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Life, followed by Special K. In fact, I'm eating some Life right now.

kashi heart health toasted oats with light plain soy milk, for dinner when nothing else will stay put. the carbyness seems to help settle the tummy like nothing else.

"when I was a kid" throwback: Golden Grahams.
now-Raisin Bran Crunch, Grape Nuts, Granola-I like my crunch. Any bowl handy-but always with barely enough ice-cold 2% milk to cover. mmmmm.

I am not a big cereal eater, but if the mood strikes, I eat 100% natural granola with nonfat milk.

The Kashi version of Shredded Wheat is my current favourite. Kashi doesn't have its full range of products available in Canada (at least, where I live) and I really want to do some cross border shopping to see what cereal I find.

I generally take it with non-dairy milk alternative but I'm picky about my brands. It's unfortunate that I don't like Silk soy, because that's what Starbucks uses. I only like some brands of hemp milk and look for brown rice milk without added oil.

Special K and Honey Bunches of Oats - with juice or milk, always on the side.

I eat cereal for breakfast every morning, mostly Cheerios and Corn Flakes, but my favorite is Honey Nut Chex. Soooo good.

I start my day off with a bowl of 1/2 all bran and 1/2 Kashi Go Lean (not crunch, just the original). Add a sprinkle of cinnamon, a few splashes of milk (just to make it moist, not flooded), a handful of blueberries, and a few diced strawberries. Mix and enjoy!

In the evenings, sometimes I'll munch on sweet cereal like frosted flakes, honey nut cheerios, or Cap'n Crunch. I know that they are pretty much pure sugar, but sometimes that's all I want :)

My own homemade granola, with a splash of ice cold almond milk.

Love the Kashi cereals but my heart belongs to Go Lean Crunch. It's so crunchy that I can't hear anyone when I'm chewing. In this respect, it reminds me of Cap'n Crunch.

Lucky Charms with strawberries or maple frosted Shredded Wheat with blueberries and Silk Light Plain Soy Milk. Haven't had either in a while though. I've had the same box of Multi-grain Cheerios in my cabinet for a while.

Life kinda-sorta, but it's losing its charm after the 10+ boxes I've consumed in the past half year. Hmmm, anything peanut buttery is what I crave now...

Cheerios, without a doubt. I'm lactose intolerant, and Lactaid milk has a strange aftertaste. Cheerios get rid of the aftertaste, so as far as I'm concerned, they are the world's most perfect cereal. :)

I love Corn Flakes.

Back when I was a kid 'CW Post'. They stopped making it about 2 decades ago. Nothing in cereal interests me as I still want my CW POST back!

(I may have to try this 'Just Bunches' stuff, its supposed to be the closest thing available)

fruity pebbles. i O.D.'d on it as a kid, but it's always held a speical place in my heart.

I don't eat a lot of cereal (once I start, I can't stop! I just love it too much!), but my favorites are multigrain cheerios with sliced banana and raisin bran. Also, although I do drink regular old cow milk, I only really like soymilk on cereal. Either plain or vanilla, or even the unsweetened kind, but I just prefer the extra flavor the soymilk gives! Dangerously delicious!

I used to really like Life when I was a kid, but it doesn't taste the same to me now as when I was a kid. I don't know if they've changed the formula or not.

I also really liked Cracklin' Oat Bran. I could eat it with milk or dry. Loved it!

I can't remember the last time I ate cold cereal recently though. We tend to be a hot breakfast household. The only cereal we might have at dinner is grits!

I love Crispex with whole milk and a touch of sugar.

I hate Froot Loops, my sister loved it and it was always in the house and the smell alone could make me gag. Blech!

My favorite right now is Kashi Go Lean with a banana and some cinnamon. I have a special cereal bowl I have to use every morning too. Usually I go year to year on cereals, in the past Cinnamon Life, Crispix, Wheaties, and Nature Valley Cereal have been favorites.

I go through phases. Currently, it's either Multigrain Cheerios, because they're not quite as sweet as Honey Nut, but sweeter than plain. I switch between that and the new Fiber One Caramel Delight. I LOVE this cereal. It's just like Cinnamon Toast Crunch, but less cinnamon-y. And always ice cold skim milk. The worst thing for cereal is if the milk isn't cold enough.

