Cereal - S/D

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Stuff my mom bought (pre/post-divorce): Cheerios, Corn Flakes, Rice Krispies, Kix, Raisin Bran. Cheerios used to have this amazing capacity for repeating on the young consumer at 10.30, when traces of that distinctive oaty taste would present themselves in a Belch of Hunger that was really a gift that kept on giving. In a way. Miraculously, when I went to college, I found Coco Pops and Captain Crunch had wormed their way into the pantry because my sister started bringing them in.

Stuff my dad bought (post-divorce, when cornered by his own teenagers in supermarket): Sugar Pops, Honeycomb. But why fuck with cereal when you can take the kids to Denny's?

Hot cereal: Coco Wheats and Quaker oatmeal, adulterated with as much milk and sugar as possible. My mum thought Coco Wheats were declassé in the same way she found Barbie doll housing a bit tacky, because our over-tanned, Vegas-junketing neighbours ("look, honey, isn't that the biggest piece of turquoise you've ever seen?") had these things in the home (don't get her started on Spaghetti-o's) and because my best friend had them, pester power happened.

Oatmeal was never bought or served without someone telling the story of the three-day Porridge Standoff where my aunt, an oatmeal-hata, refused to eat same for breakfast, so my grandfather kept bringing it out for her to finish at every family meal for three days. Both parties were as stubborn as the other, but my aunt was the eventual victor in the battle of wills and *never* ate another bowl of porridge for the rest of her life. My grandfather never served it again: congealed oatmeal looks gross dripping off a combover after being hurled at your head by a daughter with good aim.

Matos/Minnesotans, who here got to go on the General Mills tour? I have possibly gotten my jones for goodie bags from going on things like this; GM gave out fun-sized cereal packets, cake mix and other non-edible corporate ephemera in exchange for telling us that Betty Crocker wasn't a real person.

D: Anything that gets soggy within the first 10 seconds (except cornflakes)

dump a box of cornflakes into a plugged-up sink, pour some milk on 'em and let it sit. you'll need a blowtorch to remove that shit after it dries!

ssssshhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh don't tell everyone, jeeez!

Official cereal of wigged out trip-kids coming down from acid during the late 80s and early 90s. Not that - ha-hem - I know anything about that. I mean, come ON!!! They were little multicoloured SMILEY FACES!!!

s: Chex, Life, Honey Bunches of Oats (w/Almonds), Bran Flakes, Grape Nuts.
d: Lucky Charms, Raisin Bran, Corn Flakes, most kiddy cereals.

Baron Von Redberry
Sir Grapefellow

I see what she was doing there though.

I work for her myself you see.

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Search: Oatmeal.

destroy: grape nuts. the entire 'pebbles' family.

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Elliott Smith to thread!

s: vanilla yogurt oatmeal crisp

search:

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crunchy in milk & not too sweet

Not rly a cereal person but having mad cravings for Apple-Cinnamon Cheerios last week. Huh??

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Mixing this stuff up with vanilla soy milk renders delicious results.

bob's red mill 10 grain

Always liked Product 19. It's not as easy to find anymore, so whenever I eat cereal now it's Honey Bunches of Oats.

The Nature's Path Mesa Sunrise amaranth flakes are like my favorite cereal ever. I got it for $1 a box once!

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If that were Special K, then we'd be talking.

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As you well know box of cereal and the hot Chocolate just never Does have enough Marshmallows and this was a always common complaint.....

UNTIL NOW!!!..;-p

Hello and welcome to Cerealmarshmallows.com This site is Primarily focused on selling Cereal Marshmallows You know the Crispi Crunchy ones that come in you morning breakfast Cereal or Hot Coco

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I swear, I swear, when I was a kid, there was a bag in the cereal aisle of marshmallows only by the cheapo generic bagged cereals. IIRC they were called "Cereal Toppers" or something like that, conveying they weren't meant for just eating straight. I wanted to buy some for my sister for her birthday, but that was several months later, and the store no onger sold them. I was pretty obsessed with checking for them at every new grocery store and I never found them. This was probably 17-20 years ago.

~~fascinating tales~~

Do they still sell the 8-packs of mini-cereal boxes which have perforated sides so you can pour milk in and eat the cereal right out of the box?

Just made my way through a box of Lucky Charms the past two days, life is pretty sweet.

honey bunches of oats dude wtf

Nostalgic for Cocoa Pops, but haven't eaten them in 20 years. BEST.

Excellent povvo version: Rice Bubbles and chocolate Quik.

product 19, the best cereal ever, was unceremoniously discontinued last year, and i'm seriously considering spending $25+ on one of the last boxes via ebay

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— Vadim Rizov (@vrizov) June 12, 2017

Something about the times we're living in has made me want to try some new cereals I haven't had before. So I've been browsing the aisles lately, scoping out the cereal scene. (The thing I notice most is that every popular cereal now has a number of spin-off flavor varieties. Seems kinda lame tbh). Anyway I've taken a chance on these:

All-Bran Buds (Kellogg's): This is an adult cereal. More to the point it's adult in the contemporary sense, i.e. for ages 50 and older. It contains an incredible amount of fiber, and actually a lightly sweet taste that is very pleasing. Just a small quantity of it really fills me up. Probably a good choice if your goal is to have a decent adult poo.

Cap'n Crunch's Crunch Berries (Quaker Oats): I like this a lot. I've always respected the Cap'n Crunch line of cereals, and while this one offers absolutely nothing of nutritional value, I know there are times when all you want is a blast of refined carbs. So this is that.

Cinnamon Toast Crunch (General Mills): Purportedly one of the top selling cereals in America, this '80s era product is something I've somehow managed to avoid for decades. Eh.... it's fine, but I can't imagine looking forward to eating a bowl of this. Like why not make actual cinnamon toast?

Other cereal-related thoughts:

*Was disappointed to hear that Product 19 was discontinued about five years ago. That was quite flavorful, a serious flake.
*It seems that Quisp has become a legendary cereal that many people pine for. It's one of those strange products that appears on the shelves only periodically; no one knows when or where it will show up. Anyone here tried it?

Re: Cap'n Crunch

"I know there are times when all you want is a blast of refined carbs..." and the risk of carving a gash into your upper pallette with every chomp.

Knowning that most cereals are far from nutritious, I try to stick with the marginally-better high fiber & protein cereals. But every time I try one of those off-brand "natural" cereals, they are inevitably awful.

Except Kashi--I've liked pretty much every one I've tried.

My favorite cereal used to be Cracklin' Oat Bran, but then they went and changed the recipe. Now it doesn't absord as much milk as it used to, so it's like chewing through wood chips. They tried to improve perfection and screwed themselves.

Can't go wrong with Honey Bunches of Oats.

Honey Bunches of Oats (Post): Let's ignore the ridiculous, borderline offensive name. I have to say, this is a good flake, and augmented with almonds it's almost irresistible. It's got a considerable amount of sugar - though less than Honey Nut Cheerios, which would be a fair product to compare it to. I could see keeping this in my cupboard.

Lidl fruit muesli with cinnamon and chia seeds added and mixed in with lidl bran flakes.
Left to soak in milk for a while.