{"id":20243,"date":"2016-06-28T02:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-06-28T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/?p=20243"},"modified":"2023-08-12T10:38:53","modified_gmt":"2023-08-12T20:38:53","slug":"review-general-mills-strawberry-and-blueberry-tiny-toast-cereals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/2016\/06\/28\/review-general-mills-strawberry-and-blueberry-tiny-toast-cereals\/","title":{"rendered":"REVIEW: General Mills Strawberry and Blueberry Tiny Toast Cereals"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"General<\/a>?
\nToast is so en vogue right now. You\u2019ve got your avocado toast, your restaurants that only serve toast, and your beer made from toast. Hell, at this point, you\u2019d half expect toast to start singing \u201cMy Lovin\u2019 (You\u2019re Never Gonna Get It).\u201d<\/p>\n

Toast wasn\u2019t always the critical darling it is today. For years, it perched precariously on the side of breakfast platters everywhere, only there to sop up the remnants of runny yolks (or last night\u2019s bad decisions, if you know what I mean).<\/p>\n

But then, in 1984, the cereal wizards at General Mills introduced Cinnamon Toast Crunch, and the rest was history. What then followed were years of toast cereal offshoots like French Toast Crunch and Peanut Butter Toast Crunch, which led me to believe that General Mills should just change their name to \u201cThat Cereal Company That Only Makes Toast Themed Cereal.\u201d<\/p>\n

Enter Strawberry and Blueberry Tiny Toast cereals to prove my point.<\/p>\n

In what is apparently General Mills\u2019 first new cereal brand in fifteen years (I know, I was just as surprised as you), Strawberry and Blueberry Tiny Toast cereals were developed to have an \u201call-family appeal.\u201d I\u2019m not sure where General Mills finds their test families, but I imagine that the folks who thought this cereal would appeal to everyone are the same folks who think Pop-Tarts are a good source of your five-a-day.<\/p>\n

Upon opening the box, the tiny toast cereals have a scent reminiscent of fruit and cream instant oatmeal. While it\u2019s totally artificial, it brings back memories of all of the times in college I didn\u2019t have the time or the initiative to make a more nutritious breakfast. Then upon pouring it out, I was greeted by an adorable bowl full of tiny pieces of toast. We\u2019re talking Honey, I Shrunk the Kids<\/i> tiny here. Rick Moranis would be proud. <\/p>\n

\"General<\/a><\/p>\n

The look of the cereal is a different story, as the specks of fruit on each piece of tiny toast look a little more like measles and mold than anything natural. If Cinnamon Toast Crunch is the \u201ctaste you can see,\u201d this cereal is more like the \u201ctaste you should see a doctor about.\u201d <\/p>\n

As a cereal purist, I first tried both cereals sans milk. Upon scooping out my first bite, I noticed the toasts had a dry and dusty appearance, which was affirmed when they immediately dissolved on my tongue. While the texture isn\u2019t the most pleasant (think arid desert), the taste is much better, with both giving off muffin-like oat flavors mixed with the fruit. <\/p>\n

\"General<\/a><\/p>\n

Tired of the Sahara-like climate inside my mouth, I drowned the cereals in milk. Let me tell you \u2013 Milk. Is. A. Game. changer. The milk immediately fluffs up the tiny toasts, giving them a more pleasant appearance and mouthfeel, and making the cereal much more enjoyable to eat. It\u2019s like that Lubriderm commercial where they apply it to an alligator \u2013 it works that well.<\/p>\n

Overall, the Tiny Toast cereals are a pretty good, albeit artificial, addition to your balanced breakfast. Let\u2019s just hope that General Mills doesn\u2019t come out with a crappy sequel.<\/p>\n

(Nutrition Facts – 3\/4 cup – 120 calories, 30 calories from fat, 3 grams of fat, 1 grams of saturated fat, 0 grams of trans fat, 0 milligrams of cholesterol, 120 milligrams of sodium, 22 grams of carbohydrates, 9 grams of sugar, and 2 grams of protein.)<\/small><\/p>\n

Purchased Price:<\/b> $3.99 each
\nSize:<\/b> 11.1 oz box
\nPurchased at:<\/b> Star Market
\nRating:<\/b> 7 out of 10 (Blueberry)
\nRating:<\/b> 6 out of 10 (Strawberry)
\nPros:<\/b> R&B jams. \u201cHoney, I shrunk the breakfast.\u201d Muffin-like fruit flavor. Moisturized with milk.
\nCons:<\/b> Need for cereal antibiotics. Dusty texture sans milk. Remembering bad decisions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

? Toast is so en vogue right now. You\u2019ve got your avocado toast, your restaurants that only serve toast, and your beer made from toast. Hell, at this point, you\u2019d half expect toast to start singing \u201cMy Lovin\u2019 (You\u2019re Never Gonna Get It).\u201d Toast wasn\u2019t always the critical darling it is today. For years, it […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":35,"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":[1472,1549],"class_list":["post-20243","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews","tag-cereal","tag-general-mills"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":11133,"url":"https:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/2012\/01\/23\/review-frosted-toast-crunch-cereal\/","url_meta":{"origin":20243,"position":0},"title":"REVIEW: Frosted Toast Crunch Cereal","author":"Marvo","date":"January 23, 2012","format":false,"excerpt":"Frosted toast sounds like something Paula Deen created with her greasy, butter coated hands, but I Googled \"frosted toast paula deen\" and it didn't show me any results that link the two together. 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