# Cereal Blending -- Yay or Nay? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [August 3, 2005, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cereal-blending-yay-or-nay/315439 "2005-08-03T17:13:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2005, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cereal-blending-yay-or-nay/315439/1 "2005-08-03T17:13:56Z")
You know…taking the “nowhere near enough left for a full bowl of cereal” left in a couple of boxes, and mixing 'em up to something that passes for breakfast. I had me some yummy Frosted-Cap’N-Comb this morning, while my wife looked on in sheer disgust. Which side do you fall on in this arguement? ---
**Author:** ![Kalhoun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3bc359/32.png) [@Kalhoun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kalhoun)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2005, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cereal-blending-yay-or-nay/315439/2 "2005-08-03T17:28:06Z")
My dad mixes all his cereal from the get-go. Plus, his memory is going, so every time I see him he whips out the bag of cereal and tells me about the raisin bran, wheaties, honey-nut cheerios mixture and how he puts three fruits on his cereal every morning. I’m thrilled. Really. Me? I’m a purist. Don’t taint my cheerios with another grain. And bananas are the only fruit that will garnish my “o”. ---
**Author:** ![An\_Arky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/87869e/32.png) [@An\_Arky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Arky)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2005, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cereal-blending-yay-or-nay/315439/3 "2005-08-03T17:47:55Z")
Sure, why not? My kids like it. You can giove them a bowl of cheerios with some froot loops as a garnish. It’s a good way to have less sugar in their breakfast… ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2005, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cereal-blending-yay-or-nay/315439/4 "2005-08-03T17:48:13Z")
I always cover my _Total_ with uncooked _Quaker Oatmeal_ and drizzle honey on top. If raisins are around I’ll sprinkle them on too… I think those were raisins. ---
**Author:** ![Enright3](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/enright3/32/2897_2.png) [@Enright3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enright3)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2005, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cereal-blending-yay-or-nay/315439/5 "2005-08-03T17:49:09Z")
I do it all the time. I kind of like Raisan Bran with Rice Krispies these days. E3 ---
**Author:** ![Enright3](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/enright3/32/2897_2.png) [@Enright3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enright3)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2005, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cereal-blending-yay-or-nay/315439/6 "2005-08-03T17:50:38Z")
> [@Enright3](#): > > I do it all the time. I kind of like Raisan Bran with Rice Krispies these days. > > E3 oops… Rais_ **i** _n Bran ---
**Author:** ![EarthStone777](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7ab992/32.png) [@EarthStone777](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EarthStone777)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2005, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cereal-blending-yay-or-nay/315439/7 "2005-08-03T17:51:19Z")
I find that Grape Nuts makes a nice base for any other lighter sweeter cereal. ---
**Author:** ![Nava](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/da6949/32.png) [@Nava](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nava)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2005, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cereal-blending-yay-or-nay/315439/8 "2005-08-03T17:53:51Z")
Your wife doesn’t realize that’s how such things as Potluck Roast and Muesli got invented, does she? It will all get mixed anyway. ---
**Author:** ![Strinka](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/strinka/32/512_2.png) [@Strinka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Strinka)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2005, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cereal-blending-yay-or-nay/315439/9 "2005-08-03T18:10:14Z")
I do it too. ---
**Author:** ![Bippy\_the\_Beardless](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ac8455/32.png) [@Bippy\_the\_Beardless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bippy_the_Beardless)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2005, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cereal-blending-yay-or-nay/315439/10 "2005-08-03T18:17:53Z")
Cereal blending is great. Especially good is mixing cornflakes or Frosties over a couple of Wheatabix. ---
**Author:** ![Madd\_Maxx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Madd\_Maxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Madd_Maxx)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2005, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cereal-blending-yay-or-nay/315439/11 "2005-08-03T18:24:19Z")
Sure, I have been a cereal mixer. Some combo’s don’t taste good though. Fruit Loops and Lucky Charms for example taste horrible together. On the other hand; Reese’s Cereal + Cocoa Puffs = Breakfast Of The Gods. You can thank me later. ---
