 My name is Sarah, and I am a cereal junkie. I just can’t stop after one bowl. If I didn’t know any better, I’d mash flakes, loops, clusters and oats into my face until I blacked out. Won’t you lend me some sugar? There is something about the consistent nature of cereal – the ease and accessibility of it in a crunch. There are no Trix up its sleeve: Bowl. Spoon. Cereal. Milk. Eat. Repeat. For many, our first encounter into solid food territory is even an “O” of some sort. We gum wide-eyed, curiously confused and satiated by the grainy goodness that our parents just airplane swooped into our mouths. Cereal was there for me early mornings before preschool as milk dribbled down my chin and my Velcro-shoed feet dangled from the kitchen table chair. It was there for me on family road trips, in single-serving boxed form, when the hotel breakfast buffet was otherwise a wasteland of chafing dishes. It forever fueled me during college all-nighters while I burned the candle at both ends. Now, I'm not talking any of those New Age, sticks-and-berries, fiber chunked varieties. They simply just won’t do. Pass the Honey Nut Cheerios, Rice Krispies, Frosted Flakes and Lucky Charms. Me and the Cap’n - Crunch, that is - make it happen. As an informed eater, cereal is my omnivore’s dilemma - but it's not just me. There are currently 36,542 people that “like” the Cereal page on Facebook. Even more astounding, 355, 316 people “like” a page entitled, “EATING CEREAL EVEN THOUGH IT ISN'T BREAKFAST TIME!!” In the popular sitcom "Seinfeld," cereal boxes were notably and constantly displayed on Jerry Seinfeld's kitchen shelf. Heck - there are even a couple of restaurant franchises, like The Cereal Bowl and Cereality, dedicated to the art of the breakfast bowl. Just goes to show you, I won’t have to Kix the addiction alone. Now, where did I put my spoon? Fellow cereal junkie? Share your favorite box in the comments below. |
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:-) cool!
When I was pregnant with my second child, my primary craving was cereal. I simply could not go to sleep at night if I did not have a bowl. Well, that did not leave me just because the baby was born. That "baby" is 28 years old and I still prefer to eat cereal as my late-night snack. Keeps me regular, too.....
I get at least 3 or 4 boxes of cereal every other week and I still run out occasionally.
But I found a new cereal that is just fantastic...Cupcake Pebbles...they taste like rice krispy treats cereal but even better.
Oh, man, so glad to learn I'm not alone! I LOVE cereal! My husband makes fun of me, but it's my go-to if I'm hungry but don't want anything special. What's not to love? It's fast and easy, and just one little bowl and spoon to fit into the dishwasher. Plus some are actually relatively healthy, though they aren't usually as yummy. My cereal obsession du jour is Special K Chocolately Delights.
@ V Saxena: Some cereals, especially the "healthy" ones, actually have high protein counts. Certainly it's not as much as a chicken breast or a ribeye, but pretty substantial for a grain food.
Not a big cereal fan. As a weight-lifter, I avoid it because there's no protein benefit. Mind you, it tastes delicious, but I'd rather go with like rice and black beans. That's just me, though!
alpha bits can't be touched. the best hands down.
What is your BMI?
Eat what you want but don't whine if you get fat.
Eat in moderation of 'good' foods – heavy on veggies and fruits – get exercise and live well.
Love cereal! Love frosted mini-wheats but can't find the big bite kind anymore. All they have is the bite size in the various flavors – not bad, but why not the big bites? I mean, why me. Just because I have to have that size do they make all those tiny ones and mess with my favorite? Must be a conspiracy or somethin. Oh, and can't stand Grape Nuts – tastes like gravel. Oh's are good, but can't find those anymore. Also love Cracklin Oat Bran.
i hate cereal...it's disgusting. to each their own, i guess
i dont eat cereal in general because i dont know how to stop at just one bowl. i'll reach my hand in a box, grap some, close it right back up, walk away. i have no control otherwise.
What gets me through the day is caffeine and cereal. The Red Cross attendants never laugh when I say that my blood type is "bold roast, 2 Splenda, french vanilla creamer," but I still think I'm a riot. Otherwise my day starts and ends with a bowl (or four) of Kashi, Reeses Puffs, Chex, Lucky Charms...whatever is within arm's reach. Not picky. Just hungry. It's like crack.
Speaking of crack, I've always wanted to try it...twenty-something lifestyle has me running on 4hrs of sleep each day. But let's face it, I went to school for business. If a dime bag costs $80, how many boxes of cereal could be bought instead?
No one has mentioned my favorite, or what used to be my favorite anyway................Post Fortified Oat Flakes! Can't find them any more. Has anyone seen them, or are they renamed as something else?
