Since 2022, Kellogg has been running an ad campaign encouraging families, with the help of Tony the Tiger and Toucan Sam, to break out of their boring dinner rotation and swap in the occasional bowl of cereal. “If you’re tired of cooking chicken over and over (and the kids are bored of eating it) we’ve got something you’ll want to try,” the description for one of the advertisements read. “Turn off the stove, pop open the pantry and pour your favorite Kellogg’s cereal for dinner!”
That commercial didn’t inspire nearly the same amount of dialogue as when — nearly two years later, on Feb. 21 — WK Kellogg Co. CEO Gary Pilnick also suggested customers eat cereal for dinner, likely because instead of positioning it, as the advertisement had, as a little treat, he suggested it as a solution for families feeling throttled by food inflation.
The last few times I even thought about getting some cereal, I was turned off by the high price of it. It’s $7-$8 here for a normal sized box. Even the generic bag only stuff is pretty high ($6.50). I just buy a big ol’ thing of oats for $2 and make oat bars.
I only buy it from Costco now. And egen the healthier-looking cereals are loaded with sugar. I’ve started swapping cereal to oats with some fresh berries, a dash of milk, and cinnamon. You can add a pinch of brown sugar if you need a bit more sweetness. Or (sugary) dried cranberries.
Costco does have some keto cereals. They aren’t cheap either, but you get a good amount of low/no sugar cereal for the money. Steel cut oats are a favorite for me too, but no sugar. After I add nuts, fruits and oat milk it is perfect.