# What cold cereals do you make sure to always have in your pantry? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [May 26, 2017, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-cold-cereals-do-you-make-sure-to-always-have-in-your-pantry/787453 "2017-05-26T01:51:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Eva\_Luna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e495f1/32.png) [@Eva\_Luna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eva_Luna)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2017, 1:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-cold-cereals-do-you-make-sure-to-always-have-in-your-pantry/787453/41 "2017-05-26T13:08:31Z")
We’re really not big cold cereal eaters. I haven’t been since I was a little kid. But lately I’ve been making homemade custom-blended low-oxalate granola, which is mostly used as a topping for plain yogurt with fruit and honey. (Most commercial granolas have things in them that are on **Tom Scud’s** kidney stone avoidance list.) So typically it’s oats toasted in coconut oil, brown sugar, vanilla, with shredded coconut, walnuts and various dried fruits. Sometimes cranberries, sometimes regular or golden raisins or blueberries, less often apricots, etc. I also typically have some Familia muesli in the pantry in case we run out of granola (I can eat it, even if he shouldn’t). ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2017, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-cold-cereals-do-you-make-sure-to-always-have-in-your-pantry/787453/42 "2017-05-26T13:17:47Z")
We don’t keep any of the kind of cereal you describe in our cabinets. The kids are gone and we don’t want them. We don’t keep any hot cereals around either because they’ll just cool off. But we usually have containers of oatmeal and cream of wheat that we never eat because they’re a couple of years old when the rare urge to cook and eat them arises so we don’t want them then. We do go through grits regularly, and there will be kasha too but we rarely eat that for breakfast. ---
**Author:** ![MoonMoon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/moonmoon/32/2959_2.png) [@MoonMoon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MoonMoon)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2017, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-cold-cereals-do-you-make-sure-to-always-have-in-your-pantry/787453/43 "2017-05-26T14:25:09Z")
Rice Chex, always. It’s a pretty frequent dinner item for me, with a banana, if I’ve got one. A couple of times a year I’ll buy a box Cocoa Krispies or Cinnamon Pebbles to spice things up. ---
**Author:** ![JXJohns](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jxjohns/32/469_2.png) [@JXJohns](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JXJohns)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2017, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-cold-cereals-do-you-make-sure-to-always-have-in-your-pantry/787453/44 "2017-05-26T14:31:52Z")
My mom was a health food nut in the '70’s so we never had sweetened cereal. The home made granola mixed with home made yogurt comment above gave me flashbacks and shivers… Now at the ripe age of 48, I indulge in my missed childhood. I always have Fruit Loops, Frosted Flakes and Cocoa Krispies on hand. ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2017, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-cold-cereals-do-you-make-sure-to-always-have-in-your-pantry/787453/45 "2017-05-26T14:32:49Z")
None. I hate cereal, and always did as a kid. One of the true blessings of adulthood is to not have to eat cereal. Or drink milk. Give me a bowl of cut up berries and banana with yogurt. Give me some eggs. Give me a bagel with cream cheese. But don’t give me no cereal! ---
**Author:** ![Chimera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Chimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimera)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2017, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-cold-cereals-do-you-make-sure-to-always-have-in-your-pantry/787453/46 "2017-05-26T14:37:07Z")
Special K red berries Whole grain Cheerios ---
**Author:** ![4d3fect](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/4d3fect/32/9728_2.png) [@4d3fect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/4d3fect)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2017, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-cold-cereals-do-you-make-sure-to-always-have-in-your-pantry/787453/47 "2017-05-26T14:50:27Z")
Calvin’s Chocolate Frosted Sugar Bombs –Nah, just kidding. Occasionally a box of Life if it’s on sale somewhere. ---
**Author:** ![Drunky\_Smurf](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drunky_smurf/32/449_2.png) [@Drunky\_Smurf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drunky_Smurf)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2017, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-cold-cereals-do-you-make-sure-to-always-have-in-your-pantry/787453/48 "2017-05-26T15:08:17Z")
CapN Crunch Peanut Butter Crunch Cinnamon Toast Crunch Honey Graham Oh’s Frosted Flakes Reeses Puffs Cocoa Pebbles Those are just the staples. I cycle through a lot of other cereals depending on my mood. ---
**Author:** ![Chimera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Chimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimera)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2017, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-cold-cereals-do-you-make-sure-to-always-have-in-your-pantry/787453/49 "2017-05-26T18:58:12Z")
> [@Drunky\_Smurf](#): > > … Jesus, dude. Every one of those is like 50% sugar. ---
**Author:** ![dorvann](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/df705f/32.png) [@dorvann](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dorvann)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2017, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-cold-cereals-do-you-make-sure-to-always-have-in-your-pantry/787453/50 "2017-05-26T19:09:28Z")
I prefer Honey Out Cheerios, Frosted Mini-Wheats, and Grape Nuts which I like to eat cold. I also like to use the Grape Nuts to make Grape Nut Custard. ---
**Author:** ![Dendarii\_Dame](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bbce88/32.png) [@Dendarii\_Dame](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dendarii_Dame)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2017, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-cold-cereals-do-you-make-sure-to-always-have-in-your-pantry/787453/51 "2017-05-26T23:12:50Z")
Cheerios, Rice Krispies, and generic granola. ---
