Those of you who eat cold cereal, what is your favorite?

[Diamond_Dog]

I love granola but it can often be high in sugar and calories, so it’s a no-go. Lately for me it’s been Rice Krispies. What is your favorite?

[CanonRay]

1. Bran Flakes with raisins

I used to love Macadamia Nut Crunch at Costco but I haven't seen it in years.

[Diamond_Dog]

6. That cereal sounds delicious CanonRay

I have eaten Raisin Bran in the past, it is still good I think.

[markodochartaigh]

2. I still like oatmeal.

It's what we had growing up and it is really healthy. It wasn't cold when my Mother made it but it was by the time I ate it. A little cinnamon and honey and it's pretty good. And it's a good extender for savory stuffings for peppers, tomatoes, and squash.

[Diamond_Dog]

7. I like oatmeal both hot and overnight oats.

Growing up, my mother never made oatmeal. I was in my 20s before I ever tasted it. She only made what my dad liked for breakfast which was soft boiled eggs, the sight of which turned my stomach first thing in the morning.

[sestina]

3. Raisin Bran Crunch

[Diamond_Dog]

8. That's a good choice,sestina. 😋

[kozar]

4. Capn Crunch, still

[Diamond_Dog]

10. I used to love that as a kid

But it tears up my mouth inside unless it gets a little soggy from the milk first. 😋. Thank you koz

[marble falls]

5. Generic frosted shredded wheat. Haven't eaten it in years and years, but if I had a bag of it I'd be eating it ...

... right now. Ms Marble Falls wouldn't say a word if I tossed it into the cart but her eyes would make it very clear that doing that would be a mistake. I even make the nut milk we use. I am allowed a carton of heavy cream for the one cup (large) I get to have every day.

[Diamond_Dog]

13. For some reason

I like those big biscuits of Shredded Wheat the best, and I don’t see them any more in the stores.
You make your own nut milk? Now that is impressive 🤩

[marble falls]

54. Bake bread every week. Bake a pie about every month, cookies when the notion hits, have an ice cream maker ...

... and make sorbet from fresh fruit. Scratch everything. Make Neopolitan pizza from scratch. Making lobster mac and cheese for Ms Marble Falls today. Haven't been able to get cheese making right yet. Some folks got the knack, but I don't.

Being retired, I am like the horses retired from turning grinding mills: they find a tree and walk around it over and over. I keep looking for the right tree.

[Diamond_Dog]

55. That's a great hobby to have, or maybe I should say skill.

Waaay too many additives and preservatives in processed food in this country. From scratch is the best and healthiest, if you can manage it!

I have always wanted to taste lobster Mac and cheese. Never had it before but sounds good.

My 3 sons are in their 30s and I still bake cookies for them all the time.

[marble falls]

57. The lobster tails I get are the small ones and they go for under $10 ea (sometimes $5), the bounty is the ...

... consequence of over fishing Cod. Cod love lobster fry.

The Secret Life of Lobsters by Trevor Corson was an impulse buy and one of the best reads I ever made.

[womanofthehills]

96. Same here - bake sourdough bread every week

Make my own tortillas & pizza crust with sourdough too. Make my own kombucha and grow mini tomatoes & greens - now outside but soon plants will go in my south windows for winter.

I have an ice cream maker but also so many recipes online for making ice cream very simply without one.

Glyphosate levels in cereals - including organic. “ Moms Across America uses the **Health Research Institute Laboratories** in Fairfield, Iowa, for their testing. This accredited laboratory conducts tests for glyphosate, pesticides, heavy metals, and other contaminants in food and other samples. “


“Over 90% of popular American cereal brands tested positive for glyphosate residue.

Glyphosate Levels in U.S. Cereals: From Most to Least Contaminated
Kashi Cocoa Clusters Organic – 23.53 ppb
Cascadian Farm Honey Nut Cereal Organic – 22.05 ppb
Kellogg’s Fruit Loops – 13.77 ppb
Quaker Instant Oatmeal Cinnamon & Spice – 13.29 ppb
Kellogg’s Corn Flakes – 12.83 ppb
General Mills Honey Nut Cheerios – 11.26 ppb
Kashi Cinnamon Harvest Organic – 11.19 ppb
General Mills Cookie Crisp – 8.64 ppb
Kellogg’s Cocoa Krispies – 7.38 ppb
Kellogg’s Rice Krispies – 5.32 ppb
GreenWise Apple Cinnamon Oatmeal Organic – 3.34 ppb
Cascadian Farm Cinnamon Crunch Organic – 1.91 ppb
Nature’s Sunrise Crunchy Vanilla Organic – 1.81 ppb
GreenWise Corn Flakes Organic – Not Detected (ND)

https://www.momsacrossamerica.com/cereal_test_results

[marble falls]

97. Glyphosate is my one biggest concern. Especially since I've seen this "factoid" in the news lately ...

... that Glyphosate "breaks down and is expelled from the body in weeks". Nope. I don't believe that for a second.

