General Mills’s Honey Nut Cheerios is the best-selling cereal in the United States. It sells better than its cousin, original Cheerios, and better than other big hits like Frosted Flakes or Cinnamon Toast Crunch. Its advantage, I think, lies in…
Aldi is always up to the challenge when it comes to offering imitations of name-brand products. This is especially the case in the discount grocer’s cereal aisle, where you’ll find knockoff versions of everything from Life cereal to Cinnamon Toast…
I start most days with cereal. I usually have to get up pretty early in the morning, and since my stomach isn’t quite ready for eggs or anything heavy at that moment, I tend to eat something that is both…
Growing up, I was a big fan of Kellogg’s Honey Smacks. They were sweet and puffy, the perfect way to start the day in front of the Golden Age of Saturday morning cartoons. As a kid, I didn’t fully realize…
This post contains affiliate links. In 1927, Kellogg’s introduced a cereal known as Rice Krispies. It has a colorful advertising history: by the 1930s, Kellogg’s used the distinctive sound Krispies made to inspire its “snap, crackle, pop” slogan. Later on,…
In 1890, in Denver, Colorado, an inventor named Henry Perky patented the idea of a shredded wheat cereal. He would soon develop a process for turning that shredded wheat into pillow-shaped biscuits, appearing to a national audience for the first…
In many areas, the new school year is upon us or nearly upon us. That means that in addition to all the usual back-to-school shopping for pencils, notebooks, and backpacks, many parents are also thinking about lunch. If your student…
We’re big fans of chocolate and peanut butter in our house. Especially chocolate and peanut butter cups. We also like the chocolate and peanut butter combination in cereal form as well. If you need a chocolate and peanut butter fix…
Each week we highlight a few of the more interesting items in the upcoming Aldi ad. Note that, in our area, the ad takes effect on Wednesday, but in some areas it may take effect as early as today, Sunday….
This post contains affiliate links. Cheerios are, arguably, the most iconic of cereals. They date back to 1941, just months before the United States entered World War II. Since then, General Mills has introduced a number of variations on them,…
