{"id":14165,"date":"2012-12-31T00:15:00","date_gmt":"2012-12-31T10:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/?p=14165"},"modified":"2020-12-27T17:17:14","modified_gmt":"2020-12-28T03:17:14","slug":"review-kelloggs-frosted-mini-wheats-crunch-brown-sugar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/2012\/12\/31\/review-kelloggs-frosted-mini-wheats-crunch-brown-sugar\/","title":{"rendered":"REVIEW: Kellogg’s Frosted Mini-Wheats Crunch Brown Sugar"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Kellogg's<\/a><\/p>\n

There\u2019s really no two ways to say it — I was a total bum in middle school.<\/p>\n

An average day consisted of me rolling out of bed five minutes before the bus would come, then proceeding to rest my head on the cozy corner of a freezing school bus window not ten minutes later. <\/p>\n

This tour de force of youthful energy would continue throughout the morning, as I alternated between taking nosedives of lethargy into math tests and exercising my homemaking sensibilities by grabbing some shut-eye while baking cookies during Home Ec. By the time science rolled around after lunch, I was usually in the slow swoon of sleep\u2019s grip and considered a safety hazard during frog dissection.<\/p>\n

Most people would have blamed it on raging hormones. I blame all of it on a really crappy breakfast that lacked whole grains and fiber. Suffice to say, I had yet to discover the full, focused effects that come with a hearty bowl of Frosted Mini Wheats.<\/p>\n

Since that time I\u2019ve grown up. I\u2019ve enjoyed the wheaty layers of Maple Brown Sugar and Blueberry, and I\u2019ve feasted of the mini-chocolate chip and cocoa studded nuggets of Mini-Wheats Little Bites. Somewhere during that span, I actually got somewhat serious about education, and stopped constantly sleepwalking through preparing for my future. All because Kellogg\u2019s finally found a way to deliver 20 percent of my daily intake of fiber in the convenient and yummy innards of a sugar coated biscuit.<\/p>\n

So there you go. I\u2019m living proof that there\u2019s at least some truth in advertising with the whole \u201ckeep you full, keep you focused\u201d campaign the Kellogg\u2019s people have concocted, although thank God I haven’t actually started attempting to communicate with the little squares of wheat themselves. A Leprechaun or talking Toucan I can accept as real, but when it comes to talking and smiling wheat squares, well, now you\u2019re just proposing nonsense.<\/p>\n

\"Kellogg's<\/a><\/p>\n

When it comes to the new Frosted Mini-Wheats Crunch, we\u2019re really looking at a different character from the existing versions. True, all three Wheat characters may share the same DNA, but like the British speak a totally incomprehensible language to my well trained American ears, this latest Mini Wheat looks and feels like a copy of Quaker Oatmeal Squares or Crunchy Corn Bran more than a true Mini Wheat. I\u2019m okay with that, however, because, incomprehensible as a talking biscuit with arms and legs is, I find the concept much more pleasing than a drugged-up looking Quaker dude.<\/p>\n

I don\u2019t know about anyone else, but I\u2019ve always preferred snacking on individual biscuits of Mini-Wheats over eating a bowl\u2019s worth in milk. The initial taste of the cereal in this snacking approach is more sweet than \u201clightly sweet\u201d, with a light brown sugar taste that gets some help from malty backnotes. These backnotes make you appreciate the multigrain elements for what they\u2019re worth, and they do an admirable job at enhancing the biscuit’s wheat and oat taste. However, the biscuits are a bit plain.<\/p>\n

\"Kellogg's<\/a><\/p>\n

The crunch is there though. At least it\u2019s there if you still have teeth, with thankfully I still have despite a steady stream of sugar that my dentist tells me will eventually leave me looking like the grandpa from Rugrats. When you do bite down on a singular biscuit the crunch effect registers more than any other cereal I\u2019m familiar with — including, much to his dismay, I\u2019m sure — any of the Cap\u2019n Crunch varieties. <\/p>\n

That\u2019s not to say the crunch makes this a better cereal though, as the essential dilemma of the cereal becomes apparent after a few dry chomps. There\u2019s a substantial and really unprecedented crunch if you choose to go in with full chompers grinding, but in that case, you fail to pick up and savor the slow transition in taste from homey brown sugar to substantial wheat and oat. Furthermore, you tend to pick up more of that corn flour aftertaste which just doesn\u2019t mesh with brown sugar cereals.<\/p>\n

\"Kellogg's<\/a><\/p>\n

Forget about either when it comes to eating the cereal in milk. Losing both its crunchiness and sweetness, the cereal is a total flop once you pour in the milk. The end-milk doesn\u2019t pick up much in the way of brown sugar, while the biscuits don\u2019t take on the glazed mouthful and sugary spike that regular Mini-Wheats do. It tastes about as great as those burnt cookies I made while sleeping through Home Ec.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s hard to say this cereal is a disappointment because you\u2019ll probably find yourself finishing the box in no time (much as I did while snacking) but compared to the other Mini-Wheats flavors, it\u2019s on the weaker end of the spectrum. I like the Crunch concept, but it needs help. Different flavors might work better and stand up in the milk, but the brown sugar aspect is a bit boring and one note. Likewise, what\u2019s up with the shrinking boxes? A standard box of Mini-Wheats usually runs between 15-16 ounces, depending on the flavor. But this new variety only comes in a 14-ounce box. <\/p>\n

Totally not cool, Mr. Talking new guy Mini Wheat. <\/p>\n

How about instead of explaining how all your fiber and whole grains will keep me from flunking out of 7th grade music class, you start explaining why I\u2019m paying more for not just less taste, but less food? <\/p>\n

On second thought maybe not. <\/p>\n

The last thing I want to do is start talking to my cereal.<\/p>\n

(Nutrition Facts \u2013 55 grams \u2013 200 calories, 20 calories from fat, 2 gram of fat, 0 grams of saturated fat, 0 grams of trans fat, 0 milligrams of cholesterol, 140 milligrams of sodium, 150 milligrams of potassium, 44 grams of carbohydrates, 5 grams of fiber, 12 grams of sugar, 6 grams of protein, and a buttload\/cornucopia\/smorgasbord of vitamins and minerals.)<\/small><\/p>\n

Item:<\/b> Kellogg\u2019s Frosted Mini-Wheats Crunch Brown Sugar
\nPurchased Price:<\/b> $2.99
\nSize:<\/b> 14 ounces
\nPurchased at:<\/b> Walmart
\nRating:<\/b> 6 out of 10
\nPros:<\/b> The crunchiest cereal I\u2019ve ever consumed. Mellow brown sugar taste. Fiber and whole grains to keep me awake during work. High degree of snackability.
\nCons:<\/b> Not as flavorful as previously existing Mini-Wheats flavors. Brown sugar taste gets lost in the crunch effect. Slightly corn bran aftertaste is a head scratcher. Lousy end milk. Honey they shrunk the cereal box. Talking bite sized squares of wheat and oats.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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