Well cereal is at least vegetarian, so that's a big improvement over fried eggs, fried sausage, fried potatoes, and toast greasy with margarine. However, most boxed cereals could be replaced by a bowl of Styrofoam peanuts over which you sprinkle a small box of sugar and some cocoa powder. From a nutritional standpoint, most cereal is a box of garbage. Marketing it to children should be classified as child abuse.
If you give in to it, it's your fault. Not marketing. Parents.
Hold on, are we talking hot or cold cereal? Either way I prefer to have it for supper.
Unless it's as hot and muggy out, I'll eat hot cereal...oatmeal and/or grits and/or cream of wheat (different flavors). If I have shredded wheat (frosted or not) it's always hot.
Cold-I mix Apple Jacks and Fruit Loops OR Rice Krispies and Raisin Bran and Corn Flakes and Frosted Flakes (any three combo). Left over milk? No problem, my cat Samantha will just finish it up.
EWWWWW
awww Mo its okay you could always just go eat something else...like lemons...I eat cereal once in a great while but it has to be plain cherios everything else is too sugary and messes up my tummy :(
The author only seems to mention cold cereals. I eat oatmeal almost every morning. Use a half cup of quick, not instant; mix in some dried fruit like raisins, craisins, prunes, or dried cherries (THE BEST!); freshly-ground flaxseed; and a bunch of cinnamon; pour boiling water over everything and let it sit for five minutes; and you have the food of the gods. I just use boiling water and don't actually cook it because I make tea at the same time in the morning and this way I don't mess up another pot.
Boo Berry is the all time best. then the other 2 monster cerials. Im an old school cerial eater but I have tried the newer Cupcake Pebbles, Man now theres a good one.
Ever notice the "good" (and surgary sweet) cereals have 2 words in there titles...Froot Loops, Apple Jacks, Cap-n-Crunch,Lucky Charms etc...(notable exception "Trix" of the old days with the added sugar, of course). Those single word cereals...Total, Wheaties, Cherrios, etc....oh, they are ok from time to time. But you can beat those 3 or more worded cereals. They usually don't stay longer than 2 days in my pantry...Cinnamon Toast Crunch, Cap-n-Crunch w/Crunch Berries, and two of my personal favorites of all time...Chocolate Frosted Flakes and Chocolate Lucky Charms. Good times!...Yes!...Good Times!
My favorite cereal is what my aunt called "Floppies". It's what is combined when there's just a dibble dabble of cereal left in the boxes. Although I didn't appreciate as a kid, I do now and often do it myself!
So happy to see so many other cereal junkies here. I've been eating Kellogg's Frosted Mini Wheats for at least two years now. Exclusively. Recently I've added a bowl or two of Honey Nut Cheerios once or twice a week.. The milk must be 1% organic. I buy at Costco, 2-3 72 oz boxes of cereal, and 3 gallons of milk. This will last me about 3-4 weeks.
I do go out to eat, but rarely, and I only nibble at my meal, and usually bring it home for the dog, or BF.
Just be careful of those really junkie cereals, which contains too much sugar (>5g), especially those advertised for kids. I eat a plenty of cereal for breakfast, but buy only those with 0g-5g sugar content. Read the label before you get a box!
Total cereal, followed by Frosted Mini-Shredded Wheat (don't let it get soggy), then finish off with Chocolate Lucky Charms for dessert. Life is good!
My current favorite is Special K Vanilla Nut for actual cereal eating as a meal or a late night snack – previous was Honey Nut Cheerios. My new favorite CHOCOLATE dessert sans milk is a 100 calorie serving of Chocolate Cheerios that I eat dry while working on my computer in the afternoon.
I hate cereal.
While I'll use a tbsp. to kill some Raisin Bran Crunch, I get disturbed when confronted with food obsessions-always have. It is hard for me to eat @ all you can eat places. Cereal obsessions seem like a recipe for diabetes, carbo addictions are mostly ignored in favor of alcohol drugs & cigs, but carbos can be very damaging to your health, let alone your physique.
I like Trader Joe's O's (their take on Cheerios) with freeze-dried berries. No high fructose corn syrup. I have it with unsweetened vanilla almond milk and fresh blueberries. Sometimes I'll have that for dinner, and it's healthy.
Does any one know why Cap'n Crunch cuts the roof of your mouth? Do you need to presoak Crunch for 5 minutes before eating? One of my friends thinks it's the act of some sadistic turd at the bakery/factory.
I about peed myself when I read that! The little strings you get when it cuts up your mouth! I just found Opps All Berries at my Target store. SCORE.
