphium. It was a species of giant fennel grown on the North African coastline near the Greek city of Cyrene.

“Yes, Maple Cheerios have been discontinued,” the tweet states. It sounds like fans of the maple cereal are taking this news hard, responding, “I am so sad about Maple Cheerios.

INDIANAPOLIS, Aug. 8, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Catalina Crunch®, a leading natural cereal brand, has launched its newest cereal innovation, Catalina Crunch® Pairings.

Just make sure you include a diverse selection of whole foods throughout the day to meet all of your nutrition needs. While Cheerios can be part of a healthy diet, you may want to pair them with a source of protein to make a more balanced meal. It's best to avoid or limit your intake of the high sugar options.

Cheerios has soluble fiber from whole grain oats, which can help lower cholesterol *as part of a heart-healthy diet. Three grams of soluble fiber daily from whole grain oat foods in a diet low in saturated fat and cholesterol, may reduce the risk of heart disease.