# Grape-Nuts is a spartan, near-masochistic cereal -- and I love it. **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [October 2, 2012, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grape-nuts-is-a-spartan-near-masochistic-cereal-and-i-love-it/636443 "2012-10-02T01:00:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![filling\_pages](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/b9bd4f/32.png) [@filling\_pages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/filling_pages)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2012, 6:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grape-nuts-is-a-spartan-near-masochistic-cereal-and-i-love-it/636443/21 "2012-10-02T06:47:52Z")
Anybody else a Grape Nuts Flakes fan? Anyone? ---
**Author:** ![Yllaria](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yllaria/32/3452_2.png) [@Yllaria](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yllaria)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2012, 7:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grape-nuts-is-a-spartan-near-masochistic-cereal-and-i-love-it/636443/22 "2012-10-02T07:02:36Z")
Maybe I eat them too slowly. I always have to start when they’re just a bit crunchier than I like and I always finish with them being just a bit soggier than I like. About 80% of the experience is great, though, when I’m in the right mood. ---
**Author:** ![gwendee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/35a633/32.png) [@gwendee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gwendee)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2012, 11:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grape-nuts-is-a-spartan-near-masochistic-cereal-and-i-love-it/636443/23 "2012-10-02T11:14:11Z")
My grandma would pour the milk on her bowl of Grape Nuts and then go take her shower. She did not take long showers. When she got out the Grape Nuts were just right. I have tried to do the same thing, and if I was less scatterbrained I think it would work but one out of three times I forget that I’ve done it and the cereal becomes far, far too soggy to actually eat, but not to eat it would be wasting perfectly edible food and I can’t do that so…uggh. > [@filling\_pages](#): > > Anybody else a Grape Nuts Flakes fan? Anyone? Flakes are good, but what I really liked was (were?) Grape Nut Os. Haven’t seen them for years and years. I suspect those of you who love to crunch Grape Nuts dry right outta the box have not had extensive dental work. ---
**Author:** ![Reno\_Nevada](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Reno\_Nevada](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reno_Nevada)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2012, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grape-nuts-is-a-spartan-near-masochistic-cereal-and-i-love-it/636443/24 "2012-10-02T13:49:54Z")
> [@Lord\_Feldon](#): > > I like to eat it totally dry. Ever eat a pine tree? ---
**Author:** ![VinylTurnip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b2d939/32.png) [@VinylTurnip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VinylTurnip)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2012, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grape-nuts-is-a-spartan-near-masochistic-cereal-and-i-love-it/636443/25 "2012-10-02T13:58:59Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > Other cereals will clear out your system. But they wimp out and use fiber to do it. Grape Nuts scrapes your guts clean. Grape Nuts®: Exfoliate Your Colon!™ ---
**Author:** ![Zsofia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/7bcc69/32.png) [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2012, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grape-nuts-is-a-spartan-near-masochistic-cereal-and-i-love-it/636443/26 "2012-10-02T13:59:36Z")
> [@aceplace57](#): > > I always let my Grape Nuts soak in milk for almost ten minutes. > > Plain Shredded wheat goes really well with Grape Nuts. Thin layer of Grape Nuts in the bowl, then the Shredded Wheat nuggets. Milk. Let it soak for about 7 to 8 mins. > > I eat it in layers. Don’t stir it up. The flavors do blend while soaking in the milk. yummy Well, on the Internet nobody knows you’re a four-stomached ruminant. ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2012, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grape-nuts-is-a-spartan-near-masochistic-cereal-and-i-love-it/636443/27 "2012-10-02T15:44:10Z")
> [@hrhomer](#): > > I love a nice bowl of Grape-Nuts and a little sugar, that’s been sitting in milk for about 5 minutes. Mmmmmm… I don’t even need it to soak for 5 minutes. Grape-Nuts is prolly my favorite cereal. And I love breakfast, btw. ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2012, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grape-nuts-is-a-spartan-near-masochistic-cereal-and-i-love-it/636443/28 "2012-10-02T15:56:31Z")
Mmmmm… Post Gastroliths. ---
**Author:** ![CrimeThink](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/90db22/32.png) [@CrimeThink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CrimeThink)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2012, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grape-nuts-is-a-spartan-near-masochistic-cereal-and-i-love-it/636443/29 "2012-10-02T16:10:10Z")
I love grape nuts, no extended soaking for me. The more crunch the better. In college I ate them with chocolate milk all the time. ---
