{"id":19535,"date":"2016-01-13T02:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-01-13T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/?p=19535"},"modified":"2023-08-28T16:04:38","modified_gmt":"2023-08-29T02:04:38","slug":"review-kelloggs-jif-pbj-strawberry-cereal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/2016\/01\/13\/review-kelloggs-jif-pbj-strawberry-cereal\/","title":{"rendered":"REVIEW: Kellogg’s Jif PB&J Strawberry Cereal"},"content":{"rendered":"

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

Frankly, I blame adults.<\/p>\n

They are, after all, the ones leading cereal companies. They’re the ones trying to come up with ways to stop sliding cereal sales<\/a>, but when they’re not too busy putting quinoa and Sprouted Grains<\/a> into my breakfast bowl, they’re forgetting what it’s like to be a kid. <\/p>\n

How else can we explain the fact that no one has made peanut butter and jelly cereal before? If they would have only asked us kids (ok, slightly balding upper twenty-somethings, too) then we could have told them the next great cereal flavor was right under their noses the whole time. <\/p>\n

Any kid with a crowded cereal pantry, taste buds, and a bit of imagination probably already knew it was a good combination. I’m probably not the only person to combine Cap\u2019n Crunch\u2019s Peanut Butter Crunch and Whoops All Berries in the same bowl, so I\u2019m guessing many of you expected as much. But in case any anxious food company executives still needed convincing, Jif\u2019s PB&J Strawberry Cereal should put fears to rest.<\/p>\n

I was a bit skeptical, too. A year and a half ago <\/a>I wrote that Jif\u2019s cereal was good, but it wasn\u2019t as peanut buttery as other peanut butter cereals. To a certain extent this is still true; the brown sugar and molasses flavor gives each square an almost kettle corn quality, while the squares aren\u2019t quite as roasted or developed in flavor as Peanut Butter Crunch. But the peanut butter flavor is better than it used to be, and works especially well when mixed with the small spheres of strawberry cereal.<\/p>\n

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

I\u2019m glad Jif lived up to its slogan and was choosy with their choice of jelly for the cereal: whether you like strawberry or grape jelly doesn\u2019t matter so much, because you\u2019re going to like the fact that the red corn spheres taste more than just vaguely fruity. They\u2019re much better than Crunch Berries in that they have a distinct strawberry flavor that is both ultra-sweet but also slightly tart; in other words, the perfect foil to the salty, molasses and brown sugar flavor of the peanut butter squares.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s when these two flavors come together that the unmistakable synergy that is PB&J takes over. As you crunch down on a spoonful (or, as I prefer, a dry handful) the two flavors mix and mingle with the utmost of equality. Just like in a real PB&J sandwich, the jelly flavor takes center stage first, but it quickly gives way to a salty peanut flavor.<\/p>\n

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

There\u2019s a kettle corn type aftertaste in milk that\u2019s a bit unconventional, and the tartness of the strawberry pieces takes a little getting used to, but I\u2019d be lying if I didn\u2019t admit the cereal just works. It is, in so many ways, absolutely everything you\u2019ve ever wanted from a PB&J sandwich, right on down to the sticky mush that sticks to the room of your mouth and the absence of those stupid bitter crusts that always end up getting thrown away.<\/p>\n

When you think about it, a PB&J cereal sounds weird. I mean, you probably wouldn\u2019t stick a PB&J sandwich in milk, unless, of course, you are weird. What I\u2019m trying to say is I forgive all those adults out there for not wanting us to eat weird things. But in the case of Jif PB&J Strawberry cereal, it works, and is something both kids and big kids are sure to enjoy. <\/p>\n

(Nutrition Facts – 26 grams \u2013 100 calories, 1 gram of fat, 0 grams of saturated fat, 0 mg of cholesterol, 150 mg of sodium, 22 grams of carbohydrates, 2 grams of dietary fiber, 10 grams of sugars, and 1 grams of protein.)<\/small><\/p>\n

Item:<\/b> Kellogg’s Jif PB&J Strawberry Cereal
\nPurchased Price:<\/b> $2.98
\nSize:<\/b> 10 oz. box
\nPurchased at:<\/b> Walmart
\nRating:<\/b> 8 out of 10
\nPros:<\/b> Great sweet and salty balance captures the taste of a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. Strawberry pieces actually have a distinct sweet-tart strawberry flavor. Sticks to the roof of your mouth in milk. No crusts. Just straight up works.
\nCons:<\/b> A slightly distracting corn aftertaste. No unctuous and fatty peanut butter depth. The unfortunate state of the cereal industry.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Frankly, I blame adults. They are, after all, the ones leading cereal companies. They’re the ones trying to come up with ways to stop sliding cereal sales, but when they’re not too busy putting quinoa and Sprouted Grains into my breakfast bowl, they’re forgetting what it’s like to be a kid. How else can we […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":17,"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":[1472,2237,1473],"class_list":["post-19535","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews","tag-cereal","tag-jif","tag-kelloggs"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":16949,"url":"https:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/2014\/06\/02\/review-kelloggs-jif-peanut-butter-cereal\/","url_meta":{"origin":19535,"position":0},"title":"REVIEW: Kellogg’s Jif Peanut Butter Cereal","author":"Adam","date":"June 2, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"Choosy moms who want what\u2019s best for their children might choose Jif, but twenty-five year olds who buy their own damn cereal haven\u2019t had a reason to choose Kellogg\u2019s when it comes to getting their peanut butter fix. 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