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What was your favorite cereal as a kid or an adult? Mine was Rice Chex. How about you? (Original Post) debm55 22 hrs ago OP
Corn Pops. oberle 22 hrs ago #1
Thank you very much for sharing with us, oberle. I remember them. debm55 21 hrs ago #14
It's Kinda Gross To Say It Now, But Coolgoober 22 hrs ago #2
I used to love Cap'n Crunch! Diamond_Dog 22 hrs ago #8
HAHAHAHHHA. Coolgoober. Thank you for sharing with us. debm55 21 hrs ago #16
My favorite was Raisin Bran...but it wasn't my mom's favorite... MiHale 22 hrs ago #3
OMG. HAHAHAHAHHAHA. I bet it was a moving experience. Thank you,MiHale for sharing with us. debm55 21 hrs ago #17
Wheaties Breakfast of Champions gab13by13 22 hrs ago #4
Same here. patphil 21 hrs ago #15
Thank you very much for sharing with us. My father always ate them . I liked to read the back of the box. debm55 21 hrs ago #19
Corn Flakes because that is all we could afford. Ferrets are Cool 22 hrs ago #5
Thank you very much , Ferrets are Cool. I ate corn flakes too with the rooster on the box. debm55 21 hrs ago #20
Buc Wheats House of Roberts 22 hrs ago #6
Thank you very much, House of Roberts. for sharing. I don't remember Buc Wheats. Where they good? debm55 21 hrs ago #21
They were maple glazed wheat flakes. House of Roberts 21 hrs ago #24
Thank you very much for your selections of cereal, House of Roberts for sharing. Thanks for telling me what Buc Wheats debm55 20 hrs ago #30
Honeycomb-Comb (childhood) SallyHemmings 22 hrs ago #7
HAHAHAHAHHHAH. thank you very much , SallyHemmings, for sharing with us. debm55 20 hrs ago #32
Grapenuts with vanilla yogurt gladium et scutum 22 hrs ago #9
That sounds very good. Thank you for sharing gladium et scutum. Yum debm55 20 hrs ago #33
As a kid, I liked Rice Krispies. Now I like Special K MIButterfly 22 hrs ago #10
Thank you for sharing your selections with us, MIButterfly. I agree with the large boxes of cereal. I end up giving to debm55 20 hrs ago #34
Corn flakes or Wheaties TommieMommy 22 hrs ago #11
Thank you very much for sharing with us, TommieMommy. debm55 20 hrs ago #36
Wheat germ. enid602 22 hrs ago #12
Agree. Thank you very much for sharing, enid602. debm55 20 hrs ago #37
Apple Jacks FM123 21 hrs ago #13
Thank you very much for sharing with us. FM123 debm55 20 hrs ago #38
I loved Rice Krispies or Cheerios Grim Chieftain 21 hrs ago #18
HAHAAHHAHHAHAH. that's funny, thank you for sharing your selections with us. debm55 20 hrs ago #39
Sugar Smacks EYESORE 9001 21 hrs ago #22
Thank you very much for sharing with us, EYESORE 9001. You are just a sweet person. debm55 19 hrs ago #42
My mother was generally an Anti-Sugar Cereal Fascist... Wuddles440 21 hrs ago #23
Thank you very much for sharing with us. Wuddles440. I really liked those Kellogg"s Variety Packs. I think had them too. debm55 21 hrs ago #29
Very young: all about the sugar: corn pops, Captain Crunch, Life, Cocoa Puffs, Lucky Charms... hlthe2b 21 hrs ago #25
Thank you very much for sharing with us, hlthe2b for sharing your selections. debm55 21 hrs ago #27
Loved this when I was a kid 👶 Plain Cheerios and Cream of Wheat. Polly Hennessey 21 hrs ago #26
Thank you Polly Hennessey. I loved Cream of Wheat. I found some at the store in individual packs in a box. Ate them debm55 21 hrs ago #28
Sugar Pops, Trix and Frosted Flakes Nittersing 20 hrs ago #31
Thank you very much for sharing. Nittersing. I would pour the milk into the box and eat it from there. debm55 19 hrs ago #43
Raisin Bran. LoisB 20 hrs ago #35
Thank you for sharing with us. LoisB. debm55 19 hrs ago #45
Raisin Bran Ritabert 20 hrs ago #40
thank you very much for sharing with us. Ritabert. debm55 19 hrs ago #44
CUCO FOR COOCA PUFFS! AllaN01Bear 19 hrs ago #41
HAHAHAHAHAHAH. Thank you for sharing, Bear. PS, How are you feeling? Have a great day. debm55 19 hrs ago #46

MiHale

(12,947 posts)
3. My favorite was Raisin Bran...but it wasn't my mom's favorite...
Mon Mar 16, 2026, 11:25 AM
22 hrs ago

after I ate an entire box in one sitting at breakfast one day…let’s just say it was a moving experience.
I was not allowed to have that cereal again.

debm55

(59,926 posts)
17. OMG. HAHAHAHAHHAHA. I bet it was a moving experience. Thank you,MiHale for sharing with us.
Mon Mar 16, 2026, 12:04 PM
21 hrs ago

debm55

(59,926 posts)
19. Thank you very much for sharing with us. My father always ate them . I liked to read the back of the box.
Mon Mar 16, 2026, 12:07 PM
21 hrs ago

