# What are your favorite breakfast cereals? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 15, 2011, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-breakfast-cereals/578511 "2011-04-15T17:04:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 19\ **Page:** 2
**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:** [April 16, 2011, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-breakfast-cereals/578511/21 "2011-04-16T00:31:24Z")
I LOVE breakfast cereals of all stripes, from boring old-fart stuff (All-Bran, Wheat Chex) to “adult” stuff (Grape-nuts, Corn Flakes) to hippie granola stuff (Kashi, Mueslix) to kid stuff (Cap’n Crunch, Reese’s Peanut Butter Crunch). I’m not sure I’ve met a cereal I don’t like. Am I nuts, or did Waffle-O’s cereal come with a little syrup packet? Joe ---
**Author:** ![Lynn\_Bodoni](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e47c2d/32.png) [@Lynn\_Bodoni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lynn_Bodoni)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2011, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-breakfast-cereals/578511/22 "2011-04-16T01:24:12Z")
I’ll eat hot cereal even in the summer, and I’m particularly fond of oatmeal and Cream of Wheat. For cold cereal, I like (unfrosted) shredded wheat, either the regular or mini size, and Cheerios with blueberries. I keep a bag of frozen blueberries in the fridge freezer, and toss on about a quarter cup or so. They defrost almost instantly. ---
**Author:** ![FoieGrasIsEvil](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foiegrasisevil/32/16638_2.png) [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2011, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-breakfast-cereals/578511/23 "2011-04-16T01:49:59Z")
Quaker 100% Natural (they LIE! :D) Cocoa Pebbles Fruity Pebbles Frosted Mini-Wheats Raisin Bran Cinnamon Toast Crunch Cookie Crisp Honey-Nut-Clusters Cinnamon Life (my kid’s favorite) Capn’ Crunch with Crunchberries Corn Pops Frosted Flakes Can’t think of anymore. I rarely eat them except to munch out, but I do impulse buy cereal, goddamn the brightly lit well-advertised aisle all to hell in my grocery store! My sons eat Cinnamon Life more than anything. ---
**Author:** ![FoieGrasIsEvil](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foiegrasisevil/32/16638_2.png) [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2011, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-breakfast-cereals/578511/24 "2011-04-16T01:51:49Z")
Also: Cream Of Wheat is a lost art. Cooking it up in a pot and dousing it with milk and sugar is divine, although its been years since I had it. I’m dying to figure out a way to turn my sons onto it. ---
**Author:** ![MacCat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maccat/32/216_2.png) [@MacCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MacCat)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2011, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-breakfast-cereals/578511/25 "2011-04-16T02:06:25Z")
Shredded Wheat Special K Rice Chex Alpen ---
**Author:** ![Antigen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/848f3c/32.png) [@Antigen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antigen)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2011, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-breakfast-cereals/578511/26 "2011-04-16T02:15:28Z")
Special K Protein Plus is the only one I currently eat. I have it _every_ morning, actually. I also like Cheerios but I eat those dry as a snack, never with milk. ---
**Author:** ![Taomist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/53a042/32.png) [@Taomist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Taomist)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2011, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-breakfast-cereals/578511/27 "2011-04-16T02:18:05Z")
I’m not a big cereal person, but Grape Nuts _used_ to be my favorite. But the last decade or so has brought a change either to the cereal or to myself, and it no longer seems to stay crunchy for very long; I cannot abide soggy cereal, so…no cereal for me. =/ ---
**Author:** ![salinqmind](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3ec8ea/32.png) [@salinqmind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2011, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-breakfast-cereals/578511/28 "2011-04-16T04:16:37Z")
Frosted Mini Wheats. Life. even better, Cinnamon Life. Though I adore granola, it’s too fattening to eat alone, every day. I sometimes buy a scoop from the bulk foods section of the store, there are half a dozen kinds, to sprinkle over oatmeal, yogurt, fruit, etc. I would choose oatmeal over any cold cereal, though. I loved Maypo when I was a kid, but it doesn’t taste the same. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Proudest\_Monkey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/proudest_monkey/32/13257_2.png) [@Proudest\_Monkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Proudest_Monkey)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2011, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-breakfast-cereals/578511/29 "2011-04-16T23:04:52Z")
