# People who grew up with the Cheerios in the Yellow box. Do you still eat them? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [March 7, 2007, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-grew-up-with-the-cheerios-in-the-yellow-box-do-you-still-eat-them/394967 "2007-03-07T17:38:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![VenusProbe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/e495f1/32.png) [@VenusProbe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VenusProbe)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2007, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-grew-up-with-the-cheerios-in-the-yellow-box-do-you-still-eat-them/394967/21 "2007-03-07T20:50:01Z")
I love CheeriOs, good dry for snackin, great with milk. The proper\* way to make (and eat) a bowl of Cheerios: put Cheerios in large bowl. (about 2/3 full) add sugar to taste Add milk till the O’s shift off the bottom of the bowl. Eat only O’s that are completely submerged in milk. Push floatie Os down into milk with back of spoon. Repeat till Nothing is left but sugary milk. Drink! \*My opinion ---
**Author:** ![C3](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/c3/32/3108_2.png) [@C3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/C3)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2007, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-grew-up-with-the-cheerios-in-the-yellow-box-do-you-still-eat-them/394967/22 "2007-03-07T21:12:12Z")
I eat a bowl of Cheerios (banana, skim milk, no sugar) almost every morning. I bought a box of the organic kind (not really Cheerios, some other silly name) last week. They were pretty good, but a little crunchier. I looked at the box of multi-grain Cheerios, but they are a lot higher in sugar than the regular ones. Not only do I eat them, but they are naturally the snack of choice for my almost 1 year old. ---
**Author:** ![Kalhoun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3bc359/32.png) [@Kalhoun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kalhoun)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2007, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-grew-up-with-the-cheerios-in-the-yellow-box-do-you-still-eat-them/394967/23 "2007-03-07T21:23:29Z")
[QUOTE=bouv] Your Cheerios thread reminded me of something I noticed the other day when in the supermarket. Trix went back to being multi-colored balls! It was balls way back, then in the early 90’s (I think,) they went to shapes of the fruit they “in theory” tasted like. But they are back to balls now! [/QUOTE] I loved those balls. I haven’t had those in 30 years, I bet. ---
**Author:** ![Zsofia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/7bcc69/32.png) [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2007, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-grew-up-with-the-cheerios-in-the-yellow-box-do-you-still-eat-them/394967/24 "2007-03-07T21:56:10Z")
Why would you put sugar on cereal? I never have. If I wanted sweeter cereal I’d buy sweet cereal. ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2007, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-grew-up-with-the-cheerios-in-the-yellow-box-do-you-still-eat-them/394967/25 "2007-03-07T22:16:41Z")
[QUOTE=Quiddity Glomfuster] Golden Grahams was a favourite but I’m not sure it’s still around. [/QUOTE] They sure are; they are my dessert when I am following a food plan. I don’t get regular Cheerios, but Honey Nut Cheerios are one of my favorites. I actually prefer generic corn flakes to Kelloggs; we grew up on the store brand version of things and that’s one that stuck. ---
**Author:** ![Misnomer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misnomer/32/14897_2.png) [@Misnomer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Misnomer)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2007, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-grew-up-with-the-cheerios-in-the-yellow-box-do-you-still-eat-them/394967/26 "2007-03-07T22:31:46Z")
[QUOTE=Sal Ammoniac] I can’t say that I’ve been steadily eating them since I was a kid, but I’ve certainly gone through Cheerio phases. [/QUOTE] Same here. Right now I’m in a frosted shredded wheat phase, but I’ll be back to Cheerios soon enough. I always go back to Cheerios. 🙂 I prefer mine plain, for what it’s worth. Just milk. Though sometimes I also eat them dry, as a snack. Yum! [QUOTE=Zsofia] Why would you put sugar on cereal? I never have. If I wanted sweeter cereal I’d buy sweet cereal. [/QUOTE] I used to put a little sugar on my Rice Krispies, and my answer is this: Because there isn’t anything sold in a box that tastes like plain Rice Krispies with a little sugar on them. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![badkittypriestess](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/8baadc/32.png) [@badkittypriestess](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/badkittypriestess)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2007, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-grew-up-with-the-cheerios-in-the-yellow-box-do-you-still-eat-them/394967/27 "2007-03-07T22:41:59Z")
I love my Cheerios!!! Gotta have em’ all the time with a little sugar on them! Yum-o! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![29car](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/2/ebca7d/32.png) [@29car](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/29car)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2007, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-grew-up-with-the-cheerios-in-the-yellow-box-do-you-still-eat-them/394967/28 "2007-03-07T22:43:14Z")
Hmm. Eat them. Good idea. Might as well, they suck as “donut seeds”. ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2007, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-grew-up-with-the-cheerios-in-the-yellow-box-do-you-still-eat-them/394967/29 "2007-03-07T23:38:01Z")
[QUOTE=29car] Hmm. Eat them. Good idea. Might as well, they suck as “donut seeds”. [/QUOTE] 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Lionne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Lionne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lionne)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2007, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-grew-up-with-the-cheerios-in-the-yellow-box-do-you-still-eat-them/394967/30 "2007-03-07T23:47:23Z")
I still buy them regularly. Been eating them my entire life. And I \*don’t \* put sugar on them! ---
**Author:** ![friedo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8edcca/32.png) [@friedo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/friedo)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2007, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-grew-up-with-the-cheerios-in-the-yellow-box-do-you-still-eat-them/394967/31 "2007-03-07T23:54:19Z")
[QUOTE=JohnGalt] But do you add sugar (when you’re eating them out of a bowl with milk?). I couldn’t believe that my kids (now teenagers) have never added sugar to their cereal - I couldn’t stand it so bland. (I make sure they’re watching when I pile on the sugar). And another debate: milk first, then sugar; or sugar first, then milk? [/QUOTE] Sugar on Cheerios? What a horrible idea. That’s what fresh fruit is for. Strawberries, blueberries, and banana slices work especially well. 1. Pour Cheerios. 2. Pour milk. 3. Dump fruit on top. ---
