shredded wheat

American  

noun

1. a breakfast cereal made by shredding cooked, dried whole wheat and baking or toasting it in biscuit- or spoon-size pieces.

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Etymology

Origin of shredded wheat

First recorded in 1895–1900; formerly a trademark

Example Sentences

One is a giant Alaskan Malamute who eats an entire box of shredded wheat and then shits on the floor.

From Salon • Feb. 20, 2024

“If you’re studying out of the textbook, it’s pretty abstract. I compare it to eating shredded wheat: dry but nourishing.”

From Fox News • Apr. 8, 2020

Presented as a golden disc, it looks like hash browns and tastes like shredded wheat held together with unsalted white cheese, butter and anise syrup.

From Washington Post • Dec. 20, 2016

Someone at some obscure university would spend research money, for example, saying that 73.6 percent of Americans would rather have chocolate for breakfast, but choose shredded wheat because they know it’s more healthful.

From US News • Aug. 29, 2014

The next morning, as they ate their shredded wheat, Brangwain Spurge said, “Someone was here last night.”

From "The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge" by M.T. Anderson and Eugene Yelchin