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Monday, March 16, 2009

Jumbo Krispies

This post isn't about a restaurant, but it is about food. I hope you're not too horribly offended that I've gone slightly off track. I have discovered something though that I feel very compelled to tell you about.

This story has a humble beginning. It starts with a baby.

My wife saw a commercial for the new cereal Jumbo Krispies on TV several weeks ago. Jumbo Krispies are three times the size of normal Rice Krispies.

When she first told me that she wanted to buy these new Jumbo Krispies for our baby (good munchy food) next time we're at the grocery store I didn't really care. I mean, I cared I just wasn't too interested in all of the details.

Next time we're at the store we find the Jumbos and head on home.

After a little deeper analysis of the box (because the cereal box is the view into the soul of the cereal) I decided that these Jumbos might be worth a try.

I never liked Rice Krispies (unless they were in a "treat form") when I was a kid therefore I was skeptical as I poured my bowl one morning while my wife and baby were still asleep. They smelled good though so it seemed safe.

A couple bites in I was convinced that I had just discovered the best cereal on earth. It was so good I had a little milk left in my bowl so I poured more in. The giant krispies soak up a little of the milk but don't make them soggy, the touch of honey is just sweet enough but not too sweet and simply said, they're amazing.

By the end of the week I had eaten the entire box behind my wife's back, and I've bought two more boxes since then.

Don't tell the baby.

6 comments:

  1. I too am obsessed with these things! The best cereal EVER!
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  2. I have concerns with these. Yes, they are fantastic and my kids LOVE them, but no one seems to be stocking them anymore. All the regular chains who had them in Jan/Feb no longer stock them. Even our local WalMart no longer carries them, they were the last hold-out. My wife found them at the WM near her work so she bought the last 5 boxes.

    Did these die on the vine or are we in between test markets and full blown distribution? Hope it's the latter. My son won't go back to HoneyNut Cheerios.
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  3. I hope they didn't die! First time I've tried them, and they are quite good and actually pretty healthy from my uneducated opinion (90 calories? 8g of sugar? very nice!)
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  4. I have been searching all over for these. I can no longer find them in stores and read that they were discontinued. They also are no longer on Kelloggs.com BUT - MAYBE GOOD NEWS!!!!! After much searching I found "www.buythecase.net" (search Jumbo Krispies)and you can buy 12 boxes for $60. Not bad if you really like the cereal. It is the closest cereal I have found to resemble my childhood favorite "Triples" that was discontinued in 1993. I have contacted Kelloggs and Buythecase.net to inquire if the product is still available. I will try to reply on here once I hear back. Good Luck to you all!
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  6. From the perspective of the WM I work for the Jumbo Krispies did not sell. I had inquired on this and was quite unhappy since my son and I love the Jumbo Krispies. I bought the last 5 boxes on the shelf and cannot find them anywhere now.
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