# 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:** 3
**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 3, 2012, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grape-nuts-is-a-spartan-near-masochistic-cereal-and-i-love-it/636443/41 "2012-10-03T17:51:11Z")
> [@chela](#): > > I bet it’s great in yogurt or on icecream ? You damn betcha. Vanilla yogurt, specifically. ---
**Author:** ![phreesh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/9fc29f/32.png) [@phreesh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phreesh)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2012, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grape-nuts-is-a-spartan-near-masochistic-cereal-and-i-love-it/636443/42 "2012-10-03T18:50:01Z")
I’m a Raisin Bran man myself, but this (amusing) thread has intrigued me. What’s the best way to eat them? Seems like yogurt (maybe that Greek stuff I hear so much abou these days), some fruit (do strawberries complement the ‘grapenutty’ flavour?) and maybe a bit of honey (or brown sugar? I love me some brown sugar). ---
**Author:** ![drastic\_quench](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e36b37/32.png) [@drastic\_quench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drastic_quench)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2012, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grape-nuts-is-a-spartan-near-masochistic-cereal-and-i-love-it/636443/43 "2012-10-03T20:07:53Z")
> [@Lord\_Feldon](#): > > I like to eat it totally dry. On hurried mornings, when I can’t soak it, I’ll just pour a bunch into my mouth before I hop in my car. I sometimes wonder, if I got into a fatal car accident before I could eat that big clump of Grape-Nuts just what the coroner’s report would look like. “Subject found with mouthful of mysteriously course gravel.” ---
**Author:** ![Jragon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e19b73/32.png) [@Jragon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jragon)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2012, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grape-nuts-is-a-spartan-near-masochistic-cereal-and-i-love-it/636443/44 "2012-10-03T20:14:48Z")
I eat shredded wheat without sugar, same with Grape Nuts. I don’t even let them soak. I love them, I find them tastier than most cereal. SO THERE. ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2012, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grape-nuts-is-a-spartan-near-masochistic-cereal-and-i-love-it/636443/45 "2012-10-03T20:42:08Z")
For years my brother’s standard breakfast was an unappealing (to me, anyway) slop of Grape Nuts soaked in OJ. ---
**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 3, 2012, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grape-nuts-is-a-spartan-near-masochistic-cereal-and-i-love-it/636443/46 "2012-10-03T22:01:27Z")
> [@blondebear](#): > > For years my brother’s standard breakfast was an unappealing (to me, anyway) slop of Grape Nuts soaked in OJ. Could’ve been worse. In “Where’s Poppa?”, Ruth Gordon preferred Lucky Charms soaked with Pepsi. ---
**Author:** ![JackieLikesVariety](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackielikesvariety/32/296_2.png) [@JackieLikesVariety](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JackieLikesVariety)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2012, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grape-nuts-is-a-spartan-near-masochistic-cereal-and-i-love-it/636443/47 "2012-10-03T22:35:53Z")
grape nuts taste wonderful with almond milk, raisins and a little sugar. in the winter, put it in the microwave for a minute. not for breakfast, though, for supper. ---
**Author:** ![ralph124c](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/8797f3/32.png) [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2012, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grape-nuts-is-a-spartan-near-masochistic-cereal-and-i-love-it/636443/48 "2012-10-03T22:39:41Z")
Grape Nuts are like the old time sailor’s “Hardtack”-hard as a rock and able to chip your teeth. ---
**Author:** ![Docta\_G](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/2bfe46/32.png) [@Docta\_G](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Docta_G)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2012, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grape-nuts-is-a-spartan-near-masochistic-cereal-and-i-love-it/636443/49 "2012-10-03T22:42:29Z")
I love Grape Nuts. Then again, I also love a cold shower in the morning. ---
**Author:** ![Zebra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c0e974/32.png) [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2012, 5:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grape-nuts-is-a-spartan-near-masochistic-cereal-and-i-love-it/636443/50 "2012-10-04T05:24:38Z")
I think Grape Nuts are best when they are eaten by someone who isn’t me. My cereal? RAW BITS made of oat hulls and wheat chaff. ---
**Author:** ![drewtwo99](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d07c76/32.png) [@drewtwo99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewtwo99)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2012, 7:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grape-nuts-is-a-spartan-near-masochistic-cereal-and-i-love-it/636443/51 "2012-10-04T07:14:48Z")
Many people think that diamonds come from coal that gets compressed over millions of years deep within the Earth, but they are really just Grape-nuts that got stuck in someone’s gut for a few hours too long. ---