[Nittersing]

9. I'm on a Cheerios kick right now

Usually with a banana and a little honey.

I bought some All-Bran a while back because I remember liking the taste of it... but I don't remember it transforming into complete mush mere seconds after adding milk! So now I'm just adding some to my Cheerios and will use it up that way,

Shredded Wheat is another favorite, but haven't had it for a while.

[Diamond_Dog]

16. Cheerios are good, but a little goes a long way with me.

Mr. Diamond keeps trying to get me to eat something called Smart Bran which sounds like your All Bran. He loves it. To me it looks like hamster pellets.

[Marthe48]

11. I get a bag of granola and a box of flakes

from Aldi. Honey nut granola and Honey Crunch flakes with almonds. I pour both into a big bag and add a 1/4 cup of slivered almonds and a couple tbs chopped pecans. I have a 1/2 cup serving with unsweetened almond milk a few times a week. About 20 grams of carbs.

I like oatmeal, too. In my blue bowl, with brown sugar and cream

[Diamond_Dog]

18. Mixing together is a great idea, Marthe48!

I never got hooked on oatmeal, although I like it once in a great while for something different.

[Marthe48]

27. I like the honey flakes

I like the Aldi brands and get a nice blend of textures. The extra nuts enhance the mix. I'd put raisins in, but I like to keep the carbs as low as I can.

I really like oatmeal, but it never seems cold enough to have it.

[parkia00]

12. Mix my own mostly

40% Honey Bunches of Oats
50% Regular unsweetened corn flakes
10% Toasted almond flakes

Or if you are into some rather different flavors like sweet potato, Japanese cereal called Calbee. Again about 40% mix with 60% Regular unsweetened corn flakes.

[Diamond_Dog]

19. I think my kids kept the maker of Honey Bunches of Oats in business for years.

Think Jeremy in the comic strip Zits.

[MIButterfly]

14. Special K.

[Diamond_Dog]

20. I would probably eat more Special K but I have to watch my salt. It is good.

[Nittersing]

23. Years ago, Special K changed the shape of the cereal

It used to be shaped in little cups. Almost like orecchiette.

Just doesn't taste the same to me now.

[ShepKat]

56. THANK YOU !

it's different- not better. The shape, size and the way it crunched is all changed.
I'd eat more if it was truly 'original' but noooooooo

[Captain Zero]

78. Special K with strawberries and or yogurt in it

And sometimes I add a cut up banana too.

[Diamond_Dog]

82. Yummy, thank you Captain Zero

[Squeaky41]

15. Favorite Ceareal Start

Chocolate Chex with milk

[Diamond_Dog]

21. Sounds good, Squeaky 41!

[CrispyQ]

32. I did not know they had chocolate Chex!!! Gonna have to check that out! -nt

[displacedvermoter]

17. Life Cereal

[Diamond_Dog]

22. My boys ate that quite often growing up.

That and Honey Bunches of Oats. Imagine the amount of cereal 3 teenage boys can eat.

[displacedvermoter]

24. I like the Cinnamon Life as well

[lastlib]

25. Life and Cheerios.

In college, I liked Froot Loops, but they really have too much sugar.

[Diamond_Dog]

35. I remember Froot Loops. Never was too crazy about them.

Life and Cheerios sounds good.

[Mz Pip]

26. Cheerios

with corn flakes as a close second.

[Diamond_Dog]

36. Cheerios, yes,

Never was a fan of corn flakes. My late sister in law loved them and ate corn flakes for breakfast probably for 60 years.

[Duncanpup]

28. At my age.

Anything with Bran.

[Diamond_Dog]

37. Ha Ha Duncanpup.

Mr. Diamond eats Smart Bran….it looks like hamster pellets to me.

[Duncanpup]

65. Mr.Diamond is a smart man.

I myself enjoy post bran with bananas almonds and walnuts with peanut butter scoops.
Tell Duncs CUZZIN Sophie WOOF! As Dunc is laboring on sofa all four paws in air drooling in his sleep with teeth showing.