Last edited Mon Mar 16, 2026, 12:53 PM - Edit history (1)

debm55

(59,926 posts)
20. Thank you very much , Ferrets are Cool. I ate corn flakes too with the rooster on the box.
Mon Mar 16, 2026, 12:09 PM
21 hrs ago

debm55

(59,926 posts)
21. Thank you very much, House of Roberts. for sharing. I don't remember Buc Wheats. Where they good?
Mon Mar 16, 2026, 12:11 PM
21 hrs ago

House of Roberts

(6,486 posts)
24. They were maple glazed wheat flakes.
Mon Mar 16, 2026, 12:19 PM
21 hrs ago

Before they disappeared from the stores they were my favorite cereal. I would eat any sweetened cereal though, from Rice Crispies to Corn Pops, Alpha Bits, or Super Sugar Crisps.

debm55

(59,926 posts)
30. Thank you very much for your selections of cereal, House of Roberts for sharing. Thanks for telling me what Buc Wheats
Mon Mar 16, 2026, 12:55 PM
20 hrs ago

were.

MIButterfly

(2,623 posts)
10. As a kid, I liked Rice Krispies. Now I like Special K
Mon Mar 16, 2026, 11:42 AM
22 hrs ago

and every now and again, Cinnamon Toast Crunch. It's been a while though for the Cinnamon Toast Crunch.

I don’t eat dry cereal much anymore because all the boxes are Giant Size or Family Size. What do one-or-two-member households do with that much cereal? It's way too much for me.

debm55

(59,926 posts)
34. Thank you for sharing your selections with us, MIButterfly. I agree with the large boxes of cereal. I end up giving to
Mon Mar 16, 2026, 01:03 PM
20 hrs ago

the birds or chipmunks.

Grim Chieftain

(1,644 posts)
18. I loved Rice Krispies or Cheerios
Mon Mar 16, 2026, 12:06 PM
21 hrs ago

But I had to put a huge scoop of sugar on them so I could scrape the bottom of the bowl and get my sugar fix.

Can't believe I was a skinny kid.

EYESORE 9001

(29,671 posts)
22. Sugar Smacks
Mon Mar 16, 2026, 12:12 PM
21 hrs ago

I tried a bowl of grandkids’ version. It didn’t taste as ‘good’ with HFCS.

Wuddles440

(2,074 posts)
23. My mother was generally an Anti-Sugar Cereal Fascist...
Mon Mar 16, 2026, 12:16 PM
21 hrs ago

and in today's nightmare world would probably be a devote member of the Worm Brain/MAHA Cult. While she usually pushed hot cereals such as Mother's Oats and Cream of Wheat, the Mom "approved' cold cereals were Wheaties, Cheerios, Rice Krispies, Corn Flakes, and Raisin Bran (she apparently missed or ignored the sugar sprinkled on the raisins). However as a treat on rare and special occasions, she would grant us the thrill of selecting one of the Kellogg's Variety Packs with all the sugary/fun delights inside. It made us feel like we were rebels and being naughty badasses.

debm55

(59,926 posts)
29. Thank you very much for sharing with us. Wuddles440. I really liked those Kellogg"s Variety Packs. I think had them too.
Mon Mar 16, 2026, 12:50 PM
21 hrs ago

You were a rebel, Wuddles440.

hlthe2b

(113,736 posts)
25. Very young: all about the sugar: corn pops, Captain Crunch, Life, Cocoa Puffs, Lucky Charms...
Mon Mar 16, 2026, 12:21 PM
21 hrs ago

Approaching adolescence (a bit less sugar): Rice Krispies, Cheerios, Hot Chocolate Malt-o-meal
Older still and approaching those dieting teen years: Product 19 (no longer made), Special K, and splurge: Raisin Bran

Last time I had commercial packaged breakfast cereal? Considerably more than ten years ago. For me, it triggers cravings given its processed carbs and sugar. Apparently doesn't for many others, but that is a deal breaker for me. Frankly, once started, I could go through an entire box of Kellogg's Raisin Bran and milk nowadays! But, I don't (for multiple important reasons...LOL )

TMI? Sorry. Just thinking back...

debm55

(59,926 posts)
28. Thank you Polly Hennessey. I loved Cream of Wheat. I found some at the store in individual packs in a box. Ate them
Mon Mar 16, 2026, 12:31 PM
21 hrs ago

during this long cold spell..

Nittersing

(8,333 posts)
31. Sugar Pops, Trix and Frosted Flakes
Mon Mar 16, 2026, 12:57 PM
20 hrs ago

But mostly I remember the single serving boxes and cutting them open with a serrated knife along the barely perforated cardboard.

I think Mom stocked bigger boxes of non-sugar types and would buy the fun packs just on occasion.

debm55

(59,926 posts)
43. Thank you very much for sharing. Nittersing. I would pour the milk into the box and eat it from there.
Mon Mar 16, 2026, 02:14 PM
19 hrs ago

debm55

(59,926 posts)
46. HAHAHAHAHAHAH. Thank you for sharing, Bear. PS, How are you feeling? Have a great day.
Mon Mar 16, 2026, 02:18 PM
19 hrs ago
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