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Basic 4 is a brand of breakfast cereal manufactured by General Mills. It was introduced in 1991. In addition to wheat flakes, the cereal contains raisins, dried cranberries, almonds, rice puffs and vanilla clusters.

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Until 1992, the USDA nutrition guide promoted eating from the Basic Four Food Groups. After the product was introduced Basic 4 television commercials noted that when served with milk, the cereal provided "something from each of the four food groups" with grains, protein (almonds), fruit (raisin/cranberries) and dairy.

Current marketing promotes the cereal as a blend of fruits, almonds and grains.