**Author:** ![Ponder\_Stibbons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ponder_stibbons/32/343_2.png) [@Ponder\_Stibbons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponder_Stibbons)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2005, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cereal-blending-yay-or-nay/315439/12 "2005-08-03T18:32:52Z")
While I don’t mix cereal just for the joy of doing so, I usually will mix the end of one box with the start of another, if the end of the one box is sufficiently small to not warrant being its own bowl. ---
**Author:** ![Tamryne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3e96dc/32.png) [@Tamryne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tamryne)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2005, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cereal-blending-yay-or-nay/315439/13 "2005-08-03T18:43:06Z")
I second the Cheerio’s and fruit loops mix. Fruit Loops on their own are way too sweet, and Cheerio’s on their own are way too bland. The best of both worlds, I tell ya! Also, there is NOTHING better than a bowl of corn flakes in chocolate milk. Mmmmm… (doesnt really count as a mix, but is still delicious) ---
**Author:** ![av8rmike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/edb3f5/32.png) [@av8rmike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/av8rmike)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2005, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cereal-blending-yay-or-nay/315439/14 "2005-08-03T19:14:47Z")
I never used to do it, but one of my old college friends mixed cereals, and once I tried a few combinations, I got used to it. I don’t think I’ve eaten Honey-Nut Cheerios alone since. To me, they’re just a mixer, especially with shredded wheat. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2005, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cereal-blending-yay-or-nay/315439/15 "2005-08-03T19:27:08Z")
All the time. Currently I am using Honey-Nut Cheerios to cut the sweetness of a box of Sugar Pops, which I bought solely for the Lightsaber Spoon inside. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Hypno-Toad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b2d939/32.png) [@Hypno-Toad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hypno-Toad)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2005, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cereal-blending-yay-or-nay/315439/16 "2005-08-03T19:33:47Z")
I rarely buy cereal and it has never occurred to me to mix them together. Now I may have to try it… ---
**Author:** ![TheBoneyKingofNowhere](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b9e5f3/32.png) [@TheBoneyKingofNowhere](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheBoneyKingofNowhere)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2005, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cereal-blending-yay-or-nay/315439/17 "2005-08-03T19:43:45Z")
I find that non-sweet cereals are easier to mix (for me). However, when I was home at my dad’s over the 4th of July I found the mixture of Cocoa Puffs and Reeses Peanut Buter Cereal to be an excellent combination. ---
**Author:** ![Inigo\_Montoya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inigo_montoya/32/124_2.png) [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2005, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cereal-blending-yay-or-nay/315439/18 "2005-08-03T20:06:41Z")
Rice crispies and cocoa puffs. Various Chex cereals if ending a bag of say, Rice Chex and all I have is some Corn Chex. I don’t usually mix the sweeties like Froot Lops or Apple Jacks, but I have been know to eat an entore box in one sitting. I’m not proud of that, and it hurt me to do so, but they just so damned GOOD! ---
**Author:** ![Alias](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a88e4f/32.png) [@Alias](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alias)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2005, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cereal-blending-yay-or-nay/315439/19 "2005-08-03T21:12:11Z")
> [@EarthStone777](#): > > I find that Grape Nuts makes a nice base for any other lighter sweeter cereal. Me too! I garnish my grape-nuts with cinnamin life cereal. Yum. ---
**Author:** ![pasunejen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/58956e/32.png) [@pasunejen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pasunejen)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2005, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cereal-blending-yay-or-nay/315439/20 "2005-08-03T23:29:42Z")
We kept our cereal in tupperware bins when I was growing up, and sometimes people would refill them without emptying the remainders from the last cereal beforehand. It always ruined breakfast to find Froot Loops in my Cheerios, or Frosted Flakes in my Alpha Bits…even if they’re in the same general taste area (chocolate, sugar, “fruit”, and grain being the main categories), the texture and shape and consistency are almost always off in a mixture. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cereal-blending-yay-or-nay/315439.md?page=2)