Baron von Redberry and Sir Grapefellow

Right ... I didn't believe these were real either so our investigative team had to find out for sure and, yep, they are.  (WIKI:  Baron von Redberry)

Given the artificial flavoring and the candy in the Starbits, these cereals may be bereft of any nutritional value.  Mothers apparently recognized this since neither lasted too long.

Sir Grapefellow was a short-lived cereal created by General Mills around 1972 that featured a British World War I era pilot. The cereal consisted of "grape flavored oat cereal with sweet grape starbits (marshmallows)".

Sir Grapefellow was the nemesis to Baron von Redberry (another 1970s General Mills cereal brand). In the vein of the cereal rivalries Quisp & Quake and Count Chocula & Franken Berry bickering over which one was better, Redberry would proclaim, "Baron Von Redberry is der berry goodest!" and Grapefellow would counter, "Sir Grapefellow is the grapest!"

WIKI:  Sir Grapefellow


The picture got my attention because I had never heard of them before and didn't believe.  So now all of us know.  Previously that dark place inside us which collects information about such things remained unfulfilled but now this piece is complete to make life fuller and richer.

Zen Yogi:  why would Mother buy this worthless crap?

She may not have known what was in it, mate.  Prior to the 1990 Act on nutrition labeling, such labeling was voluntary and many cereal manufacturers would have had little reason to do it.


Nutrition Labeling and Education Act

The federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act of 1938 was amended in 1990 to require, for the first time, nutrition labels. Before 1990, nutrition labeling was voluntary. Under the Nutrition Labeling and Education Act (NLEA, P.L.101-535), a food is deemed “misbranded” unless it bears a nutrition label stating the:

1. serving size or other common household unit;

2. number of servings per container;

3. number of calories per serving and derived from total fat and saturated fat;

4. amount of total fat, saturated fat, cholesterol, sodium, total carbohydrates, complex carbohydrates, sugars, total protein, and dietary fiber per serving or other unit; and

5. vitamins, minerals, or other nutrients, subject to certain conditions.

Our Research Report:  INGREDIENT LABELING LAWS


Zen Yogi:  at least the boxes looked kind of cool

Sure, Yogi, since kids would quickly learn about them and then they could make mother's trip to the market a living hell until she bought this one.  The boxes do look kind of cool, tho.