With an equally crispy and satisfyingly soft crunch, a pretty robust whole grain oat base (though not a golden-toasted one), and a faint touch of floral honey sweetness, old Alpha-Bits is halfway between a plain Cheerio and Post’s Honeycomb. Eating it now, though, I think the rumors of Alpha-Bits’ demise were greatly exaggerated: the wide-eyed Super Why! packaging may leave me wondering, well, “super why the heck would they do this?” but this stuff still tastes pretty good.
#ALPHA BITS CEREAL RECIPES SERIAL#
I may be a kid at heart, but that inner child is aged roughly 8–10, not the 4-year old serial cereal drooler who appears to be the target audience of Alpha-Bits’ young’n-friendly packaging.Įven though I always chose totally mature, grown-up cereals like Cookie Crisp and Reese’s Puffs over Alpha-Bits, I still heard the recent public outcry about Alpha-Bits tasting terrible compared to its pre-Y2K flavor formula. In all honesty, I haven’t tasted Alpha-Bits in years. As a designated cereal emissary of the year 2017, I’m here to tell you whether Alpha-Bits actually followed through on their “new year, new me” promise, or if they’re just “new meh.”īut in order to answer this, I first have to dive into some “old” Alpha-Bits, which are still easy to find on shelves. This revamped cereal revolution all started in 2017, as Cocoa Puffs, Krave, Honeycomb, and yes, Alpha-Bits, made a big hullaballoo about self-improvement. Some also say that spiking a drop of blood into your morning bowl of Alpha-Bits will make them reveal the universe’s existential secrets. Cinnamon Toast Crunch just contains packets of wheat seeds, yeast, and cinnamon, with instructions for growing, harvesting, and baking your own miniature cinnamon toast.Īs for Alpha-Bits? They now contain the letters of every alphabet, from English and Cyrillic to Egyptian hieroglyphics, Klingon, and whatever language the Bionicles spoke.
#ALPHA BITS CEREAL RECIPES FULL#
Waffle Crisp is now just a box full of freeze-dried Belgian waffles-and the bag is made of intelligent, gelatinous maple syrup that can gain sentience when stored in certain climates. Instead, every old brand keeps releasing “New and Improved” versions that buff their old selves with unnecessary flavor and cosmetic improvements.įroot Loops now contains “100% more Froot Jooce” and comes in colors only visible to the hyper-photoreceptive mantis shrimp. I will probably end up throwing them out.The year is 20xx. Will not buy again.īring back the Frosted Alph-Bits. The 'new and improved' Alpha-Bits cereal is awful. Coke is still Coke and Hershey Bars are still Hershey Bars. Smart company's don't change a good thing. This cereal disappeared for a few years and when it finally re-emerged they had changed the recipe so much that it was like eating cardboard. This rating is for the 'New and improved' Alpha Bits. In the meantime, Frosted Cheerios are a good substitute but, unfortunately, they can be hard to find. I do not like the 'new and improved' Alpha-Bits at all - not good. 'New and improved' Alpha-Bits are anything but. Big letters and different taste! Curse Post - bring back the old Alpha Bits and new flavors of Alpha Bits like the marshmallow ones! It's simple - Alpha Bits is Lucky Charms with no charms.
Had McDonald's fries yesterday and they were inedible! It's like that with so many foods now. Sadly, the change to 'healthier' foods has sacrificed the original taste of these foods. Since they started making so many cereals 'healthier', most just don't do it for me anymore. In recent years it has reappeared, but is nothing like the original. taste like cardboard! Bring the old one back!Īlpha-Bits were in my top 5 cereals of all-time. This used to be my favorite, but the new version is awful! Tastes like they were soaked and dried, I agree. I thought that it was a little bit boring.
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