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H
ave you ever walked
down the aisle of a gro-
cery store only to be
practically tackled by
packaging on a product claim-
ing to be new?
Feeling like an adventurer
in a brave new world, you grab
the item, make a beeline for the
checkout, slap down the cash
and run home to try it. You
then brag to the first neighbor
you can flag down that you
have not only seen this new
product but have tasted it and
found it delicious, only to have
her ask, 'Where have you been?
That has been on the shelves
for eons! It just has a new pack-
age/formulation/marketing
strategy/size/price. Boy, were
you duped."
Then you'll sympathize with
me when I tell you that I, too,
am a sucker. Navigating my
cart down the treacherous ce-
real aisle recently, I thought I
had discovered a diamond in
the rough. There on the shelf,
in bold letters on the General
Mills' Reese's Peanut Butter
Puffs' packaging, was the
proclamation I look for in foods
to try for this column.
"NEW!" proclaimed the box.
"Chocolatey and Peanut But-
ter Cereal Pieces! Tastes even
more like a Reese's Peanut But-
ter Cup."
I rushed back to The Jewish
News to find out that not only
is the product not new, but
many of my co-workers feed it
daily to their children.
Well, friends, the
sad news I have
discovered is that
the cereal in
fact isn't new.
Rather, the
breakfast food,
debuting on the
shelves in 1994, is
merely reformulated.
From the makers of sev-
eral other kosher cereals, in-
cluding Wheaties, the cereal
continues to bear the certifica-
tion of the Union of Orthodox
Jewish Congregations of Amer-
ica. Reese's Peanut Butter
Puffs are carried in most large
grocery stores in the cereal
aisle. A 14.25-ounce box retails
at about $3.69.
Reese's Peanut Butter Puffs
carry per 3/4 cup serving 3
grams of fat (.5 grams saturat-
ed, 1 gram polyunsaturated, 1.5
grams monounsaturated), 210
milligrams of sodium, two
grams of protein and 23
carbohydrate grams (12
of which are sugars). Not
surprisingly, the cereal
is not a significant
source of dietary fiber.
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The Rating:
Cereal lovers, I have
learned, generally fall
into two camps: those
who think it should be
crisp and wholesome
and as close to nature
as possible and those
who happen to think
the creators of artifi-
cial sweeteners
should be given the
Nobel Prize for sci-
ence.
For all of my attempts to
lead a more healthful lifestyle
(cutting most meat from my
diet, exercising three times a
week, actually eating tofu and
liking it, etc.), I generally fall
into the second of those camps.
There seems to be a demon in-
side me that comes out only
when I am deprived of sugar ce-
real.
In fact, I am constantly sur-
prised each year when Cap'n
Crunch isn't named Time Man
of the Year. OK, the guy dress-
es in a slightly, shall we say,
quirky way, but mixing the
plank shaped corn pieces with
Crunch berries was sheer ge-
nius.
That said, I
must admit, I
really liked the
Reese's Peanut
Butter Puffs. Is
that a surprise?
They had
just the right
blend of peanut-
buttery and choco-
late taste without being
overpowering. The texture was
right on; even in milk for the
less than two minutes they last-
ed in my bowl, they stayed
crunchy. When I sacrificed my-
self, my waistline and my diet
for the sake of this column and
devoured another bowl to test
for consistency, the results were
the same.
Perhaps the only downfall, if
you consider this a downfall,
was that I could taste them the
entire morning. The aftertaste
hung heavily in my mouth.
The rest of the staff had dif-
fering opinions.
"Who needs milk? They are
soon greasy, they're self lubri-
cating. Yuk. Yuk."
—Heather Bondy
"OK as a snack, I guess, but
too sweet for a cereal."
—Sy Manello
"Gross! I agree with
Heather."
—Marla Feldman
"Two forks up! Great taste!
Crunchy texture! They don't
even need milk!"
—Kari Horenstein
"Pretty good with milk and
low in fat, too. If you are look-
ing for a chocolatey/peanut but-
ter treat, this would be the
healthiest way to do it."
—Susie Sherman
"Two forks up! I like them,
nice and crunchy. Nice, healthy
sugar buzz."
—Nancy Cameron