# Best damn cereal EVAH! **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [July 22, 2002, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-damn-cereal-evah/120163 "2002-07-22T02:41:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2002, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-damn-cereal-evah/120163/81 "2002-07-24T20:40:21Z")
Guilty pleasure: Golden Grahams or Honey-Nut Cheerios Not Guilty: Kashi Go-Lean (but I did have to get over the “twigs” thing) and Heart-to-Heart (with little heart shaped pieces 🙂 ) and this late entry: “Give your bowl the taste of ancient grains. Heritage is the breakthrough breakfast cereal that gave North American breakfast lovers their first taste of Kamut, Spelt, Quinoa and Millet.” Didn’t know what most of that was before, but it tastes pretty good. ---
**Author:** ![Nightsong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nightsong/32/3083_2.png) [@Nightsong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nightsong)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2002, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-damn-cereal-evah/120163/82 "2002-07-24T22:00:48Z")
Well, for cold cereal, I do agree with Cranberry Almond Crunch. A very close second is something Quaker makes for Costco: it’s similar to Cranberry Almond Crunch, but has mac nuts in it. But overall: **[COCO WHEATS!!!](http://www.littlecrowfoods.com/products/cocowheats/)** Yummy, yummy, yummy. I get strange looks when I spot it on the shelves here in the South and start snapping up all of the boxes. 😃 * * * \<\< [BREAKFAST.COM](http://BREAKFAST.COM) halted: cereal port not responding. \>\> ---
**Author:** ![Johanna](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johanna/32/8318_2.png) [@Johanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johanna)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2002, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-damn-cereal-evah/120163/83 "2002-07-25T01:27:54Z")
**gigi** —Yes, Heritage is truly delicious. **Heritage Bites** is my second-favorite cereal, right up there next to **Hemp Plus**. ---
**Author:** ![Osbie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/cdc98d/32.png) [@Osbie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Osbie)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2002, 4:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-damn-cereal-evah/120163/84 "2002-07-25T04:49:02Z")
Jimminy Freaking Christmas, people! The all-time best cereal ever created by the labor of man is **Frankenberries**! Those sweet, squeaky, artificial strawberry-flavored marshmallows and the uh… bits of pink kibble that weren’t marshmallows but had awesome artificial strawberry flavoring too that turned your milk pink…mmmm-mmmmmmm! My mom, being a mom, wouldn’t buy my brother and I “junk cereals” as she called them. We had to wait until we visited a particular aunt who always made sure she had a box of 'em in the pantry. My cat would like to put in a vote for Frosted Flakes - he has a fondness for the leftover milky. He gets quite aggressive about claiming his share when I eat them. ---
**Author:** ![Atreyu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5e9695/32.png) [@Atreyu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atreyu)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2002, 5:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-damn-cereal-evah/120163/85 "2002-07-25T05:04:45Z")
I alternate between **Frosted Mini-Wheats** and **Peanut Butter Crunch**. ---
**Author:** ![DarkWriter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ee59a6/32.png) [@DarkWriter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DarkWriter)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2002, 5:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-damn-cereal-evah/120163/86 "2002-07-25T05:10:41Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by gallows fodder \* > \*\*I simply cannot believe that there have been 75 replies to this thread and not one of you “enlightened” and “civilized” people have mentioned **Blueberry Morning**. Bah!! \*\* My dad was so excited about trying that cereal because he loves blueberries. He ended up very disappointed. He said that the blueberries were like “eating BBs.” Sheri ---
**Author:** ![LifeOnWry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/96bed5/32.png) [@LifeOnWry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LifeOnWry)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2002, 5:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-damn-cereal-evah/120163/87 "2002-07-25T05:13:22Z")
Since I can’t drink milk, the only cereals I eat are either dry out of the box (Coco Puffs or Golden Grahams) or cooked (pastina cooked in chicken broth with lots of butter and parmesan cheese or good ol’ Cream of Wheat.) But Grape-Nuts are wonderful on chocolate ice cream. (Yes, I can eat processed milk products. Just not the drinkin’ kind of milk.) ---
**Author:** ![brainychick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b38774/32.png) [@brainychick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brainychick)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2002, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-damn-cereal-evah/120163/88 "2002-07-25T17:08:25Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Horseflesh \* > \*\*You’re all wrong. Anything that needs a cartoon character to help market it just tain’t worth eatin’. You prolly fantasize about Tony the Tiger while eating his flakes. Weirdos. > > Kellogg’s Cracklin’ Oat Bran > > I eat it like popcorn, straight outta the box. No milk. No bowl. > > Box --\> Hand --\> Mouth --\> Eat --\> Heaven. > > Shaped like dog food. Tastes like ambrosia. Food of the Gods. I am eating it by the handful right now. \*\* Another vote for Cracklin’ Oat Bran. Can’t get enough of the stuff. Does look like pet food, though. Thought my sister was the only one who thought so. Fruity Pebbles, Golden Grahams and Basic 4 are also favorites. ---
**Author:** ![booklover](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/85f322/32.png) [@booklover](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/booklover)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2002, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-damn-cereal-evah/120163/89 "2002-07-25T17:31:09Z")
Yes! Someone else voted for Basic 4! That cereal rocks, as well as Raspberry Ginger Crisp. Can’t remember the brand, but it has fun yoga poses on the inside of the cereal flap. The only trouble is that it’s very difficult to hold some of those poses without sloshing the milk out of the bowl… ---
