I hope you followed the link above and watched the video to get you pumped for reading this blog entry. And if you're keeping score from home, that is the second link I have sent you to a youtube video featuring the "Milk and Cereal" song by my man G. Love. If you didn't peek at the clip, it's all good. Sometimes, you don't need anything to get you fired up for a good cereal read. It just comes naturally...
The ingenious "cereal draft" idea that you've heard floating around once was a dream. I am making it my personal goal for 2009 to make this dream a reality. One problem I faced was this: Once the draft is over, there's really no way to chart each team's cereal progress or statistical measure to have a clear-cut winner. Then it dawned on me...it's a cereal draft. Everyone is a winner!
I say we have this draft at a pub sometime during peak grain-harvesting season. Anyone who thinks that they're a breakfast aficionado can join the draft. The more variety of people we get in this draft, the better. Could you imagine a 55-year-old going off the board and taking All-Bran in the fifth round? Or maybe an 8-year-old taking Trix with the 4th overall pick? (Not sure why an 8-year-old would be at a pub with us, but throwing it at ya anyway) It would add another dimension completely.
This event would get pretty intense. Could you imagine if you were picking 7th and really wanted Rice Krispies, but the person picking 6th snap-crackle-popped those suckers from right under you? It would get really ugly. The arguments over who would have the best cereal team would also get heated, because really, we're making up the standards for squads as we go along. Me personally, I think I would draft a cereal team that was well rounded. For instance, if I had Froot Loops and Frosted Flakes, I may have to think about taking a healthier box in the third round, like Cheerios, to balance it out. (I'm not saying that Cheerios would go that late, just giving an example of a complimentary cereal in that particular draft position) I am salivating over the thought of making this draft happen, or maybe I'm just salivating at the thought of a bowl of Frosted Mini-Wheats.
I snagged a Cereal List off of wikipedia and did some editing. If you think I'm missing anything important, please chime in. We're only drafting cereals that are currently on the active rosters of companies like General Mills and Kellogg's. Actually, I take that back. Bonus points if you go historical on us and pull out a zinger like Quakers "Mr.T Cereal" (see below) Demonstrating to the public how savvy you are about cereal is never a bad thing.
Speaking of some classics, check out these monumental breakfast concoctions from a prehistoric era:
Banana Frosted Flakes? This is the breakfast of the outside-the-box thinker. Look's like Tony's done some growing up over the years too.
Product 19? Seriously? If this doesn't sound like some sort of PEC(Performance Enhancing Cereal), I really don't know what does. This has to be a banned substance in the majors, right?
This sounds delicious to me, and I have no idea why. It seems like a very mentally stimulating breakfast. I feel also that these would be great morning munchies for any Real Estate big wig. I could be overthinking this...
If we still had cereal like this around, the world would be a better place.
Yes, to answer your question, I did save the best for last. D&D Cereal? Are you for real?!?! I could drive around in a car shaped like a big doughnut with a Double Ds emblem on it and be happy as Pacman Jones in a strip joint. If only this cereal were around today, I'd probably carry a box with me wherever I went, like a security blankee or something. After all, D&D anything makes me feel safe.
And here's the Big List:
A
• All-Bran - Kellogg's (1916-Present)
• Alpha-Bits - Post Cereals (1958-present)
• Apple Cinnamon Cheerios - General Mills (1988-Present)
• Apple Jacks - Kellogg's (1965-Present)
B
• Banana Nut Crunch - Post Cereals (1993-Present)
• Berry Berry Kix - General Mills (1992-Present)
• Berry Krispies - Kellogg's (2006-Present)
• Berry Lucky Charms - General Mills (2006-Present) [1]
• Blueberry Morning - Post Cereals (1990s-Present)
• Body Buddies - General Mills (1980s)
• Boo Berry - General Mills (1973-Present)
• Bran Flakes - Kellogg's - (1915-Present)
C
• Cap'n Crunch - Quaker Oats (1963-Present)
• Cap'n Crunch Crunch Berries - Quaker Oats (1967-Present)
• Cap'n Crunch's Oops! Choco Donuts - Quaker Oats (2003-2004)
• Captain Planet Cereal (1984)
• Cat in the Hat Cereal - Kellogg's (2003-2004)
• Ceccettio's - Italian localization of General Mills Cheerios.
