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Post by AussieMeg on Dec 14, 2022 1:12:02 GMT
If you eat cereal, how many different types of cereal do you have in your pantry? DSO keeps saying that we have too much cereal in the pantry. He rarely eats it, but DS and I eat it most days for breakfast. I don't want to eat the same cereal every day, how boring, so I like to have at least two or three different types to choose from. Currently in my pantry I have: Uncle Tobys Plus: Fibre with sultanas and apples Uncle Tobys Plus: Protein with oat clusters, sultanas and peach Uncle Tobys Plus: Iron with nutty clusters and cashews Nutri Grain Porridge - because I keep telling myself I should try it but can never bring myself to eat it! Bran Flakes Hi Bran Weet-Bix Milo Flakes Coco Pops - new strawberry flavour to try out Coco Pops - regular Rice Bubbles - to make these Mini Mars Bar Christmas Puddings and this Peppermint Bubble SliceCornflakes - to make Honey Joys* I wouldn't normally have so many boxes of the Uncle Tobys, but they were half price so I stocked up. I think there might also be a box of muesli clusters hidden somewhere in the back. When DS was still in school, it was a tradition to buy a big box of Front Loops every school holidays, so four times a year. He left school at the end of last year, and I haven't bought them in a while. I think I need to treat myself and buy a big box for Christmas. The only problem is, I will eat them for breakfast, lunch, dinner and dessert! So how many different types of cereal do you have, and what is your favourite? |
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Post by PLurker on Dec 14, 2022 1:17:55 GMT
Just me and DS living here. We usually have 2-4 boxes of cereal. One or two of each of our favorites. We tend to eat it more at night, not in morning for breakfast. More likely for a quick something to eat when hungry and lazy.
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Post by craftedbys on Dec 14, 2022 1:19:36 GMT
Only my dad and I regularly eat cereal so I only keep 2 open.
Frosted Mini Wheats (Brown Sugar Cinnamon) for me.
Dad likes to alternate between MaltoMeal brand Lucky Charms and Cap'n Crunch with Ceunch berries.
At 95 he can eat whatever cereal makes him happy.
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Post by lisae on Dec 14, 2022 1:22:15 GMT
Walmart brand Bran Flakes and 3 kinds of Chex.
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Post by The Birdhouse Lady on Dec 14, 2022 1:27:29 GMT
Right now, just 2.
Rice Krispies
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Honeycomb
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Post by auntiepeas on Dec 14, 2022 1:35:08 GMT
What a fun question! 😃 We have two types of cereal right now: Ceres Organics rolled oats (the large flakes one), and Chantal Organics Swiss Bircher Muesli. The bircher muesli is a relatively new discovery for us but we’re loving it. We prepare each serving in it’s own 500ml swing top jar the night before and add 1tbsp chia seeds + 1tbsp hemp seeds + pinch of cinnamon + 1/2 apple grated + yoghurt + milk to each and then leave them in the fridge overnight. Omg so good!  eta: If you have a slow cooker try making the porridge in that but use milk instead of water, don’t skip the pinch of salt - it really makes a difference to the texture, add some frozen blueberries, and put it on low before you go to bed so it can slow cook overnight. The texture will be lovely and creamy in the morning, more like a pudding than breakfast. We sprinkle cinnamon on top once we’ve plated it and love it with yoghurt but milk is good too. Good luck 😉 |
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Post by Delta Dawn on Dec 14, 2022 1:36:08 GMT
Just one. I have a Costco box of Quaker Harvest Crunch.
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Post by ScrapbookMyLife on Dec 14, 2022 1:46:18 GMT
I eat plain Cheerios, that's all I have in stock.
I love cereal for dinner! I rarely eat it for breakfast.
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Post by littlemama on Dec 14, 2022 1:49:28 GMT
We are low on cereal at the moment.
We have a box and a half of Cheerios, 2 boxes of Cocoa Pebbles, and one bag (from a 2 pack box) of Frosted Mini Wheats.
I'll need to restock this weekend or next.
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Post by anniebeth24 on Dec 14, 2022 1:50:14 GMT
We currently have only one variety, DH's very favorite Kellogg's Mini Wheats Little Bites in the chocolate flavor.
I stock up when I find them as some stores don't carry that kind.
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Post by Linda on Dec 14, 2022 1:53:15 GMT
way too many -DH is always buying more cereal (he's the main consumer of it)
3 types of Chex cereal
a 4 pk of Monster cereal (4 different ones)
weetabix (that one's mine)
3 different flavours of Cheerios
2 flavours of Life
a couple of Special K
plus oatmeal, farina , and granola
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Post by Ryann on Dec 14, 2022 2:09:39 GMT
None! When I stopped eating meat, I also stopped drinking cow milk. Cereal with plant based milks just doesn't taste good to me. I don't buy cereal for DW to eat. I miss cereal a lot - I often ate it for dinner if I'm home alone for it.
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Post by leeny on Dec 14, 2022 2:10:01 GMT
Just dh and I and we usually have two to three boxes: Post Raisin Bran, Multi-grain Cheerios and some sort of granola mix.
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Post by AussieMeg on Dec 14, 2022 2:15:49 GMT
If you have a slow cooker try making the porridge in that but use milk instead of water, don’t skip the pinch of salt - it really makes a difference to the texture, add some frozen blueberries, and put it on low before you go to bed so it can slow cook overnight. Didn't you watch This Is Us?!?!  I'm now too scared to put the slow cooker on overnight!  I couldn't face the idea of plain oats, so I bought Carmen's Porridge Sachets with Super Berry and Coconut and Chia Seeds. My idea was to ease my way into eating porridge by trying the flavoured sachets first, before switching to the plain stuff. I just found another packet of cereal - Protein Creamy Oats that I bought for DS to put into his smoothies. Maybe I should try the overnight slow cooker method with them. |
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Post by tampascrapper on Dec 14, 2022 2:39:15 GMT
It’s just me. I will go months without any cereal and months when I’ve got 2 kinds. Normally Honey Nut Cheerios and something else like Captain Crunch or Honey Bunches and Oats.
