What was your favorite cereal as a child?

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   Mighty Momposted 14 years ago

   As I poured my Kashi Go Lean into a bowl the morning I noticed a kernel with a familiar shape. It looked a lot like a "Sugar Smack" (except not shiny with sugar).
   
   That brought me back to some of the fun and exotic cereal brands (and their mascots!) I used to consume as a young lass.
   
   I really did like the Sugar Smacks.
   
   What was your favorite cereal growing up?
   Do you still eat it today?
   Would you/do you feed it to your kids????

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      Putz Ballardposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      I grew up in a small cotton mill village and cereal wasn't a big breakfast option but back i the day it was Kellogg's Cornflakes. We didn't have bananas very often or any other great fruit to make them more tasty. We also had raisin bran on occasion. When my little sister came along, it was Fruit Loops.

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      Daniel J. Neumannposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      I liked frosted cheerios... I miss them so :'(

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      etower036posted 14 years agoin reply to this

      I loved a couple, ( maybe a bit too much) but one sticks in my mind was King vitamin. Looked like little crowns, and they were golden color and very sweet.  I also loved Count Chocula and booberry.
      
      Wow, I have not thought about this for a long time, thanks for the question.

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         etower036posted 14 years agoin reply to this

         

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      Shane Belcetoposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      Oow yes Suger Snacks those were good huh ... my fav though and YES still eat them with my kids is Lucky Charms .. smiles
      
      ~Expect Miracles

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      nocreditneededposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      Same as now. Rice Krispies. Best cereal ever.
      
      But I do sometimes have Frosted Flakes or Raisin Bran, for variety.

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      The Smiling Manposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      Never like cereal. Oatmeal man myself.

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      lilmissbookwormposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      With out a doubt Kelloggs Cornflakes with whole milk. Let them sit for 15 mins until soggy then I used to drink the milk first and then eat my now soggy cornflakes. Very delicious. My little boy likes them too just the way I used to.

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      latishmposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      i like honey cones and i will let my children eat them but i dont any more they dont taste the same than when i was a child

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      Miss Paulaposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      I like coco wheats  and anything with sugar on it.

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       chinesegreenteaposted 13 years agoin reply to this

       I like the cereal very much,when I was in my childhood.
       Now I still like to eat the rereal very much ,especially ,the oat .
       It not only can make us slimmer ,but also can mke us healthy.
       Thank you

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       yumyumfoodrecipesposted 13 years agoin reply to this

       Rice crispies...

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       tony0724posted 13 years agoin reply to this

       Cap,n Crunch still rocks ! And yes I still eat it !

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          DIYweddingplannerposted 13 years agoin reply to this

          Me, too!  I ate some this morning!!

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       Thek1ngswayposted 13 years agoin reply to this

       Froot loops all the way ! And not just as a child , i am 20 and still love them . they contain a bit to much sugar though. Which is not awesome

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       kimberlyslyricsposted 13 years agoin reply to this

       Froot Loops
       Still
       Forever
       
       Hi Girl
       kiss

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   luvpassionposted 14 years ago

   Coco Pebbles, Coco puffs, Count Chocula any of the chocolate flavored cereals. I still like them, but now I eat more of the strawberry special k.

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   Cagsilposted 14 years ago

   Cheerios, Rice Krispees(including coco), Honeycomb, and Captain Crunch(strawberry).

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   Mighty Momposted 14 years ago

   Hi luvpassion. Too bad they don't make that SpecialK in chocolate flavor, eh?
   
   Cags -- interesting selections. Two "purist" choices (Cheerios, Rice Crispies). Honeycomb -- I forgot that one! CC I bet will be on a lot of people's lists.
   
   Another question is brand loyalty.
   Kelloggs or Post?
   Or did it matter?

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      Cagsilposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      I like General Mills and Kelloggs. Not much into Post.

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   Daniel Carterposted 14 years ago

   Sugar Jets!!
   
   
   
   I think it was only about 1,000,000% sugar is all.

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   CYBERSUPEposted 14 years ago

   Ranger Joes

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   Mighty Momposted 14 years ago

   I don't think I ever saw Sugar Jets.
   But that looks a lot like Rocky of Rocky & Bullwinkle -- is it?
   
