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,…
This post contains affiliate links. One of my favorite cereals growing up was Life Cereal. Originally introduced by Quaker in 1961, Life has both a distinctive taste and texture. Its checkered squares, made in part from oats, are crispy with a…
One of my favorite guilty pleasures is Lucky Charms. The General Mills oat cereal interspersed with colorful marshmallows has a satisfying sweet crunch. I don’t buy it often because it’s like eating dessert for breakfast, but it’s a fun occasional…
Aldi has a history of copying popular name brand products and packaging, sometimes rather shamelessly. From soup to rolls to premium ice cream, or just about anything really, if there’s a name-brand food out there, Aldi has probably tried to…
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….
EDITORS NOTE: Our guest poster’s original review indicated that the cereal was gluten-free. It appears it was at one point, but, as several commenters have pointed out, Aldi appears to have reformulated the cereal and it is not gluten-free any…
