{"id":11144,"date":"2012-01-24T00:00:24","date_gmt":"2012-01-24T10:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/?p=11144"},"modified":"2021-01-10T15:46:07","modified_gmt":"2021-01-11T01:46:07","slug":"review-dulce-de-leche-cheerios-and-multi-grain-cheerios-peanut-butter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/2012\/01\/24\/review-dulce-de-leche-cheerios-and-multi-grain-cheerios-peanut-butter\/","title":{"rendered":"REVIEW: Dulce de Leche Cheerios and Multi Grain Cheerios Peanut Butter"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Dulce<\/a><\/center><\/p>\n

[When my oldest daughter started talking, we transitioned her from Cheerios to Alpha-Bits, and as a side effect wondered if they’d boost her language skills.\u00a0 They just stopped selling Alpha-Bits at our grocery store, so I guess my youngest will have to make do with just the one letter.]
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\nAh, Cheerios… dullest of all breakfast cereals.\u00a0 There’s a measure of respect in that — you don’t become an institution by pandering to the latest fads like “marshmallows” or “sugar,” or by changing your shape or packaging every six months like some hussy — but the fact remains, Cheerios are boring.\u00a0 Rice Krispies at least crackle and pop (that “snap” stuff is BS), and if nothing else Total and Bran Flakes come in irregular shapes.\u00a0 (Shredded Wheat doesn’t count, no one under 65 has ever eaten any.)\u00a0 Honey Nut Cheerios are essentially the “kids” version of Cheerios, and when that wasn’t enough, they started frosting the sumbitches.\u00a0 But the reinvention bug is hard to shake once it digs into your scalp and lays eggs, and recent years have brought a slew of new Cheerios varieties from General “Bills” Mills.\u00a0 The latest?\u00a0 Dulce de Leche Cheerios and Multi Grain Cheerios Peanut Butter.
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\"Dulce<\/a><\/center><\/p>\n

You have to think it’d be hard to screw up caramel-flavored Cheerios, and you would be right.\u00a0 Actually, I’m surprised it’s not a more common flavor — offhand I can’t think of any other caramel cereals I’ve ever heard of, though I’m sure there must have been some.\u00a0 Seems like a pretty obvious taste to partner with milk, but I guess that\u20ac\u2122s why I\u20ac\u2122m not one of those high-powered cereal fat cats.\u00a0 Regardless, it\u20ac\u2122s been implemented to good effect here.\u00a0 Wikipedia tells me that “dulce de leche” means “sweet of milk” and is technically caramel-like, but much like a good Romex watch, you won\u20ac\u2122t be able to tell the difference.\u00a0 Akin to its honey nut brethren, the taste is distinct but not overwhelming, so you enjoy each spoonful but don\u20ac\u2122t feel like you\u20ac\u2122re actually eating candy.\u00a0 As you can tell, I\u20ac\u2122m a big fan, both for the taste and the probably misplaced belief that this qualifies as “eating healthy.”\u00a0 And not that it really matters, but the O’s come in two different colors: as tan as my parents and sister in the summer, and as white as me in the always.
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\"Multi<\/a><\/center><\/p>\n

