Red River Cereal Red River Cereal The Red River Cereal is a porridge, or hot cereal, made with a blend of cracked wheat, rye, and brown flaxseeds that was first created in 1924 in Manitoba Canada. The cereal takes its name from the Red River of the North, more specifically the valley surrounding Winnipeg. The Red River brand name was acquired in 1995 by Robin Hood Multifoods, Inc. of Markham, Ontario. Since 2004, Robin Hood Multifoods has been part of the Smucker Foods of Canada Co. The advised method of cooking, by boiling, yields an impressive output from the ingredients. Generally, the hot
Life (cereal) Original Life has been reformulated several times since its introduction, sometimes unsuccessfully. Most recently, in 1997, Quaker introduced a "New and Improved" version; consumer response was unfavorable and Quaker quickly reverted to the original formula. In 2010, Life was featured on the "Eat This, Not That" website. It was categorized as a healthy cereal but was criticized for its content of the yellow food dye "Yellow 5", or tartrazine. The original cereal also contains disodium phosphate, the preservative BHT, yellow 6, and pyridoxine hydrochloride. Life (cereal) Life, stylized as life®, is a breakfast cereal formerly made solely of whole grain