To encourage heart-to-heart conversations with loved ones, real-life BFFs Leslie and Phyllis are sitting down over a bowl of Cheerios to help bring joy to a heart health journey and remind people why this topic is so important to talk about with your loved ones.

The Office actors, Leslie David Baker and Phyllis Smith, are representing the Cheerios cereal brand in their campaign promoting heart health. General Mills Inc.

Honey Nut Cheerios TV Spot, 'Secrets' Featuring Leslie David Baker, Phyllis Smith.

General Mills announced in a blog post on Thursday that they've changed the ingredients in Cheerios to ensure they are no longer using genetically modified ingredients. This is a pure PR move, since none of the DNA or protein from genetically modified ingredients actually makes it into the recipe.

The commercial, about a daughter who pours Cheerios on her sleeping dad's chest because she thinks it will aid his health, ultimately became a huge hit for the brand.

A 30-second Cheerios ad featuring a black dad, white mom and biracial child gained so much negative attention in June 2013 that Cheerios turned off commenting on the YouTube page.

1945 More than 500 formulas were tested and more than 10 shapes and sizes were considered before General Mills experts found the ideal combination. In 1945, CheeriOats changed its name to Cheerios and since then the brand has been on a mission to inspire happy hearts.

In 2021, we took steps to reduce the amount of packaging used across our core brands. We worked on reducing the amount of packaging used across our core brands CHEERIOS®, SHREDDIES®, SHREDDED WHEAT® Bitesize and Honey Nut SHREDDED WHEAT®.

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.

The ad featured an adorable, curly haired moppet named Gracie chatting with her mother, who is white. Her father is black. The official YouTube video for the ad was inundated with so many ugly comments that General Mills pulled the TV spot from the site because they decided the reaction was no longer family friendly.

Cheerios and many other cereals and grain-based products contain small amounts of an herbicide called glyphosate. It's one of the main ingredients in the widely used weed killer Roundup, and it's been the subject of considerable debate among health experts about whether it is carcinogenic.

General Mills Original Cheerios Heart Healthy Cereal provides a wholesome and delicious option to start your day. Made with 100% whole grain oats, this toasted oat cereal is kosher, gluten free and made with no artificial flavors or colors.