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4. Corn Flakes

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Sat Mar 1, 2025, 09:49 AM

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I was very ordinary as a child

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As a kid , what was your favorite cereal? I can't remember the cereal but it came with a "toy" toward the bottom of the [View all] debm55 Mar 1 OP

Was this the toy, deb? True Dough Mar 1 #1

No my favorite was a plastic guy with a parachute. You could unwrap the parachute and throw up in the air and the debm55 Mar 1 #5

I remember those plastic or rubber parachutist True Dough Mar 1 #6

At a point I knew the toy was at the bottom. So I would reach in and just take the toy. My favorite was Rice Chex--no debm55 Mar 1 #9

If you open the box Earl_from_PA Mar 1 #25

Then the others in the house would know. Siblings ate the cereal, thinking they would find it. But I already was playing debm55 Mar 1 #26

Quisp Shermann Mar 1 #2

Thank you Shermann. I remember Quisp. I liked. I didn't know that they still made them. debm55 Mar 1 #12

i don't know if it's still being sold, but was until pretty recently da svenster Mar 1 #36

For me it was Frosted Flakes. FalloutShelter Mar 1 #3

I had a Tony the Tiger stuffie. I won at some carnival. Still remember Frosted Flakes.Nice and sweet. Thank you , debm55 Mar 1 #13

Corn Flakes if..fish..had..wings Mar 1 #4

Thank you if..fish...had..wings . They were good. Stopped eating when they change to a more modern rooster. debm55 Mar 1 #14

Fosted flakes. Joinfortmill Mar 1 #7

Thank you Joinfortmill. Another fan of Tony the Tiger. debm55 Mar 1 #15

I'd say Frosted Flakes, but my mom gave us Cheerios and Shredded Wheat. flor-de-jasmim Mar 1 #8

Mom knows best flor-de-jasmim. I liked shredded wheat. It was especially good with warm milk debm55 Mar 1 #16

Shredded wheat RoadRunner Mar 1 #10

I Thank you RoadRunner. I remember and ate large ones and the bite size. Bite size wasn't as good as the original. Serve debm55 Mar 1 #24

Maypo MuseRider Mar 1 #11

Thank you MuseRider. I remember Maypo especially during the winter months. And the ad with the kid with the big cowboy debm55 Mar 1 #23

Shredded wheat and then Cream of Wheat and then Cheerios. Polly Hennessey Mar 1 #17

Thank you Polly Hennessey. Cream of Wheat, I ate this morning. Add to it Shredded wheat. debm55 Mar 1 #22

The cereal that's shot from guns! justaprogressive Mar 1 #18

Thank you very much justaprogressive. Excellent. As are your choices. debm55 Mar 1 #21

i cant remember even eating cereal as a kid...my dad samnsara Mar 1 #19

Thank you very much samnsara. Stay healthy, friend. debm55 Mar 1 #20

Klondike Pete's crunchy nuggets bottomofthehill Mar 1 #27

Thank you very much bottomofthehill. debm55 Mar 1 #30

Cocoa Krispies catbyte Mar 1 #28

My once-a-year chocolate cereal is Count Chocula! nt Shermann Mar 1 #29

Thank you catbyte. And if there was any milk left over, it became chocolate milk. debm55 Mar 1 #31

Then and now, Rice Krispies and Puffed Wheat. Dorothy V Mar 1 #32

Thank you Dorothy Y I like the Rice Krispies. Hey , I never got a white plastic bunny in my Trix. debm55 Mar 1 #33

As a kid I liked Cheerios & Maypo red dog 1 Mar 1 #34

Thank you very much red dog 1 . I saw a later version of the Maypo kid. debm55 Mar 1 #35

"I want my Maypo!" red dog 1 Mar 1 #37

I found an Eddie Murray rookie baseball card in a JMCKUSICK Mar 1 #45

when did the stop putting toys in cereal boxes? da svenster Mar 1 #38

Cereal box toys declined in the 2000's Shermann Mar 1 #39

this is true... da svenster Mar 1 #40

Reese's Puffs sakabatou Mar 1 #41

Lucky Charms, when they were sweeter. Archae Mar 1 #42

My mom would only allow rice crispies except for the applegrove Mar 1 #43

When I was a kid it was Cocoa Krispies nuxvomica Mar 1 #44

When I was a kid... Morbius Mar 1 #46

Cinnamon toast crunch. Sometimes Luciferous Mar 1 #47

Buc Wheats. House of Roberts Mar 1 #48