My rambling thoughts about cereal are brought to you by General Mills.
Somebody sent me a box of cereal to try. Somebody sent me a box of cereal to try out for myself. It wasn’t for the kids. It was for me.
I have been in the trenches trying to feed and nourish three young children for so long, you guys, that I didn’t even know what I was looking for in a cereal. I mean, what I usually look for could be charted somewhere toward the top of a parabola where the likelihood of my kids’ eating is compared with the nutritional value of the cereal. But me? Well, I usually just drink a pot of coffee before lunch. Is that … bad?
Yes it is bad and apparently I should know better. When I asked Twitter how people felt about cereal in general — what? You don’t think I do any research for these posts? — I was amazed at how many people were concerned about how healthy their cereal is. People were all like, “Most of it is junk,” and, “I’m becoming increasingly convinced it’s all candy disguised as food,” and, “There’s a wide range from gross to decent to quite good.”
Oh.
I mean, of course we all know that there are still so many cereals that are marketed to kids that are insanely, ridiculously laden with all kinds of sugary glucose-fructose. And we all know those are bad choices (for everyday breakfasts, there’s nothing wrong with a variety pack of little sugary boxes of cereal at the holidays, shut up.) But I didn’t know that adults were so invested in their own cereal choices.
I also didn’t know that this cereal ever existed: 
But this is what Twitter is for, horrifyingly educational purposes.
I then found out that people are making their own granola and adding molasses to it. In fact, a disproportionately large percentage of my Twitter followers are crazed molasses fanatics. An impromptu molasses Twitter party broke out and as things currently stand, they are looking for a celebrity spokesperson for molasses. (Note that nobody on my Twitter feed has any affiliation, paid or otherwise, with the companies that actually make molasses YET.)
AHEM. So, yes, people my age are concerned about eating a cereal that’s actually going to provide some nutritional benefits. But we also want something that’s going to taste good. And honestly, the new Fibre 1 Almond & Cluster Delight cereal from General Mills fits the bill perfectly. One bowl contains 40% of your daily recommended fibre intake which seems to be increasingly important for keeping things moving along nicely.
And it’s actually delicious. I’ve been feeding the kids and sending them off for the morning and then making my way to the computer with a coffee AND a bowl of Fibre 1 and it’s been really nice. That’s the great thing about having young children, you can really appreciate a nice quiet bowl of grown-up cereal to yourself.
But the best part is you can score a free coupon the Life Made Delicious Facebook page to try it out for yourself! Kids optional.
Disclosure – I am participating in the Fibre 1 Almond & Cluster Delight Cereal blogger campaign by Mom Central Canada on behalf of General Mills. I received compensation as a thank you for participating and for sharing my honest opinion. The opinions on this blog are my own.