# Speaking of cereals, where are the faux Grape Nuts? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 24, 2015, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speaking-of-cereals-where-are-the-faux-grape-nuts/715859 "2015-03-24T14:30:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![saje](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/saje/32/3631_2.png) [@saje](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saje)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2015, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speaking-of-cereals-where-are-the-faux-grape-nuts/715859/21 "2015-03-25T00:05:54Z")
Publix has a version too, pretty tasty with a lot of milk and nuked for a couple of minutes, then topped with fruit or a titch of maple syrup. Or both 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![dtilque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d6d6ee/32.png) [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2015, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speaking-of-cereals-where-are-the-faux-grape-nuts/715859/22 "2015-03-25T00:29:15Z")
Minor hijack here: My favorite cereal is from Trader Joe’s and is called Toasted Oatmeal Flakes. It seems to be quite popular at my local store. But I’ve long wondered what it’s a knock-off of. Surely TJ’s didn’t come up with a new cereal on their own. Anyone know? ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2015, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speaking-of-cereals-where-are-the-faux-grape-nuts/715859/23 "2015-03-25T01:36:05Z")
Since this is about food, let’s move it to IMHO. Colibri General Questions Moderator ---
**Author:** ![melondeca](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b5a626/32.png) [@melondeca](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/melondeca)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2015, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speaking-of-cereals-where-are-the-faux-grape-nuts/715859/24 "2015-03-25T01:49:55Z")
> [@Chronos](#): > > Another one it’s hard to find a generic for is Life. I found one once, but only once, and it wasn’t as good. I was going to ask if anyone had ever seen a generic version of Life. That is one I’ve never seen. ---
**Author:** ![Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/left_hand_of_dorkness/32/7156_2.png) [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2015, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speaking-of-cereals-where-are-the-faux-grape-nuts/715859/25 "2015-03-25T01:51:10Z")
IMHO, it’s in Cafe Society :). I eat faux Grape Nuts pretty often, when regular ones aren’t on sale. They’re a pretty good late-night snack. But regular Grape Nuts are much tastier. For some reason, brand cereal always seems to have better flavor than store brand; this doesn’t seem to be true with most other things. ---
**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 25, 2015, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speaking-of-cereals-where-are-the-faux-grape-nuts/715859/26 "2015-03-25T04:27:27Z")
> [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](#): > > But regular Grape Nuts are much tastier. For some reason, brand cereal always seems to have better flavor than store brand; this doesn’t seem to be true with most other things. Yes! Grape Nuts seems sweet to me–at times, almost cloyingly so. I’ve tried the store brands, and they don’t have this taste. > [@Senegoid](#): > > HOWEVER, Grape Nuts make excellent cooked cereal. My recipe: 1 c Grape Nuts + 2 c 2% milk. Nuke in μwave oven for several minutes, stirring frequently, watching closely to prevent boil-over. I once tried warming a cup. That sweet taste I mentioned above? Totally absent. Since it didn’t get nearly hot enough to produce a chemical change, there must be some kind of personal sensory thing going on. ---
**Author:** ![trapezoidal\_jellyfish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/6f9a4e/32.png) [@trapezoidal\_jellyfish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/trapezoidal_jellyfish)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2015, 4:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speaking-of-cereals-where-are-the-faux-grape-nuts/715859/27 "2015-03-25T04:32:46Z")
> [@melondeca](#): > > I was going to ask if anyone had ever seen a generic version of Life. That is one I’ve never seen. I think [this](http://www.target.com/p/market-pantry-cinnamon-oat-bites-cereal-15-oz/-/A-14769265#prodSlot=medium_1_7) one from Target is pretty close. ---
**Author:** ![Channing\_Idaho\_Banks](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/channing_idaho_banks/32/250_2.png) [@Channing\_Idaho\_Banks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Channing_Idaho_Banks)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2015, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speaking-of-cereals-where-are-the-faux-grape-nuts/715859/28 "2015-03-25T04:41:59Z")
Little chunks of cardboard. Not much different than cardboard flakes or cardboard toruses. ---
**Author:** ![handsomeharry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e9c0ed/32.png) [@handsomeharry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handsomeharry)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2015, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speaking-of-cereals-where-are-the-faux-grape-nuts/715859/29 "2015-03-26T21:21:01Z")
> [@ZipperJJ](#): > > Wal Mart has a brand. It’s like $1 less per box. Tastes the same to me, except maybe a tiny less dense than Post. This. IIRC, they’re called “Crunchy Nuggets”. ---
**Author:** ![Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/left_hand_of_dorkness/32/7156_2.png) [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2015, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speaking-of-cereals-where-are-the-faux-grape-nuts/715859/30 "2015-03-26T21:37:03Z")
> [@rowrrbazzle](#): > > Yes! Grape Nuts seems sweet to me–at times, almost cloyingly so. I’ve tried the store brands, and they don’t have this taste. The overwhelming flavor I get from Grape Nuts is _malted_, which makes sense, since malted barley flour is the second ingredient. Malting grains tends to bring out their natural sweetness, and malt is a flavor often associated with milk shakes and Whoppers. I love that flavor. Off-brand grape nuts that I’ve had don’t have that same flavor. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speaking-of-cereals-where-are-the-faux-grape-nuts/715859.md?page=1)