Strawberry Lucky Charms

Name: Strawberry Lucky Charms
Variation: Lucky Charms
Manufacturer: General Mills

Review: I had just missed Fruity Lucky Charms around the time that I started this blog, but this tie-in with the new Super Mario Galaxy movie reminds me of that cereal. I like how putting Mario on the front of the box opposite Lucky emphasizes how much Lucky's green outfit makes him look like Luigi.

The oat pieces are coated in a pretty pink layer of strawberry flavoring - which would have made them the perfect base for my Pixie Charms fantasy cereal. However, the "galactic marshmallows" just look like swirled blue, red, and green lemons. Apparently, General Mills didn't learn with their Galactic Lucky Charms that as cool a concept as space is, you really can't effectively represent something as nebulous as a "galaxy" in the form of a dehydrated marshmallow bit.

The small yellow stars, on the other hand, look great. (As cool as the unicorns and rainbows are, it's a testament to the importance of simplicity when it comes to marshmallow design). There are stars of all different colors drawn on the side of the box - I think the cereal would have looked better if they had ditched all the other marshmallows and just focused on the stars. Anyway, it's a lot better than the last Super Mario cereal I tried - you can't go wrong with Lucky Charms - and even better still with fresh strawberries cut up into it!

Rating: 🥣🥣
Leftover Milk: Purple like an overcast sky - every stargazer's worst nightmare.

Scooby Doo! Cinnamon Crisp!

Name: Scooby Doo! Cinnamon Crisp!
Variation: n/a
Manufacturer: Kellogg's

Review: After trying Cinnamon Pebbles not that long ago, my interest in purely cinnamon-flavored cereals has wavered. Not that I don't like cinnamon, but I'm not sure it's a flavor that can really stand on its own. I mean, even Cinnamon Toast Crunch has that rich, buttery flavor going for it. However, this cereal turned out to be a pleasant surprise. The paw-shaped biscuits are good as a dry snack, offering a crispy bite. And in milk, they have a much more satisfying mouthfeel than Pebbles do. Honestly, it's a relief after three weeks of not-so-great cereals. But, it's still a lot of cinnamon - I'm finding that when I eat too much cinnamon, it irritates my throat a little bit. As a final note, the back of the box offers a mystery (appropriately enough) for you to try to solve while you eat breakfast, and it actually provides a fair challenge.

Rating: 🥣🥣
Leftover Milk: Tastes like cinnamon cookies!

Mott's Very Berry

Name: Mott's Very Berry
Variation: n/a
Manufacturer: General Mills

Review: I had to take a break after trying Mott's new applesauce-inspired Apple Cinnamon cereal, but I couldn't avoid trying its companion flavor, Very Berry. Honestly, I'd be more excited it it were just classic strawberry, instead of this generic conglomerate of berry flavors. The puffs are dark pink and purple, and smell very fruity. The cereal still isn't sweet enough, and tastes too corn-y, but it's marginally better than Apple Cinnamon was. Which isn't saying much. And it's not enough for me to recommend it.

Rating: 🥣
Leftover Milk: Barely berry...