[Diamond_Dog]

76. Give him a tummy scritch for me Duncanpup.

[Xavier Breath]

29. Cracklin' Oat Bran is my all-time, absolute favorite.

But, they want $7 for a small box, so I usually stick to the Kroger brand Raisin Bran. It's more than serviceable and you get a lot more for only $2.50.

[Diamond_Dog]

39. When my oldest boy was about 2

He loved Cracklin’ Oat Bran and would eat it as a snack ……but I will save you the description of what came out the other end. We had to really limit it after a while!

I saw the price of a box just recently and was just as flabbergasted as you. Why is that stuff so expensive??

[Xavier Breath]

49. No clue.

Even though I love the stuff, to me it always looked like something cheap that Purina would stamp out along with their kibble. Guess Purina ain't all that cheap now, either.

I liked it as a snack, too. The cleansing effect was just a bonus

[EYESORE 9001]

52. I remember a commercial for cracklin' oat bran from late 80s-early 90s

A woman looks across the breakfast table and asks her guilty-looking husband if he ate all the cracklin oat bran. He remains silent, but in my mind, he bolts from the table and makes a beeline for the bathroom. I know from whence I speak.

[nuxvomica]

30. Cheerios with sliced bananas in skim milk

I have never liked milk with any amount of fat in it, even as a kid. It always seemed like drinking phlegm. While Cheerios is my default, I sometimes go a little wild and eat Raisin Bran, or corn flakes, and every once in a while I crave Sugar Smacks (puffed wheat) which are now only available as Golden Crisp.

[Diamond_Dog]

40. Sugar Smacks I remember ....it was like eating candy!

My mother always bought lowfat milk so that’s what I’m used to, too.

I cannot eat bananas soaking in milk. It’s just gross to me. Mr. Diamond will sometimes slice up a banana and pour milk on it and eat it that way. No thank you.

[CrispyQ]

31. I make my own granola for the same reason.

It's a bit time consuming, though. Not constant attention, but you have to keep an eye on it & stir it throughout. Next time I'm going to add coconut, but I'm not sure if I should toast it with the oats & nuts or if I should toast it separately & then add it later.

When I was a kid, Trix printed a ballot on the back of the box & kids got to vote if the rabbit got the Trix or not, cuz the slogan was "Silly rabbit. Trix are for kids." I voted yes, the rabbit should get Trix. IDR how the vote went, but probably the rabbit lost.

For an occasional treat I'll buy a box of some kind of chocolate cereal & enjoy it till it's gone.

[Diamond_Dog]

43. I love sweets and love chocolate

But never cared for chocolate breakfast cereal for some reason. I never liked chocolate milk, either.

I hope the rabbit eventually got the Trix, though!

[MichMan]

33. Golden Grahams

[Diamond_Dog]

44. Oh those are good. I could eat those by the handful right out of the box.

[CousinIT]

34. Shredded wheat. No salt. No sugar.

Add your own ingredients: soy milk, regular milk, nut milk, fruit, or whatever sweetener you want (and the amount you want), without the cereal being pre-loaded with it.

Simple, whole grain, lots of fiber. For me, it's that or plain oatmeal, for the same reason.

I hate all the salt and sugar they add to every damn thing in America, including cereal. So it's Shredded Wheat & Bran for me.

Another one I used to eat: Grape Nuts - which is good hot or cold. It contains more additives, but compared to other cereals, it's relatively simple. It does have a chunk of your RDA of sodium in it, though: https://www.consumerreports.org/health/healthy-eating/are-grape-nuts-good-for-you-a1100556283/

[Diamond_Dog]

45. Cousin IT, I agree with you about salt and sugar in breakfast cereal.

I recently picked up a box of Special K, looked at the ingredients, and saw that one serving has 270 mg of salt!! Why all the salt in Special K? I put it back.

Mr. Diamond won’t even eat anything with wheat that isn’t organic due to Roundup. I used to love Grape Nuts.

[CousinIT]

68. Yeah I became a habitual label-reader for that reason. They dump salt in sugar in every damn thing!

I think Food Hole (ie: Whole Foods) may sell a shredded wheat cereal that is organic, and would not have Roundup in it. Or, other organic stores.

