Mixing cereals

Who does it? I've done it all my life (my entire family does for that matter) but I'm told this is actually relatively deviant behavior.

So out with it: who else here is a cereal rapist.

Well it's an unconventional concept in my li'l world of breakfasts, but yeah, I do it on occasion. But when I do combine, it isn't like "Ho humm I'm mixin' my cereals~" it's more like "HOLY SHIT I CAN'T BELIEVE I'M DOING THIS I hope no one's watching."

I don't. I like to eat one thing at a time, even when eating full meals. I tried it once at the word of a friend who said it was pretty tasty, I was sorely disappointed.

Thinking about it, I've never actually done that... But Resses Peanut Butter Crunch... Doesn't that already have chocolate puffs in there?

I only mix when there's just a little bit left in one box.

And you do have to think about what cereals will mix well. You can't really have Fruity Pebbles with Cinnamon Toast Crunch.

Originally Posted by JazzFlight

I only mix when there's just a little bit left in one box.

And you do have to think about what cereals will mix well. You can't really have Fruity Pebbles with Cinnamon Toast Crunch.

I'm the same way. There's a certain logic to it, and you can't just mix all willy nilly. That's madness.

Also, when I see people mixing like seven different cereals together, all I can think of is the Patton Oswalt bit on the KFC famous bowls.

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Originally Posted by Chaotic

Thinking about it, I've never actually done that... But Resses Peanut Butter Crunch... Doesn't that already have chocolate puffs in there?

The Reese's Puffs cereal does have chocolate puffs in there, but the Cap'n Crunch Peanut Butter Crunch does not, but yeah, I kinda see what you mean. You can just buy the Reese's Puffs cereal and save yourself the trouble of having to combine them.

I did this a few times in my childhood, only I wasn't creative enough to come up with something like that. I mixed Wheaties and Corn Flakes together because I had it in my mind that if I mixed two healthy cereals together, it would help me lose weight, right? I was gravely mistaken.

Also, any of the regular Chex cereals seem to work pretty well together. I haven't tried any of that Honey Nut Chex or Chocolate Chex together, so I don't know how that would work.

Any cereal versus Cinnamon Grahams. Especially Sugar Puffs. Some said it was far too sweet for normal mouths to handle. I beg to differ.

Originally Posted by JazzFlight

I only mix when there's just a little bit left in one box.

And you do have to think about what cereals will mix well. You can't really have Fruity Pebbles with Cinnamon Toast Crunch.

You'd be surprised! I actually have yet to encounter a combination that straight up tasted bad. There are no boundaries in the realm of cereal mixing, only high fructose corn syrupy goodness.

That said, I do usually follow a template of some sort when I'm preparing my multi-tiered monstrosities. On the bottom is always 1/3 to 1/2 bowl of corn flakes; it's a relatively tame cereal and I use it as the base to help neutralize the overpowering sweetness of the other stuff. Then I add a layer of wheat/bran flakes for texture and to pretend that some part of my breakfast is actually healthy. I'll put in some toasted oats too if they're available. Then comes one or two sweet cereals; anything and everything goes. After that, an optional layer of rice cereal for the sound effects. And that's pretty much it. Banana/peanuts/raisins/granola toppings optional.

Also one time I tried ice cream instead of milk. I think I saw God.

Fruit loops and lucky charms I do on occasion. Actually quite good.

Originally Posted by JazzFlight

I only mix when there's just a little bit left in one box.

And you do have to think about what cereals will mix well. You can't really have Fruity Pebbles with Cinnamon Toast Crunch.

Thirding this. I wouldn't do it as a matter of course. I'd only do it if my favourite choice was almost out. It can work just fine. However, my dad does this all the time, and so does my mom. They prefer certain mixtures to any single cereal. I'm just satisfied with (lets say...) regular cheerios, or Rice Krispies.

I'm not into all these fancy cereals with fruit and chocolate either though. They taste fine, it's just not what I'm looking for first thing.

My mother-in-law came home from the store one day when we were living with her and started mixing Cheerios with Honey Nut Cheerios, not weird at all but...yeah.

I have never even bought Reese's Puffs. Are they any good?

On the subject of cereal I l-o-v-e putting cut up bananas in my cereal. It is sooo good!

Originally Posted by Anazai

I have never even bought Reese's Puffs. Are they any good?

If you've eaten the actual candy before, you won't be upset. The crazy kids in the commercial exclaiming how good they are speak the truth.

For me at least, I love Resse's Puffs.

When I was like 4 or 5, I knew that rice-krispies and Special-K both made crackeling sounds, so I tried mixing them together to make a super-poping cereal. Turns out I was wrong.

Originally Posted by Anazai

I have never even bought Reese's Puffs. Are they any good?

What Chaotic said.

It's not the most filling cereal around, I've discovered through experience that most of those sugary cereals just don't hold me through the first hours of the day like they did when I was a kid, but Reese's Puffs is absolutely delicious.

The only problem I have with Reese's Puffs, aside from the one I just mentioned, is the boxes are too small. There's enough for maybe three bowls of cereal.

I haven't had much cereal lately, but whenever I do, I always mix cereals if I can. Hooray for experimentation!
I do the same thing with soda.
"I don't feel like Sprite today. Maybe Sprite, Coke, and Hawaiian punch! Oh! I can't forget the splash of water!"

=)

Now that's just disgusting.

Originally Posted by Nahual

I haven't had much cereal lately, but whenever I do, I always mix cereals if I can. Hooray for experimentation!
I do the same thing with soda.
"I don't feel like Sprite today. Maybe Sprite, Coke, and Hawaiian punch! Oh! I can't forget the splash of water!"

=)

I once mixed Coke, 7up, lime cordial and a bit of water to make what actually turned out to be one of my favorite summer concoctions of all time. Put it on some ice and put a lime on the rim and I'm in heaven!

More on topic though, I do mix my cereals when ( like Jazz was saying) they get near the end of the box. One thing that is strange about bottom-of-the-box cereals is that they almost always house that powdery mixture in the bottom of the bag that melds with the milk and the powder from the other cereal to form a strange cereal-paste. Sometimes, though visually repellent, it tastes pretty nice. Any thoughts?