# Poll: Do you like hot cereal? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [January 11, 2015, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-do-you-like-hot-cereal/709561 "2015-01-11T18:43:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2015, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-do-you-like-hot-cereal/709561/21 "2015-01-11T22:18:12Z")
I hate hot cereal. Only once as an adult have I eaten it. This was on the morning after surgery. I finally felt well enough to eat, and was allowed breakfast. I was starving! The hospital breakfast was actually pretty good, but I don’t like oatmeal and that was on the tray. I finished everything else. Still felt hungry. looked at the oatmeal, poured on some milk and sprinkled a little sugar, and ate it. Didn’t mean I like oatmeal, or any cooked cereal, its just that I was hungry enough to eat it too. ---
**Author:** ![Lorene89095](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/a8b319/32.png) [@Lorene89095](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lorene89095)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2015, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-do-you-like-hot-cereal/709561/22 "2015-01-11T22:30:49Z")
Old fashioned Oatmeal or the steel cut… with cinnamon,raisins or cranberries and pecans … ---
**Author:** ![seal\_cleaner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e274bd/32.png) [@seal\_cleaner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/seal_cleaner)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2015, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-do-you-like-hot-cereal/709561/23 "2015-01-11T22:44:09Z")
Instant oatmeal with applesauce mixed in. ---
**Author:** ![dougie\_monty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/439d5e/32.png) [@dougie\_monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougie_monty)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2015, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-do-you-like-hot-cereal/709561/24 "2015-01-11T23:12:16Z")
My brother, sister, and I grew up as latch - key kids and usually made our own breakfast during the week–and lunch, until we went to high school which was too far away. For breakfast we had cold cereal in warm weather, hot cereal during cold season-- but we might make fried eggs and bacon, or even pancakes, for ourselves instead. ( As noted, I never caught on to scrambled eggs, or omelets.) ---
**Author:** ![Shagnasty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9dc877/32.png) [@Shagnasty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shagnasty)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2015, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-do-you-like-hot-cereal/709561/25 "2015-01-11T23:59:56Z")
I like oatmeal just fine. I don’t think I have ever had Malt-o-Meal. Grits are my favorite though because I don’t crave sweet cereals that much. The beauty of grits is that you can put almost anything you like into them and create a good dish. I prefer olive oil, jalapenos and tabasco sauce but butter, salt, pepper and seafood works really well too. ---
**Author:** ![lorene](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/65b543/32.png) [@lorene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lorene)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2015, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-do-you-like-hot-cereal/709561/26 "2015-01-12T00:09:24Z")
I freaking **love** Cream of Wheat\*, and used to make it for my dinner on particularly bad days. A couple of years ago, though, I started trying to really increase the protein I eat, so that ended my comfort carb dinners. I also really like steel cut oats and other grain-filled cereals, but they do cause stomach issues for me. \*Must be the kind you cook for 2-1/2 minutes, not the horrible instant. Bonus points back when they sold the whole grain version. ---
**Author:** ![Rhiannon8404](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rhiannon8404/32/17929_2.png) [@Rhiannon8404](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhiannon8404)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2015, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-do-you-like-hot-cereal/709561/27 "2015-01-12T00:37:37Z")
> [@IvoryTowerDenizen](#): > > I like cream of rice better than cream of wheat. Me, too! I don’t know anyone else who does. ---
**Author:** ![kayT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayt/32/3633_2.png) [@kayT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayT)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2015, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-do-you-like-hot-cereal/709561/28 "2015-01-12T00:40:05Z")
I’ve never had cream of rice; will have to try it. Is it easy to find? Same texture? ---
**Author:** ![IvoryTowerDenizen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ivorytowerdenizen/32/17937_2.png) [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2015, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-do-you-like-hot-cereal/709561/29 "2015-01-12T00:57:52Z")
Usually right next to the cream of wheat. It’s lighter and creamier to me. ---
**Author:** ![dogbutler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dogbutler/32/428_2.png) [@dogbutler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dogbutler)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2015, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-do-you-like-hot-cereal/709561/30 "2015-01-12T01:28:11Z")
Oatmeal, with cinnamon and cranberries. ---
**Author:** ![Lacunae\_Matata](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8491ac/32.png) [@Lacunae\_Matata](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lacunae_Matata)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2015, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-do-you-like-hot-cereal/709561/31 "2015-01-12T01:38:30Z")
I like virtually all hot cereals that I’ve tried, but I’ve never tried Malt-o-Meal or Maypo. My favorites are grits (with very much cheese and butter, thanks, and Cream of Wheat. I’m also the weirdo who actually prefers to eat oatmeal like a cold cereal - a little milk, a little brown sugar, and boom! Breakfast. I’ll eat it cooked, but I’d rather have it raw. ---
