# The Grape Nuts threrad **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [May 29, 2013, 6:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-grape-nuts-threrad/659610 "2013-05-29T06:23:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Claverhouse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/13edae/32.png) [@Claverhouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Claverhouse)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2013, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-grape-nuts-threrad/659610/41 "2013-05-30T03:46:44Z")
I adore Grape Nuts. Using Soya Milk, since a vegan. No more adding sugar than I would to parritch. The only annoyance is that — typical of Britain — is that as I discovered only a few months ago by scanning the backgrounds of some old sitcoms, over here the standard size is less than the standard size in America, being just 12 oz here. And since it is a fairly rare premium cereal, it costs £2.25 for that. So they hit one twice. Normal cereals cost around £1.80, and one can get some supermarket cornflakes ( grown in France, so not genetically modified ) for 31p for 16 oz. On the other hand cornflakes are not divine grape nuts, Cereal of the Gods. ---
**Author:** ![drewtwo99](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d07c76/32.png) [@drewtwo99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewtwo99)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2013, 6:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-grape-nuts-threrad/659610/42 "2013-05-30T06:12:34Z")
Can you all please stop forgetting the hyphen in grape-nuts? It’s a very important part of how they get away with the product not containing any nuts or grapes! ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2013, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-grape-nuts-threrad/659610/43 "2013-05-31T23:37:48Z")
If vegetables are roughage, Grape-Nuts is gravelage. ---
**Author:** ![Yorikke](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yorikke/32/4335_2.png) [@Yorikke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yorikke)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2013, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-grape-nuts-threrad/659610/44 "2013-06-01T00:10:22Z")
Grape-Nuts are awesome! I used to like a nice big bowl, lots of sugar, and just enough milk to cover it all. Soak for 3-4 minutes. Dig in. ---
**Author:** ![Musicat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/musicat/32/20189_2.png) [@Musicat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Musicat)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2013, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-grape-nuts-threrad/659610/45 "2013-06-01T00:50:40Z")
I knew golfs had balls but I didn’t know grapes had nuts. ---
**Author:** ![Hippy\_Hollow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hippy_hollow/32/4841_2.png) [@Hippy\_Hollow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hippy_Hollow)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2013, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-grape-nuts-threrad/659610/46 "2013-06-01T02:29:39Z")
Big fan here, but I remember reading an article recently that stated that Grape-Nuts aren’t necessarily as “healthy” as we think they are. They’re pretty healthy, but not to the extent that most people think they are - like with fiber, for instance. Right now I have a big bowl of peach yogurt in the freezer with Grape-Nuts mixed in. After about 20 minutes, I pull it out, and I have this crunchy-icy concoction that just tastes AWESOME. ---
**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:** [June 1, 2013, 5:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-grape-nuts-threrad/659610/47 "2013-06-01T05:36:27Z")
I like Grape-Nuts. I have a cup every day. I pour skim milk over it and let it soak for about 4 minutes in the freezer because I like it very cold. I’m surprised some need to put sugar on it. It seems pretty sweet by itself, almost cloying in a way. I’ve tried the store brand equivalents and they have none of this sweetness. However, I tried the suggestion on the box of warming it up in the microwave. Weirdly, the sweetness was totally gone. It must be some perceptual oddity, because just warming it up isn’t going to degrade any sugar present. ---
**Author:** ![Runs\_With\_Scissors](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/278dde/32.png) [@Runs\_With\_Scissors](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Runs_With_Scissors)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2013, 5:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-grape-nuts-threrad/659610/48 "2013-06-04T05:04:39Z")
> [@NDP](#): > > Not bad on ice cream either as a nut substitute (I’m allergic). > > It’s also also good cooked with milk and served hot. I popped in to mention how good it is in ice cream. Grape-Nuts have always been a favorite of mine. ---
**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:** [June 4, 2013, 12:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-grape-nuts-threrad/659610/49 "2013-06-04T12:49:13Z")
Eating a bowl of it right now. This bowl has Craisins and diced up fig in it, lots of milk, and then nuked for 2 min or so. Delish. ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2013, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-grape-nuts-threrad/659610/50 "2013-06-04T22:06:29Z")
I was eating grape nuts on ice cream in the mid sixties with my grandpa! Malty, crunchy goodness. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2013, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-grape-nuts-threrad/659610/51 "2013-06-05T03:09:04Z")
As a child I ate Grape-Nuts without milk, straight from the box. I prefered all my cereals that way actually. _Grind, grind, munch, crunch._ ---
**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:** [June 6, 2013, 6:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-grape-nuts-threrad/659610/52 "2013-06-06T06:46:58Z")
Your grandpa should be eaten separately. 😃 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-grape-nuts-threrad/659610.md?page=2)