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Honey Nut Cheerios is the cereal everyone agrees on. This General Mills masterpiece is widely considered to be the greatest of all time, and for good reason. Balance. It's sweet enough for children but nutritious enough for adults. It's this well roundedness which lends Honey Nut Cheerios the title of "best selling cereal of all time." To be honest, I usually use Honey Nut Cheerios as a constant to judge the attributes of other cereals. I'm sure I'm not alone when I say that Honey Nut Cheerios has a special place in my heart, which remains healthy thanks to this cereal. #CerealMonth #cerealoftheday #cereal #cerealmonth2015 #honeynutcheerios #generalmills @generalmills

I always get so excited when I see a new seasonal cereal. Knowing that if I pass up on it at first glance I may never have another chance to try it makes it that much more appealing. It's that feeling of exclusivity. Having something that's "limited" just makes us feel special. Holiday Sprinkles Cookie Crisp is a very good cereal: perfectly sweet with the classic texture we know and love. I also like the fact that General Mills blessed Cookie Crisp with a seasonal variant, rather than one of its more popular cereals. I would really like to see this come back sooner than December as a "Spring Sprinkles" version, and if not, I've got something to look forward to after Monster Cereal season. #CerealMonth #cerealoftheday #cereal #cerealmonth2015 #cookiecrisp #holidaysprinklescookiecrisp #generalmills @generalmills

Alpha Bits is a very humble cereal. No bells and whistles, just multigrain pieces shaped as different letters for novelty. I was initially going to take two pictures to amp up Cereal Month this year, one with me in the cereal aisle, then another with something about cereal month spelled out in Alpha Bits. As you may know, I was successful in completing the former, however the latter proved to be much too time consuming for someone like me to pull off. Alpha Bits is not the Cheerios clone that some may perceive out to be, it's actually more similar to Lucky Charms sans the marshmallows. Simple, yet satisfying. #CerealMonth #cerealoftheday #cereal #cerealmonth2015 #AlphaBits #Post

It's a shame that the word "basic" has garnered such a negative connotation over that past couple years. Basic 4 is an outstanding cereal but goes unnoticed on grocery store shelves thanks to its flashier counterparts. Perfectly crisp multigrain flakes, delicate almond slivers, fresh raisins and cranberries, and crunchy rice puffs all work together to harmoniously make this cereal a great one. A unique combination, but a winning one indeed, Basic 4 is certainly worth giving a shot. #CerealMonth #cerealoftheday #cereal #cerealmonth2015 #Basic4 #generalmills @generalmills

Yesterday I expressed my love for French Toast Crunch, so I figured there's no better time than today to bring up its rival: Waffle Crisp. Launched in 1996, one year after French Toast Crunch, Waffle Crisp was a success. It has this perfect flavor that really captures the essence of waffles. What makes Waffle Crisp stand out to me is its texture. The little holes that run through the cereal are perfect and I can't help but refer to them as refreshing. When it comes down to it, Waffle Crisp is top ten for me. I've already made it clear that I have so much love for French Toast Crunch, but if you don't think Waffle Crisp is better, you probably haven't tried Waffle Crisp. Let's be real: which one of them has never been discontinued? #CerealMonth #cerealoftheday #cereal #cerealmonth2015 #WaffleCrisp #Post

Today is National Cereal Day, and for the occasion, I'm reviewing the best cereal that I've tried for the first time within the past year! I was a bit skeptical of Krave at first, as it seemed like a concept that just wouldn't work out. I wanted to give it a try for Cereal Month last year but never got around to it but did eventually try it later on in the year. And when I did? I couldn't believe how much I liked it. It's a really unique cereal that has a certain consistency that will get soggy fairly quickly, but in an oddity which breaks cereal logic, it's almost like you want it to. If you leave a bowl of Krave in milk for a minute before eating it, it's almost like under cooking a cake or brownies to make sure they're soft and have no chance of being dried out. And the chocolate core is unlike anything I've ever seen in a cereal before. To me, this is Kelloggs' real "Special K." It is a perfect late night or Saturday morning cereal, and for me, there was no better pick for Cereal Day! #CerealMonth #cerealoftheday #cereal #cerealmonth2015 #CerealDay #NationalCerealDay #Krave #Kelloggs @kelloggsus

Jif cereal might be a little off putting at first. Peanut butter cereals have such little representation in the market and Cap'n Crunch pretty much has that segment locked down to the point where nothing really rivals his PB Crunch. But who better to try than Jif? This cereal comes close, offering a flavor and texture resembling the peanut butter pieces in Reeses Puffs, which is extremely smooth. I also like the way the cereal is shaped. I think it's supposed to resemble peanut butter jars, which is pretty unique and I like the fact that Kelloggs brought something new to the table with this one. #CerealMonth #cerealoftheday #cereal #cerealmonth2015 #JifCereal #Jif #Kelloggs @kelloggsus

Very similar to Kelloggs' Honey Smacks, Post's Golden Crisp is the OG sweetened wheat puff cereal. Introduced five years before Honey Smacks and originally called Sugar Crisp, this cereal is among the most underrated. Last year I reviewed Honey Smacks, which I honestly do feel is the superior contender (sorry Sugar Bear) but they're both awesome in my eyes. Both are very similar, not only in they're taste and texture, but also for the fact that their mascots recieve no love. Post's mascots tend to be more obscure to begin with, but Sugar Bear is practically unrecognizable sitting next to Fred Flintstone and Bamm-Bamm. Aside from branding issues, the two cereals have also been plagued with health concerns since their respective launches (hence the name change from Sugar Crisp to Golden Crisp) and makes them even harder to market now that there's such an emphasis placed on eating healthier cereals. It's a shame Golden Crisp catches so much slack, because all in all it's an excellent cereal. #CerealMonth #cerealoftheday #cereal #cerealmonth2015 #GoldenCrisp #Post