• Cheerios - General Mills (1941-Present)
• Choco Crunch (Re-introduced Version) - Quaker Oats (2007-Present)
• Chocolate Lucky Charms - General Mills (2005-Present)
• Christmas Crunch - Quaker Oats (1988-Present)
• Cinnamon Life - Quaker Oats (1978-Present)
• Cinnamon Toast Crunch - General Mills (1984-Present)
• CoCo Wheats - Little Crow Foods (1930-Present)
• Coco Krispies - Kellogg's
• Cocoa Krispies Choconilla - Kellogg's (2007-Present)
• Cocoa Pebbles - Post Cereals (1970-Present)
• Cocoa Puffs - General Mills
• Cookie Crisp (1977-Present)
• Corn Chex
• Corn Pops - Kellogg's (1951-Present. Originally known as Sugar Pops.)
• Corn Flakes - Kellogg's (1907-Present)
• Count Chocula - General Mills (1971-present)
• Cracklin' Oat Bran Kellogg's
• Cream of Wheat
• Crispix - Kellogg's - (1980s-Present)
D-E
• Double Chocolate Cookie Crisp - General Mills (2006-Present)
• Eggo Cereal Cinnamon Toast - Kellogg's (2006-Present)
• Eggo Cereal Maple Syrup - Kellogg's (2006-Present)
F
• Franken Berry - General Mills (1971-Present)
• French Toast Crunch - General Mills (1995-Present)
• Froot Loops - Kellogg's (1964-Present)
• Frosted Cheerios - General Mills (1995-Present)
• Frosted Flakes - Kellogg's (1952-Present)
• Frosted Mini-Wheats (Various flavors) - Kellogg's
• Fruit Loops - Kellogg's (1963-Present)
• Fruity Cheerios - General Mills (2006-Present)
• Fruity Pebbles - Post Cereals (1970-Present)
G-L
• Golden Crisp (formerly known as Sugar Crisp) - Post Cereals (1949-Present)
• Golden Grahams - General Mills (1970s-Present)
• Grape-Nuts - Post Cereals
• Honey Bunches of Oats (1989-Present)
• Honey Bunches of Oats with Peaches (2005-Present)
• Honey Bunches of Oats with Strawberries (2002-Present)
• Honey Bunches of Oats with Chocolate Clusters (2008-Present)
• Honey Bunches of Oats with Cinnamon Clusters (2006-Present)
• Honey Bunches of Oats with Vanilla Clusters (2007-Present)
• Honeycomb - Post Cereals (1965-Present)
• Honey Nut Cheerios - General Mills
• Honey Nut Corn Flakes - Kellogg's - (1981-Present)
• Honey Rice Krispies - Kellogg's - (1996-Present)
• Kix - General Mills (1937-Present)
• Life - Quaker (1960s-Present)
• Lucky Charms - General Mills
M-Q
• Mini Swirlz Cinnamon Bun Cereal - Kellogg's - (2005-Present)
• Mueslix - Kellogg's (1980s-Present)
• Multi-Bran Chex
• Peanut Butter Crunch - Quaker Oats (1969-Present)
• Product 19 - Kellogg's (1967-Present)
R
• Raisin Bran - Kellogg's - (1950-Present)
• Raisin Bran Crunch - Kellogg's (1999-Present)
• Reese's Puffs - General Mills (1994-Present)
• Rice Chex - General Mills
• Rice Krispies - Kellogg's - (1929-Present)
• Rice Krispies Treats Cereal - Kellogg's (1993-Present)
S
• Shredded Wheat - Post Cereals
• Smacks - Kellogg's
• Special K - Kellogg's (1955-Present)
• Special K Red Berries - Kellogg's (2001-Present)
T-Z
• Total - General Mills (1961-present)
• Trix - General Mills (1954-Present)
• Uncle Sam Cereal - U.S. Mills (1908 - Present)
• Waffle Crisp - Post Cereals (1996-Present)
• Wheat Chex
• Wheaties - General Mills - "The Breakfast of Champions" - (1924-Present)
3 comments:
i eat monopoly cereal every morning before work.
and i salute you for doing so much research for this blog post.
F this draft. You're missing Kix and Berry Berry Kix.
That was horrendous...how did I miss that. They're kid tested and mother approved...just dropped the ball there, no excuses
And I do appreciate the salute for the hours of labor I put into this post Vibe-sender
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