Here are some interesting new products found on store shelves by your fellow readers. If you’ve tried any of them, share your thoughts in the comments.
(Spotted by Robbie at Walmart.)
(Spotted by Amanda Y at Walmart.)
(Spotted by Robbie at H-E-B.)
(Spotted by Robbie at Sam’s Club.)
(Spotted by Hailey R at Kum & Go.)
(Spotted by Amanda Y at Walmart.)
(Spotted by Amanda Y at Sprouts.)
(Spotted by Robbie at Sam’s Club.)
(Spotted by Amanda Y at Walmart.)
I kind of want to mashup the mashups because I’d like to know what a cinnamon, maple, dark chocolate, and chili pepper almonds mixture tastes like. (Spotted by Amanda Y at Walmart.)
Banana Caramel Cheerios combines banana-flavored sweetened whole grain oat cereal and caramel-flavored sweetened whole grain oat cereal. From what I can taste, it’s not a mashup of Banana Nut Cheerios and Dulce de Leche Cheerios, if you were wondering.
On paper, this limited edition variety looks as if it might challenge Honey Nut Cheerios for supremacy on my personal Cheerios Chart. But it doesn’t because I’m having difficulty tasting the banana and caramel. What I do taste is a nondescript sweetness that turns out to be a decent flavor.
Look, I tried really hard to taste the individual flavors. That involved me separating the lighter colored banana pieces from the slightly darker caramel pieces, creating a spoonful of only one flavor, shoving that spoonful into my mouth, putting my head into my hands, closing my eyes, chewing slowly, and letting the Cheerios-saliva slurry sit on my tongue before swallowing. But even taking all those extreme steps to eat this cereal mindfully didn’t help. With both, there wasn’t anything that made me think banana or caramel.
Cheerios have never had bold flavors, but I can taste what I’m supposed to taste with previous varieties. But with these, not so much.
Why doesn’t General Mills mix Honey Nut Cheerios with other varieties? Recently, it seems like the company is throwing various Cheerios flavors, except regular and Honey Nut, at the wall to see which ones stick to make new varieties. Wait. That doesn’t make sense. Cheerios don’t stick to the wall like Taco Bell ingredients. However, wet Cheerios do. Okay. Recently, it seems like the company is throwing various soggy Cheerios flavors at the wall to see which ones stick to make new varieties.
Banana Caramel Cheerios is a bit disappointing but not offensive. If a family-size box magically appeared at my doorstep, I’d eat it and give thanks to the breakfast gods. I’m not going to give up a perfectly edible box of sweetened cereal that can help lower my cholesterol.
Purchased Price: More than one should pay on eBay
Size: 10.9 oz box
Purchased at: eBay
Rating: 6 out of 10
Nutrition Facts: (1 cup w/o milk) 140 calories, 2 grams of fat, 0 grams of saturated fat, 0.5 grams of polyunsaturated fat, 1 gram of monounsaturated fat, 0 milligrams of cholesterol, 170 milligrams of sodium, 29 grams of carbohydrates, 3 grams of fiber, 11 grams of sugar (11 grams of added sugar), and 3 grams of protein.
Here are some interesting new products found on store shelves by your fellow readers. If you’ve tried any of them, share your thoughts in the comments.
(Spotted by Robbie at Sam’s Club.)
(Spotted by Robbie at Sam’s Club.)
(Spotted by Robbie at Walmart Neighborhood Market.)
(Spotted by Amanda Y at Sprouts.)
(Spotted by Amanda Y at Market Basket.)
(Spotted by Amanda Y at Tom Thumb.)
(Spotted by Robbie at H-E-B.)
(Spotted by Amanda Y at Sprouts.)
(Spotted by Amanda Y at Sprouts.)
(Spotted by Robbie at H-E-B.)
It’s back! To be honest, I didn’t even know it was gone. Okay, Kellogg’s, while you’re in the bringing back flavors mood, how about reviving Dutch Apple Pop-Tarts? (Spotted by Amanda Y at Walmart.)