And in column B we have Multi Grain Cheerios Peanut Butter.\u00a0 If you pay any attention to the news (don’t worry, me neither), you may have heard about all the parents up in arms about this cereal.\u00a0 In brief, lots of young kids these days have nut allergies because we stopped sacrificing virgins to Mr. Peanut last century, and he is a jealous and angry legume.\u00a0 Since the peanut butter variety looks pretty much identical in color to regular Multi Grain Cheerios, there’s a fear that oblivious parents might send some to school for their own kid, a\u00a0child with allergies could grab some, and BAM! — peanutality.\u00a0 Personally, my kid’s worst experience with peanuts was jamming one up her nose and needing to have it removed by a specialist (to the tune of $900 if we didn’t have insurance, because apparently science has not yet invented the peanut magnet), but\u00a0I understand the concern.\u00a0 I’m as disdainful of overprotective parents as anyone, but just a whiff of these things sends a wave of peanut butter flooding into your sinuses.
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\nThat carries over to the flavor, too — if the dulce de leche variety flirted with a caramel taste, these grab peanut butter, drive it home, and rip off its shirt.\u00a0 Not to say that’s a bad thing, though, depending on your\u00a0feelings about\u00a0peanut butter.\u00a0 As I’ve mentioned before, I can take it or leave it if chocolate isn’t part of the equation (mental note: try adding Cocoa Puffs later), but I still thought they were decent; a true peanut butter lover will probably be in heaven.\u00a0 As you’d expect, the longer you let them sit in milk, the more the taste dilutes, with the compensatory fact that you’re setting yourself up for some tasty milk.\u00a0 (That goes double for the dulce de leche variety.\u00a0 Mmmm!)
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\nIt’s always nice when you can try two new cereals and come out with two winners, and that’s the case here.\u00a0 As a caramel fan I’ll be sticking with the Dulce de Leche Cheerios going forward, but those who worship at the altar of the great god C’shewlu are welcome to the peanut butter variety.\u00a0 They may never topple Buzz and his honey nut version, but they’re way better than making do with boring ol’ regular Cheerios.
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\n(Nutrition Facts – 3\/4 cup – Multi Grain Cheerios Peanut Butter<\/b> – 110 calories, 15 calories from fat, 1.5 grams of total fat, 0 grams of saturated fat, 0 grams of trans fat, 0.5 grams of polyunsaturated fat, 0.5 grams of monounsaturated fat, 0 milligrams of cholesterol, 130 milligrams of sodium, 65 milligrams of potassium, 23 grams of total carbohydrates, 2 grams of dietary fiber, 9 grams of sugars, 12 grams of other carbohydrates, and 2 grams of protein.\u00a0 Dulce de Leche Cheerios<\/b> – 100 calories, 15 calories from fat, 1.5 grams of total fat, 0 grams of saturated fat, 0 grams of trans fat, 0.5 grams of polyunsaturated fat, 0.5 grams of monounsaturated fat, 0 milligrams of cholesterol, 135 milligrams of sodium, 75 milligrams of potassium, 22 grams of total carbohydrates, 2 grams of dietary fiber, 6 grams of sugars, 14 grams of other carbohydrates, and 2 grams of protein.)<\/small><\/p>\n

Items:<\/b> Dulce de Leche Cheerios and Multi Grain Cheerios Peanut Butter
\nPrice:<\/b> $2.39 each
\nSize:<\/b> 12 oz (Dulce de Leche)
\nSize:<\/b> 11.3 oz (Peanut Butter)
\nPurchased at:<\/b> Wegman’s
\nRating:<\/b> 8 out of 10 (Dulce de Leche);
\nRating:<\/b> 7 out of 10 (Peanut Butter)
\nPros:<\/b> Appealing to a new demographic without betraying who you are.\u00a0 Multicolored Cheerios promote diversity.\u00a0 Delicious but not overpowering caramel flavor.\u00a0 Can’t beat a good Romex.\u00a0 Strong peanut butter scent and flavor, if that’s your thing.\u00a0 Both varieties give the leftover milk a great taste.\u00a0 Reasonably healthy breakfast choice.
\nCons:<\/b> Cereals that only teach 1\/26th of the alphabet.\u00a0 Peanut butter taste a little strong for my taste.\u00a0 Possibly killing some kids.\u00a0 The continued non-existence of the peanut magnet.\u00a0 Crazy obscure Lovecraft jokes that like 5 people will get.\u00a0 Peanut butter variety would probably be better if combined with Chocolate Cheerios.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

[When my oldest daughter started talking, we transitioned her from Cheerios to Alpha-Bits, and as a side effect wondered if they’d boost her language skills.\u00a0 They just stopped selling Alpha-Bits at our grocery store, so I guess my youngest will have to make do with just the one letter.] \u00a0 Ah, Cheerios… dullest of all […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1440],"tags":[1472,1522,1549],"class_list":["post-11144","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews","tag-cereal","tag-cheerios","tag-general-mills"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":36082,"url":"https:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/2019\/04\/19\/blueberry-cheerios-review\/","url_meta":{"origin":11144,"position":0},"title":"REVIEW: Blueberry Cheerios Cereal","author":"Vin","date":"April 19, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"What are Blueberry Cheerios? 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