Fruit Loops were my favourite as a young lad. I also liked Weet Bix and Coco Pops.
Favourite boxed breakfast cereal
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Unless one goes generic, oatmeal is only reasonably priced cereal. But early in the morning one has to be motivated to cook it.
Growing up in the 1950s mine was Weetabix with Shredded Wheat and Porridge occasionally.
In 2024 it’s Porridge with Weetabix and Shredded Wheat occasionally.
In 2024 it’s Porridge with Weetabix and Shredded Wheat occasionally.
Lockback
Dull yet interesting
I use the microwave variety. 90 seconds in the zapper and it's good to go.
I loved the sugary ones, but the ones my mom bought most often were Grape Nuts and Fortified Oat Flakes.
As a kid:
Basically they were Captain Crunch with half the sugar and a different texture.
As an adult oatmeal or Cheerios.
Basically they were Captain Crunch with half the sugar and a different texture.
As an adult oatmeal or Cheerios.
When I was a kid I live on Kellogg's most because of the thing you could order with Box tops from Battle Creek Michigan.
Honeycomb
Ya ya ya.
Post OH's cereal is/was the best/worst at shredding the roof of your mouth, but they sure taste great. I still see them at the grocery, but haven't bought them in years, so I don't know if there's a difference. I usually buy a bran or grain cereal, but they're probably not much healthier than Froot Loops, which contains at least 3 food colorings banned in other countries. Froot Loops don't shred your mouth, but it takes 2-3 bowls to feel full.
When I was a kid, Corn Pops were called Sugar Corn Pops. I only asked mom to buy them if there was a good toy inside. I hate that we don't get toys in cereal anymore. The gov't took the fun out of breakfast.
Shredded wheat.
If it wasn't shredded wheat, it was Cap'n Crunch.
Cap'n Crunch required some patience, as you had to time it just right so it soaked up enough milk not to shred your palate, but not so long that it turned into mushy goo.
If it wasn't shredded wheat, it was Cap'n Crunch.
Cap'n Crunch required some patience, as you had to time it just right so it soaked up enough milk not to shred your palate, but not so long that it turned into mushy goo.
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Ahhh yes, the toy in the cereal box. The great motivator. And of course while Dad read the newspaper I read the back of the cereal box. Hence my current love of reading.
I don’t eat much cold cereal but when I do it’s Post Raisin Bran
Boo Berry for me when I was a kid.
I always have a box of Honey Nut Cheerios around. Three or four mornings a week I enjoy a bowl with Milk
…then hurried to get home and dug-in elbow deep to get prize before other siblings!
Kind of a rarity, as I only know of a few others that have had it, but fried shredded wheat was my favorite.
You make it as though you were making French Toast, but you really have to soak it in the eggs well. Fry it, and serve with maple syrup. Sublime!
You make it as though you were making French Toast, but you really have to soak it in the eggs well. Fry it, and serve with maple syrup. Sublime!
As a kid: Cap’n Crunch
As a college kid, and young adult: King Vitamin
As an old fart: Cap’n Crunch
Honorable mention: Frosted Flakes
As a college kid, and young adult: King Vitamin
As an old fart: Cap’n Crunch
Honorable mention: Frosted Flakes
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