I am almost 50 years old. My husband of 22 years has never understood why we have so many boxes of cereal in the cabinet. I am a cereal junkie. While I try to be good by eating Go Lean Crunch or Multi Bran Chex, I prefer Trix, Froot Loops, Corn Pops, etc. My all-time favorite is Kaboom which is SO HARD to find!! It's like Lucky Charms, in a way, with fruit flavored clown faces and little marshmallow thingies. And I don't stop at one bowl either, with any cereal. So many give me a sore mouth, too, just like Scholar said above, but I don't care. I pack cereal for snacks at work, eat a handful when I want something sweet, eat it for supper, and before bed. And sometimes I get so excited by that new box of cereal that I bought that I can't wait for breakfast! Cereal is one of life's pleasures for me.
Count Chocula, Frankenberry, Boo-Berry. Those were some good cereals. Also, peanut butter Captain Crunch, Cookie Crisp. Now I pretty much just eat Raisin Bran and anything from Kashi.
The roof of my mouth used to get sore after eating Captain Crunch. It was a small price to pay for all that sugary goodness.
Best two cereals on Earth: Cascadian Farms' "Multigrain Squares" -and- Food For LIfe's "Ezekiel 4:9 Golden Flax" (I know, and I'm not religious). Both are best when first drizzled with honey and organic raisins added on top, and then let to sit in milk. Let the Multigrain Squares sit 5 minutes, the Ezekiel a full 10.
I was going through three packs a day, but after my first heart attack the doctor advised me to slow down.
I was a cereal junkie. Anything with almonds and clusters or chocolate cheerios. I would go through bowl after bowl and gallons of milk. Finally, I knew I had to kick the habit.
I've been cereal free for a few months now and have also been losing weight. The withdrawal was tough I don't feel as boated as I once did. Milk, it turns out, is not necessarily the best thing for adults.
Captain crunch cuts the roof of your mouth, but its so good! =)
I buy milk in the tetra packs that don't need to be refrigerated. I never run out of milk and I always have at least 2 boxes of cereal as a backup.
anyone remember Quisp ??
YES! I love Quisp! I found a Quaker brand bag cereal that's called something else (been a couple years since I've bought any and had to start eating that fiber laden $h1t), but it's the little flying saucers. I love it wilk milk or mixed with chocolate chip ice cream when I'm doing herbal refreshments.
I love cereal, too. I eat my cereal with Very Vanilla Silk Soy Milk. It tastes like a vanilla milk shake. Yum! I try to buy cereal when it's a buy one/get one sale.
BTW, I find I sleep better when I eat a bowl before bed. NOT immediately before bed, but while watching tv a couple of hours before.
Yuck. The "Vanilla" soy milks have so much sugar. The "Unsweetened" is awesome just as-is.
Anyone else love Kashi Heart-to-Heart? Honey toasted goodness that leaves me feeling full... Mmm! That's the only thing I miss about my dorm cafeteria – unlimited supply of Kashi.
I, too, am a cereal fiend, though I try to stick to the whole grains and whatnot. I've also discovered this brand at my local co-op called Mom's Best that's like an organic off-brand thing. I like it, because although I normally don't care about organic stuff, there is enough scientific evidence that says high fructose corn syrup is reeeally bad for us. Not only do their cheerios and cinnamon toast crunch not use hfcs, but they are localish (based in Northfield, MN, same as Malt-o-Meal, a town I could never live in as the pervasive scent of deliciousness from the factories would make me hungry 24/7).
The Kashi cereals I've bought in the past aren't fortified with vitamins/minerals that I could see, so I've stopped buying. Also, Kashi likes to use palm oil in some of their products, which is highly saturated and horrible for your health.
I have a box of Reese's Peanut Butter Cup cereal stashed in my trunk right now to hide from the kids......
lI ove cereal, her writing? not so much
I grew up on cereals too but have quit eating them since they are now made from Genetically Modfied Grains and most contain High Fructose Corn Syrup or both. They now know that Fructose causes cancer to grow faster than other sugars. Studies of mice raised on GMO's have shown by the 3rd generation, the mice are having fewer babies than the control group not living on GMO's. And then they found that these mice fed GMO grains start growing hair inside their mouths. That did it for me. I only buy organic cereals now for my 16 year old. Too bad the greedy cereal companies had to ruin a good thing. I used to fill my bowl with milk first; then keep refilling with cereal until the milk was gone!
I think I'll have a bowl right now.
