after dinner sneeze

t says:

The truth about Chocolate Cheerios: they suck.

There.  I went there.  I can’t help it.  They’re not good.  In a world with original cheerios (which has an inexplicable cult following) and sweeter versions include apple cinnamon, multi-grain (delicious! my fave!), and honey nut … why does this taste so bad?  To their credit, they don’t taste as bad as Fruity Cheerios.  And actually, not everyone thinks they’re bad, as I’ve seen some bloggers showering praise upon these tiny O’s, as they satisfy a chocolate craving while maintaining that they are just as healthy as normal Cheerios (it says so on the box!).  Not me.  The chocolate’s gross.  I’d rather eat grass.  I’m sure that lowers cholesterol, too.

BUT, fret not loyal readers.  This is not just a bunch of pointless ranting and raving and complaining.  I also come bearing a solution … a solution that actually is quite delicious:

That’s right … chocolate milk and cheerios.   Shazam.  I went there.  Again.

Before you put on a “That’s disgusting!” face (I know who you are: g, g’s older sister, my parents, anyone who loves original cheerios), I suggest you try it before knocking it.  But don’t think of it as a “this is as healthy as cheerios” thing, because it’s certainly not.  Think of it as a healthier version of chocolate milk for breakfast (as you now get all of the vitamins and minerals in the cereal).  Oh, and a tip is that the milk must be cold and not watery (“fat free” chocolate milk should be avoided, as should Yoohoo brand and all chocolate “drinks” – but these should be avoided at all times, anyways).  By the way – the brand of chocolate milk pictured, by “Byrne Dairy”, is quite a good chocolate milk – and I got it out of a vending machine!  I haven’t been able to find it anywhere else, though …

And just so you know that it’s not solely an effect of the milk and independent of the Cheerios (e.g. maybe grass would be good with chocolate milk?), I have tried two other combinations of this milk with cereal.  It still worked well for the Multigrain Cheerios (not that they need it), but not so much for the Frosted Flakes, which ended up being an oversweetened, textural nightmare.

v says: a is in the Cult. Only eats Cheerios – even has a cheerios T-shirt…. loves them… we buy them in super duper bulk!

t says: g is also a huge fan of the original, but she was kicked out of the cult.  Recently, the Wegmans brand O’s seduced her with their fluffier texture and cheaper price.  She professed her newfound love for this “generic” toasted oat cereal and her cult membership was revoked immediately, indefinitely.

Credit: first pic sourced from here.