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Call The Sales Deportment (810) 354-7123 Ext. 209 THE JEWISH NEWS 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. 111 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