OMG I love cereal too! I was raised on it, and got into the "Kamikaze" thing early on. Now in my late 40's, I keep 6-10 different kinds of cereal in the cupboard, and eat a bowl of mix almost every morning. My favorites are Peanut Butter Bumpers, Raisin Nut Bran, Quaker Granola (NO RAISINS!), and... almost everything else. Make no mistake, the layering of the cereal in the bowl is of paramount importance! Floating stuff on bottom, sinking stuff on top, interspersing round shapes with spiky/flaky stuff so they can kinda 'spoon' in the bowl. Then as I dig in (always starting at one side and 'shaving' my way across), the "cereal wars" of the floating stuff working to the top and the sinking stuff working is always a simple morning delight.
As long as you use the "sugar bomb" stuff sparingly, it's delicious, healthy, and nutritious. Cereal Rocks!
I love the smell of cornflakes! Will always be delicious and comforting to me. Ate them all of the time as a child. Pile on the sugar and just a little ice cold milk so they don't get too soggy and voila! I am home :)
Want to make a Great Solider Happy????? Send him a box of Fruity Pebbles to Iraq! My big brother serving overseas loves to eat it right out of the box! He used to lay on the floor with his kids and they would share a box. My Father puts Coco Pebbles on his Ice cream when no one is looking!
Me... all the time! I love it!
Buy your whole grains, nuts and dried fruit at a health food outlet that carries these in bulk. Mix up your own concoction and save a fortune. You will also get exactly the blend you want and it keeps for a looooooooooooong time! Can sweeten with honey, brown sugar, turbinado sugar or...
I'm so happy to know that I'm not the only one that can and will eat cereal any time of day! Raisin Bran for breakfast, Corn Chex as a snack and Cocoa Krispies for dessert! :) Among others of course.
I will sit down and eat an entire box of Reese's Peanut Butter Puffs in one sitting. Cascadian Farms Dark Chocolate Granola is another... I'm not allowed to keep cereal in the house!!
Arlee- that's a great idea! I'll have to try that. I can eat cereal for every meal of the day!!!!!!!!!!!! I really like Lucky Charms, Captain Crunch, and Frosted Flakes. The best thing about those is ya, they're not very healthy but they are cereals someone like me who is allergic to wheat can eat with no problem! :)
I have a large glass dispenser (commercial type) that sits on my kitchen counter and mix different cereals in it. I always look for cereals on sale and add that to a heathy type of cereal with no sugar in it. By adding Fruit Loops or Apple Jacks or whatever you get different cereals all the time and you don't need to look for something to add variety to your meals. Also try adding Fruit Loops to Rice Crispy Squares, Adds colour and taste to an old regular.
I've actually gotten coworkers hooked on having cereal for dinner!
I'll take it a step farther: how about stuff MADE with cereal...rice krispy treats, chex party mix (try the lazy version with just butter and onion soup mix added!), chex coated in chocolate/PB mixture and topped with powdered sugar. And last, but certainly not least, the old NE standard of Grape Nut custard. That is sooooo yummy! And, you can justify eating it for breakfast (hey, it has cereal, eggs, milk!).
Favs: Corn Pops, Capn Crunch PB, Raisin Bran Crunch, frosted miniwheats, Kashi Go Lean Crunch, Frosted Flakes, Quaker Cinnamon Oat Squares, Grape Nuts, Fruit Harvest...
Can I get an AMEN! My GF thinks I'm nuts because my response to the "what do you want for dinner?" is always "I can eat cereal." While I've abandoned the sugary kinds everything else is fair game. My problem is I can't decide which one so I've started creating my own concoctions. Life with Multigrain Cheerios. Granola with about anything. I can't even remember how many combos I've created. I'm getting excited just thinking about it.
I buy those big bags of cereals for my 19yr old can since he can finish off one of those in 2 days (sometimes less). That doesn't include the 1/2 gallon of milk at a time... had to buy him his own big "cereal" bowl since he was using my mixing bowls all the time. He loves everything, especially Honey Nut Cheerios, Mini Frost Wheats & Frosted Flakes... in my book nothing beats Corn Pops with just enough ice cold milk to keep them from getting soggy... YUM !!
Cereal rules! All kinds, any time of day.
My favorite is having cereal at night, eating out of a BIG CUP and forget the bowl. Its easier to drink the milk at the end.
my family goes through GALLONS of milk each week because my sisters and I eat so much cereal. My favorite is cinnamon toast crunch with unsweetened silk soymilk. I also love granola
omg, i'm not alone!!!
i spent 2 semesters in culinary school, and still can't taste the difference between a sauce with or without salt, but i can explain the subtle differences between cocoa puffs and cocoa pebbles, relative sweetness of various Raisin Bran brands, and ponder why kashi GOLEAN crunch is harder than grape nuts...
i seriously haven't met a cereal i don't like. EVER.
