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124. Raisin bran or Wheaties were favorite cold cereals as a kid.

Sat Jan 24, 2026, 08:18 PM

Jan 24

With whole milk and honey and, if no honey, preferred brown to white sugar.

Never cared much for hot cereals.

Now (mid 70s) never eat cold cereal but only eat cut oats, not the fast variety. Like with 1/2 and 1/2 plus honey and blueberries best, eat 2 or 3 mornings a week.

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What was your favorite cereal as a kid? Mine was Cream of Wheat and Rice Chex. How about you? [View all] debm55 Jan 23 OP

Raisin Bran Ritabert Jan 23 #1

Thank you Ritabet.for sharing with us. debm55 Jan 23 #2

I still love Cream of Wheat CanonRay Jan 23 #3

Thank you very much, CannonRay. I still eat it. May I ask why it isn't healthy? Thank you, my friend. debm55 Jan 23 #8

Because it's highly processed wheat. CanonRay Jan 23 #38

Thank you for answering . debm55 Jan 24 #90

You'll laugh. GrapeNuts topped with coffee, cream, & sugar. CrispyQ Jan 23 #4

Thank you very much for sharing with us. CrispyQ enjoy your selection. debm55 Jan 23 #9

My dad loved Grape Nuts. When I was a kid, he told me that each of the cereal nuggets was made from... 3catwoman3 Jan 23 #79

HAHAHHAHAHAHa. Thank you 3catwoman3 Than is funny. debm55 Jan 23 #82

I have no idea why the hell he made up that peculiar story. I do remember thinking, even when I believed... 3catwoman3 Jan 23 #85

Yes , they think they are being funny, but kids are brighter then adults give them credit for. debm55 Jan 24 #91

Frosted mini wheats! woodsprite Jan 23 #5

Thank you very much, woodsprite. for sharing. I haven't the stuffed ones either. debm55 Jan 23 #10

Biscuits & gravy WmChris Jan 23 #6

That would be great on a cold snowy day. I hope you still enjoy and thank you for sharing, WmChris. debm55 Jan 23 #11

Cookie Crisp underpants Jan 23 #7

Thank you very much for sharing with us, underpants. debm55 Jan 23 #12

Lucky Charms! johnp3907 Jan 23 #13

Thank you very much for sharing with us, john3907, I didn't like the marshmallow thingies in it. Sorry But enjoy. debm55 Jan 23 #16

I used to pick the marshmallows out. I think we only had it once or twice. Diamond_Dog Jan 23 #24

Funny but I did the same., Thank you Diamond_Dog. debm55 Jan 23 #69

I picked up Chocolate Lucky Charms today. Shermann Jan 23 #28

We filled up an insulated foam container with ice and put on the back porch. We'll but the milk and other things in it. debm55 Jan 23 #60

I loved Qwisp...h JT45242 Jan 23 #35

Thank you, JT45242, That's a bummer debm55 Jan 23 #61

Do you remember Quake? The Madcap Jan 24 #115

Yep and the commercials too JT45242 Jan 24 #120

Quisp vs Quake. For a short time, they were competitors, remember? CrispyQ Jan 24 #105

OMG! Cream of Wheat was the bane of my existence! Coventina Jan 23 #14

Thank you very much for sharing with us, Coventina. You are not going to like this but on my shopping for snow essential debm55 Jan 23 #17

Lucky you! I have a horrible sweet tooth. That's why I'm pre-diabetic. Coventina Jan 23 #20

I am so sorry Coventina debm55 Jan 23 #62

Aw, thanks Deb. I should have been more careful. Coventina Jan 23 #87

So sorry. I never went to dentist until I was 18 and Penn State required it on the entrance. form. Parents thought it debm55 Jan 24 #92

How many dentists built their retirement filling cavities of children? CrispyQ Jan 24 #106

I loved Shreddies. pandr32 Jan 23 #15

Thank you pandr32. Is that like shredded weath. I loved Shredded Wheat with warm milk debm55 Jan 23 #18

Sort of. pandr32 Jan 23 #39

Thank you pandr32. debm55 Jan 23 #63

Rice crispies was what mom wanted us to eat. On special applegrove Jan 23 #19

As a kid I liked all those small cereal boxes. I would pick the fruit loops too. debm55 Jan 23 #64

Yup. With 4 of us kids the one fruit loops got picked applegrove Jan 23 #65

Cream of wheat. I still enjoy it 😁 TommieMommy Jan 23 #21

Me too!!!!!! I like the plain not any with flavoring. Thank you TommieMommy. debm55 Jan 23 #70

I can't believe it now, but I used to love Cap'n Crunch! Diamond_Dog Jan 23 #22

I like it in the winter--warms the bones. I also had Cream of Rice, Mother's Oats, I made them myself. Easy to make. debm55 Jan 23 #71

Cheerios, Rice Crispies, and Chocolate Malt-o-Meal hlthe2b Jan 23 #23

Thank you very much, hIthe2b. for your selections. debm55 Jan 23 #73

Chocolate Malt-o-Meal...yum! CrispyQ Jan 24 #108

Do they still sell it? I haven't looked in a long time, but I have seen regular Malt-o-Meal.. hlthe2b Jan 24 #110

