My mom is a health freak, so cereal was always a dessert food in my house. I spent days dreaming about the one bowl of Captain Crunch or Lucky Charms that night would bring. Though cereal is still one of my favorite post-dinner snacks, I love when I find one healthy enough that I don't feel completely guilty eating it all day. And I really mean ALL day. Hello, Special K Cinnamon Pecan -- the new, most delicious addition to the Special K line. I've loved Special K cereals before, most recently, fruit and yogurt. But this new variety floored me. You know how the "nuts" in most cereals are mostly in pieces, if you can find them at all? Not the case with Special K -- I find real-live half pecans in my bowl. The cinnamon is swirly on light and crispy flakes, and the cereal tastes killer both with milk and by the handful.
Now I'm not exactly losing 6 pounds in 2 weeks (the Special K challenge) because I can go through about a box per day with soy milk, but I'm sure you can eat this cereal in a healthy manner as well. It's only 120 calories per 3/4 cup, which is pretty good for something so tasty. Check it out.
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2-21-2008 @ 1:13PM
Julie said...
This sounds yummy, I am already hooked on the red berry I have not tried the chocolate version yet my girlfriend says the chocolate one is delicious.
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2-21-2008 @ 1:30PM
Nicki said...
Oooh, I *LOVE* Special K cereal (my current fave is the flakes with dried strawberries), and haven't yet seen this in the store. Thanks for the head's up, I'll be sure to be on the look out for this one! :)
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2-21-2008 @ 2:29PM
Wendy Buckley said...
I saw this on the shelf at the store last night, and it looked delish! But, this seems like a farse to me, like the fat free yogurt on Seinfeld. How can something have nuts in it and be so few calories per serving? hmmmm.....
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2-21-2008 @ 2:57PM
Bear Silber said...
Wendy, I was wondering the same thing.
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2-21-2008 @ 3:41PM
AlmostVegetarian.com said...
I doubt your mother would approve. The third ingredient is sugar, the fourth includes corn oil, the fifth is high fructose corn syrup, and so on.
The front of the box is the hype. The back of the box are the facts. Turn the box over if you want to make your mother happy.
Good luck.
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2-21-2008 @ 9:04PM
Marcus Benjamin said...
It may not be super healthy, but considering the plethora of opportunities to botch a healthy diet during any given breakfast, this is only a minor slip-up relatively speaking. The cereal is delicious, I've bought about two boxes in the past month, and have enjoyed it tremendously. All things in moderation, including moderation.
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2-25-2008 @ 12:29PM
ABT said...
I had a minor addiction to the Chocolatey Delight variety last fall. I can't wait to try this new one.
I do realize how sugar-laden these are and find it amusing and odd that it's marketed as a "diet food". It's the lesser of many evils and way tastier. Special K is good as snack food.
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