   General Mills. Forgot about them.

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      Daniel Carterposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      Rocky and Bullwinkle were Saturday morning regulars. I saw a documentary on PBS and the writers and voices had so much fun they had trouble getting the episodes done. It was all adult humor. I still love the shows. But you can't seem to find them anywhere.
      
      The cereal was always advertised with the cartoon.

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   Mighty Momposted 14 years ago

   Ranger Joes sounds like a boy cereal.
   Not available on Long Island where I grew up.
   Where could/can I find some, CYBERSUPE?

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      CYBERSUPEposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      mighty  mom,
           They are long gone Mom, you see that was back in the 1930's.

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   luvpassionposted 14 years ago

   Funny that I like the Chex cerials salted in party mix, but not with milk.
   
   Teri

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    Mighty Momposted 14 years ago

    Oh my, I didn't mean to out you, Cybersupe!
    It's neat that you're here hubbing!!!
    
    I wholeheartedly agree on Chex. Chexmix ROCKS! I could eat buckets of it. Chex with milk -- bleh.
    
    Now LIFE cereal on the other hand.... that's sort of like Chex (square) but has SUGAR so it's sort of healthy/sort of yummy. And it has the most memorable, coolest ad in the history of cereal commercials!
    Mikey likes it!!!

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    Ivorwenposted 14 years ago

    I always loved Grape-Nuts, Malt-O-Meal and Honeycombs.  I rarely have any of them now, preferring to just cook whole or cracked grains for breakfast, or eat left-overs.

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    ralwusposted 14 years ago

    God, it was such a loooong time ago, I forget. LOL I know I tried it, and hated it . . . Maypo. Yuck!

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       Home Girlposted 14 years agoin reply to this

       The only cereal I had in my childhood was plain cornflakes. We just did not have any other brands in my country at that time! I still love them, but I do not eat them. After eating cereals I always feel hungry! My kids here in Canada tried them all! I find them too suragy and not healthy in a long run. Like dry cat food. For me just regular old fashioned cooked grains for breakfast, please, and no sugar in any form!

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       Lisa HWposted 14 years agoin reply to this

       I "made" my mother buy Maypo because of "Markie" and "I Want My Maypo".  It WAS horrible!    Of course, that opened the door for her to be able to remind me about wanting stuff I saw on TV and her to not buy it after that.    I went back to "Sugar Pops" after that Maypo fiasco.

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    EatLovePrayposted 14 years ago

    Rice Krispies..and Corn Puffs.. but I hated cereal..so this were the only two..I could actually bear eating..lol..since they didn't have an food colouring... which makes it healthier!

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    calpol25posted 14 years ago

    Lucky charms every one remembers the leprechaun

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    Timmy(B)posted 14 years ago

    Lucky Charms but they don't do them in England anymore.

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       calpol25posted 14 years agoin reply to this

       I know its so unfair I think we should launch a protest to bring back lucky charms in britain via hubpages
       
       

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    richtwfposted 14 years ago

    I used to love eating Golden Nuggets many moons ago and these days since I still have a sweet tooth, I occasionally like to indulge myself in a bowl of Sugar Puffs. Still a child at heart!

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    Timmy(B)posted 14 years ago

    Let's do it calpol 25 anything is possible and i am so bored of cheerios now!

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       calpol25posted 14 years agoin reply to this

       yey !!!!
       
       Get the Leprachaun off the dole and put his charms in your bowl!!!!!!
       

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       calpol25posted 14 years agoin reply to this

       You no longer need to be bored of cheerios lets spread the word

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    Kyle246posted 14 years ago

    Fruit Loops. Yum.

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    Surabhi Kauraposted 14 years ago

    My favourite is "ALL BRAN", I still eat those cereal, quite healthy and nutricious.

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       Home Girlposted 14 years agoin reply to this

       i f you give me a choice cat food(dry) or "all bran", I will chose cat food. I hate bran anything.

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          Surabhi Kauraposted 14 years agoin reply to this

          well, I like it lol!

