# I'm think I'm the only person under 50 who likes Grape Nuts. **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [March 26, 2003, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-think-im-the-only-person-under-50-who-likes-grape-nuts/164199 "2003-03-26T03:15:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![I\_can\_t\_believe\_that\_s\_butter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/8edcca/32.png) [@I\_can\_t\_believe\_that\_s\_butter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_can_t_believe_that_s_butter)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2003, 8:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-think-im-the-only-person-under-50-who-likes-grape-nuts/164199/21 "2003-03-26T08:50:32Z")
To me, it’s like eating a bowl of hard candy. I wish I could like them. ---
**Author:** ![Qixotica](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/5fc32e/32.png) [@Qixotica](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qixotica)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2003, 9:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-think-im-the-only-person-under-50-who-likes-grape-nuts/164199/22 "2003-03-26T09:06:28Z")
Mmmmmm, Grape Nuts… I like to make a nice large bowl full, put about 1/4 cup of sugar on it and pour in the milk. I then allow this fabulous delicacy to age for 5 to 8 minutes. During this time, the nuts go from hard and rather like gravel to semi-crunchy and soaked in sweetness. Yummy 🙂 Oh, and I’m 27, I’ve eaten them this way since I was a kid, but they now give me my fill of sweetness very quickly; thus I don’t eat them very often any more. ---
**Author:** ![ratatoskK](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ratatoskk/32/2987_2.png) [@ratatoskK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ratatoskK)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2003, 11:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-think-im-the-only-person-under-50-who-likes-grape-nuts/164199/23 "2003-03-26T11:58:06Z")
My son likes them, he’s 14. ---
**Author:** ![TVeblen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/4bbf92/32.png) [@TVeblen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TVeblen)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2003, 12:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-think-im-the-only-person-under-50-who-likes-grape-nuts/164199/24 "2003-03-26T12:01:58Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Qixotica \* > \*\* > I like to make a nice large bowl full, put about 1/4 cup of sugar on it and pour in the milk. I then allow this fabulous delicacy to age for 5 to 8 minutes. During this time, the nuts go from hard and rather like gravel to semi-crunchy and soaked in sweetness. Yummy 🙂 > \*\* My childhood decadance was to sprinkle on some sugar, malt powder and a bit of powdered cocoa, then pour on the milk. Nowadays I just leave out the cocoa powder, punching up the malty taste. Veb ---
**Author:** ![jjimm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba8739/32.png) [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2003, 12:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-think-im-the-only-person-under-50-who-likes-grape-nuts/164199/25 "2003-03-26T12:12:03Z")
I’m in my 30s and I love them. I love them with no sugar, and just enough milk to get 'em wet but nothing more. ---
**Author:** ![japatlgt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/df705f/32.png) [@japatlgt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/japatlgt)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2003, 12:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-think-im-the-only-person-under-50-who-likes-grape-nuts/164199/26 "2003-03-26T12:15:13Z")
Just bought a new box yestiddy and I’m under 50! The bird like 'em, too. ---
**Author:** ![pingalondon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/67e7ee/32.png) [@pingalondon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pingalondon)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2003, 1:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-think-im-the-only-person-under-50-who-likes-grape-nuts/164199/27 "2003-03-26T13:08:06Z")
My partner is 27 and loves 'em - completely drowns them in milk. Can’t abide them myself, more of a crunchy nut cornflake kinda gal. ---
**Author:** ![lno](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/a8b319/32.png) [@lno](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lno)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2003, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-think-im-the-only-person-under-50-who-likes-grape-nuts/164199/28 "2003-03-26T13:26:27Z")
1. Grape-Nuts are the only cereal I eat. I pour myself a coffee cup every morning and ‘drink’ it on the way to work, crunching happily. No milk, no sugar, just the cereal. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2003, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-think-im-the-only-person-under-50-who-likes-grape-nuts/164199/29 "2003-03-26T13:32:55Z")
I’m under 50, and I’ve liked Grape Nuts since I was a kid. But then, I also like Cocoa Puffs. ---
**Author:** ![Ellen\_Cherry](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellen_cherry/32/3600_2.png) [@Ellen\_Cherry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellen_Cherry)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2003, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-think-im-the-only-person-under-50-who-likes-grape-nuts/164199/30 "2003-03-26T14:01:05Z")
Johnny have you tried Reece’s Puffs cereal? Merciful heavens it’s good. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2003, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-think-im-the-only-person-under-50-who-likes-grape-nuts/164199/31 "2003-03-26T14:11:14Z")
