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Today we are going to take a look at Kashi GoLean Crunch! (GLC from here on out). The first thing you will notice when you pour a bowl is the high variance in the size of the clusters. GLC consists of the classic Kashi blend of grains (oats, long grain brown rice, rye, hard red winter wheat, triticale, buckwheat, barley, sesame seeds) all clumped together, taking on the appearance of puffy granola. Some clusters are small, about the size of a kidney stone. There are a good deal of larger clusters as well however, ranging in size from a gall stone to a larger kidney stone.

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It’s a question as old as history itself. I believe it was a young Solomon who first wondered aloud “And what is more healthy, a flake or a puff of cereal? And lo he cast his glance upon him, and turned him thusly to a pillar of salt.” Seeking to answer this question, a study published in the scientific journal Food Chemistry, reports that cereal flakes retain certain nutritional compounds better than their puffy counterparts.

There is a chemical process called the Maillard Reaction that occurs during cooking and cereal processing. The Maillard Reaction is responsible for the toasty flavor and golden brown color of a lot of cereals, but it can also cause bad things to happen. One of these bad things is the formation of a compound called furosine, the very presence of which causes a decrease in the protein available within the food. The study found that since puffed cereal needs to be cooked at a higher temperature than flaked cereal, a stronger Maillard Reaction occurs, leading to higher levels of furosine production.

via Discovery News

Friends, country men, lend me your ears. Today is the dawn of a new era. One where men are not measured by their status, but by their accomplishments alone. A life free from the evils of 3 course meals and white chicks with their gang signs. Can’t exist right? Well it does my friends it really does, in the form of Postopia. This is an awesome gaming website made by the great folks at Post. Also let me take this time to mention that Fruity Pebbles is my favorite cereal forever all time so it brought nothing short of delight to find this mecca of all things cereal/gaming.

When I first entered the site I saw a sign up button so I immediately clicked and began the process. The first screen they show you is a graffiti filled subway, which begs the question what the hell kind of Postopia is this? My progress quickly ground to a halt when I hit the ‘pick a username’ section. I first of course tried CerealBlogger, and it said it was taken. Next I tried cerealblogger.com, taken, then I tried a man a plan a canal panama, and of course it said taken. This is obviously some goofy Post programming error that needs to be fixed because it didn’t even take my last attempt (click on thumbnail to the left).

To my delight, I realized that you don’t even need a login! The login only serves as a record keeper and points tally. So I clicked in and BOOOOM- There are a shitton of games, and if you are un familiar with the term shitton please see here. You can start playing instantly and the games are pretty darn fun. My two favorite games were Pebbles Snowboard Dash and Honeycomb Stuntbike. Almost all of the games are quite elaborate. The snowboard game was 3D and had decent graphics for a shockwave game. So do yourself a favor and abandon your current sorry excuse of a society and become a Postopian.

To become a Postopian click here

You didn’t think a Friday was going to sneak by without a fresh delivery of Break Fast Facts did you? Your brain probably has the munchies by now, and your hippocampus is all cottonmouthy and giggling so please enjoy these bite-size factoids. Be on the lookout for a buzz-kill lie in the form of a factoid! (Hint, these lies usually involve dragons)

• Froot Loops, when introduced in 1963 came in 3 colors only; pink, orange, and yellow.
• The term “Frosted Flakes” is not trademarked and so any company, not just Kellogg’s, can use it.
• Late night talk show host Conan O’Brien has gone on record saying that Franken Berry is his favorite cereal because it “turns [the] milk pink“.
• Lucky, of Lucky Charms fame, was at one time voiced by Warwick Davis.  (You know him as Willow, Wicket, or even as this guy)
• The world’s first singing commercial aired on the radio on Christmas Eve, 1926 for Wheaties cereal. The four male singers, eventually known as the Wheaties Quartet, sang the jingle.
• End Milk made from the breast milk of a pregnant dragon can cure most forms of ugly if applied directly to the forehead.

It’s shaping up to be a very nice weekend (at CerealBlogger headquarters)…and I’m ready to party. If you are thinking what I am thinking…follow these five simple steps to a successful foray into event planning:

1. Watch this video.

2. Burn a DVD of this video, looping.

3. Host a party and play this video on a small television next to your bed.

4. Make cocktails and smile to yourself knowing that all your valuables are in a safety deposit box.

5. Sit on your mattress and watch the ladies flock like crows looking for gold.

Note: Step 4 is the most important.

Does the above picture do anything for you? If it makes you laugh that’s cool I guess, but if you instantly recognize what I was going for when I made this image, then you my friend, are an internet nerd (like me!). For the uninitiated, the above is referred to as an Image Macro. I can’t easily describe what an Image Macro is or how one makes me feel, but go over to MentalFloss.com and read as they go into the details and history of these pictures so I don’t have to. Once you’ve read that article, things may make a little more sense. I just thought that cereal lovers like us should have our own cat macros so I made a few. In addition to the Chex one, here’s another little gem I whipped up:

Pop country music star LeAnn Rimes has partnered with Kellogg’s to raise money for the Coalition to Salute Americas Heroes, which aids US soldiers injured in Iraq. She will be appearing on special boxes of Corn Flakes alongside CerealBlogger favorite Cornelius the rooster. In addition, LeAnn will appear on packaging for Froot Loops and Frosted Flakes promoting a special version or her track “I want you with me” which can be downloaded at KelloggsSalutes.com for an unannounced price.

Want to see twenty one very large pictures of LeAnn standing next to a picture of one of the boxes looking pretty? I thought you might so here ya go.

via LeAnnRimesWorld