So, I thought it would be fun to list my top 5 favorite "parts of a nutritious breakfast". And this time, I'm doing them in order, from 5th to 1st. Here we go!
5. Frosted Flakes
They're Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrreat! Seriously, they are. Frosted Flakes were never the most colorful of cereals, nor didi it come with fancy little marshmallows or whatever, but it was completely coated in pure, unadulterated sugar. And that was enoguh for me. Also, Tony the Tiger is one of my all-time favorite product mascots, so that helps, too.
4. Super Sugar Crisp
Not Super Golden Crisp. No, I grew up in a time when they plastered the word sugar right on the front of the box. This cereal was like toasted oat crack. Also, Sugar Bear was one of the coolest dudes in TV commercials. He was so cool and laid back. Not like some spastic rabbits or paranoid leprechauns I could mention.
These days, Count Chocula (like Frankenberry and Boo Berry) is only released around Halloween, but when I was a kid, it was available year round. But for some reason, I only ate it around Halloween. That doesn't mean it wasn't one of my most loved cereals ever. I also bought a box last Halloween and am pleased to report that it still holds up.
For years, this was my number one favorite cereal. I ate this cereal by the ton. But it would be forever dethroned by the next one on the list when I was in 5th grade...
Awwwwwwwwww YEAH! I still eat this cereal on a regular basis. There has never been a more flavorful cereal in the history of things that get poured into bowls. Granted, I have to go a week or so without it every now and then just to give the roof of my mouth a chance to heal. As a kid, I remember all of the Cap'n Crunch cereals having the best toys inside, and no matter what parents say, that little marketing scam often tilted your weekly choice of cereal in the favor of one cereal over another. Luckily, the best toys came in the best tasting cereal as far as I was concerned.
No cartoon mascot. No funny commercial. But these close cousins to Froot Loops would be my go-to cereal on those rare occasions that my mom's guilt over feeding me garbage got the better of her and she'd attempt to force me to pick a "healthier" cereal. I guess because it said "apples" in the name, it was a healthier cereal. Oh, how wrong she was.
Let's here from you all! What was your favorite cereals?
LOL! Roof of your mouth a chance to heal...
ReplyDeleteAwesome post Reis. As a kid I ate Cap'n Crunch a lot and Cookie Crisp.
ReplyDelete"Cookies for breakfast?!" ;)
DeletePeanut Butter Cap'n Crunch is a clear #1...but thanks for posting that image of the Apple Jacks box. I'd forgotten all about that design until now. Just when you think you've pretty much recalled everything from your childhood....
ReplyDeleteNo kidding. those little badly drawn kids are etched into my memory.
DeleteYou're a bit older then me, but I really liked Coco/Fruity Pebbles, Captain Crunch and Cinnamon Toast Crunch. I still buy Cinnamon Toast Crunch to this day. So good.
ReplyDeleteI never saw Peanut Butter Captain Crunch before. Maybe it's a USA only thing. Or maybe i'm not observant.
What?! No Peanut Butter Cap'n Crunch?! That's a shame, man.
DeleteI loved all of the Crunch flavors, peanut butter was also my fav. The Cap'n had awesome toys, I remember I lost my mind when my folks took me to the mall, and the Soggies castle was there, during one of the "Where's the Cap'n?" promotions. So cool.
ReplyDeleteThat sounds glorious. No kidding.
DeleteI liked Golden Grahams,Honey Combs and pretty much anything with a television cartoon character on it ;)
ReplyDeleteActually, I still love Golden Grahams!
DeleteHeck yeah! Super Sugar Crisp one of my favorites. : )
ReplyDeleteAnyone remember Circus Fun cereal? Now THAT was some serious-ass Circus fun. I remember Bill and Ted's Excellent Cereal too and I really liked Willow Cereal which was pretty much like "Quaker Honey Graham Oh's!".
ReplyDeleteThere was a Willow cereal?!
DeleteCorrection, upon further research it was, in fact, Quaker Crunchy Nut Oh's with a limited Willow promotion on the box along with a vhs lucasfilm promo on the side of the box. Captain Crunch also had a Willow themed back of the box with a pack-in magic coin trick box inside. However, there was Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves cereal and I totally remember the commercial because the do the thing where he splits the arrow but they use a spoon to do it.... All I can say is "Amazingly horrible." God, remember when movies were such orgies of marketing and hype?...I miss it.
DeleteGreat post. Mine were: 1) Sugar Frosted Flakes, 2) Lucky Charms, 3) Sugar Smacks, 4) Fruit Loops, 5) Rice Crispies. It was a rarity for my parents to fork out for the "fancy" cereals like Lucky Charms, but Tony The Tiger's Sugar Frosted Flakes or Dig 'Em The Frog's Sugar Smacks were definitely standard cupboard fare in my home.
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