Coco Pebbles and chocolate mini wheats! I will not drink cereal milk, I just keep adding cereal until there is no more milk in the bowl. And I like to use a big spoon. I don't know why...
I totally get the big spoon thing! I have to pick out my spoons carefully. Shallow spoons (or bowls) will just not do!
There used to be an ad jingle for a Nestle's powdered drink that started, 'When your stomach's go the thungries..." That's the hole that cereal fills for me. If I'm hungry and thirsty and in a hurry, it's Barbara's Shredded Spoonfuls or Cheerios for me.
what is better than cereal (although i don't like ones with dried marshmallows, etc)? i could, and have, eaten cereal for breakfast, lunch, dinner and snacks.
This article was the biggest waste of my time. No factual information. Cereal is good for this, bad for that. No statistics, just an obscure reference to facebook. Good God how does this blather wind up on CNN? I have to ask who's to blame because I do want my pound of flesh...
these kinds of articles are supposed to keep your mind off of real news.
I suspect they are disguised marketing surveys. Call me suspicious.
It's a blog, they're not pretending it's news. Go eat another lemon.
Raisin Brand rulz!
Wow...talk about primal comfort food!
For me its shredded wheat, the original (big biscuit) kind, drenched with hot milk, a drizzle of real maple syrup and a sprinkling of fresh grated cinnamon. Nothing better in the entire world for a brisk fall breakfast.
Brings back childhood memories of visiting my great grandmother.
When I was a child my father was a big time exec for Kellog's. We taste tested all the new brands. Fruit Loops Hurray! Apple Jacks well not so much. I remeber sitting down with my brothers and sisters waiting with baited breathe for whatever new discovery Dad would bring down to breakfast. Addicted from the womb! Still Daddy's lilltle girl because they are grrrrrrrrrreat! Good Job Dad RIP
I've had 3 bowls of Fruity Pebbles today already! I can't stop!
I'm right with you! Fruity Pebbles are my fav!! :)
I thought I was alone... my hubby would shame me when I passed up chicken for some Rice Chex... I am so glad I am not alone. Some nights (my prefered time to eat cereal but not only time of day) I will eat Honey NuT Cheerios and maybe swicth to Cap'n Crunch for my second bowl... so glad I have a support group (per say) for my cereal addiction!
I'm a big fan of cereal too! Actually I'm a big fan of all things breakfast. Favorite cereals of all time: VANILLA Cookie Crisp (from waaaaay back in the day) and Rice Krispie Treats Cereal. YUM!
Corn chex, rice chex, plain cheerios, reese's peanut butter puffs, cap'n crunch, apple jacks, corn pops, oat squares – now those could sustain me for a lifetime. Throw in the occasional corn flakes/special K, Lucky Charms, and foot loops, and I am a happy camper.
Drives people nuts when I bring ziplock baggies of cereal to snack on at work. Or, bring a box to bed with me to munch on while I read.
My kids love it because I change out the cereals weekly so they never get bored with one kind. And I'm fine with cereal for dinner.
and – the co-workers want some! They don't think of it themselves for some reason. Today's selection from the zip-lock...corn chex and cinnamon life.
Hey you guys, I'm just like you all and LOVE cereal. But since I was a little girl and my daddy would get up early on a cold, winter morning and have steamy oatmeal cooked, with raisens all plumped up in it, oatmeal has been my comfort food. And now Quaker makes Oatmeal Squares!!! Oh my! You got one happy female here! Enjoy!
This article was hilarious!!... i love cereal... so much so, that (though this sounds morbid) my family has instructions to serve only cereal and PB sandwiches at my funeral - (figured all the ones who really knew me would get a kick out of it).... i envision that old commercial of Honey nut cheerios where the butlers come around w/ small boxes of cereal.... .. :) - anyways.. i have to restrict myself sometimes from allowing boxes of them to come into my home, b/c they don't stay around for very long.
I love boo berry and Count Chocula. I probably spelled that wrong.
BOO BERRY is the BEST! All my friends know of my obsession- and I generally get 2-3 boxes as random gifts around Halloween!
I am all about FrankenBerry. Sweet strawberry goodness!
For all you cereal killa's out there...you must try Kellogg's Cinnabon Cereal. It is the BEST! My son and I eat the whole box; stays crispy, but I let mine sit to get soggy (glad to hear other soggist out there). My husband has stated many times that it seems that Cinnabon must have put something very addictive into the cereal- my son and I buy seveal boxes at a time!
YES!! Cinnabon is the best! Not all stores around here carry it, sadly. It beats every other cinnamon-flavored cereal and I've tried them all.
I gave up ice cream late at night and have a bowl of cereal (any kind if it's crunchy) with 1% milk instead. Satisfies all those ice cream cravings...Cocoa Krispies works well in this situation! LOL!