[Emile]

38. Kellogg Rasin Bran

[Diamond_Dog]

46. An oldie but goodie! TY Emile.

[samplegirl]

41. Rice chex

With blueberries

[Diamond_Dog]

47. Mmmmmm sounds delicious,samplegirl!

[anciano]

42. Corn flakes with a nutritional shake

[Diamond_Dog]

48. That's quite different. TY anciano!

[Liberty Belle]

50. Special K has been my favorite for years.

[Diamond_Dog]

69. I liked it more before they changed the shape of the flakes. TY Liberty Belle.

[TommieMommy]

51. Cheerios or shredded wheat

[Polly Hennessey]

53. Mine too, TommieMommy, only shredded wheat first.

[Diamond_Dog]

77. Two great classics, TY TommieMommy

[Bobstandard]

58. Granola! Delicious, no weird chemicals, and lower in sugar than Cheerios

Here’s a great recipe:
5 cups uncooked oats
1 cup sliced almonds
1 cup broken walnut meats
1 cup chopped pecans
1 cup sesame seeds
1 cup wheat germ
1 cup shredded coconut
1 cup unsalted sunflower seeds
1 cup safflower oil
1/2 cup honey
1 cup raisins
1 cup courants

Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Combine ingredients in bowl and mix well. Heat oil and honey together in a small pan until melted. Pour over dry ingredients and mix well. Spread mixture onto cookie sheets and bake approx. 20 minutes. When cool, add raisins and currants.

[Diamond_Dog]

71. Looks fabulous, Bobstandard, but very high in calories!

You must be like Mr. Diamond, he doesn’t have to worry about calories!

[woodsprite]

59. I love shredded wheat with a banana or strawberries cut up

Unfortunately it’s not the best choice for a T2 diabetic.

[Boomerproud]

64. Grape Nuts.

I hate soggy cereal.

[Diamond_Dog]

74. Soggy cereal is the pits, I agree, Boomerproud.

[multigraincracker]

104. Same for me for cold cereal. Only a two or

three ingredients.
Mostly hot cereal Old Fashion Oatmeal. Only one ingredient.

[3catwoman3]

113. When I was a kid, my dad, who often had Grape Nuts for breakfast, told me that...

…the individual little pieces were made from dried grapefruit segments - that each little juice “sack” in a grapefruit segment became a Grape Nut nugget. I believed him for the longest time.

[Diamond_Dog]

73. Seems like everything we like is bad for us, woodsprite.

[Runningdawg]

60. Malto O Meal or Frosted Flakes with berries

[Diamond_Dog]

75. Sounds yummy, Runningdawg.

[Golden Raisin]

61. Cheerios and Spoon-size Shredded Wheat.

They are both plain and simple although I do add raisins.

[Diamond_Dog]

70. The simpler, the better. TY Golden Raisin.

[Eugene]

62. Cheerios

or closely similar toasted oat cereal

[Diamond_Dog]

81. A classic! TY Eugene

[Coventina]

63. From Loops and Apple Jacks!!

But I never have them because they're so bad for you.

[Diamond_Dog]

83. Seems like everything we like is bad for us.

I know what that’s like. TY Coventina.

[Coventina]

86. I think "Froot Loops" autocorrected.

[no_hypocrisy]

66. Quaker Oat Squares

[Diamond_Dog]

84. Those are good, too. I forgot about them. TY no_hypocrisy

[area51]

67. Cheerios.

I eat them to try to help keep down my cholesterol levels.

[LogDog75]

72. Honey Nut Toasted Oats

Its a generic, Navy Commissary brand of cereal similar to Honey Nut Cheerios but a lot cheaper. It's pretty good and almost tastes the same as the Cheerios brand.

[Diamond_Dog]

90. Sounds great, LogDog75.

[buzzycrumbhunger]

79. TJ's all the way

I love their maple pecan granola but the maple pecan clusters cereal is the best of both worlds—granola, nuts, a hint of maple syrup, corn flakes and… whatever the other flakes are. Nom nom.

[Diamond_Dog]

85. That looks so good, I would probably eat too much of it. TY buzzycrumbhunger.

[bamagal62]

80. Cheerios and Special K

[Diamond_Dog]

88. Two much loved classics. TY bamagal62.

[miyazaki]

87. Crispix.

- Occasionally when its on sale.

[Diamond_Dog]

89. That's a good one, I forgot about it. Nice and crunchy. TY miyazaki

[sprinkleeninow]

91. Strawberry Milkshake Frosted Flakes w/ added freeze dried strawberries. nt

[Diamond_Dog]

92. Wow you must really like strawberries... enjoy!

[sprinkleeninow]

93. I'm a golden oldie, but haven't matured yet. 😄 nt

[Morbius]

94. I have an open box of Frosted Mini Wheats right now.

My long time favorite is Wheaties, but I love corn flakes, too. I make cookies with corn flakes, btw; delicious. A bit sweet, a bit savory.

