Ah, childhood! There was no finer feeling than sitting down for the most important meal of the day and enjoy a bowl of tasty and nutritious…sugar. And the options we endless. We have so many favorites, it is impossible to rank them! And some we will never taste again!
COUNT CHOCULA & FRIENDS
These three wildly popular “fear-eals” (okay, Chocula definitely was the MOST popular) were the perfect breakfast for the kitschy 1980s.
Introduced: 1971
Discontinued: Still in Production
LUCKY CHARMS
Magically delicious! The popular cereal combined oats and marshmallows of various colors (and flavors?). The “frosting” added a little extra sugar to the oat-y bits, because everyone needs a little sugar with their marshmallows.
Introduced: 1964
Discontinued: Still in Production
FRUITY PEBBLES & COCOA PEBBLES
The Flintstones might have been prehistoric, but their cereal was delicious and ahead of its time. Probably two of the best cereals for creating delicious, post-spoon cereal milk.
Introduced: 1969
Discontinued: Still in Production
COOKIE CRISP
Fight the urge to put crushed-up cookies in a bowl of milk and have some Cookie Crisp instead. It delivered a crispier, meringue-r cookie crunch in an attempt to avoid the sogginess.
Introduced: 1977
Discontinued: Still in Production, new recipe
GOLDEN GRAHAMS
A classic. Tasty small graham crackers in a bowl. Everyone convinced themselves it was healthy because it was brown.
Introduced: 1976
Discontinued: Still in Production, Still Delicious
CINNAMON TOAST CRUNCH
Another example of a delicious cereal milk, a ton of cinnamon and sugar makes this General Mills staple incredibly popular to this very day.
Introduced: 1984
Discontinued: Still in Production
TRIX
The puffiest of the fruit cereals, we will always remember the Trix rabbit, and the fact that it tore up your mouth a little. The debate still rages as to whether it was better in puffs or in fruit shapes.
Introduced: 1955
Discontinued: Still in Production (changing shapes)
KIX
Kid-tested, mother-approved. But who’s mother? Another slyly sugary cereal touted as healthy.
Introduced: 1937
Discontinued: Still in Production
COCOA PUFFS
The least soggy cocoa option, Cocoa puffs were the essentially chocolate Trix. But people went cuckoo for them.
Introduced: 1958
Discontinued: Still in Production
CAP’N CRUNCH
Because children do not need to learn to spell correctly, or have a mouth that’s not scraped up from all that crunchiness, it is still wildly popular.
Introduced: 1963
Discontinued: Still in Production
OREO O’S
The Oreo version of Cookie Crisp was always a little disappointing. But we still want to try it again.
Introduced: 1998
Discontinued: 2007
HONEYCOMB
Let’s glaze some corn with honey. That is low carb, right?
Introduced: 1965
Discontinued: Still in Production
CORN POPS
Corn is healthy, right? And a corn pop is obviously corn, right? Right?
Introduced: 1951
Discontinued: Still in Production
FROOT LOOPS
Another classic, and another cereal designed to ruin the spelling bee. We are sure they can not call it “fruit” for a reason.
Introduced: 1962
Discontinued: Still in Production
HONEY SMACKS
Though we are still unsure what a frog has to do with a smack, these always came in the variety packs.
Introduced: 1953
Discontinued: Still in Production
FROSTED MINI WHEATS
Grandma’s cereal. But with frosting.
Introduced: 1972
Discontinued: Still in Production
APPLE JACKS
An apple a day keeps the doctor away. The dentist, however…
Introduced: 1965
Discontinued: Still in Production
FRENCH TOAST CRUNCH
A quick spin-off of Cinnamon Toast Crunch, French Toast Crunch was crunchier and toastier.
Introduced: 1995
Discontinued: 2006 (Possibly returning!)
REESE’S PUFFS
Yum. The first bite is great, but as you age, your desire for more bites gets progressively smaller.
Introduced: 1994
Discontinued: Still in Production
COCOA KRISPIES
Rice Krispies are light and airy. So are Cocoa Krispies. But even more, snap, crackle and spike your sugar levels.
Introduced: 1958
Discontinued: Still in Production
WHEATIES
Athletes eat Wheaties, so they are healthy. (Actually, they probably are the healthiest option on this list.)
Introduced: 1924
Discontinued: Still in Production
TRIPLES
A wonderful combination of Rice Krispies, oats and something I can’t remember (what is crisp wheat?), Triples was the adult cereal you kinda thought was cool.
Introduced: 1993
Discontinued: 2003
