Entries tagged with 'cereal'
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When action film director Michael Bay eats a bowl of cereal, it's not just breakfast—it's using the power of slow-motion and dramatic music to show love, agony, and his penchant for High School Musical. Watch the video after the jump....
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Photographs from Amy Cheng "Breakfast of Champions" by artists Hank Willis Thomas and Ryan Alexiev is a portrait of President Barack Obama made out of cereal: The sugary sweet mosaic, made of thousands of cereal bits, depicts idea of what a healthily balanced breakfast (democracy) might look like when considering the role that marketing plays in myth building around corporate and political brands. The portrait appeared at The Armory Show in New York City this past weekend. You can buy a print of the portrait from Cerealart.com. Check out more cereal art at ryanalexiev.com. A closer look, after the jump....
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"I realized that they really weren't kidding about the fiber." Growing up, I was one of those lucky kids who got to have any breakfast cereal they wanted: Fruit Loops, Cocoa Krispies, Apple Jacks. Nothing was off-limits. So you'd think that, after years of consuming massive amounts of sugar first thing in the morning, I'd still have a serious AM sweet tooth. But in fact, just the opposite happened—these days I crave plain Cheerios, Weetabix, and, more than anything, Fiber One. Recently, Betty Crocker, which is owned by parent company General Mills, debuted a new line of Fiber One products including toaster pastries, granola bars, shredded wheat, and baking mixes for pancakes and muffins. It’s all part of their ingenious...
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Chicago is home to many great things. But the largest frosted Mini-Wheats cluster probably isn't one of them. There's no word on how the monstrosity tasted, but I would assume more like frosting, less like Mini-Wheats....
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Advertising Age Kellogg's is testing a shorter, fatter cereal box. But unlike some recent package changes that have short-changed consumers, this one doesn't futz with the amount of product inside. Says Advertising Age: The new packaging contains the same amount of food, but the shorter, fatter design is expected to fit into pantries more easily. Ms. Miller said it will also save grocery-shelf space, allowing retailers to offer a wider variety of products. Since it involves an 8% decrease in materials, the new box design is also stands to burnish Kellogg's green halo. Detroit will be the test market. The study will last about six months, Kellogg's says, before the company decides whether to roll it out nationwide. [via...
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Kellogg's cereals. You probably don't go for sugar kids' cereals when you have a craving for savory food, but according to this report from the Wall Street Journal, some cereals may be saltier than potato chips, more specifically in reduced-sugar cereals. London-based group Consumers International explains that "manufacturers are likely to add salt to boost the flavor of the product, and may use salt to maintain customer appeal when sugar levels are reduced." Although Kellogg's Frosties Reduced Sugar cereal showed higher sugar and salt contents compared to potato chips, Kellogg spokeswoman Susanne Norwitz said that she wasn't aware of Kellogg adding salt to reduced-sugar products. Of course, the main problem with kids' cereals is that they have too much...
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If you're already at work (or if someone is still sleeping in your household), put on headphones and click through to the following fake breakfast cereals to hear a crazy jingle for each one. And then vote for your favorite. Here's Cap'n McCains and Obama O's. Limited edition boxes of each are still available and run $39 each. Related: Vintage Cereal Box Gallery...
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Every moment of this video is a WTF-moment. That's why it's so good. Your day isn't complete until Johannes Brahms crashes through your wall while playing a grand piano. Why would he do such a thing? To bring you arts-enriched Raisin Brahms, "fortified with increased test scores and creative problem solving," of course. Don't be alarmed when you grow a Brahms-like beard after eating the cereal—that's just the power of the arts! Get hungry for Raisin Brahms by watching this breakfast ad spoof by America for the Arts after the jump....
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Mornin', eaters. How's tricks? Or should I say, how's Trix? By way of (lame) pun I lead you to this breakfast cereal ID quiz on AOL Food. Without the box, without tasting, can you ID cereals by looks alone? Oh yeah? What are the two over to the right here? I got 16 out of 20. Can you best that? And you know, this was perfect timing, as I've been on a huge cereal kick lately. I'm particularly enjoying Raisin Bran Crunch and Cracklin' Oat Bran right now. What cereal are you digging into this week?...
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Good morning, serious eaters! Here's a good way to start the day—and the week. A crazy gallery of old-school cereal boxes. I think my faves here are King Vitaman and Tutti Frutti Flavored Twinkles. They remind me of the days when I'd eat nothing but Fruity Pebbles when it came to cereal. (I can't believe my mom let me get away with that.) What was your cereal of choice as a kid—or even today?...
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