Kellogs cornflakes...

tinyjiney

Havent had a bowl of these for years..decided to buy a box instead of the unhealthy crisps and chocolate for those late nite snacks...
So i got them ready and plonked down to watch the 9 o' clock news...mmmmm crunchy, ...memories came flooding back...but this was short lived....after a couple of minutes the flakes had turned to this horrible tasteless pulp ...i could'nt get half way through the bowlful before i abandoned them and went and made a cuppa and toast..
Have they changed that much..are all cereals the same nowadays...or was i meant to scoff down the whole bowlful in less that two minutes....:(

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Corsendonk

tinyjiney wrote: »

Havent had a bowl of these for years..decided to buy a box instead of the unhealthy crisps and chocolate for those late nite snacks...
So i got them ready and plonked down to watch the 9 o' clock news...mmmmm crunchy, ...memories came flooding back...but this was short lived....after a couple of minutes the flakes had turned to this horrible tasteless pulp ...i could'nt get half way through the bowlful before i abandoned them and went and made a cuppa and toast..
Have they changed that much..are all cereals the same nowadays...or was i meant to scoff down the whole bowlful in less that two minutes....:(

For sale....Almost complete box of delicious Kellogs Cornflakes...offers..:o

Salt levels may have gone down. Well apart from the flavour changing or not changing(might just be your taste buds with age) they can't stick free gifts in the box like they use to.

WindSock

Corsendonk wrote: »

they can't stick free gifts in the box like they use to.

They can't? That sucks.

Asphyxia

I love them with ice cold milk or warm milk in the Winter I need to pick up a box next time I'm shopping.

tinyjiney

tinyjiney wrote: »

Havent had a bowl of these for years..decided to buy a box instead of the unhealthy crisps and chocolate for those late nite snacks...
So i got them ready and plonked down to watch the 9 o' clock news...mmmmm crunchy, ...memories came flooding back...but this was short lived....after a couple of minutes the flakes had turned to this horrible tasteless pulp ...i could'nt get half way through the bowlful before i abandoned them and went and made a cuppa and toast..
Have they changed that much..are all cereals the same nowadays...or was i meant to scoff down the whole bowlful in less that two minutes....:(

For sale....Almost complete box of delicious Kellogs Cornflakes...offers..:o

Did you use warm or cold milk? I find with warm milk that they can turn to mush.

sh1tstirrer

The box contains more nutrition than the cornflakes.

sh1tstirrer

sh1tstirrer wrote: »

The box contains more nutrition than the cornflakes.

Busted

sh1tstirrer

Karsini wrote: »

Busted

It's an old saying meaning that cornflakes have so little nutrition in them that there would be more from eating the box
You didn't really think that you would be better off eating the box instead of the cornflakes :rolleyes:

Corsendonk

WindSock wrote: »

They can't? That sucks.

Yeah something to do with promoting them to young kids but the fast food companies still seem to have the Happy Meal freebies. Do its a bit crazy if you think about it that they use to stick small plastic objects without outer protective wrapping in loose food in the 60s-70s.

CSU

There is nothing on this planet that tops the disgusting smell of micrwaved cornflakes and milk in the morning - It makes me wanna puke

What's wron with you people

CORNFLAKES ARE SUPPOSED TO BE CRUNCHY NOT SAD & SOGGY SMELLY!!!!!!:mad:

lord lucan

I love warm,soggy cornflakes!:o

enniscorthy

Corsendonk wrote: »

Salt levels may have gone down. Well apart from the flavour changing or not changing(might just be your taste buds with age) they can't stick free gifts in the box like they use to.

why not mate

Corsendonk

enniscorthy wrote: »

why not mate

Studies in the States showed the cereals high in sugar that contained toys attracted kid pressure to buy so the companies were encouraging fat kids. Back in the day you and me would walkor cycle that off going to school but now its so unsafe out there the lazy little buggers have to be driven everywhere. I think the cereal industry may have withdrawn the toys as an industry wide iniative.

rubadub

Cornflakes were meant to be bland, auld Dr Kellogg would be appalled at the thought of tasty crunchy nut cornflakes, he was a nutcase.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corn_flakes

Kellogg believed that spicy or sweet foods would increase passions. In contrast, cornflakes would have an anaphrodisiac property and lower the sex drive.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Harvey_Kellogg

Kellogg strongly warned against the habit in his own words, claiming of masturbation-related deaths "such a victim literally dies by his own hand," among other condemnations. He felt that masturbation destroyed not only physical and mental health, but the moral health of individuals as well. Kellogg also believed the practice of "solitary-vice" caused cancer of the womb, urinary diseases, nocturnal emissions, impotence, epilepsy, insanity, and mental and physical debility; "dimness of vision" was only briefly mentioned.

Drastic measures

Kellogg worked on the rehabilitation of masturbators, often employing extreme measures, even mutilation, on both sexes. He was an advocate of circumcising young boys to curb masturbation and applying phenol (carbolic acid) to a young woman's clitoris.

zero19

I love cornflakes, but i really wish they still made Banana bubbles, best cereal ever!