**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 4, 2012, 11:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grape-nuts-is-a-spartan-near-masochistic-cereal-and-i-love-it/636443/52 "2012-10-04T11:21:26Z")
SO who was the guy, a vegetarian or some MR Green jeans type who used to be int he commercials for grapenuts, Vern something? Any body remember that guy? He was almost famous for …for… eating grapenuts, whatelse? ---
**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2012, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grape-nuts-is-a-spartan-near-masochistic-cereal-and-i-love-it/636443/53 "2012-10-04T14:06:52Z")
When I was a kid, I used to eat Grape Nuts with carob chips. They were pretty good. ---
**Author:** ![TruCelt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trucelt/32/523_2.png) [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2012, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grape-nuts-is-a-spartan-near-masochistic-cereal-and-i-love-it/636443/54 "2012-10-04T14:25:14Z")
Put Grape nuts in mug and add enough milk to half fill. Microwave 1.5 minutes. Add spoonful each of sunflower seeds and dried blueberries; stir and eat. Yummy! ---
**Author:** ![Slithy\_Tove](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slithy_tove/32/18248_2.png) [@Slithy\_Tove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slithy_Tove)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2012, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grape-nuts-is-a-spartan-near-masochistic-cereal-and-i-love-it/636443/55 "2012-10-04T14:34:20Z")
> [@chela](#): > > SO who was the guy, a vegetarian or some MR Green jeans type who used to be int he commercials for grapenuts, Vern something? Any body remember that guy? He was almost famous for …for… eating grapenuts, whatelse? [Euell Gibbons.](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euell_Gibbons) ---
**Author:** ![fluiddruid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c2a13f/32.png) [@fluiddruid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fluiddruid)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2012, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grape-nuts-is-a-spartan-near-masochistic-cereal-and-i-love-it/636443/56 "2012-10-04T21:02:16Z")
I like Grape-Nuts, but waiting to soak is for suckers. I just pop 'em in the microwave. Delightfully warm with the effects of soaking, no waiting. ---
**Author:** ![Achren](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/898d66/32.png) [@Achren](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Achren)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2012, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grape-nuts-is-a-spartan-near-masochistic-cereal-and-i-love-it/636443/57 "2012-10-05T00:32:43Z")
Grape-Nuts, milk and some brown sugar. I don’t like them when they get soggy. Delicious crunchiness. ---
**Author:** ![Oogly\_Woogly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ee7513/32.png) [@Oogly\_Woogly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oogly_Woogly)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2012, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grape-nuts-is-a-spartan-near-masochistic-cereal-and-i-love-it/636443/58 "2012-10-05T02:15:06Z")
I feel so old. When I think of Grape Nuts, I automatically think of Euell Gibbons, eating pine trees, and the Johnny Carson or Carol Burnett commercial parodies. ---
**Author:** ![myskepticsight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/cc9497/32.png) [@myskepticsight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/myskepticsight)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2012, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grape-nuts-is-a-spartan-near-masochistic-cereal-and-i-love-it/636443/59 "2012-10-05T02:18:45Z")
I’ve never eaten Grape Nuts. I only eat ‘kid’ cereal covered with sugar. My favorite cereal is Cocoa Pebbles… I asked my boyfriend, who regularly buys things like Raisin Bran, if he likes Grape Nuts: “it’s like eating a bowl of gravel” For some reason this thread makes me WANT to eat Grape Nuts even though they sound horrible to me, just because it’s so funny. ---
**Author:** ![Grrr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grrr/32/146_2.png) [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2012, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grape-nuts-is-a-spartan-near-masochistic-cereal-and-i-love-it/636443/60 "2012-10-05T02:51:05Z")
Say what you will about GN, but GN is the only cereal on the planet that if you eat it, you will NOT feel hungry thirty minutes later. If you want to talk about masochism; try eating Honeycomb cereal when you are a 5yo. That shit tears the roof of your mouth apart! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grape-nuts-is-a-spartan-near-masochistic-cereal-and-i-love-it/636443.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grape-nuts-is-a-spartan-near-masochistic-cereal-and-i-love-it/636443.md?page=4)