A conversation I had last night with my friend Annie regarding my new job as a blogger.
Annie with puzzled look on her face: So do you get benefits? Me: Uh, yeah. Annie: Really? Me: What? You don't think all the Fruity Pebbles I can eat is a benefit?
Fruity Pebbles are vile. They're not the vilest of "fruit" flavored cereals, but they're firmly in the pantheon. Every fruit cereal tastes to a lesser or greater degree like Flintstones vitamins, and that's not a compliment.
Chocolate cereals are also suspect, though to a lesser extent. I can choke down some Cocoa Pebbles or Cocoa Puffs in a pinch, but they too suffer from a disturbing aftertaste and serious textural issues.
The best sweet cereals are the ones that keep it simple. Golden Grahams, for instance, are excellent, if you can scarf them down before they sog-out. Cap'n Crunch didn't rise to the apex of the cereal firmament trying to taste like fruit. Cinamon Toast Crunch is also an underappreciated workhorse that delivers on the flavor side.
Not that I expect someone who fails to appreciate the divine majesty of pie to have a discerning palette, but your wrongness regarding all things edible never ceases to stun me.
Fruity pebbles are suitable only for consumption by toddlers with severe attention deficits, and I wouldn't even inflict it on them.
Every time I agree with Dabysan an angel dies. In other news, lets have a moment of silence for Galadriel, who passed away Wednesday, November 19, 2008 at 12:09 PM, EST.
Honey Smacks are another tasty sweet cereal that isn't trying too hard to be something its not. And I was always partial to the sheer audacity of Cookie Crisp and its claim that chocolate chip cookies are suitable breakfast food.
But I'm old-fashioned (shock to no one) and my personal favorite is Grape Nuts. I also quite enjoy Raisin Bran and Shredded Wheat.
Well if we're looping in non-sweet cereals, then I must bow down to the simple beauty of the Grape Nut. Mmmm. Malt-y. Cheerios are another one that always delivers (I like mine with cut up banana).
Truth be told, my tolerance for sugary cereals has declined as I've gotten older. I mostly eat the hippy-dippy off-brand stuff they sell at Whole Foods nowadays.
If I am going to eat a sugary cereal though, you can be assured that it won't be one masquerading as fruit.
On a brighter note, I'm starting to understand why Jodi doesn't like pie. She might be a happy 40-something, but her palette is still 8 years old. She probably likes Spagetti-O's too.
Other food Jodi likes include fish sticks and chicken nuggets. She also like macaroni and cheese, provided it comes out of the blue box. She washes it all down with Kool-aid, which she calls "juice" and drinks out of a sippy cup.
Second of all, Grape Nuts should be called what it is Rocks and Twigs.
Third of all, I am wondering if y'all eat your cereal with Metamucil and Geritol, or do you wait until after your mid-morning nap for that kind of thing. Maybe you save it for when you sit down to peruse the AARP's web site.
Fourth of all, we can all agree that Cheerios is the King of all Cereals.
Well it figures you'd be wrong about something. Cheerios are god's own cereal. Simple and perfect, and endlessly satisfying. Even an old 40-something boomer like Jodi can understand their greatness.
Meh. I suppose they're fine if - like you say - you add bananas to them, but they're not able to hold their own without that help. Maybe the reason you and Jodi like them so much is because you're both so much older than me.
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Chocolate cereals are also suspect, though to a lesser extent. I can choke down some Cocoa Pebbles or Cocoa Puffs in a pinch, but they too suffer from a disturbing aftertaste and serious textural issues.
The best sweet cereals are the ones that keep it simple. Golden Grahams, for instance, are excellent, if you can scarf them down before they sog-out. Cap'n Crunch didn't rise to the apex of the cereal firmament trying to taste like fruit. Cinamon Toast Crunch is also an underappreciated workhorse that delivers on the flavor side.
You need to ask them to improve their selection.
Fruity pebbles are suitable only for consumption by toddlers with severe attention deficits, and I wouldn't even inflict it on them.
Now Cap'n Crunch - there's a noble cereal.
Honey Smacks are another tasty sweet cereal that isn't trying too hard to be something its not. And I was always partial to the sheer audacity of Cookie Crisp and its claim that chocolate chip cookies are suitable breakfast food.
But I'm old-fashioned (shock to no one) and my personal favorite is Grape Nuts. I also quite enjoy Raisin Bran and Shredded Wheat.
Truth be told, my tolerance for sugary cereals has declined as I've gotten older. I mostly eat the hippy-dippy off-brand stuff they sell at Whole Foods nowadays.
If I am going to eat a sugary cereal though, you can be assured that it won't be one masquerading as fruit.
On a brighter note, I'm starting to understand why Jodi doesn't like pie. She might be a happy 40-something, but her palette is still 8 years old. She probably likes Spagetti-O's too.
Second of all, Grape Nuts should be called what it is Rocks and Twigs.
Third of all, I am wondering if y'all eat your cereal with Metamucil and Geritol, or do you wait until after your mid-morning nap for that kind of thing. Maybe you save it for when you sit down to peruse the AARP's web site.
Fourth of all, we can all agree that Cheerios is the King of all Cereals.
Plus, I don't like Cheerios. They're not as gross as, say, Fruity Pebbles, but they're not good either.