{"id":13403,"date":"2012-09-17T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2012-09-17T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/?p=13403"},"modified":"2023-08-14T17:40:58","modified_gmt":"2023-08-15T03:40:58","slug":"review-limited-edition-kelloggs-the-simpsons-homers-cinnamon-donut-cereal-2001","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/2012\/09\/17\/review-limited-edition-kelloggs-the-simpsons-homers-cinnamon-donut-cereal-2001\/","title":{"rendered":"REVIEW: Limited Edition Kellogg’s The Simpsons Homer’s Cinnamon Donut Cereal (2001)"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Even though its “Better If Used Before” date WAS August 15, 2002, Apu Nahasapeemapetilon would still put this box of Kellogg’s The Simpsons Homer’s Cinnamon Donut Cereal on the shelf at the Kwik-E-Mart. Although, he would use a pen to change the expiration date so that it would say it doesn’t expire for 90 years.<\/p>\n

Like the fear I would have going on a date with a Bouvier sister not named Marge, I was scared of eating this 10-year-old limited edition cereal that apparently wasn’t limited enough because there are still several unopened boxes of it available on eBay. <\/p>\n

There’s trepidation on my part because even though it’s sealed in a plastic bag and using 20th century preservatives, I thought I would perhaps get food poisoning like Homer did in season five, episode 13, “Homer and Apu<\/a>.” It doesn’t take the mind of a Professor Frink or Martin Prince Jr. to know eating old cereal might not be good for the digestive system.<\/p>\n

Heck, even Homer looks a little hesitant on the front of the box. <\/p>\n

Sure, he looks happy, shedding tears of joy. But if I were to use my below mediocre Photoshop skills on a Mapple MyCube to replace “Mmmm…Donuts” in his thought bubble with “10-year-old cereal! Doh!” his smile becomes a hesitant smirk and his tears of joy become tears of pain. <\/p>\n

In order to get the courage to open the box and try the cereal, I had to find my inner Ralph Wiggum and not know better. Once I did that, I ated the cinnamon cereal.<\/p>\n

After opening the box and the cereal bag inside it, I was greeted with an aroma that was a combination of cinnamon and cardboard, but mostly cardboard. Although, I could be confusing the cardboard smell with a Moe’s Tavern-like staleness. <\/p>\n

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After opening the bag, I also thought the cereal would instantly turn into dust, much like the Simpsons family did in the couch gag from season 15, episode two, “My Mother the Carjacker<\/a>,” but it didn’t. Actually, the cereal looked exactly like it does on the front of the box.<\/p>\n

I’ll pause here to let you blurt out to your computer screen whether you think the cereal was still crunchy or soft.<\/p>\n

…<\/p>\n

If you said the cereal would be crunchy, you’d be as correct as Lisa Simpson at a spelling bee<\/a>. Yes, it’s amazing what butylated hydroxytoluene<\/a> can do. Although it was crunchy, I can’t say it was as crunchy as a brand new cereal.<\/p>\n

As for its flavor, it reminded me of Apple Jacks\u2026stale, stale Apple Jacks with a stronger cinnamon flavor. I think it’s equal parts Edna Krabappel-stale and Ned Flanders-sweet. I was surprised by how sweet and cinnamon-y the cereal was and I assumed sitting in a box for years would cause all the sugar and cinnamon to settle to the bottom of the bag. But as I ate them straight out of the box, my fingers quickly got covered in sugar and cinnamon. They also have a greasy aftertaste, which could be from the partially hydrogenated soybean oil or the artificial butter flavor listed in the ingredients. Mmmm\u2026artificial butter flavor. The greasiness makes sense since they’re supposed to taste like donuts. However, I assure you this cereal didn’t taste like donuts.<\/p>\n

Eating a cereal that expired ten years ago wasn’t as bad as I thought it would be. However, when I ate it with milk, the dairy somehow enhanced its staleness. I guess the milk washed away the cinnamon and sugar, which settled at the bottom of my cereal bowl.<\/p>\n

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I have to admit I’m awfully disappointed about my Limited Edition Kellogg’s The Simpsons Homer’s Cinnamon Donut Cereal experience. I thought after ten years of sitting in a closet somewhere that time, sugar, lack of oxygen, cinnamon, and corn would create something inedible. Instead, it was palatable.<\/p>\n

Maybe I should try for a cereal that expired 20 years ago.<\/p>\n

(Nutrition Facts – 1 cup\/cereal only – 150 calories, 45 calories from fat, 5 grams of fat, 1 grams of saturated fat, 0 milligrams of cholesterol, 200 milligrams of sodium, 45 milligrams of potassium, 24 grams of carbohydrates, less than 1 gram of fiber, 9 grams of sugar, 14 grams of other carbohydrates, 2 grams of protein, and a bunch of vitamins and minerals.)<\/small><\/p>\n

Item:<\/b> Limited Edition Kellogg’s The Simpsons Homer’s Cinnamon Donut Cereal
\nPurchased Price:<\/b> $19.04
\nSize:<\/b> 12 ounces
\nPurchased at:<\/b> eBay
\nRating:<\/b> 5 out of 10
\nPros:<\/b> Still edible. Uses regular sugar and cinnamon. The Simpsons. Full of vitamins and minerals. Paid $5.00 for the cereal.
\nCons:<\/b> Still edible (deep down I wish it wasn’t). Milk makes the cereal taste more stale. Made with partially hydrogenated oil. Greasy aftertaste. Made my fingers a little greasy. Paid $14.04 to ship the cereal.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Even though its “Better If Used Before” date WAS August 15, 2002, Apu Nahasapeemapetilon would still put this box of Kellogg’s The Simpsons Homer’s Cinnamon Donut Cereal on the shelf at the Kwik-E-Mart. Although, he would use a pen to change the expiration date so that it would say it doesn’t expire for 90 years. 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