**Author:** ![control-z](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/eada6e/32.png) [@control-z](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/control-z)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2012, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grape-nuts-is-a-spartan-near-masochistic-cereal-and-i-love-it/636443/30 "2012-10-02T17:07:59Z")
So what’s the deal with Grape-Nuts? It doesn’t have any grapes and doesn’t have any nuts, what’s going on here? ---
**Author:** ![Don\_t\_Call\_Me\_Shirley](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f4b2a3/32.png) [@Don\_t\_Call\_Me\_Shirley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_t_Call_Me_Shirley)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2012, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grape-nuts-is-a-spartan-near-masochistic-cereal-and-i-love-it/636443/31 "2012-10-02T17:36:13Z")
When I was a kid my mom would mix Grape Nuts, milk, water, butter, brown sugar, and sugar in a saucepan and let it simmer for 15 minutes. Man, that was good. And nutritious too, because it was Grape Nuts. 😉 Now I have to stop at the store on the way home. ---
**Author:** ![Philster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/13edae/32.png) [@Philster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Philster)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2012, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grape-nuts-is-a-spartan-near-masochistic-cereal-and-i-love-it/636443/32 "2012-10-02T17:40:32Z")
I can’t eat Grape Nuts without thinking or saying, “Wow, there are a lot of grapes out there singing soprano.” Every. Single. Time. ---
**Author:** ![TreacherousCretin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/treacherouscretin/32/476_2.png) [@TreacherousCretin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TreacherousCretin)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2012, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grape-nuts-is-a-spartan-near-masochistic-cereal-and-i-love-it/636443/33 "2012-10-02T17:43:51Z")
> [@control-z](#): > > So what’s the deal with Grape-Nuts? It doesn’t have any grapes and doesn’t have any nuts, what’s going on here? see #17 ---
**Author:** ![Sal\_Ammoniac](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8dc957/32.png) [@Sal\_Ammoniac](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sal_Ammoniac)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2012, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grape-nuts-is-a-spartan-near-masochistic-cereal-and-i-love-it/636443/34 "2012-10-03T02:25:13Z")
Well, I like Grape Nuts too, with milk and dry. And I like Grape Nut ice cream, which is one of those old-fashioned New England flavors that I’m afraid is in the process of disappearing. ---
**Author:** ![filling\_pages](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/b9bd4f/32.png) [@filling\_pages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/filling_pages)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2012, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grape-nuts-is-a-spartan-near-masochistic-cereal-and-i-love-it/636443/35 "2012-10-03T02:42:02Z")
> [@gwendee](#): > > Flakes are good, but what I really liked was (were?) Grape Nut Os. Haven’t seen them for years and years. I had no idea those existed, but now I have to have them. I used to love real Grape Nuts, but my teeth are not in great shape these days. ---
**Author:** ![conway](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ec9cab/32.png) [@conway](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/conway)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2012, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grape-nuts-is-a-spartan-near-masochistic-cereal-and-i-love-it/636443/36 "2012-10-03T15:41:20Z")
[Cecil on delicious, delicious Grape-Nuts.](http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/136/how-can-grape-nuts-cereal-contain-no-grapes-or-nuts) ---
**Author:** ![Uncle\_Jocko](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/uncle_jocko/32/2932_2.png) [@Uncle\_Jocko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uncle_Jocko)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2012, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grape-nuts-is-a-spartan-near-masochistic-cereal-and-i-love-it/636443/37 "2012-10-03T16:09:21Z")
> [@Slithy\_Tove](#): > > That’s the one cereal that the store brand equivalent just never gets right. Corn flakes are corn flakes; ersatz Cheerios are good enough for me. But only Post’s Grapenuts are hard enough to mix with yogurt or sandblast rusted machinery. _Au contraire_. At least in my neck of the woods, the regional Hy-Vee food stores offers Nutty Nuggets. They are almost exact facsimiles of the real Grape Nuts, at a much lower price. Again, IMHO. I love 'em. ---
**Author:** ![Spoke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e57/32.png) [@Spoke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoke)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2012, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grape-nuts-is-a-spartan-near-masochistic-cereal-and-i-love-it/636443/38 "2012-10-03T16:16:53Z")
I sew Grape-Nuts into my hair shirt. ---
**Author:** ![chela](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chela/32/21582_2.png) [@chela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chela)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2012, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grape-nuts-is-a-spartan-near-masochistic-cereal-and-i-love-it/636443/39 "2012-10-03T16:20:25Z")
I bet it’s great in yogurt or on icecream ? ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2012, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grape-nuts-is-a-spartan-near-masochistic-cereal-and-i-love-it/636443/40 "2012-10-03T16:24:19Z")
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