IDK. I only buy oats & wheat germ in that aisle. -nt CrispyQ Jan 24 #119

Fruit Loops ... surrealAmerican Jan 23 #25

HAHAHHAHHAh. Thank you very much, surrealAmerican.for your selections debm55 Jan 23 #74

Cap'n Crunch! choie Jan 23 #26

Thank you very much, choie. for your selection of the Crunch. debm55 Jan 23 #75

Sugar pops & Lucky Charms SheltieLover Jan 23 #27

Thank you very much, SheltieLover, for your selections. debm55 Jan 23 #76

We had something called Hot Ralston. LisaM Jan 23 #29

Thank you very much, LisaM . I remember Hot Ralston and Maypo also. Would love to visit a Factory and see how the cereal debm55 Jan 23 #80

Ralston was my absolute favorite!!! Do they even make it anymore!!! yellowdogintexas Jan 26 #158

Cap'N Crunch Coldwater Jan 23 #30

Thank you very much for sharing with us, Coldwater. debm55 Jan 24 #93

I hated cereal Jilly_in_VA Jan 23 #31

Thank you for sharing with us. Jilly_in_VA. debm55 Jan 24 #94

Trix LogDog75 Jan 23 #32

An experiment was once done with flavorless black coloring added to milk... 3catwoman3 Jan 23 #81

I never knew that. Thank you LogDog75 and remember "Trix are for kids" debm55 Jan 24 #95

Favorite cereal ems50 Jan 23 #33

Thank you very much ems50. I liked the maple flavor. "I want my Maypo. " PS-Welcome to DU debm55 Jan 23 #84

Count chocula and Qwisp JT45242 Jan 23 #34

Sorry, JT45242. ,But you still had Count Chocula. debm55 Jan 24 #96

Kix, Sugar Pops, and Rice Krinkles. sinkingfeeling Jan 23 #36

Thank you , very much, sinkingfeeling. debm55 Jan 26 #151

Lucky Charms, Cap'n Crunch, Honeycombs BlueTsunami2018 Jan 23 #37

Thank you very much for sharing your selections with us, BlueTsunami2018 debm55 Jan 26 #146

Rice Krinkles AltairIV Jan 23 #40

Thank you very much, AltairlV for sharing with us. Snap, Crackle and Pop debm55 Jan 26 #148

Cream of wheat also, debm! n/t returnee Jan 23 #41

Thank you very much, returnee. I liked Cream of Rice too. But have not been able to find. debm55 Jan 26 #150

Kaboom and Cap'N Crunch Peanut Butter Rhiagel Jan 23 #42

Thank you Rhiagel for your two selections, debm55 Jan 23 #66

Quisp & Quake LessAspin Jan 23 #43

Thank you very much for your two selections.,LessAspin debm55 Jan 23 #68

wheaties with bananas and milk after it got all soggy. wheaties used to dominate shelves now ya have to go msongs Jan 23 #44

I remember Wheaties. Used to eat them in the summer. Thank you very much.msongs. debm55 Jan 23 #67

Probably Life. As an adult I loved Grape Nuts, but for many years I boycotted it because Post Cereals because... NNadir Jan 23 #45

Thank you very much NNadir. And may the memories of your father be a blessing to you. debm55 Jan 23 #50

Grape-Nut Flakes and Raisin Bran. chouchou Jan 23 #46

Thank you very much, chouchou debm55 Jan 23 #49

capt. crunch and lucky charms. AllaN01Bear Jan 23 #47

Thank you very much, Bear. debm55 Jan 23 #48

I too liked Cream of Wheat, and Sugar Frosted Flakes. Emile Jan 23 #51

Oh , Tony the Tiger. Thank you very much for sharing with us, Emile debm55 Jan 26 #152

Apple Jacks!!! n/t gay texan Jan 23 #52

Thank you very much, gay texan. for sharing. debm55 Jan 26 #154

Frosted Flakes with table sugar added. Sneederbunk Jan 23 #53

HAHAHAHAHA. Thank you Sneederbunk. You added more sugar? debm55 Jan 26 #155

Rice Krispies LessAspin Jan 23 #54

Snap, Crackle and Pop. Thank you LessAspin for sharing. debm55 Jan 23 #59

Raisin Bran. LoisB Jan 23 #55

Thank you very much, LoisB debm55 Jan 23 #58

Apple Jacks Bluestocking Jan 23 #56

Thank you very much, Bluestocking.for sharing. debm55 Jan 23 #57

Post's Sugar Crisp. Chipper Chat Jan 23 #72

Thank you very much, Chipper Chat.for sharing with us. debm55 Jan 26 #147

Wheaties! Permanut Jan 23 #77

HAHAHAHAHHA. That's funny. Thank you very much, Permanut. debm55 Jan 26 #156

Coco Wheats. nt doc03 Jan 23 #78

Thank you very much, doc03 for sharing with us. debm55 Jan 26 #149

I liked Kix. And oatmeal with butter and brown sugar. 3catwoman3 Jan 23 #83

And then you have to add more cereal or dring the milk. Thank you 3catwoman3 for sharing with us. debm55 Jan 24 #100