**Author:** ![Richard\_John\_Marcej](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Richard\_John\_Marcej](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Richard_John_Marcej)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2017, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-cold-cereals-do-you-make-sure-to-always-have-in-your-pantry/787453/52 "2017-05-26T23:47:38Z")
Corn Flakes, Lucky Charms, Count Chocula ---
**Author:** ![Ukulele\_Ike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/df788c/32.png) [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2017, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-cold-cereals-do-you-make-sure-to-always-have-in-your-pantry/787453/53 "2017-05-27T01:28:10Z")
Do you people have any idea what breakfast cereal is made of? It’s those little curly wooden shavings you find in pencil sharpeners. Never touch the stuff. If I want a quick (uncooked) breakfast, I heat up a length of leftover baguette and eat it with Irish butter and French blackberry preserves and a cup of strong black tea with milk. ---
**Author:** ![CelticKnot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/celticknot/32/3392_2.png) [@CelticKnot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CelticKnot)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2017, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-cold-cereals-do-you-make-sure-to-always-have-in-your-pantry/787453/54 "2017-05-27T01:45:01Z")
> [@chargerrich](#): > > Grape Nuts … always. The only cold cereal I will eat, because I can’t stand the sogginess of others. But we are cutting carbs, so cereal and milk are mostly banished. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2017, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-cold-cereals-do-you-make-sure-to-always-have-in-your-pantry/787453/55 "2017-05-27T03:05:20Z")
Most often, I have either the generic equivalent of Honey Bunches of Oats, or Life, for breakfast. I also sometimes have strawberry-flavored frosted wheats, crunchy raisin bran, or honey nut Os, often enough to keep those on stock, too (generic brands all, except for Life, which the generics can never seem to get right if you can even find them at all). I’ll occasionally pick up something else, depending on what’s on sale, but those are the mainstays. In general, I prefer my cereals sweet, but not sugar-is-the-first-ingredient sweet. ---
**Author:** ![digs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/digs/32/14889_2.png) [@digs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/digs)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2017, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-cold-cereals-do-you-make-sure-to-always-have-in-your-pantry/787453/56 "2017-05-27T04:41:35Z")
Cereal! I absolutely love cereal. I think it goes back to my love of getting up before anyone else on Saturday mornings and watching Superman (the old George Reeves series) with a huge bowl of Something Fun, like Lucky Charms. Nowadays, I eat a lot of cereal, but it’s healthier (Grape Nuts, Weetabix, or Mini-Wheats) – hey, I’m in my 60s. But on Saturday mornings, I get up before anyone else and watch Superman on DVDs, with a huge bowl of Something Fun, like Lucky Charms (or, Trader Joe’s has a whole-wheat Cinnamon Toast Crunch, yum!). ---
**Author:** ![StGermain](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stgermain/32/2868_2.png) [@StGermain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StGermain)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2017, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-cold-cereals-do-you-make-sure-to-always-have-in-your-pantry/787453/57 "2017-05-27T14:31:59Z")
> [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](#): > > The Mrs. wants me to point out that what matters to her are the TOPPINGS! That’s where she shows her creativity (her words). > > While her mainstay is Fiber One, she must always have milk of some sort, then she goes crazy with almonds and sometimes pecans, with the occasional dried cranberries, blueberries or cherries, along with fresh or frozen strawberries. > > Me, I eat my cereal dry, unless I throw it into plain unflavored yogurt with a little fruit added by me. I wash it down with water or iced tea. Yes, I know. I’m weird that way. You know, the Mrs. could join the Dope and tell us herself. I’m sure anyone who’s lived with you all these years has some stories. 🙂 StG ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2017, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-cold-cereals-do-you-make-sure-to-always-have-in-your-pantry/787453/58 "2017-05-27T14:37:46Z")
I bet I don’t have but 10 bowls a year, so there is virtually zero stock on hand. However, Kellogg’s Frosted Flakes have been my favorite for over half a century. mmm ---
**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:** [May 27, 2017, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-cold-cereals-do-you-make-sure-to-always-have-in-your-pantry/787453/59 "2017-05-27T15:20:42Z")
> [@StGermain](#): > > You know, the Mrs. could join the Dope and tell us herself. I’m sure anyone who’s lived with you all these years has some stories. 🙂 > > StG Yeah, I’ve pitched the idea to her before. But she’s not interested. And now frankly I live in dread that she might join, and via her postings, destroy my mystique. :eek: If you do a google search, you will discover a thread entitled something like “ask qadgop’s daughter”, some years back. I only point that out because said daughter worked hard to preserve my mystique. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![FallingLeaves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/54ee81/32.png) [@FallingLeaves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FallingLeaves)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2017, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-cold-cereals-do-you-make-sure-to-always-have-in-your-pantry/787453/60 "2017-05-27T23:19:09Z")
> [@CelticKnot](#): > > The only cold cereal I will eat, because I can’t stand the sogginess of others. But we are cutting carbs, so cereal and milk are mostly banished. ☹ I always said I pretty much only ate Cheerios, maybe Rice Krispies, because they float. I couldn’t take soggy flakes soaking up milk and sticking to the bowl. But then I found [Obol](https://www.obol.co/). Genius!! Although I still tend to just have Cheerios in the house. I always have the regular, but will also regularly buy multigrain, fruity and apple cinnamon. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-cold-cereals-do-you-make-sure-to-always-have-in-your-pantry/787453.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-cold-cereals-do-you-make-sure-to-always-have-in-your-pantry/787453.md?page=4)