**Author:** ![DingoelGringo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9d8465/32.png) [@DingoelGringo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DingoelGringo)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2015, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-do-you-like-hot-cereal/709561/32 "2015-01-12T01:42:38Z")
No cereal. God expects people to eat eggs for breakfast, not cereal. ---
**Author:** ![May\_20](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ce7236/32.png) [@May\_20](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/May_20)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2015, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-do-you-like-hot-cereal/709561/33 "2015-01-12T01:43:01Z")
I love oatmeal. I ate Cream of Wheat and liked it as a child, but Hubby ate Malt 'o Meal, so that’s what I eat now. Man, that’s good stuff! I also like sweet rice for breakfast, but it’s a serious sugar high, so I don’t do it very often. I prefer eggs for breakfast over any cereal, though. It stays with me longer. ---
**Author:** ![kopek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kopek/32/337_2.png) [@kopek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kopek)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2015, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-do-you-like-hot-cereal/709561/34 "2015-01-12T02:06:45Z")
I hate the stuff. Time or two when things were tough it was breakfast and lunch and I just burned out on it. Plus the association with stress and all. ---
**Author:** ![dracoi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/90db22/32.png) [@dracoi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dracoi)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2015, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-do-you-like-hot-cereal/709561/35 "2015-01-12T02:08:21Z")
I’m tentatively voting yes. The reason it’s tentative? While I will happily eat and enjoy hot cereal (oatmeal or cream of wheat) if it’s the only option, it’s rarely the only option. Since I like almost all the other options even better, I only eat hot cereals a couple times a year. ---
**Author:** ![Ponch8](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ponch8/32/9883_2.png) [@Ponch8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponch8)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2015, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-do-you-like-hot-cereal/709561/36 "2015-01-12T02:15:27Z")
I like hot cereal, but the problem is that I’m always hungry again an hour after I eat it. What appears to be a big bowl of hot cereal is really probably \>90% water. ---
**Author:** ![carnut](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnut/32/3531_2.png) [@carnut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnut)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2015, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-do-you-like-hot-cereal/709561/37 "2015-01-12T02:18:26Z")
I like McCann’s quick-cooking oats for oatmeal. I use it for both sweet and savory oatmeal dishes. Sweet usually has half the liquid as milk, adding craisins, pecans or walnuts, and raw sugar or maple syrup. Savory usually has half liquid as milk, a poached egg, salt and pepper to order. Sometimes it gets bits of sausage or bacon (cooked separately) with it too. ---
**Author:** ![Trinopus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/2bfe46/32.png) [@Trinopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trinopus)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2015, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-do-you-like-hot-cereal/709561/38 "2015-01-12T02:18:50Z")
> [@Ponch8](#): > > I like hot cereal, but the problem is that I’m always hungry again an hour after I eat it. What appears to be a big bowl of hot cereal is really probably \>90% water. Possibly true…but isn’t that also true of pasta, and pasta can be wonderfully filling. For me – am I alone in this? – the warmth alone provides the sense (illusion?) of being filling. Most days, I don’t eat breakfast at all, but drink a cup of hot tea, and that fools my tummy into thinking it’s happy. (Even with artificial sweetener and not sugar!) ---
**Author:** ![SpoilerVirgin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4491bb/32.png) [@SpoilerVirgin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SpoilerVirgin)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2015, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-do-you-like-hot-cereal/709561/39 "2015-01-12T02:30:46Z")
2 1/2 minute Cream of Wheat is my favorite. I had it for breakfast yesterday, although I went with cold cereal today. I used to stop by a breakfast place that cooked it in the morning, but they stopped serving Cream of Wheat, so now I have their oatmeal 2 or 3 times a week. I won’t do instant Cream of Wheat or oatmeal unless it’s an emergency. Now I’m thinking about trying Cream of Rice… ---
**Author:** ![Hari\_Seldon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hari_seldon/32/5173_2.png) [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2015, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-do-you-like-hot-cereal/709561/40 "2015-01-12T02:38:29Z")
Every week or so we have a light supper of hot oatmeal cooked in milk with raisins and, if we have them, dried Ranier cherries cooked in it. Delicious. We had it last night. I also like a Canadian made multi-grain cereal (also now available in the US) called Red River. I find cream of wheat bland and almost tasteless. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-do-you-like-hot-cereal/709561.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-do-you-like-hot-cereal/709561.md?page=3)