Comments on: Muesli Blue

Muesli Blue

CunningLinguist — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 08:54:41 -0800

DIY cereal.

I know you could do this yourself at your local health food store, but I thought the interface was clever.

By: cortex

cortex — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 08:56:36 -0800

Website, I find your lack of marbits disturbing.

By: Joe Beese

Joe Beese — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 08:59:29 -0800

samurai wheat : there is something special about the way these little cubes of shredded wheat trap milk the inside their spongy walls and explode with each bite like an orgiastic feast for the mouth. I propose renaming it "Caligula wheat".

By: shothotbot

shothotbot — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 08:59:47 -0800

I thought this was going to be recipes to make my own cornflakes or stuff. Boo hoo.

By: jonmc

jonmc — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 09:01:03 -0800

No neon colors? No marshmallows? No crunchberries? You call that cereal? That's Purina Hippie Chow.

By: CunningLinguist

CunningLinguist — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 09:01:29 -0800

Cortex, there's a suggestion box! (Thanks for teaching me today's new word. At first I thought you meant something digital)

By: cjorgensen

cjorgensen — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 09:04:04 -0800

I had to google that marbits as well. I think this will be my new nickname for the girlfriend.

By: WinnipegDragon

WinnipegDragon — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 09:04:43 -0800

$18 to ship to Canada. I shouldn't even be considering this but choco-peanut-coconut granola commands it!

By: boo_radley

boo_radley — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 09:09:08 -0800

Well thank god for this... I was finding Whole Foods just too, I dunno, affordable.

By: mannequito

mannequito — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 09:09:17 -0800

A few months ago this might have excited me .... since then however, I moved to Germany, and on day 1 I discovered Master Crumble banana-chocolate-yoghurt cereal. Who needs heaven anyways.

By: BrotherCaine

BrotherCaine — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 09:09:53 -0800

I notice he's got cacao nibs, which are awesome in cereal. I didn't see steel-cut oats or protein powder. I make my own barely edible high protein super colon blow hot cereal out of oats, wheat bran, protein powder, dried fruit, and a tiny bit of milk and fresh grated nutmeg. Its got the consistency of wet cement or wallpaper paste, but it keeps me full for what seems like half a day afterwards from a small bowl.

By: loquacious

loquacious — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 09:10:32 -0800

What the hell? What do you mean I can't mix my cereal bases? What kind of fascist cereal hell is this? Ah, an expensive one! Thirteen bucks for a 21 ounce "capsule" shipped from Walden knows where!? This is why they have bulk food bins at good food stores. Oh well. Worst case scenario I have yet another clear and easy indicator to run like hell if I discover this actually being consumed by an acquaintance, along with things like Fiji brand bottled water, AOL broadband, excessive accumulation of Ikea furniture and Dr. Phil books.

By: asok

asok — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 09:14:02 -0800

It only let me have six ingredients, then it kept trying to take me to the checkout. I see breakfast as an opportunity to eat all the grains I wont be eating in any other meal of the day, i.e. everything apart from wheat. Breakfast is one of the most important meals of the day, along with lunch and dinner and elevenses and afternoon tea and brunch and supper. Also, cornflakes stored with other breakfast cereals tend to become small and less appealing, which is why I add them last, straight into the bowl.

By: Pants!

Pants! — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 09:15:33 -0800

Then there's this.

By: ob

ob — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 09:19:18 -0800

I already make my own muesli. Interestingly enough, I'm not a hippie.

By: CunningLinguist

CunningLinguist — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 09:23:10 -0800

Pants that looks awesome but I'm skeptical that can really make rice krispies that way. Has anyone tried it?

By: zennoshinjou

zennoshinjou — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 09:23:48 -0800

I'm kind of surprised the cruel hand of the recession hasn't axed this place yet. This is like the SUV of cereals.

By: mandal

mandal — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 09:26:14 -0800

th;dr

By: shothotbot

shothotbot — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 09:26:40 -0800

I already make my own muesli. Interestingly enough, I'm not a hippie. posted by ob That's just what all the hippies say.

By: ob

ob — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 09:27:59 -0800

If anyone's interested (obviously I was interested enough) a brief history of Muesli.

By: ob

ob — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 09:29:54 -0800

That's just what all the hippies say. Don't bring me down, square!

By: shothotbot

shothotbot — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 09:31:32 -0800

Um, guys, the rice krispie recipe calls for 2 cups ginger ale. WTF?

By: hanoixan

hanoixan — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 09:34:58 -0800

I also read this and thought it was about making your own cereal.

By: Spatch

Spatch — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 09:44:31 -0800

General Mills tested an online custom cereal creation site back around 2001. Their generator included many components of existing cereals, so you could get Cocoa Puff puffs with Lucky Charms marshmallows, Cheerios and Kix if you wanted. It was meant to allow you to create nutritious mixes, of course, but I did what I think almost everybody else did, and picked all the chocolaty sugary marshmallowy components and had 'em mixed in one bag. I remember not being able to name the resulting mess "Chocolate Frosted Sugar Bombs" but got away with a similar moniker. It was insane. According to my notes at the time, the cereal I made "didn't just turn the milk chocolate, it orchestrated a chocolate coup upon the denizens of Milkville." Even one bowl a day turned out to be too much for my mid-20s metabolism and I only placed one order. It's no surprise that the venture soon went under, what with the dot com bust and the fact that the stuff cost $8.00 for seven servings (and each "serving" was well under the typical amount I'd pour into a bowl.) But now I am realizing to appreciate the failed venture for what it was: an idea whose time just hadn't quite come yet.