[Diamond_Dog]

95. My late MIL used to make no-bake cookies out of corn flakes and peanut butter

[justaprogressive]

98. TWO

Rice Krispies if I'm not hungry (mostly air )

LIFE cereal if I am

[Diamond_Dog]

99. Sounds good, I also like Rice Krispies

If I have to eat something and get going, because it’s light. Mostly I don’t eat breakfast until I ‘m up for a couple hours.

[Tree Lady]

100. The only cold cereal I eat

Is a low sugar granola with dried cranberries and blueberries that I put over non fat no sugar greek yogurt from Trader Joe's. I get the granola from Market of Choice, it's an organic chain in Oregon.

I add fresh strawberries and blueberries and chopped pecans from Costco. I buy my strawberries from a farm just outside town all summer, TJ's in the winter or Co op I belong to in Ashland.

Regular cereal has no nutritional value that I can find, even the so called healthy ones add crap to them, too many ingredients.

[Diamond_Dog]

102. You have a very healthful breakfast there, Tree Lady.

I’ve been looking forever for a low fat low sugar granola (without stevia or artificial sweeteners ). I know I can make it myself, and I have before, but it’s time consuming by the time I procure all the ingredients.

Agree about most breakfast cereals being full of junk. Way too much sugar and salt, too.

[Tree Lady]

105. I am very picky about my food

Ask my hubby he laughs at me. Like the Europeans I go to many stores to find just the right ingredients. Luckily I have a Prius so gas isn't a problem.

I tried many granolas from the bagged so called organic ones, to lots of stores in the bulk section. Which is where I found this low sugar one, in bulk. Market of choice is basically for the rich, I buy little there because prices are steep but granola and some of their local produce the best!

Wish I could help you find one in your area, I would say go on a ingredient taste mission.

And I only eat that maybe once a week, mostly eat eggs with whole wheat sourdough from organic bakery and turkey bacon no preservatives or steel cut oatmeal with fresh blueberries, teaspoon of date syrup and Califia almond milk.

I do intermittent fasting eat only 6-7 hours a day and trying to stay healthy in my older age, turn 70 next year.

But I have treat days, my hubby made me pancakes with buttermilk today, I had fresh fruit, real maple syrup and nuts with it and my turkey bacon. Life is too short not to enjoy healthy but great tasting food!

[Faux pas]

101. Bob's Red Mill Old Country Style Muesli

with almond milk, stevia and dried cranberries. Ummm Ummm Good!

[Diamond_Dog]

103. That sounds great, Faux pas

I am not a fan of stevia though.

[Faux pas]

119. Diamond Dog

stevia is a matter of trial and error, for sure. I bought a set of dash, pinch and smidgen measuring spoons. I use a half cup of muesli, a half cup of almond milk and 2 smidgens of stevia and mix them up. It doesn't matter how much dried fruit I use because the sweetness is already set.

[Diamond_Dog]

120. Good for you! And enjoy your muesli!

[lark]

106. My gulty pleasure is Great Grains with pecans, dates and raisins.

I usually add blueberries in season and a small drizzle of honey - it's wonderful and decadent.

[Diamond_Dog]

109. Wow, that sounds delicious!

[lark]

112. It's really good!

[Layzeebeaver]

107. Cold: wheat chex. Hot: cream of wheat

Both childhood favs.

[Diamond_Dog]

110. Sounds good, Layzeebeaver. Enjoy!

[58Sunliner]

108. Seven Sundays, gluten free, low or no sugar.

Chocolate, no grain granola and muesli. I like to mix. Add hemp hearts and chia seeds.

[Diamond_Dog]

111. That sounds very nutritious, 58Sunliner.

[58Sunliner]

116. Health issues. I secretly crave a bowl of Grape-Nuts.

[3catwoman3]

114. Brand name Cheerios. The non-brand name ones taste different. Not bad, just different.

And a minimal amount of milk, just enough to slightly dampen the Os. I don’t like cereal swimming in milk.

[Diamond_Dog]

115. I hear ya 3catwoman3.

I bought Great Value cereal once and it was different-not bad, just different. Agree about using too much milk. I had a friend whose father used to pour orange juice on his Cheerios.

[Iggo]

117. Cheerios with the occasional sliced up banana and 2% lactose free.

Used to like trix , coacoa puffs, lucky charms, fruit loops…all that stuff. Heart disease is a motherfucker, though.

[OldBaldy1701E]

118. I like the vanilla, but the red berry is also really good.

Both can be found at your local Aldi! (Most of the time.)