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Post by anaterra on Dec 14, 2022 2:47:12 GMT
I have 3 cereal Tupperwares... so only 3 at a time... when we finish 1 i buy a different kind.. currently fruity pebbles, cinnamon toast crunch and frosted flakes...
It's just me n dh... but we keep the grands 1 weekend every month... it was this past weekend and they almost finished the fruity pebbles... someone up posted honeycomb.... i think that's what I'll get next!!
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Post by keithurbanlovinpea on Dec 14, 2022 2:51:26 GMT
I have some Corn Flakes on top shelf that I occasionally use for topping/breading but since I went low carb in January, I haven't eaten cereal in forever.
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Post by auntiepeas on Dec 14, 2022 2:52:22 GMT
Didn't you watch This Is Us?!?! Nope, never have, and I’m guessing from your reaction I really don’t want to.😝 Or you could try preparing them the night before, as if you were going to cook them right then, but then just leave them to soak overnight and cook as normal in the morning. I would definitely stick with using water not milk if you use this method though - it won’t be as creamy but it’s still pretty good. Oh, and definitely add some fruit after cooking (blueberries are our personal favourite but anything fresh or precooked is good) + a sprinkle of cinnamon. Extra points if you use a spurtle to stir the porridge while cooking!  |
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Post by padresfan619 on Dec 14, 2022 4:00:30 GMT
I always have some kind of variety of cheerios in the pantry for my son. Currently he’s enjoying the vanilla honey flavor in his little snack cup throughout the day. The very berry is also a big hit.
I go through spurts with cereal. Especially when I was pregnant it was one of my biggest cravings. Right now I’m not on a cereal kick so we just have the cheerios. But when I’m on a cereal kick I’ll have the chocolate delight special K, rice chex, captain crunch berries, Cinnamon Toast Crunch, Corn Pops, Frosted Flakes…..I love cereal when the mood strikes. My husband doesn’t eat it so I don’t buy more than one box at a time.
Cereal cravings can also turn to yogurt and granola cravings and I love the vanilla bean greek yogurt from Trader Joe’s with their granola.
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Post by peano on Dec 14, 2022 4:34:56 GMT
I try to eat low carb so none now that DS has his own place. I never thought I'd miss that box of Lucky Charms.  |
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Post by hopemax on Dec 14, 2022 5:03:07 GMT
I'm the only one who eats it, so I usually only have 1 or 2 boxes. Right now it's Rice Chex and Lucky Charms.
Growing up we always had a box of Rice Krispies (Dad), Cheerios (Mom), Corn Flakes (for recipes) and sometimes a sugar cereal like Trix, Fruit Loops, or Lucky Charms.
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Post by Gennifer on Dec 14, 2022 5:44:22 GMT
We usually have like 8-10 in the cupboard, plus at least 4-5 unopened backups in the pantry. (But we have a large pantry and keep backstock of almost everything since it’s so hard to get groceries up to my house in the winter.)
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Post by vsimone on Dec 14, 2022 5:52:42 GMT
We always have Weet Bix for hubby and oats for me plus another box of something that changes each time I get groceries. It's Rice Bubbles at the moment - was Nutri-Grain last time
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Post by greendragonlady on Dec 14, 2022 5:59:40 GMT
We usually have 3-4 boxes of cold cereal. DH is usually the one who eats it, so he picks it out...it could be life, cinnamon toast crunch, frosted mini wheats, frosted flakes, etc. Then he has some flavored oatmeal and cream of wheat. I eat steel cut oats. I soak them overnight with some milk (I'll normally make up 3 bowls at a time), then heat it up in the microwave in the morning. I usually add some freeze-dried fruit.
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Post by garcia5050 on Dec 14, 2022 6:20:00 GMT
I can’t remember the last time I had a bowl of cereal. We had blah cereals growing up so I never got used to it.
I do keep some for DH and the kids. Right now we have coco puffs and Cinnamon Toast Crunch.
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Post by gar on Dec 14, 2022 8:58:04 GMT
Dh doesn't eat cereal and I only eat porridge but I do have readybrek, baby porridge and some cheerios in the cupboard for the grandchildren  |
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Post by lesley on Dec 14, 2022 10:34:46 GMT
I have four at the moment, which surprised me, as I only ever eat one type (M&S Strawberry and Almond Crunch - delicious oat clusters with slices of almond and dried strawberry pieces 😊). DS eats Weetos, Weetabix and porridge.
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Post by CeeScraps on Dec 14, 2022 13:37:15 GMT
To eat as cereal....Cheerios! That's it!
Now to make Chex mix I have their wheat, rice and corn.
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Post by workingclassdog on Dec 14, 2022 13:51:19 GMT
Currently zero but that WAY unusual. I just ate the last of the Rice Krispies.
Typically I have between 4 and 6. Which is a lot but when cereal goes on sale for a great price I will buy 4 or 5 at once. Last great deal was 1.29 box.
I have a variety.. between healthy and sugary... Special K, some sort of Cheerios, Capt. Crunch Berries, so forth.
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Post by sabrinae on Dec 14, 2022 13:56:06 GMT
Usually 2-4. Almost always cheerios and frosted mini wheats. Then sometimes the girls will ask for something else. We have fruit loops right now. Sometimes Apple Jacks. Homemade granola when I find time to make it.
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