**Ellen Cherry** : No. The truth be told, breakfast is usually two large cups of strong coffee, occasionally followed by a large cuppa joe from 7-11 on the way to work and then some coffee at work. ---
**Author:** ![Ellen\_Cherry](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellen_cherry/32/3600_2.png) [@Ellen\_Cherry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellen_Cherry)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2003, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-think-im-the-only-person-under-50-who-likes-grape-nuts/164199/32 "2003-03-26T14:13:02Z")
Oh it’s not for breakfast. It’s a yummalicious treat. Yes, I bought it for my children. No, they do not eat it. ---
**Author:** ![booklover](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/85f322/32.png) [@booklover](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/booklover)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2003, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-think-im-the-only-person-under-50-who-likes-grape-nuts/164199/33 "2003-03-26T14:25:31Z")
I love them and I’m 25. They’re great in the winter if you put just a bit of milk in them and nuke them for a minute or so. ---
**Author:** ![Kn\_ckers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/96bed5/32.png) [@Kn\_ckers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kn_ckers)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2003, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-think-im-the-only-person-under-50-who-likes-grape-nuts/164199/34 "2003-03-26T17:03:09Z")
I’m 22 and I like Grape Nuts. Liked 'em as a kid, too. ---
**Author:** ![Harmonix](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Harmonix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harmonix)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2003, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-think-im-the-only-person-under-50-who-likes-grape-nuts/164199/35 "2003-03-26T20:59:51Z")
Not that i’m all that concerned with my weight or anything, but I remember once seeing at my dorm dining hall that a **single serving** (anyone else realize how little a single serving is?) of grapenuts was like 800 calories, considering when I have cereal I usually have giant bowls of it. I never touched grape nuts again. Breakfast would make me gain a pound! ---
**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:** [March 26, 2003, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-think-im-the-only-person-under-50-who-likes-grape-nuts/164199/36 "2003-03-26T21:07:05Z")
Grape Nuts, hot. Yum. 🙂 (And yes, I’m under 50.) And my cat likes 'em also… she’ll use her paw to scoot the bowl closer to her, if you give her even half a chance. * * * \<\< Sugar in the morning, sugar in the evening, sugar at supper time… \>\> ---
**Author:** ![Elenfair](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/cc9497/32.png) [@Elenfair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elenfair)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2003, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-think-im-the-only-person-under-50-who-likes-grape-nuts/164199/37 "2003-03-26T23:04:45Z")
Grapenuts are like gravel, when eaten straight up. Yet they’re oddly addictive. I blame **lno** for my discovery of grapenuts and my subsequent addiction. ---
**Author:** ![Teaira](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/9d8465/32.png) [@Teaira](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Teaira)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2003, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-think-im-the-only-person-under-50-who-likes-grape-nuts/164199/38 "2003-03-26T23:10:49Z")
A single serving of grapenuts is about 200 calories without milk… Looking at the box right now. Not sure why you saw 800. ---
**Author:** ![Angel\_of\_the\_Lord](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/angel_of_the_lord/32/2949_2.png) [@Angel\_of\_the\_Lord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Angel_of_the_Lord)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2003, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-think-im-the-only-person-under-50-who-likes-grape-nuts/164199/39 "2003-03-26T23:14:03Z")
I like grape nuts. I moisten them with milk or half and half, then add a decent amount of sugar. I realize that this kinda removes the healthy part of the food, but still… ---
**Author:** ![rowrrbazzle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rowrrbazzle/32/414_2.png) [@rowrrbazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rowrrbazzle)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2003, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-think-im-the-only-person-under-50-who-likes-grape-nuts/164199/40 "2003-03-26T23:54:54Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Frankd6 \* > I like 'em, but I don’t eat 'em anymore cause they’re full of fat. Huh? The box says 1/2 cup (58g, 210 Calories) has 1 gram of fat. I like Grape-Nuts cause it’s mined. Interesting cereal. Eaten after soaking for a couple of minutes in cold milk, it tastes sweet to me, at times almost cloyingly so. But I tried it hot once, and it wasn’t sweet at all. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-think-im-the-only-person-under-50-who-likes-grape-nuts/164199.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-think-im-the-only-person-under-50-who-likes-grape-nuts/164199.md?page=3)