# Your All-Time Favorite (cold) Breakfast Cereals **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [November 14, 2012, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-all-time-favorite-cold-breakfast-cereals/640979 "2012-11-14T14:25:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![MikeF](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@MikeF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MikeF)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2012, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-all-time-favorite-cold-breakfast-cereals/640979/81 "2012-11-19T19:44:48Z")
Fortified Oat Flakes Stax Anyone remember either of those? Edit: Oops. I see Stax mentioned above. Those were really good ---
**Author:** ![jasg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f0a364/32.png) [@jasg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jasg)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2012, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-all-time-favorite-cold-breakfast-cereals/640979/82 "2012-11-19T19:54:11Z")
Maple Pecan Clusters from Trader Joe’s (Oat/pecan granola clusters with corn and multigrain flakes) ---
**Author:** ![Taomist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/53a042/32.png) [@Taomist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Taomist)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2012, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-all-time-favorite-cold-breakfast-cereals/640979/83 "2012-11-19T19:54:48Z")
Grape Nuts 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2012, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-all-time-favorite-cold-breakfast-cereals/640979/84 "2012-11-19T20:27:59Z")
> [@Taomist](#): > > Grape Nuts 🙂 Ugh - hated those. Only a little more chewy than gravel, and not much more flavorful. ---
**Author:** ![cmkeller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmkeller/32/118_2.png) [@cmkeller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmkeller)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2012, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-all-time-favorite-cold-breakfast-cereals/640979/85 "2012-11-19T21:16:17Z")
Ha! My wife loves them, and I always refer to them as “Gravel Nuts.” ---
**Author:** ![Carmady](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f04885/32.png) [@Carmady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Carmady)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2012, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-all-time-favorite-cold-breakfast-cereals/640979/86 "2012-11-19T22:19:49Z")
> [@MikeF](#): > > Fortified Oat Flakes I love cereal in general, but these were so much better than anything else and anything since. ---
**Author:** ![Michael63129](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3da27b/32.png) [@Michael63129](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Michael63129)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2012, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-all-time-favorite-cold-breakfast-cereals/640979/87 "2012-11-19T23:11:32Z")
I currently eat Honey Nut Cheerios for breakfast, but when I was a kid I ate the usual stuff they eat, mainly Cocoa Pebbles/Krispies and other chocolatey cereals. ---
**Author:** ![Mixolydian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/da6949/32.png) [@Mixolydian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mixolydian)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2012, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-all-time-favorite-cold-breakfast-cereals/640979/88 "2012-11-19T23:33:12Z")
I see on this list [100 All Time Greatest Breakfast Cereals](http://www.mrbreakfast.com/cereal_votes.asp) that #8 is one I don’t remember…Kellogg’s Concentrate ? Interesting that there’s so many on that list and mentioned here that aren’t around anymore. Thanks for all the great responses 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2012, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-all-time-favorite-cold-breakfast-cereals/640979/89 "2012-11-20T00:03:08Z")
Cap’n Crunch. If the roof of your mouth isn’t hurting, you’re not eating enough. Cinnamon Toast Crunch, straight out th’ box, I used to love Frosted Flakes, but something about the flavor of the sugar grates on me as an adult. ---
**Author:** ![RetroVertigo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b38774/32.png) [@RetroVertigo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RetroVertigo)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2012, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-all-time-favorite-cold-breakfast-cereals/640979/90 "2012-11-20T01:02:36Z")
Quaker Oat Squares ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Girlfriend](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr.girlfriend/32/193_2.png) [@Dr.Girlfriend](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Girlfriend)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2012, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-all-time-favorite-cold-breakfast-cereals/640979/91 "2012-11-20T01:14:24Z")
Peanut Butter Cap’n Crunch ---
**Author:** ![Sycorax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a4c791/32.png) [@Sycorax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sycorax)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2012, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-all-time-favorite-cold-breakfast-cereals/640979/92 "2012-11-20T02:07:07Z")
Kellog’s Frosted Flakes (they’re grrrr-ate!); Captain Crunch; Life; Golden Grahams. ---
**Author:** ![SCAdian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scadian/32/3292_2.png) [@SCAdian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCAdian)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2012, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-all-time-favorite-cold-breakfast-cereals/640979/93 "2012-11-20T02:11:38Z")
> [@Typo\_Negative](#): > > I’m a simple man of simple tastes. Good ol’ Raisin-Bran for me! I like raisin bran, too - when I can eat it fast enough to finish it before it turns into nasty, soggy glop… ---
**Author:** ![missred](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/missred/32/14096_2.png) [@missred](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/missred)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2012, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-all-time-favorite-cold-breakfast-cereals/640979/94 "2012-11-20T02:26:43Z")
Gee, reading all of the responses, I feel that I was a deprived child (we ate hot cereal for breakfast). My current favorites are Peanut butter Cheerios Special K with berries Great Grains pecan Life Wheat Chex Kroger chocolate oat rings (like cheerios, but chocolate and super for a quick snack if I don’t overindulge) Most mornings, it’s still oatmeal though. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2012, 4:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-all-time-favorite-cold-breakfast-cereals/640979/95 "2012-11-20T04:45:10Z")
> [@Dr.Girlfriend](#): > > Peanut Butter Cap’n Crunch Mmm, oh yeah, baby. That’s the stuff. Thanks for the reminder. ---
**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:** [November 20, 2012, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-all-time-favorite-cold-breakfast-cereals/640979/96 "2012-11-20T15:22:10Z")
Cheerios ---
**Author:** ![control-z](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/eada6e/32.png) [@control-z](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/control-z)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2012, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-all-time-favorite-cold-breakfast-cereals/640979/97 "2012-11-20T18:41:21Z")
Right now, Raisin Bran and Frosted Mini Wheats. Cereals common in my youth included: Cookie Crisp Captain Crunch Crunch Berries Apple Jacks Lucky Charms (I just wanted the marshmallows) Actually when I was a lad in the store the toys offered in the cereals guided my purchase requests. Once I wound up with Sugar Smacks, bleah!! ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2012, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-all-time-favorite-cold-breakfast-cereals/640979/98 "2012-11-20T20:42:56Z")
> [@Colophon](#): > > Is it wrong that I read this sentence in the voice of Marvin, the Paranoid Android? No, but it’s wrong that because Zaphod Beeblebrox called him that _ONE_ time, it stuck, and people treat that as his actual name. I HATE YOU ALL. Also, Wheat Chex. ---
**Author:** ![BrotherCadfael](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/977dab/32.png) [@BrotherCadfael](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrotherCadfael)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2012, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-all-time-favorite-cold-breakfast-cereals/640979/99 "2012-11-20T21:38:10Z")
Luck Charms came out when I was about eight, right in the target demographic, and I’ve loved them ever since. A few years ago, Kellog’s came out with “Frosted Bran Flakes”, which were actually quite good, but I couldn’t help but think, “The Baby Boom Meets Middle Age”. They didn’t last. ---
**Author:** ![luv2draw](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/46a35a/32.png) [@luv2draw](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/luv2draw)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2012, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-all-time-favorite-cold-breakfast-cereals/640979/100 "2012-11-21T00:57:45Z")
Used to like Kix as a kid. But somewhere along the line they changed the taste and me no like… I still get Cheerios once in a while though. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-all-time-favorite-cold-breakfast-cereals/640979.md?page=4) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-all-time-favorite-cold-breakfast-cereals/640979.md?page=6)