This Popular Cereal Brand Has Just Released New Protein Options

I'm surprised that we haven't seen this come out sooner, but alas, it has arrived. Cheerios has come up with a new cereal line, offering 8 grams of protein per serving, and they come in three tasty varieties.

I had heard that Cheerios were going to be available as a protein cereal, but after looking for them for a month, I came up empty-handed; that is, until I went shopping at Wal-Mart on Friday.

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THEY'VE ARRIVED!

Much to my surprise, there they were. The first item in the cereal aisle.

The variations come in three flavors: Strawberry, Cinnamon, and what I thought was going to be everyone's favorite, Cookies and Cream. The cereal claims to have 8 grams of protein per serving, so I was anxious to try it.

TASTE-TESTING

I only bought two boxes to try, which were the strawberry-flavor Cheerios and the Cookies and Cream-flavored Cheerios. There are a lot of Cinnamon cereals out there, so I figured I could imagine what the Cinnamon Protein Cheerios tasted like.

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MY FAVORITE IS...

After conducting my at-home test, I discovered that the Strawberry Protein Cheerios are my favorite at the moment. They reminded me of Frankenberry cereal from years gone by. Remember Count Chocula? Boo-Berry? and Frankenberry? (Do they still make those?) I don't know if they are still available, but I remember wanting them as a kid. The new strawberry Cheerios Protein has that same fruity flavor as Frankenberry cereal, minus the marshmallows.

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WHAT WILL YOU PICK AS YOUR FAVORITE?

Since my kids are all cookies and cream fanatics when it comes to candy, I figured that would be their favorite. I haven't heard their opinions yet, but I tried the Cookies and Cream Cheerios and didn't find anything spectacular about them. Maybe it was because I ate a bowl of them immediately after having a bowl of the strawberry-flavored Cheerios. I didn't hate them, but they just didn't stand out to me.

I packed some dry Cheerios as snacks, because I'm always looking for protein. Will you try the new Cheerios Protein cereal?

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