**Author:** ![gardentraveler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gardentraveler/32/3576_2.png) [@gardentraveler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gardentraveler)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2007, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-grew-up-with-the-cheerios-in-the-yellow-box-do-you-still-eat-them/394967/32 "2007-03-08T00:03:14Z")
Cheerios are my default breakfast. Once in a while, they’re dinner instead. I love Cheerios with blueberries. In the winter, it’s mostly dried blueberries. Sometimes, I’ll double up on the fruit and have blueberries and bananas on top. Dried cherries taste good on Cheerios, too. I pour Cheerios in the bowl, add fruit du jour, then pour milk till you can just see it showing through the top layer of Cheerios. I might have added sugar to them as a kid, but no more. I don’t add sugar to much of anything (oatmeal is the exception). And, yes, always Cheerios brand. I’ve tried store brands a couple of times, but they’re just not the same. GT ---
**Author:** ![sinjin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ebca7d/32.png) [@sinjin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sinjin)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2007, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-grew-up-with-the-cheerios-in-the-yellow-box-do-you-still-eat-them/394967/33 "2007-03-08T00:24:29Z")
NO, let me repeat that, NO sugar. Cheerio’s/milk. That’s it, no discussion. Cheeriotio from the 50’s. Still my favorite breakfast bite. ---
**Author:** ![Kat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b19c9b/32.png) [@Kat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kat)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2007, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-grew-up-with-the-cheerios-in-the-yellow-box-do-you-still-eat-them/394967/34 "2007-03-08T00:26:42Z")
I have a box of Cheerios on my kitchen counter right now, right between the box of Life and the bananas. ---
**Author:** ![ladybug](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/46a35a/32.png) [@ladybug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ladybug)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2007, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-grew-up-with-the-cheerios-in-the-yellow-box-do-you-still-eat-them/394967/35 "2007-03-08T01:34:55Z")
I almost always have a box of Cheerios in my pantry (I had a bowl for breakfast this morning). Occasionally I’ll buy the Publix brand, but more often than not I’ll be eating the cereal in the yellow box. ---
**Author:** ![eleanorigby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee7513/32.png) [@eleanorigby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eleanorigby)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2007, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-grew-up-with-the-cheerios-in-the-yellow-box-do-you-still-eat-them/394967/36 "2007-03-08T01:49:53Z")
They’re actually good in yogurt, too. ---
**Author:** ![postcards](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8e8cbc/32.png) [@postcards](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/postcards)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2007, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-grew-up-with-the-cheerios-in-the-yellow-box-do-you-still-eat-them/394967/37 "2007-03-08T02:04:36Z")
[QUOTE=JohnGalt] But do you add sugar (when you’re eating them out of a bowl with milk?). I couldn’t believe that my kids (now teenagers) have never added sugar to their cereal - I couldn’t stand it so bland. (I make sure they’re watching when I pile on the sugar). And another debate: milk first, then sugar; or sugar first, then milk? [/QUOTE] No sugar: Nestles Quik! ---
**Author:** ![gardentraveler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gardentraveler/32/3576_2.png) [@gardentraveler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gardentraveler)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2007, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-grew-up-with-the-cheerios-in-the-yellow-box-do-you-still-eat-them/394967/38 "2007-03-08T03:01:38Z")
[QUOTE=postcards] No sugar: Nestles Quik! [/QUOTE] Ewwwwww! 😃 Dinner was Cheerios with dried blueberries and banana, BTW. Inspired by this very thread. GT ---
**Author:** ![Antigen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/848f3c/32.png) [@Antigen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antigen)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2007, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-grew-up-with-the-cheerios-in-the-yellow-box-do-you-still-eat-them/394967/39 "2007-03-08T03:13:20Z")
[QUOTE=Tupug Anachi] I discovered [this oat cereal](http://www.cascadianfarm.com/products/product_detail.aspx?cat=8&upc=0-21908-13331-7). It’s a very tasty substitute. [/QUOTE] The O’s cereals from Cascadian Farm are actually the organic version of Cheerios. From [answers.com](http://www.answers.com/topic/cheerios) : > [@](#): > > Recently, General Mills created an all-natural organic food version of Cheerios. While many companies such as Frito-Lay have created organic foods with the same brand name as the original[citation needed], General Mills chose not to do this, to the dismay of organic food promoters, and used the Cascadian Farm brand in order to sell “Purely O’s”. The corporate decision was made so that consumers would not view the original Cheerios as somehow inferior to the organic Purely O’s. Not that it makes them any better or worse, but they’re still Cheerios to me! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![samclem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a9a28c/32.png) [@samclem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samclem)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2007, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-grew-up-with-the-cheerios-in-the-yellow-box-do-you-still-eat-them/394967/40 "2007-03-08T03:33:37Z")
I had my mom buy nothing but Cheerios one year, when the prize inside was reproductions of Confederate Currency. I just had to have the whole set. Back in the early '50’s, you put sugar on them. Them newfangled sweetened cereals weren’t allowed by some parents. But fresh strawberries, peaches, etc. were always special. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-grew-up-with-the-cheerios-in-the-yellow-box-do-you-still-eat-them/394967.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-grew-up-with-the-cheerios-in-the-yellow-box-do-you-still-eat-them/394967.md?page=3)