My friend and I both like cereal, except, where I eat mine with milk, she eats her with ice cream. She mixes and matches flavors too. I got her addicted to OH's by Quaker. She suggests for me to mix Apple Cinnamon Cheerios with Cocoa Puffs or Cocoa Crispies....now I don't remember
Q: What is purple and crazy?
A. A Grape Nut.
I could eat cereal for all 3 meals every day, plus snack time. Mostly I eat plain ol' Corn Flakes, with a twist: chocolate milk. For those of us who eat mass quantities of cereal, it keeps the food budget under control by not spending for the more expensive sugared cereals, plus it satisfies my cereal sweet tooth. MMMMmmmm... Chocolate Corn Flakes....
did you say chocolate milk??!!.. why? why ? why have i never thought of this before?!!!
HONEY BUNCHES OF OATS
a box a day when I was pregnant!
Cereal is about all any of us will be able to afford under the Obama administration.
It is all a liberal effort to get us to lower our expectations. Forget about bacon and eggs, think cereal, universal healthcare and wealth redistribution.
Oh please...get off your president bashing soapbox. Not EVERYTHING is Obama's fault. Blame Congress. The president doesn't have that much in the way of power. -_-
Back on topic, total ceral lover here. Capn't & Frosted Mini Wheats, Wheat Chex...and oddly, Grap Nuts buff here.
Cinnamon Life. 'Hey Mikey!'
remember when they had the silouhettes of a group on the box, where you had to find Mikey?
Well no wonder people/americans are fat. Cereal is nothing but a high GI food that will leave you hungry an hour later. There's no nutritional benefit to eating cereal except to maybe pancakes or nothing at all.
When was the last time you heard of a cover model from a magazine say they got their body from eating coco puffs? It doesn't happen. Give up the cereal lardies.
So what do you eat for breakfast? Tofu? No comfort there.
Not all cereals are hi-sugar / hi-fat. If you look at the long-term, many cereals are a much healthier breakfast choice than eggs and bacon, bagels w cream cheese, or pancakes. Add some fresh fruit and you've got a VERY healthy breakfast routine.
Sounds like someone didn't have their Wheaties today...
I don't understand why anyone would take the time to click on this silly story, go down to the comments, and enter something so rude and hateful. I just don't get what you et out of it, ss.
And I do feel the need to counter your "argument" with three words: whole grain cereal.
Once a day every day for 40 years.
Buc Wheats and Corn Bran were the BEST. Now, Rice Chex is the best available locally. Too bad the boxes get smaller every year.
Best value if you're trying to eat healthy? Grape Nuts with skim milk and a pinch of sugar. (I have to let it sit for a few minutes to get a little soggy.) Yeah, Total has more vitamins, but Grape Nuts is a lot cheaper.
I use fruit flavored yogurt as my milk on Grape Nuts. Let that sit a bit too. It's quite yummy, and makes eating yogurt easier too!
Funny thing about those sugary kids cereals – a lot of them have less sugar than the "good-for-you" ones! I love cereals – my favorite is mixing cocoa puffs with reeses puffs – extra chocolaty peanut butter goodness! And the left over milk is delicious! I also love honey nut cheerios with banana and extra almonds. And Trix right out of the box. And cream of wheat with lots of butter. YUM!
I freaking love cereal. Any and all kinds. Delicious.
when i was a kid i practically lived on cereal, sometimes ate it for dinner because i didn't like anything else, but the only sugar coated ones were corn pops, sugar smacks and frosted flakes which i still love to eat. My all time favorites then and still are cheerios, wheaties, shredded wheat, rice krispies and raisin bran. over 60 years later i still eat them for breakfast every morning, no matter what time i get up ***
My family can take down an extra large box of Lucky Charms in one sitting.
The lead character in Neal Stephenson's Cryptonomicon ate Peanut Butter Capn Crunch and milk that was on the verge of becoming a slushy ... that's pretty hard to beat.
But honestly I'm hooked on this organic Raisin Bran clone that Costco is carrying ... the flakes will stay crunchy in a nuclear snowstorm ... cereal ... ummmmm yummmmm!
They only cereal I eat nowadays is the kind that's gonna keep me regular, Fiber One, to be exact. I cannot in good conscience eat that sugar-laden crap anymore, now that I am old enough to know what is in it. I will educate the next generation to stay away. After all, would you give your children candy for breakfast?
yes :) unfortunatley I regularly do ... of course we supplement the bowl of "candy" with an apple, some grapes, fiber added apple juice, or some reasonable substitute ... long leave a bowl of candy for breakfast!
