Chocolate cereals that are designed to appeal to adults - to women, specifically - rather than to children are one of the hottest new trends in the breakfast industry. Chocolate Oat Crunch Life is the first one out of the starting gate and is already available in stores. The cereal is regular, whole grain Life cereal that has had chocolate granola pieces added to it. It is touted as being low fat, high in fiber and as a generally healthy (2.5 grams fat, 190 calories per 1-cup serving), yet indulgent, breakfast option.
After trying a box, I think I would pass on this as breakfast food.
The chocolate chunks are very chocolaty, not just cocoa-flavored, because they are made with melted chocolate chips and are quite hard, much like large chunks of dense granola. The texture of the granola doesn't really work that well with the rest of the cereal, especially as Life softens so much in milk and the chunks don't. On top of that, the pieces simply taste too much like chocolate to seem appropriate for breakfast, so the overall effect is that of a bowl full of regular Life Cereal that, for some reason, you decided to throw a chopped up candy bar (perhaps a very hard Nestles Crunch) into.There is a fairly high ratio of chocolate pieces to Life cereal, so this could be a good snack option if you're looking for a chocolate fix that will last you a bit longer than a single piece of chocolate. Otherwise, you might want to stick to regular Life and save the chocolate for later.
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2-23-2007 @ 3:02PM
dave said...
I actually just picked up a box of the Special K Chocolate cereal. I think it's perfect for someone who just wants a little bit of sweetness with their bowl in the morning, but doesn't want to go overboard with some Chocolately Marshmellow madness.
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2-23-2007 @ 3:02PM
Miss Tiffie said...
Seems more like a nice snack or something to eat a handful if you're craving something sweet and chocolatey... but more "healthy"
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2-24-2007 @ 7:23PM
Carrie said...
I also recently tried the special k chocolate cereal. I don't enjoy how all the chocolate pieces sink to the bottom of the bowl, leaving it for the last bites. I'd rather have chocolate coated on some of the cereal flakes or something.
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