shredded wheat

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of shredded wheat¹

First recorded in 1895–1900; formerly a trademark

Example Sentences

As well as reducing milk prices, Tesco said it was "locking in" prices on over 1,000 everyday products until 5 July, including Yorkshire Tea, chips, and Shredded Wheat.

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Trading your morning shredded wheat or oatmeal for a grain-free cereal isn’t necessarily a healthy food swap.

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However, my favorite takedown belongs to comedian and author Rodney Lacroix, who in late January tweeted, "I didn't have enough cereal for a full bowl, so I mixed Shredded Wheat with Grape Nuts, and it tastes like I'm eating wicker furniture in a sandstorm."

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An avid reader and self-described “superb” student, she was also a good athlete and a tinkerer who used instructions clipped from Shredded Wheat packages to make a waterproof matchstick holder, a reflector oven and a tent from a military-surplus parachute.

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And when Nabisco’s Shredded Wheat sponsored a radio show called “Straight Arrow,” Frenchy constructed a Shredded Wheat display so big that a local radio station broadcast from his store.

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