I concur!!!!!!
This is truly one of the best ideas since the wheel and fire:
http://www.cereality.com/main.php
I waiver between the semi -heathy stuff (i.e. Raisin Bran, etc) and the sugar-coma inducing stuff – Cap'n Crunch, Golden Grahams, etc. If I throw a handful of Grape Nuts in my Lucky Charms, that overrides the bad stuff, right? :)
Salads – I have found that when making chef salads for dinner and you want something cruncy in them – try cereal!!
Great idea. Croutons hurt my teeth, but cereal would be great on salads.
plain cheerios are good, but if you are daring, try the generic captain crunch- it's sweet like those salads that have the raspberries in them. mmmmmm..
I am addicted to cereal. I can't start my day without it. I admit, I would eat all of the sugary cereals if I could- Cinnamon Toast Crunch, Fruity Pebbles, Frosted Flakes, Frosted Cheerios... Deliciousness!!! At some point though, I was eating way to much of that type and forced myself to give it up in favor of Honey Nut Cheerios. So, I don't let my husband bring any sugary cereals into the house- I just can't resist the temptation! It's a serious addiction... : )
I love cereal. Any kind, any time of day, with or with out milk.
But I swear I can taste the difference before the whole grain craze started.
Especially with my beloved Peanut Butter CapnCrunch.
I know cereal is in the whole grains food group but I feel it deserves to stand alone.
*vegetables
*fruits
*fats and oils
*milk and dairy products
*meat, beans, fish, and nuts
AND
cereal. :)
Does anyone else agree breakfast is the best meal of the day? (no matter what time of day)
My dad started it all. He LOVES cereal. We always got to try the newest kind – friends wanted to sleep over so they could eat the kid cereals we ALWAYS had in the house. He even put his name on a box or two so we wouldn't eat it – Trix is his favorite. He's 82 now - pantry still stocked with the best ones. Now in my home, we don't care if there's milk or not. We have huge cups we use, or what we call our Jethro Bowls. Fill 'em twice, and you got yourself a happy tummy. Lucky Charms, Corn Pops, Frosted Mini Wheats, Special K with Berries plus many many more. Don't care if they're name brand or generic...we'll eat it! We've been known to have 20 boxes in the pantry!
Mmmm, cereal. With milk: Cheerios, Frosted Flakes, Crispix, Raisin Bran (2 scoops!). Without milk: Cracklin Oat Bran (goes mooshey faster in milk than any other cereal). Alpha Bits used to be my all-time favorite snacker until they took the sugar out, now it's Frosted Cheerios.
You are spot on about Cracklin Oat Bran. I liked the taste but hated how mushy it got. I haven't had it in ages.
The Mecca of the tummy, the "watering hole" of the parched belly, and the addictions of royalty! My favorite was the Capt'n but I often indulged in Fruity pebbles. I have delighted myself with every sugary delight invented! But I am on a health kick now and eating the so called healthy cereals just didn't do! So my gf found a reciepe on line to make cereal from oatmeal.........................saves me a lot of dough for my fiendish habit! No a new cereal legacy has been born!
Love cereal. I could eat it just about any time, and often when I'm craving something sweet, that's what I'm craving. I'm also one of the only people I've ever known to actually want the cereal to be soggy. Yum.
You're not the only one! My husband will let his bowl sit for like 5 mins to let his get soggy before eating it. Guess I can quit telling him he's the only person on the planet who wants his cereal to be soggy LOL.
Hahaha. Nice to know I'm not alone. There's just something about the cereal soaking up the frosty cold milk... I want some right now.
I've taken grief all my life since I won't use milk on cereal, and like it dry. I've always been that way, even as a kid.
Never have to deal with sogginess though...
Same here! I don't like milk, so I always eat my cereal dry. Each morning I have Post Selects cereal and a glass of OJ.
A trick for cheap cereal. Normally Post Selects is around $4/box. Albertson's will put it on sale a couple times a year and when you buy 3 or more, you get a great coupon for money off your next purchase. Also, Post will have coupons in the Sunday papers. When you combine the sale, the in-store coupon, plus the Post coupons, you can get the cereal for 50 cents a box instead of $4! Also, if you're really lucky, it'll be at the same time Albertson's has their coupon match, which puts them down to 25 cents a box. Makes the boxes way less than even the "bag brands." And since the cereal stays good for so long, I stock up each time they go on sale and put them away in my walk-in pantry. My friends all make fun of me when they see three shelves stocked full of cereal! But, when it goes on that type of sale, it's hard to pass it up.
Cereal is my favorite too as late snack, but recently I am going gluten-free and miss the coldness and the crunch it provides.