**Author:** ![Intaglio](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/71e660/32.png) [@Intaglio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intaglio)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2002, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-damn-cereal-evah/120163/90 "2002-07-26T00:57:22Z")
I loved Graham Chex - but they do not make them anymore. Twix - when they were just round and not fruit shaped. I also love Lucky Charms - but it doesn’t taste like when I was a kid and they changed the shapes - what happened to the Blue Diamonds. As an adult I like Brown Sugar Wheaties. ---
**Author:** ![Geek\_Mecha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ecae2f/32.png) [@Geek\_Mecha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Geek_Mecha)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2002, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-damn-cereal-evah/120163/91 "2002-07-26T04:15:12Z")
Apple Jacks! Oh, how I wish that Costco had Super Giant Death sizes of Apple Jacks! And Cookie Crisp! My taste in cereals has yet to grow up. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Dirty\_Earthworm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Dirty\_Earthworm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dirty_Earthworm)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2002, 7:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-damn-cereal-evah/120163/92 "2002-07-26T07:47:34Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by LolaCocaCola \* > \*\*Call me a monkey, but I loves me some o’ dat **Banana Nut Crunch** > > num num! > > 😛 \*\* Monkey! I love Banana Nut Crunch. I will also throw votes in for Apple Jacks, Lucky Charms, and Cocoa Puffs. I was at the grocery store the other day, and it looks like the Cap’n has done it again: **Cocoa Crunch**! Bought a box, but haven’t tried it yet; I’ll let you choco-cereal lovers know how it is. -Dirty ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2002, 10:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-damn-cereal-evah/120163/93 "2002-07-26T10:18:21Z")
> [@](#): > > My current favorite is the Very Berry cereal I get at Trader Joe’s. I’ll have to look to see if it’s a store brand or not; I can’t remember. It’s Trader Joe’s **Very Berry Clusters**. Yummy! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![dantheman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dantheman/32/9421_2.png) [@dantheman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dantheman)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2002, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-damn-cereal-evah/120163/94 "2002-08-27T01:41:27Z")
Update! I’ve changed my mind. Yes, I have a new favorite. **Trix**. MMMMmmmmmmmmmmmmmm. ---
**Author:** ![epraz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/82dd89/32.png) [@epraz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/epraz)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2002, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-damn-cereal-evah/120163/95 "2002-08-27T02:28:12Z")
anybody for **corn bran**? so good! ---
**Author:** ![angelicate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d6d6ee/32.png) [@angelicate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/angelicate)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2002, 7:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-damn-cereal-evah/120163/96 "2002-08-27T07:28:15Z")
I love cereal. Grape Nuts - Only with sugar, though, and you have to let them soak in the milk for a while. Cracklin’ Oat Bran - I don’t think I’ve had this since I moved out my my mom’s house. Banana Nut Crunch - I used to really love this, but I think I burnt myself out on it Honeycomb Cinnamon Toast Crunch Rice Crispy Treats Cereal Cocoa Pebbles Rice Chex Golden Grahams Quaker Oatmeal Squares Basic 4 Apple Jacks (But they hurt my mouth, so I rarely eat them.) And…hot cereal: Quaker Instant Oatmeal - Any “Fruit & Cream” varieties (Strawberry and Peach being the best, and good if you just add some cold milk instead of boiling water. Mmmmm.) Plain oatmeal, sweetened with brown sugar. Mmm. Cream of Wheat & Malt O Meal ---
**Author:** ![Global\_Citizen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/46a35a/32.png) [@Global\_Citizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Global_Citizen)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2002, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-damn-cereal-evah/120163/97 "2002-08-27T14:41:59Z")
**Vector Cereal**. It is the shiznit! Global Citizen ---
**Author:** ![rjk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ed655f/32.png) [@rjk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rjk)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2002, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-damn-cereal-evah/120163/98 "2002-08-27T17:59:29Z")
**Ace0Spades** has it almost right - hot cereal _is_ the way to go. The cold stuff is either cardboard or mush. (Some kinds can swing either way, depending whether you stop to make toast.) The best I’ve found is Rogers brand\* 9-grain, with rolled oats and all sorts of other seeds. Half a cup of cereal, one cup of water, Maybe some nuts or dried fruit, and four minutes or so in the microwave. Serve with a bunch of brown sugar (best if it’s caked a bit so you get lumps) and some milk. \*Rogers might be Canadian only. They also make the standard corn syrup up here, but that’s another thread. ---
**Author:** ![rjk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ed655f/32.png) [@rjk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rjk)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2002, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-damn-cereal-evah/120163/99 "2002-08-27T18:08:42Z")
I should make a couple of points: stir your cereal halfway through, and _keep it covered!_ Terrible things happen to your microwave if the cover comes off. (And that ‘Maybe’ should be ‘maybe’. Dammit.) ---
**Author:** ![VanLandry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/eb9ed0/32.png) [@VanLandry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VanLandry)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2002, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-damn-cereal-evah/120163/100 "2002-08-27T19:11:53Z")
I remember smoking a little herb once and eating an entire box of **S’mores Crunch** … Mmmmmmmmmmmmm. Now I’m old and boring and just eat **Raisin’ Bran** [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-damn-cereal-evah/120163.md?page=4) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-damn-cereal-evah/120163.md?page=6)