Kellogg's Krave

The cereal itself is pillowy and looks similar to Cap’n Crunch, which I do like. I figured you couldn’t go wrong because I also like chocolate and I recently tried another filled cereal that was okay. The problem is, that there’s so much filling of chocolate that the shell is quite thin and this cereal becomes soggy very quickly. It has a somewhat grainy texture that becomes quite unpleasant when soggy. My mouth is not happy to chew this and it feels like there’s just a little too much creamy, chocolate filling for breakfast time.

It’s sad because it tastes okay. I’d eat it again if it didn’t have this weird texture but it does so I have no interesting in buying it again or trying the double chocolate flavor.

This isn’t as bad for you as I would think. One serving does have 10% of your daily carbs but cereal has always had a lot. There are 11 grams of sugar, of course. Krave also offers at least 15% of Vitamins A, C, D, B6 and B12, along with iron, folic acid and zinc so it’s not as bad for you as a candy bar.

Still, I can’t get over the texture. I like to eat my cereal while doing something else so the fact that this becomes soggy so quickly is a deal-breaker. There’s no way I’m going to go as crazy over this as the commercials think I will.

It tastes similar to the Apple Jacks I used to love, except that it’s definitely less sugar saturated. This isn’t a bad thing. It’s still flavourful but it literally tastes more refreshing. Despite the lack of sugar, it seems that Apple Cinnamon Cheerios has more fat, cholesterol and carbs, though not by much (only a few percentage points). Apple Cinnamon Cheerios does have more minerals and higher amounts of several vitamins/minerals than Apple Jacks.

In the long run, though, Apple Cinnamon Cheerios tastes good whereas Apple Jacks now taste like crap. I think you can guess which gets my vote. I just wish it came in a larger box like regular Cheerios.