Fruit Wheats

I know it’s been awhile, folks, but I do still exist. It’s been a busy month: there’s been an election, family visits, a family holiday, plenty to do at work, and I’ve had two concerts. Forgive me if I’ve been remiss in posting. In order to keep my sanity, I won’t try to fill you in on the past month, but if you want to hear about anything in particular, let me know.

In the meantime, I wish to discuss breakfast foods. For awhile now, I’d been trying to find a cereal I remember from my childhood – a shredded wheat-type cereal that had chewy, strawberry centers. I had great hopes when I saw Kellogg’s Strawberry Oat Bites, but they were nothing like what I’d been looking for. Instead of a good, strawberry center, it just had tiny bits mixed in with the oats, and it made your milk turn pink. Then I saw some “Strawberry-filled Cereal Bites” at Trader Joe’s. I knew from the picture they weren’t going to be the same, but I was willing to try them. They’re… odd. The outside is sort of crispy, and has little bits of sugar on it, and it didn’t really seem to me much like a cereal – it didn’t blend with milk really. I tried it as a snack, and it was okay, but the texture is just a little too bizarre for me. I’ll finish the box, but won’t buy another.

At this point, I turn to the internet. Does the cereal (of which I only have a vague recollection) still exist? What was it called? Will I ever find it again? It appears I’m not the only one who misses this cereal. It didn’t take me long to figure out that the cereal I wanted was called “Fruit Wheats.” There are a number of people like me who miss this cereal, and I hope something like it comes out again soon. Let me know if you see anything, okay?

In the meantime, you can see one of their old commercials (sadly, no embedding). Gotta love the 80s.