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          BRIAN SLATERposted 14 years agoin reply to this

          love it

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       BRIAN SLATERposted 14 years agoin reply to this

       yuk

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       camloposted 14 years agoin reply to this

       Yes, I've always liked All BRAN. But my favourite is Weetabix - not too much milk, and tons of sugar. It's actually quite expensive here in Germany, but I have to have it. And ALL BRAN is even more expensive, because it has to be imported.

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    waynetposted 14 years ago

    Sugar Puffs...although they made your pee smell of sugar puffs and everyone knew you had the honey monsters sugar puffs and was laughed out of school!

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       Daniel Carterposted 14 years agoin reply to this

       That is just sick enough to be hilarious, Wayne!!
       

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       BRIAN SLATERposted 14 years agoin reply to this

       Me to Wayne absolutely love them

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    europewalkerposted 14 years ago

    Frosted Flakes! So much better than the boring oatmeal that I eat now.

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    Polly Cposted 14 years ago

    The only cereal I can actually remember having as a child is Ready Brek, which makes you glow...apparently.

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       Kathryn LJposted 14 years agoin reply to this

       Well it made me retch and then my ear glowed because my mother whacked it.  Apparently, suppressed vomiting at the breakfast table was a big no-no.

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    BRIAN SLATERposted 14 years ago

    Crunchy Nut Cornflakes there brilliant  :DDDD

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    waynetposted 14 years ago

    Oh no not All Bran!
    
    My mum used to get that and I used to dread having that for breakfast as it reminded me of eating mud as they were made into small curly sticks....in fact it put me off eating healthy for awhile..

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       camloposted 14 years agoin reply to this

       My Mum used to buy it for herself, and I wasn't allowed to eat it - had something to do with her never-ending diet. Anyway, I always wanted to do what I wasn't allowed to do, so that's probably why I like it.
       I hate Cornflakes. When they get soggy at the bottom of the bowl, they remind me of sliced off bellies of slugs and snails. YUK!

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          waynetposted 14 years agoin reply to this

          My mum used to buy it too for her diets and stuff and she would even eat it for her supper too which was a bit mad and then she would say would you like some for supper and I would noooooooooooooooooooo!

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             camloposted 14 years agoin reply to this

             Well, eating breakfast cerial for supper is something my mum would never have allowed.
             That's why I do it all the time now - just to spite my mum.

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    Mighty Momposted 14 years ago

    Hey, if a Facebook campaign can get Betty White onto Saturday Night Live I bet it could get Lucky Charms back into the UK!
    I had no idea you guys were so deprived.
    
    Ready Brek -- makes you glow? Um, that sounds like it could/should be something naughty (rise and shine activities for adults).
    
    Wayne -- Sounds like your Sugar Puffs are the same as US Sugar Smacks (name later changed to Honey Smacks).
    Same issue with the pee -- there's a whole page of Google entries about it! I don't think I remember that!!!
    
    All you hubbers who like healthy grains and stuff. Yeah, I do too -- NOW. But c'mon. You telling me that at eight years old, given the choice between "sweetened" ANYTHING and "bran" or "oat" something you wouldn't go for the sugar rush???!!!
    I'm impressed!

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       calpol25posted 14 years agoin reply to this

       Hey we could try that

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    Home Girlposted 14 years ago

    I always suspected that "All Bran" is a residual product of some non-food industry, like nuclear bomb factory or smth., - they just have to get rid of their sub-product. They package, put nice label and sell it as a food product to ususpected people, who try to feed their innocent children with it.

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    ralwusposted 14 years ago

    I seem to recall Cornflakes with freeze dried strawberries in them. Dint like them much. I liked Shredded Wheat with hot milk poured onto them, and sugar. That was good for cold mornings.

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       camloposted 14 years agoin reply to this

       I'm off to the English Shop tomorrow to buy some Shredded Wheat ... it really is good with hot milk. Thanks for reminding me!

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          gringalinaposted 13 years agoin reply to this

          oh but the frosted mini-wheats are the bomb!!! When it comes to healthy anyways!

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    mtsi1098posted 14 years ago

    Captain Crunch (peanut butter)

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    mega1posted 14 years ago

    I loved Kix  and Rice Crispies - really don't like them now!

