In the Name of Research

tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4273626551966856778.post-65049843236702414082008-04-16T07:52:00.000-07:002008-04-16T06:50:25.970-07:00In the Name of ResearchYou all know I love me some <a href="http://www.sisterskinny.com/2008/01/my-kashi-collection.html">Kashi</a> products. I've always been a fan of the GOLean crunch breakfast cereal, but recently I was introduced to the honey almond flax version. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_A6SR6ibmyT8/SAWQTfwpfbI/AAAAAAAABO4/PL12Ar50_vw/s1600-h/IMG_3063.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_A6SR6ibmyT8/SAWQTfwpfbI/AAAAAAAABO4/PL12Ar50_vw/s320/IMG_3063.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5189712810231823794" /></a> Be still my heart. We all know that anything with the word "honey" in it (when talking about breakfast cereal) means SWEET. And sure enough the very first bite I thought, "Oh hooray for <s>shu-u-u-u-ugar!</s> brown rice cane crystals! And then on the next bite it occured to me, the Kashi tasted remarkably similar to this: <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_A6SR6ibmyT8/SAWIBfwpfYI/AAAAAAAABOg/L-UfOWKb3eM/s1600-h/IMG_3065.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_A6SR6ibmyT8/SAWIBfwpfYI/AAAAAAAABOg/L-UfOWKb3eM/s400/IMG_3065.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5189703704901156226" /></a> Honey Smacks. And so yes, that box of Honey Smacks is mine. I was so curious and it tasted SO similar that I went out and bought some (much to the joy of my six year old, "NO WAY! MOM!! YOU GOT REAL CEREAL???" "Yes honey, as opposed to all of the imaginary cheerios you shovel into your mouth every morning." "AWESOME!!!"). I have to admit, I felt a little nostalgic as I opened up the box. I haven't had paper-foil-packaged cereal in a very long time. And guess what- they DID taste a LOT alike. The Kashi was way crunchier and more substantial. But the flavor was quite a bit similar. Am I supposed to be bothered or excited? I'm not sure. A little of both. So if you are a fan of Honey Smacks but wouldn't mind getting 9 grams of protein, 8 grams of fiber, and 500 mg of Omega-3's every morning, you may want to give it a try! Good thing I got to the bottom of this. Research is fun. (Does Kashi make anything that resembles a ding-dong?) (p.s. Here's a snack that uses all those leftover Kashi cereal crumbs. My toddler and I devoured it.) <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_A6SR6ibmyT8/SAWOdPwpfZI/AAAAAAAABOo/UO0aT3ZL04k/s1600-h/IMG_3056.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_A6SR6ibmyT8/SAWOdPwpfZI/AAAAAAAABOo/UO0aT3ZL04k/s400/IMG_3056.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5189710778712292754" /></a>katieonoreply@blogger.com