Drinking the milk, with all the little cereal bits floating in it, was not an option. 3catwoman3 Jan 24 #112

I liked Wheat Chex DBoon Jan 23 #86

Sorry, DBoon, I only ate Rice Chex and don't remember it being on there. debm55 Jan 24 #98

many. top 10. well, king vitamin was here + gone. 50% sugar. capt crunch, apple jacks, frosted mini wheats.f pansypoo53219 Jan 23 #88

Wow you had a large list of different cereals. Thank you very much for sharing with us. pansypoo53219 debm55 Jan 24 #99

Maybe Rice Krispies, Cherios, and Wheat Chex... electric_blue68 Jan 24 #89

Thank you very much, electric_blue68. I remember your selections. Forgot all about Farina. debm55 Jan 24 #97

Cream of wheat and blueberries this morning. Duncanpup Jan 24 #101

I love Cream of wheat, That will warm you up. Duncanpup. Enjoy it. debm55 Jan 24 #102

;-{)1950's Commercial Cheerios with FREE Dentyne Gum! Goonch Jan 24 #103

Thank you very much. Goonch. for sharing that with us. I don't think I ever got the Dentyne, Most cereals had junk toys debm55 Jan 24 #107

Sugar Pops! C_U_L8R Jan 24 #104

Thank you very much for sharing C_U_L8R. debm55 Jan 26 #145

We had oatmeal. markodochartaigh Jan 24 #109

Great post, markodoshartaigh. Thank you for sharing. debm55 Jan 26 #144

Cheerios, Fruit Loops Eugene Jan 24 #111

Thank you very much for sharing. Eugene. I liked Fruit Loops as a child because it made the milk colorful and flavored. debm55 Jan 26 #143

Rice Krispies MIButterfly Jan 24 #113

Thank you very much for sharing, MIButterfly. A lot of times things taste better as a kid. debm55 Jan 26 #142

Cap'n Crunch w/ Crunchberries The Madcap Jan 24 #114

Thank you very much ,The Madcap for best and worst. debm55 Jan 24 #118

Cream of Wheat Delarage Jan 24 #116

HAHHAHAHAH. Thank you , Delagare for sharing. I liked the lumps in it to. debm55 Jan 26 #141

Captain Crunch and Shredded Wheat.... ExtraGriz Jan 24 #117

Thank you very much for sharing with us.ExtraGriz. I loved Shredded Wheat. debm55 Jan 26 #140

Cheerios & Shredded Wheat justaprogressive Jan 24 #121

Oh I loved shredded wheat with the big biscuits. Thank you for sharing, justaprogrogressive. debm55 Jan 26 #139

Hot - Cream Of Wheat. Cold - And I'm Not Kidding... ProfessorGAC Jan 24 #122

I like Grape Nuts Delarage Jan 25 #125

Thank you very much for sharing with us, Delarage. debm55 Jan 26 #136

Heated Grape Nuts are very good! I used to cook them in milk and they were awesome. yellowdogintexas Jan 26 #159

Thank you very much for sharing with us, ProfessorGAC. debm55 Jan 26 #137

Thank you very much, ProfessorGAC.for sharing with us. debm55 Jan 26 #138

Rice Krispies, especially if we made them into Risk Krispie treats. Ziggysmom Jan 24 #123

HAHAHhahhahah. YES. Thank you very much, Ziggysmom for sharing. debm55 Jan 26 #135

Raisin bran or Wheaties were favorite cold cereals as a kid. PufPuf23 Jan 24 #124

Thank you very much for sharing with us, PufPuf23. debm55 Jan 26 #134

Sugar Smacks! AmBlue Jan 25 #126

HAHAHAH. Thank you AmBlue for sharing. It sure looks that way. debm55 Jan 26 #133

Cheerios and good old Corn Flakes. paleotn Jan 25 #127

HhHAHA Thank you, paleotn. for sharing. debm55 Jan 26 #132

Alphabets gopiscrap Jan 26 #128

HAHAHHHHAHAHHAHHA. Thank you so much, gopiscrap . I am laughing so hard. Good one. debm55 Jan 26 #131

Coco puffs I_UndergroundPanther Jan 26 #129

Wow, Thank you for your selections, I_UndergroundPanter. for sharing with us. debm55 Jan 26 #130

Cheerios. Still have them for breakfast. OLDMDDEM Jan 26 #153

Thank you very much for sharing with us, OLDMDDEM. I used to eat Cheerios with my son when he was little. debm55 Jan 26 #157

My favorite cold cereal as a kid was Cheerios or cornflakes. Hot was Ralston yellowdogintexas Jan 26 #160

Thank you very much, yellowdogintexas. for your informative post. debm55 Jan 26 #161