Crispix, or the store knockoff “Crispy Hexagons” Bran flakes–don’t care who makes them, I just shovel them in because they are good for me Oatmeal–no frou frou flavors except maybe maple and brown sugar I also like shredded wheat but not enough to buy a whole box. Granola in all its incarnations is yummy, but usually has too much fat and sugar to contend in the breakfast sweepstakes. Cold cereal must be sprinkled with a bit of brown sugar and doused with icy cold skim milk. ---
**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2011, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-breakfast-cereals/578511/30 "2011-04-16T23:34:25Z")
I like Life cereal - really soggy and smothered in sugar. ---
**Author:** ![Cunctator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/43a26b/32.png) [@Cunctator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cunctator)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2011, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-breakfast-cereals/578511/31 "2011-04-17T00:24:03Z")
Sultana bran ---
**Author:** ![BrotherCadfael](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/977dab/32.png) [@BrotherCadfael](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrotherCadfael)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2011, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-breakfast-cereals/578511/32 "2011-04-17T01:42:44Z")
I’m rather fond of Lucky Charms. They came out when I was eight or so, and I’ve enjoyed them ever since. They don’t make them any more, but, when they were available, I loved Frosted Bran Flakes. The Baby Boom meets Middle Age… ---
**Author:** ![River\_Hippie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/river_hippie/32/26_2.png) [@River\_Hippie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/River_Hippie)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2011, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-breakfast-cereals/578511/33 "2011-04-17T01:50:57Z")
Special K Red Berry Special K Vanilla Almond Fiber Plus Antioxidants, Berry Yogurt Crunch With 1% milk. ---
**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2011, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-breakfast-cereals/578511/34 "2011-04-17T01:51:06Z")
Wheaties, when I am in the mood for something flaky. Great Grains when I want something nutty. ---
**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:** [April 17, 2011, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-breakfast-cereals/578511/35 "2011-04-17T04:21:13Z")
Hm. I love-love-LOVE Honey Graham Ohs. I also like bran flakes and shredded wheat. And Chex and Crispix. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2011, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-breakfast-cereals/578511/36 "2011-04-17T13:31:53Z")
Man, a lot of you are paying a shitload of money for name-brand cereals that you can get much cheaper (and just as good, IMO) as a store brand. I can find most chex cereals, shredded wheat, cheerios, etc. in generic for example. Why pay $5 when you can pay $2.50? ---
**Author:** ![Markxxx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5daacb/32.png) [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2011, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-breakfast-cereals/578511/37 "2011-04-17T13:34:59Z")
I love Cream of Wheat and Oatmeal is a second. Cold cereal, I love Special K, Life, and Cocoa Krispies and Honey Nut Cheerios. ---
**Author:** ![WhyNot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c77e96/32.png) [@WhyNot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WhyNot)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2011, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-breakfast-cereals/578511/38 "2011-04-17T13:53:47Z")
> [@Chefguy](#): > > Man, a lot of you are paying a shitload of money for name-brand cereals that you can get much cheaper (and just as good, IMO) as a store brand. I can find most chex cereals, shredded wheat, cheerios, etc. in generic for example. Why pay $5 when you can pay $2.50? For myself, I often buy storebrand or Malt-O-Meal…but Malt-O-Meal ALL have gluten in them, even the rice and corn based ones. The name brands often don’t, even if they’re not labeled gluten free (well, they may have some cross contamination from processing lines, but that small amount of gluten doesn’t seem to cause a problem) so the sprog gets Chex (which are really gluten free and labeled so, except of course for the Wheat Chex) or Rice Krispies, or Aldi’s brand of Apple Cinnamon O’s or Crispy Rice. She’s on a cinnamon kick at the moment, so she’s working her way through a box of Cinnamon Chex, which is pretty hard to find consistently around here. My favorites, and I don’t care about brand, are the Cinnamon Toast Crunch or Froot Loop type varieties. Ooh, I haven’t had Golden Grahams in a long time, but I love those, too! ---
**Author:** ![Hockey\_Monkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a183cd/32.png) [@Hockey\_Monkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hockey_Monkey)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2011, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-breakfast-cereals/578511/39 "2011-04-17T15:55:59Z")
I’ve been eating Kashi Island Vanilla shredded wheat biscuits lately and I really like it. My favorite guilty pleasure cereal is Reeses Puffs. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-breakfast-cereals/578511.md?page=1)