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Chocolate for Breakfast
Mar
24
2009
This is Some Blog Site’s review of chocolate cereals. Not the traditional chocolate cereals, aimed at children or certain younger siblings, but the newer varieties: normal cereals that have added a chocolate (or chocolatey) twist.
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Honey Bunches of Oats with real chocolate clusters (HBOwrcc) |
Chocolate Chex (CChex) |
My results, in order of recommendedness (the first cereal is the most recommended):
- HBOwrcc – it has medium taste with the best nutrition
- CChex – it has the best taste with the worst nutrition
- SKCD – it has the worst taste with the worst nutrition
The descriptive phrase on the Special K box is “chocolatey pieces”: not real chocolate, but some chocolate-like substance. I tried a piece of chocolatey just by itself, and it didn’t have that much flavor. The worst part was that it left a waxy coating in my mouth. It was very disconcerting. The waxy feeling is not so noticeable while I’m eating the cereal normally (flakes, chocolatey pieces, and milk), but it’s at least in the back of my mind.
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HBOwrcc has the
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CChex has the
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SKCD has the
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How can I give two cereals the worst nutrition? Chex has more sodium and more calories, but Special K has more saturated fat and more sugar. Which one is worse depends on what your nutrition needs are. But either one is worse than Honey Bunches of Oats. Note: all nutrition information is based on 3/4 cup for a serving.
The key? Special K has high fructose corn syrup, whereas Honey Bunches of Oats has just the regular corn syrup. And Chex has just corn syrup colids but no high fructoseness. Syrup solids? Aren’t those mutually exclusive?
He said to me, ‘Son of man, feed your stomach and fill your body with this scroll which I am giving you.’ Then I ate it, and it was sweet as honey in my mouth.
Ezekiel 3:3
This little article thingy was written by Some Guy sometime around 5:55 pm and has been carefully placed in the Food category.
March 24th, 2009 at 7:47 pm
I really liked the Chocolate Chex, thought Honey bunches was pretty good but haven’t tried Special K.
March 24th, 2009 at 9:32 pm
SKCD is not to be confused with XKCD, which is hilarious and doesn’t leave a waxy coating in your mouth.
I’m not surprised Chex had the best taste; chocolate just doesn’t seem like a natural addition to the other two cereals. But it’s not really a stretch to add chocolate to Chex.
March 24th, 2009 at 11:45 pm
If it doesn’t taste right, just do what Calvin does: use chocolate milk.
March 25th, 2009 at 7:56 am
We actually have all three of those at our house on a rotating basis. I agree on the waxy taste of the chocolate of SKCD. The kids love Chocolate Chex. I get after them to eat both the chocolate and vanilla pieces, but then when I snack on it, I pick out only the chocolate pieces! Honey Bunches with chocolate is my favorite, but Kroger has quit carrying it. I do keep an eye out for it at other places.
March 25th, 2009 at 7:52 pm
Oh, I forgot my new favorite cereal/snack: Kellogg’s Frosted Mini Wheats Little Bites (chocolate).
2g fat
1g sat fat
200 mg sodium
6g fiber
12g sugar
200 calories
It has way more fiber than the other cereals, but is also the highest in sugar. Oh well, I still like it!
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