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    reversecharlesposted 14 years ago

    Captain Crunch.

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    melporposted 14 years ago

    Kellogg's Corn Flakes

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    Rafiniposted 14 years ago

    I didn't like most cereals, couldn't stand them after they'd soaked up all the milk and were no longer crunchy.  Except, I seem to remember liking Cap'n Crunch (peanut butter).  As a teen, I remember liking Grape Nuts and Golden Grahams - because they didn't get soggy from the milk.

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    Jane@CMposted 14 years ago

    Fortified Oat Flakes - which they don't make anymore
    Captain Crunch with Crunchberries (rare treat in our house)
    Life

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    Lucky Catsposted 14 years ago

    I have always loved Grape Nuts.  Not sugary sweet out of the box but, you sure could load on the sugar and add lots of milk...each bite was a mouthful of chewey goodness.  Grape Nuts have always been so satisfying because they didn't "melt in your mouth..."  you had to chew for a while...and all the while, that yummy goodness filled your mouth and saturated all your taste buds.  I have to be careful because I could (then and now) eat the whole box!  YUMMY!!!

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    wordscribe43posted 14 years ago

    Personally, I was all about the Captain!  Luved me the captain.
    
    
    
    However, I only ate the original (not sure if they had the crunch berries back then). 
    
    I find it, well... repulsive now.

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    timorousposted 14 years ago

    Ohhh...let's see...
    Shreddies (still have them today..not the same box mind you )
    Cap'n Crunch
    Sugar Crisp (remember Sugar Bear?: "Can't get enough of that Sugar Crisp")
    Sugar Frosted Flakes (...Tony the Tiger: "They're Grrrreat!")
    Sugar Pops ("Are tops")
    Trix ("Silly rabbit...Trix are for kids")
    Corn Flakes
    Rice Krispies (I can still remember the jingle)
    Special K (sometimes)
    Shredded Wheat
    Corn Chex, Wheat Chex, Rice Chex (usually just the corn)
    
    These days it's either Corn Flakes, Shreddies, or my current favourite, Nature's Path - Flax Plus granola (with pumpkin seed)...I think I'll have some right now, excuse me....

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    Rose Mariposted 14 years ago

    Anyone else remember Quisp?

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    Mighty Momposted 14 years ago

    
    
    Looks vaguely familiar. Corn space ships.

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       Rose Mariposted 14 years agoin reply to this

       Oh yes! Lots of sugary goodness in that box.

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    sabrinaaqposted 14 years ago

    Lucky Charms and Cinnamon Toast Crunch!

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    IntimatEvolutionposted 14 years ago

    Boo Berry.

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    bojanglesk8posted 14 years ago

    Lucky Charms, Trix, Captain Crunch, etc.
    
    All the really sugary junk ones.

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    prayersposted 14 years ago

    Cheerios and Rice Krispies!

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    Catering101posted 14 years ago

    I grew up with Cheerios and Kellogg's corn flakes.
    
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    Check me Out!

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    Uninvited Writerposted 14 years ago

    Mine was Rice Krispies.

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    sandra rinckposted 14 years ago

    Cocoa Puff! Chocolate Pebbles! Lucky Charms! -magically delicious.
    
    But my mom made us eat Smacks, Wheaties, Frosted Flakes, Apple Jacks and Fruit Loops.

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    sim0n30posted 14 years ago

    coco pops i was mad for them, i could eat a whole box in one day!

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    brimancandyposted 14 years ago

    Fruit Loops and Trix. I still buy a box now and then. I also like Honey Nut Cheerios, and Coco Pebbles. For some reason those all seem very gay to me. Especially the fruit loops and Trix! That really makes me giggle!
    
    Unfortunately my dad used to make us eat unbranded shredded wheat and Quaker oats. Yuk!!

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    MichelleArakakiposted 14 years ago

    i like the banana cheerios

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    K9keystrokesposted 14 years ago

    No doubt that Captain Crunch was the best cereal when I was a kid, right out of the box!

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    kimberlyslyricsposted 13 years ago

    

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