By: cazoo

cazoo — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 09:55:25 -0800

Anyone ever go to JUJU cereal bar in California? I think it's sort of the same concept.

By: wenestvedt

wenestvedt — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 09:55:51 -0800

Spatch, you beat me to it. I, too, was in that beta, and they folded before I could order even once! And man, did I have a killer combination of cranberries, almonds, sweet stuff, and other fiber-rich goodness in mind. *sigh* For some reason I was thinking about this not too long ago. But I think it was a long time before 2001 -- I was still a web drone when it came along, and that place eventually laid me off in 1999.

By: nitsuj

nitsuj — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 10:01:47 -0800

DIY energy bars

By: JonnyRotten

JonnyRotten — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 10:11:10 -0800

Wow, that link to the make your own rice krispies was the most fakity fake bit of fakeness I have seen all day.

By: lysdexic

lysdexic — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 10:12:12 -0800

Similarly, the Cereal Bowl.

By: range

range — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 10:15:29 -0800

cortex, your prayers have been answered.

By: BitterOldPunk

BitterOldPunk — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 10:19:21 -0800

If you eat several bowls of Crunchberries and nothing else, your poop will acquire a blue-green iridescent sheen. Fact.

By: Bageena

Bageena — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 10:19:57 -0800

Hearts, stars and horseshoes! Clovers and blue moons! Pots of gold and rainbows! And me red balloons! You just try and get my marbits. I'll fight you like a rabid badger.

By: Parasite Unseen

Parasite Unseen — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 10:20:06 -0800

I counter your hippy bullshit with DIY Pruno. And that's how you start your day.

By: jonmc

jonmc — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 10:22:56 -0800

If you eat several bowls of Crunchberries and nothing else, your poop will acquire a blue-green iridescent sheen. Two Shamrock Shakes will have a similar effect.

By: weapons-grade pandemonium

weapons-grade pandemonium — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 10:26:13 -0800

Mix it with bran for Incessant Iridescent.

By: lysdexic

lysdexic — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 10:36:26 -0800

I've always wanted to cook with a cannon.

By: cortex

cortex — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 10:37:11 -0800

Oh hell yes, range. Now I just have to explain that to my wife.

By: diogenes

diogenes — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 10:58:10 -0800

Wouldn't DIY cereal imply that you Do It Yourself? This is pay someone else to do it and ship it to you (PSETDOASITY) cereal.

By: Stewriffic

Stewriffic — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 11:03:37 -0800

choco-peanut-coconut granola That's exactly what I made! Yum.

By: CunningLinguist

CunningLinguist — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 11:12:20 -0800

When I make my own muesli, I throw in chunks of freeze-dried fruit. Raspberries and apricots work well. They reconstitute in milk and no extra sugar. Plus, when dry, they have a marbits-like texture.

By: owtytrof

owtytrof — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 12:25:23 -0800

Two Shamrock Shakes will have a similar effect. As will a single "Route 44" sized Ocean Water beverage from Sonic Drive-In. In this case, it's the blue food coloring in the coconut-flavored syrup they use.

By: range

range — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 13:17:21 -0800

Now I just have to explain that to my wife. I think your best argument is that, given your options, ordering 24oz is entirely reasonable (I'd start with the 400oz size and bargain down from there). I want to use them to wreck otherwise healthy cereal. Shredded wheat with all the marshmallows of the rainbow, here we come.

By: xorry

xorry — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 19:18:22 -0800

I can't find the bacon to add to my cacao nibs, sesame, granola, coconut surprise. Cry.

By: Secret Life of Gravy

Secret Life of Gravy — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 19:18:22 -0800

I, too, remember the General Mills make your own cereal. I remember you had to wait to get invited to try the web site so I waited and was very excited up until the time I got to the check out. It was insanely expensive. Better just to buy the cereal with the bits you liked and then mix and match and toss the stuff you don't like. Speaking of marbits, I have always wondered why they were never offered as a packaged candy. I loved the texture of Lucky Charms marshmellows and I've often wondered if I could recreate them. I have a dehydrator and mini puffs. Anybody ever try this? And did you know that Lucky Charms added a new charm? My husband and don't buy cold cereal but the box caught his eye and he pointed it out to me last week. The new charm is an hour glass. Not too magical but better than a magic egg or a magic button, I suppose. Why not a unicorn? Or a fairy? Or a wizard?

By: eritain

eritain — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 20:57:32 -0800

Why not a unicorn? Or a fairy? Or a wizard? They're basically sugar lozenges. It's a pretty low-resolution medium.

By: eritain

eritain — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 20:59:56 -0800

Also: DIY energy bars that are actually DIY.

By: Ambrosia Voyeur

Ambrosia Voyeur — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 23:55:53 -0800

My problem is, really good toast makes cereal so damned unappealing anymore. And you can put a fried egg on it, even, in the time it takes to toast. Otherwise, I'm all about the more processed cereals EXPECHIALLY the cap'n.