This morning I tried out the new Maple variant of Quaker’s Acappella Cereal. It was given to me by my parents, as we have an ongoing tradition of getting a special cereal under the Christmas tree that goes back to when my sister and I were kids. I had tried the Strawberry Yogurt version of this cereal and been less then impressed, but I figured with a Maple cereal what was there really to screw up? Apparently a lot. I cracked open the box and the scent flooded out of the bag. After a few seconds I was able to pinpoint what I thought it smelled like. You know when you went to the petting zoo when you were a kid and used a quarter to get the animal feed out of those gum-ball style machines? That’s what the stuff smelled like. Not off to a good start. But feeling intrepid I pressed on and poured myself a bowl, hoping it tasted better then it smelled. Not the case. It seemed to taste like what I would expect that animal feed to taste like, so after about 3 spoonfuls I conceded defeat and went back to the kitchen to get something else. The ironic thing was my next choice was Almond Oatmeal Crisp, which if you’ve seen the commercials for it features a Dad trying to use reverse psychology on his son to deter him from eating the cereal. In the commercial he sticks a “G” in front of the word Oatmeal on the box, then tells his son that the cereal was originally intended for livestock. Strap on the feedbag Billy.

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