Post is the winner, hands down.
There are few things I enjoy more than a blind-folded taste test. (I'm thinking of the time we cousins gathered around the bar and drank pink v. Countrytime lemonade out of little paper cups at Julie's - or the time Matt and Brandon and I did the nacho Doritos v. the four cheese Doritos to see if there was really a difference.) Seriously, I do love me a good scientific experiment, so when I saw that WalMart had come out with a store brand of my favorite cereal of all time, I had to try it. But I couldn't just try it on its own (where is the joy in that?), I had to get two bowls and pour a little bit of both cereals into their own bowls so I could do a comparison/contrast study.And like I said... Post is the winner, hands down.
This Great Value brand, while it may be a great value (it was almost a dollar less than the name brand, with 6 oz more cereal, to boot), it is not for me. The flakes? Not lightly and deliciously toasted - they're more along the lines of sugar covered foam. (They reminded me of Special K. I am not a fan of Special K.) The honey bunches? Not the same. The almonds? Just about nonexistent.
So... I'll go broke eating the Post brand. So what? I won't care, at least I'll go broke with happy taste buds.
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OOOO, OOOOO, have another taste test for you!!!! Try baked Cheetos vs. regular Cheetos. Amazing!!! They are so similar tasting, it is amazing!!! Of course, maybe you hate Cheetos or you have a more developed palate. :)
I buy Honey Bunches of Oats at Costco...don't know that there is any savings in doing so, but you get a really big box that way! I am a cereal snob...I don't know that I would have even given the Wal-Mart kind a try. Good for you for trying!
Haha, Amy. Here's the thing... I tried the baked Cheetos and they're totally not the same. The cheesiness? Close. The texture of the Cheeto itself? Blagh...
I know, I'm such a snob. I like my food fried, what can I say?
And Leslie, this is where you'll laugh and say that I'm related to Grammy... I priced out buying Honey Bunches of Oats at Costco v. at WalMart, and they're cheaper at WalMart. How nuts is that?! (That they're cheaper at WalMart, not that I price checked them against each other.)
We have an off brand of cereal here by Malt O Meal. And those bags of cereal are nearly dead-on for the brand names. I ALWAYS buy the MOM brand cereals now.
You crack me up. Your survey sounds very scientific indeed!!
That's Ken's fav cereal, and I always seem to find it on sale (ie, $1.88 at Frys last week). I'll let you know if I see a good sale coming up.
Good to know!! I have never had honey bunches cuz I am kind of a picky eater - but Jon likes them so that is good to know!!!
Thanks for taste testing for me
Thanks for the tip! I will do my best to not give into the big box from now on!
Have you tried the cinnamon variety of these? They are Delicious!
When I first moved here, I did a blind taste test of 3 different sugar-free chocolate sandwich cookies and then another with the Wal-Mart version of Special K Red Berries. Brand is better where cereal is concerned...
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