I enjoy mostly the swiss granola type or special K- vanilla almond or cinnamon pecan :) mmmmm
They make gluten free cereal! http://celiacdisease.about.com/od/theglutenfreediet/a/Cereals.htm
They're expensive, but they don't taste bad if you get the right ones.
Rice chex, rice krispies etc. have no gluten.
Not necessarily true. They might be made from glutenous rice. I ate gluten free for quite awhile under a misdiagnosis, and I was surprised at how much seemed to be okay and still had gluten in it.
Give me a great big bowl of Cookie Crisp or Crunch Berries and I'm in HEAVEN!! I agree with "Angie" – a mixing bowl is where it's at! I have one specially designated as my "cereal trough" (my fiance's term)... rofl
Total comfort food!
Being gluten intolerant presents a challange when just looking for a snack. Once again, cereal comes to the rescue! Hidden amongst the rows and rows of cereal, Chex is always there to save the day! What would we all do without cereal? And yes...forget the healthy ones. They just don't do the trick!
Oh ! Honey Nut Chex are one of my favorites ! I didn't even realize or care that they were gluten-free, but it's a good thing.
Yes!! I love the cinn. flavored Chex. It's nice to meet/see another gluten intolerant person. Cereal helps me from going insane. After all veggies and meat gets old after a while -.-
I miss Cheerios and Rice Krispies.... But Kix seem to work out ok.
Ahhh, cereal. All my friends are aware of my addiction and make those Jerry Seinfeld jokes when viewing my pantry shelves. Breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks. It's all good. I must confess to adding sugar to many (but not the pre-sugared kind. Even I have my limits.) Multi-grain Cheerios are my favorite. Kix, Wheaties, regular Cheerios, Captain Crunch, Rice Krispies.....gotta go now. Hungry.
My friends tease me too about my pantry shelves. In fact it is one of those friends who clued me into this blog.
A friend and I both agree that cereal should be eaten out of a mixing bowl. Traditional bowls are too small for our big addiction!
OMG AWESOME IDEA!!
Plain ol' Cheerios are my #1 comfort food!
I like my Cheerios with bananas. Mmmm!
I love cereal too and i get really mad when i run out of milk.........................
Yes! Keeping enough milk for all my cereal is where the real challenge lies. That, and keeping enough bowls and spoons. As for a particular favorite, it's a tie between chocolate mini wheats, any cheerios variety, and OH's by Quaker.
I LOVE Quaker Oh's!!!! My fav by far. But I will eat almost any cereal and generally have at least six different kinds at home at all times. My boyfriend thinks I have issues... LOL
OH's be Quaker are truly a great cereal. They were my favorite but nobody seems to remember them.
Do you get mad when you run out of cereal too?
I think that for many, cereal is a reminder of easier times when we were kids. It is comfort food and makes us feel better given the challenging times that we are living in.
i totally can agree with that.
Boxes are for suckahs. Bags is where it's at. Marshmallow Mateys, to be exact.
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This. I keep a bag of Marshmallow Mateys in my desk at work for snacking.
If you haven't tried Chocolate Marshmallow Mateys, you don't know what you are missing. Think Cocoa Puffs plus Lucky charms marshmallows. Heaven.
Count Chocula?
Marshmellow mateys is the best damn cereal out there, I can kill a bag in 5 days!
i love cereal! just had a bowl for snack last night! :)
I love The Cereal Bowl!!!! I go to the one in DC almost every day . My cereal fix is even easier to get and create now.
Sometimes I will eat Oatmeal Squares for a small snack instead of chips or crackers, but none of that is a good idea. Too fattening, and I only do that once in a while. I will eat a bowl of cereal for my evening meal, but not often. It's for breakfast and we can become addicted to anything, even cereal. Not me.
Here's what we used to make all the time when the kid were young: Saute some Cheerios in a frying pan with a little butter or oil. Add a little salt. Yum! I mean, really fantastic!!! As good or sometimes even better than popcorn. We still make it occasionally.
I love cereal and eat it every morning. If I do not have a bowl a of cereal in the morning then I can not function right during my work day and it affects my mood. I want to be friendly to people and therefore eat cereal to be nice. If not then you would wish you never met me which could be a good thing. The bottom line is I love cereal and can not live without it just like it can not live without me making all that money from me buying it so much.
I felt the need to reply because at work I am known as The Cereal Killer because of my love of the Holy Bowl of greatness that it is. I tend to mix three or four cereals into a large bowl every morning. I look forward to break everyday because I know I will have at least a good start to my day. I <3 cereal.
Had a bowl last night. Have a bowl every Sunday night, catching up on DVR and getting ready for the work week.