{"id":21245,"date":"2017-02-17T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-02-17T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/?p=21245"},"modified":"2025-09-19T13:54:32","modified_gmt":"2025-09-19T23:54:32","slug":"review-malt-o-meal-cookies-and-cream-cereal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/2017\/02\/17\/review-malt-o-meal-cookies-and-cream-cereal\/","title":{"rendered":"REVIEW: Malt-O-Meal Cookies and Cream Cereal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/momcooscrcer1.jpeg?resize=600%2C322&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"322\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-72639\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/momcooscrcer1.jpeg?resize=600%2C322&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/momcooscrcer1.jpeg?resize=300%2C161&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/momcooscrcer1.jpeg?resize=768%2C412&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/momcooscrcer1.jpeg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In the late 90s, I can remember watching <em>The New Addams Family<\/em> on Fox Kids on summer afternoons, and there were lots of Oreo O\u2019s commercials with Bessie the cow. Until <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/2016\/05\/10\/spotted-on-shelves-5102016\/\">last summer<\/a>, it was the only cereal I ever knew of that had a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=3T3hwNuhIqQ\">Fourth of July version<\/a>. But then, as you likely know, the cereal was discontinued in the States, and everyone was sad.<\/p>\n<p>Luckily, Malt-O-Meal has brought it back! Except now it\u2019s called Cookies and Cream.<\/p>\n<p>One of the requirements for reviewing this cereal was that I had to miss Oreo O\u2019s. In full disclosure, I missed Oreo O\u2019s before it went away. After it had been out a few years, they decided to add marshmallows to it. Even as a chubby adolescent who cared nothing about nutrition, I thought that was too much sweetness.<\/p>\n<p>Thankfully, this doesn\u2019t have any marshmallows. When I first tasted a piece dry, it totally seemed familiar, as if I\u2019d just had Oreo O\u2019s last week. In reality it\u2019s been nearly two decades. So, if you miss Oreo O\u2019s, rejoice! This is as close as it\u2019s going to get.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/momcooscrcer2.jpeg?resize=600%2C510&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"510\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-72641\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/momcooscrcer2.jpeg?resize=600%2C510&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/momcooscrcer2.jpeg?resize=300%2C255&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/momcooscrcer2.jpeg?resize=768%2C653&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/momcooscrcer2.jpeg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Pouring milk over them is really the way to eat it, and it tastes just like I remember. It\u2019s one of those cereals where I feel like I could eat bowl after bowl. At the same time, though, there\u2019s something not completely satisfying about it. Maybe it\u2019s because it\u2019s so airy and has giant holes in the middle, so it\u2019s not terribly filling.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/momcooscrcer3.jpeg?resize=600%2C430&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"430\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-72640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/momcooscrcer3.jpeg?resize=600%2C430&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/momcooscrcer3.jpeg?resize=300%2C215&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/momcooscrcer3.jpeg?resize=768%2C550&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/momcooscrcer3.jpeg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The leftover milk looks like cookies and cream ice cream and has a sweetness to it, but not the same level of chocolatiness you\u2019d get from Cocoa Puffs or Count Chocula.<\/p>\n<p>When I brushed my teeth immediately after eating the cereal, my toothpaste spittle also looked like cookies and cream ice cream. (I was going to include a picture but decided not to. You\u2019re welcome.)<\/p>\n<p>So if you want the Oreo O\u2019s experience again, definitely pick this up. It\u2019s a worthy replacement. <\/p>\n<p>If, however, you&#8217;ve never had Oreo O\u2019s, it\u2019s less important for you to try this. It\u2019s a tasty, passable cereal, but don\u2019t expect it to be like other chocolate cereals. It\u2019s basically cookie-flavored Froot Loops. Does it taste like Oreos? I don\u2019t think so, but it is reminiscent of them. And one cup of cereal still has fewer calories than two Oreo cookies. <\/p>\n<p><small>(Nutrition Facts &#8211; 1 cup (30 grams) \u2013 120 calories, 10 calories from fat, 1 gram of fat, 0 grams of saturated fat, 0 grams of trans fat, 0 grams of polyunsaturated fat, 0.5 grams of monounsaturated fat, 0 milligrams of cholesterol, 160 milligrams of sodium, 45 milligrams of potassium, 26 grams of total carbohydrates, less than one gram of fiber, 12 grams of sugar, and 1 gram of protein..)<\/small><\/p>\n<p><b>Purchased Price:<\/b> $5.48<br \/>\n<b>Size:<\/b> 34 oz. bag<br \/>\n<b>Purchased at:<\/b> Walmart<br \/>\n<b>Rating:<\/b> 8 out of 10<br \/>\n<b>Pros:<\/b> Tastes like Oreo O\u2019s. No marshmallows. Leftover milk looks like cookies and cream ice cream. Fewer calories than actual Oreos. 90s nostalgia.<br \/>\n<b>Cons:<\/b> Not very filling. Rough on the roof of my mouth. More sugar than most name-brand cereals. Doesn\u2019t taste like actual Oreo cookies.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the late 90s, I can remember watching The New Addams Family on Fox Kids on summer afternoons, and there were lots of Oreo O\u2019s commercials with Bessie the cow. Until last summer, it was the only cereal I ever knew of that had a Fourth of July version. But then, as you likely know, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":43,"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":"default","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"set","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_seo_schema_type":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1440],"tags":[1472,2169],"class_list":["post-21245","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews","tag-cereal","tag-malt-o-meal"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":21076,"url":"https:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/2017\/01\/05\/coming-soon-malt-o-meal-cookie-cream-cereal\/","url_meta":{"origin":21245,"position":0},"title":"COMING SOON: Malt-O-Meal Cookie &#038; Cream Cereal","author":"Marvo","date":"January 5, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"Do you miss Post Oreo O's cereal? 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