I was just talking to my wife about what a cereal addict I was when I was a kid. I wanted anything that had a cartoon. Froot Loops, Frosted Flakes, Cap’n Crunch, Lucky Charms. All the monster ones, Count Chocula, Frankenberry, Booberry.

But we rarely got those. Dad was always trying to save money, so he’d buy generic cornflakes and fake Cheerios (anyone remember the generic stuff that came in a plain white box? Store brands weren’t a thing yet.).

G. Love & Special Sauce – Milk & Cereal

Then he’d pour it all in a clean, galvanized trash can and stir it all up. Any good cereal got lost in the mix. You had to dump a lot of sugar on it. If we were out we got into the baking stuff. Powdered sugar, honey, even Karo syrup.

One of my brother’s little friends was over one time and he asked if she wanted any cereal. She said, “Umm. My parents don’t let me eat out of trash cans.” LOL.

A few times I had to settle for Trix, also a disappointment. “Silly Rabbit tricks are for kids. That’s why we have you.” That’s what I thought when I saw those commercials.

DJ Yoda featuring Biz Markie – Breakfast Cereal

How are you gonna have a cartoon character and your cereal isn’t sweet? I knew what I was asking for was a bowl of candy, but I was a kid. I wanted to eat a bowl of candy.

It was also a disappointment if it didn’t come with a prize. Which caused fights of course. You’d wake up when it was still dark only to catch your brother in the kitchen, his hand at the bottom of the box, with the plastic trinket in his hand. Aha! Mine!

The only decent cereal my dad liked was a granola cereal called Heartland. He was basically eating crumbled up cookies for breakfast, but at least the art on the box made it look healthy. We usually ate it up before he got any. Sorry Dad.

One of my favorite things about being a bachelor. I’d to walk around in my apartment with my hand in box of Cap’n Crunch.

I’m allergic to most cartoon food nowadays, but Honey Nut Cheerios should work. They had a cartoon bee didn’t they?