GrapeNuts Trail Mix Crunch has definitely made its way onto my "fav" list. With a little really cold nonfat milk or yogurt if I'm feeling it, this makes a great breakfast lunch or even dinner.

@cybercita: You granola sound wonderful.

I still crave granola. The white box-black letter kind that said "Generic Granola with raisins". I miss that stuff. It was perfect.
Now? I like variety. I really like Frosted Flakes (with Tony on the front). I dig cold chocolate cereals. Hot Coco Wheats. Oh to-die-for good.
I currently have Golden Crisp, Rice Krispies, Trader Joe's Organic Mango Passion Granola, and always Cheerios.
With Whole Milk. Preferably in a Tupperware bowl. The old kind. But since I have none of them, just my pottery bowl. Holds about 2 sinful cups. And always! drink the leftover milk.

I like all cereal but all time favorite has to be Captain Krunch Berry. If I have it around I have it for dessert just with milk (nonfat or 2%). The one that close behind would have to be Grapenuts I love that crunching sensation.

- Corn Pops (as a guilty pleasure)
- Trader Joe's Lowfat Granola (Almond & Vanilla) .. if this counts.

An equal mix of Honey Bunches of Oats, Blueberry Morning, and Golden Grams with a sprinkle of Lucky Charms (usually just try and get the marshmallows) in a bowl I decorated at a pottery store that is red and black with skulls on it with ICE cold skim lactaid milk at night, preferable after midnight.

Special K with strawberries. Yum! When I buy something different, it's generally Rice Chex, Crispix, Cheerios, or Rice Krispies. Yes, I'm old-fashioned in the morning. I like a banana cut into my Rice K/Rice Ch, not so much in the others. All with cold milk (1% or the skim-that-pretends-to-be-1%), and I'll drink the milk that's left in the bowl.

1. granola with almonds and coconut
2. grapenuts soaked in chocolate milk

Mmm...lots of interesting combinations...Grapenuts soaked in choc milk..I never think about using flavored milk :) Anyone use half & half?

What was your favorite cereal that has been discontinued?

^ I know some of my friends mourn the passing of "Rice Krispie Treat cereal" although I never had it--it's available, but much less so than before. Do they still have Rice Krispies with marshmellows?

I am probably going to be cut out of the forum for saying this, but I don't like cold cereal very much anymore. As a kid, I loved the prizes, and to a lesser extent the taste--Frankenberry, Lucky Charms, and gradually my palate evolved to Golden Grahams. Freshman year in college and summer programs I'd eat Special K or Frosted Flakes if the dining hall fare was particularly rank. But cereal tends to make me bloated and tastes too 'same-y' and boring.

Grape Nuts w/ whole milk and lots of sugar - all I ate in college
Barbara's Cinnamon Puffins - straight out of the box

Dude, Barbra's Shredded Oat Squares. They're like the Quaker Oat Squares before Quaker went and added extra sugar and cinnamon and sh...stuff. Why did they have to mess with such a good thing? Now I go to the organic aisle. We don't always have those around the house though because I'll go through the box by myself an a couple of days. We keep Life, Special K red berries, and sometimes honey bunches of oats stocked.

All-Bran Choco! This cereal can only be purchased in Belgium. Imagine spoonful sized shredded wheat. Now make the shredded wheat bittersweet chocolate - inside the shredded wheat - a nugget of dark chocolate. Perfect. Doesn't turn the milk brown so I feel good about eating it. And besides the fiber content helps.

Here at home - a bowl of All-Bran Buds mixed with the honey flavored Kashi Go Lean puffs.

Anyone ever had cracklin' oat bran? It is pretty much the best thing EVER.

I concur with the Cinammon Toast Crunch.
I used to stay in the corner of a cafe in the student center of my university pretty much at any time I wasn't in class.

They had a quirky uber-cheap snack counter that had things like fresh fruit, tea, cheesecake, sandwiches, as well as a never ending bowl of cereal for 2 dollars. You'd get a bowl that you could keep going up for refills any time you wanted.

CInammon Toast Crunch with ice cold 2% was my comfort food of choice when my brain was taxed and I really didn't want to go out of my way to look for healthier alternatives.

Sometimes you just need that indulgence.