# 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:** 14\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Ashes\_Ashes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/db5fbb/32.png) [@Ashes\_Ashes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ashes_Ashes)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2005, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cereal-blending-yay-or-nay/315439/21 "2005-08-03T23:31:07Z")
Back when I ate cereal more often I’d blend, but you have to blend wisely. Cocoa puffs and fruit loops are not happy together. In fact, I would buy cereal just to blend them. I’d mix regular corn flakes with frosted flakes to cut the sweetness or avoid undisolved sugar at the bottom of the bowl. When they came out with a less sugary frosted flakes it was even better because I could mix 1:1 and didn’t have to play the eight buns, 12 hotdogs game with my cereal boxes. ---
**Author:** ![Ooner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/c67d28/32.png) [@Ooner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ooner)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2005, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cereal-blending-yay-or-nay/315439/22 "2005-08-04T01:00:55Z")
In all my years of cereal eating, I’ve never considered the option of combining them, but everything mentioned here sounds great. Oh man, I can’t wait for the next time I eat cereal to try this stuff out. ---
**Author:** ![divemaster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/divemaster/32/78_2.png) [@divemaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/divemaster)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2005, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cereal-blending-yay-or-nay/315439/23 "2005-08-04T01:21:02Z")
> [@EarthStone777](#): > > I find that Grape Nuts makes a nice base for any other lighter sweeter cereal. I don’t eat cereal any more (lo-carb breakfasts for me these days), but I used to mix Grape Nuts and regular Cheerios. Great combo. ---
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2005, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cereal-blending-yay-or-nay/315439/24 "2005-08-04T01:28:13Z")
Honeycomb + granola-type cereal ---
**Author:** ![Dark\_Side\_of\_the\_Floyd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bb73d2/32.png) [@Dark\_Side\_of\_the\_Floyd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dark_Side_of_the_Floyd)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2005, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cereal-blending-yay-or-nay/315439/25 "2005-08-04T01:39:18Z")
> [@Tamryne](#): > > …and Cheerio’s on their own are way too bland… Heresy. ---
**Author:** ![Typically\_Sunday](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7ba0ec/32.png) [@Typically\_Sunday](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typically_Sunday)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2005, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cereal-blending-yay-or-nay/315439/26 "2005-08-04T02:48:23Z")
This never occured to me, but I find it intriguing. ---
**Author:** ![da\_pope](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/7ba0ec/32.png) [@da\_pope](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/da_pope)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2005, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cereal-blending-yay-or-nay/315439/27 "2005-08-04T03:14:03Z")
a mix of the ‘big three’; cherios, corn flakes, and rice crispies. a sprinkle of sugar on the top. ---
**Author:** ![Yookeroo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yookeroo/32/323_2.png) [@Yookeroo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yookeroo)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2005, 4:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cereal-blending-yay-or-nay/315439/28 "2005-08-04T04:40:12Z")
I need one of [these places](http://www.cereality.com/) to open near me. ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2005, 5:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cereal-blending-yay-or-nay/315439/29 "2005-08-04T05:15:38Z")
I’m completely in favor of it. I was bored the other night, so I mixed Rice Crispies with some Cheerios, Cinnamon Toast Crunch, and Crispix. Plus some health-food mix. I don’t usually go nuts with it like that, but I like the variety. Cheerios and Honey Bunches of Oats are a good combination. ---
**Author:** ![Askia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/96bed5/32.png) [@Askia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Askia)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2005, 5:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cereal-blending-yay-or-nay/315439/30 "2005-08-04T05:19:08Z")
There are so many other things it pays to be a purist about – blending cereals ain’t one of them. ---
**Author:** ![ouryL](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ouryl/32/6067_2.png) [@ouryL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ouryL)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2005, 7:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cereal-blending-yay-or-nay/315439/31 "2005-08-04T07:53:30Z")
Froot Loops/ Apple Jacks A classical combo 😃😃😃 ---
**Author:** ![divemaster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/divemaster/32/78_2.png) [@divemaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/divemaster)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2005, 12:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cereal-blending-yay-or-nay/315439/32 "2005-08-04T12:10:35Z")
> [@ouryL](#): > > Froot Loops/ Apple Jacks > > A classical combo 😃😃😃 Yeah, but they’re really kindof bland until you dump sugar on them. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Kalhoun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3bc359/32.png) [@Kalhoun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kalhoun)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2005, 12:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cereal-blending-yay-or-nay/315439/33 "2005-08-04T12:41:38Z")
> [@Tamryne](#): > > 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) Ewwww… That’s it. You’re grounded. ---
**Author:** ![Kalhoun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3bc359/32.png) [@Kalhoun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kalhoun)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2005, 12:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cereal-blending-yay-or-nay/315439/34 "2005-08-04T12:44:38Z")
Shredded Wheat prepared this way is faaaabulous: Lay the haystacks on a dinner plate Pour boiling water over them Grab another plate and _squeeeeeeze_ all the excess water out over the sink Add butter and sugar This is one of my favorite pig-outs. I could eat this all day. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cereal-blending-yay-or-nay/315439.md?page=1)