Breaking Fast

Posted on 02.21.05 1:43PM in food, observations

In the past few weeks, my mother has, much to the urging of my brother, brought back from Publix the various cereals of our childhood.

First, it was Golden Grahams. A cereal that is easily manageable, the flakes had just the proper amount of golden and not too much graham, making for a sustained box lifetime of approximately 23 hours.

Then, she brought home Life. This variation, however, was new: Honey Graham Life. While it sounded appetizing, it came off a bit strong at first taste. I think that this could have been an honest mistake on the part of the honey adder on the production line, I can still assure you that no, Mikey doesn’t like this one.

Last week was my favorite because Mom brought home Smacks. I’ve always been a fan of Honey Smacks. Not just for their sweet taste, but the added perk of flavored residual milk at the bottom of the bowl. Something about that little frog’s cereal is inexplicably wonderful. Plus, it comes in a giant box, allowing many indulgences.

This week, Mom brought us Kix. You know: “Kid Tested, Mother Approved.” I’ve been testing them for a while now and while they certainly are not in contention for the award of best cereal, they hold their own in the whole grain division, barely nudging out Cheerios from the race. They are essentially carbon copies of Cheerios, but Kix have a slight manageability advantage in that due to their largely spherical shape, they float in the milk and one does not have to go fishing for his cereal after a given time of submersion.

That’s been the cereal roster for the last few weeks. This week, I think I’ll lobby for Honeycomb. Or Cookie Crisp. Or Cocoa Puffs. Or Cinnamon Toast Crunch. Or Cap’n Crunch.

Oh God, I can’t decide. It’s times like this I wish I had more than one stomach, like a cow.

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  1. Posted by Trizis on 10.15.05 at 16:47:35

    Another plus for smacks, if i remember correctly, is the cool tin foil-like bag rather than the annoying clear one that is so common. And I’d suggest a cereal, but you’ve had my favorites: smacks and golden grahams.

  2. Posted by Nathan T on 10.15.05 at 16:48:06

    i dont really buy “smart start” for the nutrtional value i just think it tastes really good……but its not really a classic…..neither are oreo o’s but darn those are good too

  3. Posted by Mills on 10.15.05 at 16:48:26

    Honey Graham Oh’s- about the biggest no-name cereal ever but I swear they never get soggy…ever.

  4. Posted by Casey on 10.15.05 at 16:48:47

    That’s not a General Mills product.

    Get it? Mills? Har har.

  5. Posted by Taryn on 10.15.05 at 16:49:13

    Lucky Charms anyone?

  6. Posted by Joey on 10.15.05 at 16:49:37

    i’m a cinnamon toast crunch kind of guy

  7. Posted by Angus on 10.15.05 at 16:49:56

    What was that cereal with Fred Flinstone and Barney Rubble on it? You know…with the commercials…that were like…”Barney, give me my [__] cereal back!”….

  8. Posted by Casey on 10.15.05 at 16:50:22

    Fruity/Cocoa Pebbles

  9. Posted by Angus on 10.15.05 at 16:50:43

    Yeah get that one…and then Dino and I can steal it…and you can be like “Annnnnggguuuuuss!”…and I could be like, “Uh, oh dino let’s get outta here before Casey goes caveman on us”…and then one of the dinosaurs being used as a home applaince goes “Meh, it’s a livin’”…

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