Cereal Wednesday » Frosted Flakes Gold http://www.cerealwednesday.com Where The Bowl Is Always Big And The Milk Is Always Cold Wed, 04 Jan 2012 05:00:37 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Cereal Wednesday is a vlog/podcast reviewing different cereal brands found in stores. NYCWD no NYCWD nycwd@cerealwednesday.com nycwd@cerealwednesday.com (NYCWD) 2006-2009 Where the bowl is always big... and the milk is always cold... cereal, food, breakfast, nutrition, comedy, wednesday Cereal Wednesday » Frosted Flakes Gold http://www.cerealwednesday.com/images/cerealwedtheseriesa.jpg http://www.cerealwednesday.com/category/brands/kelloggs/frosted-flakes-gold-kelloggs/ Frosted Flakes Gold http://www.cerealwednesday.com/2008/07/02/frosted-flakes-gold/ http://www.cerealwednesday.com/2008/07/02/frosted-flakes-gold/#comments Wed, 02 Jul 2008 05:01:49 +0000 Poppy http://www.cerealwednesday.com/?p=133

Cereal Wednesday: Frosted Flakes Gold from Cereal Wednesday on Vimeo.




We all knew NYCWD wouldn’t like this cereal because apparently he had some Tony the Tiger trauma in his childhood, but I kinda sorta liked Frosted Flakes as a kid so I really thought this would be good!

And then I took a bite and realized that I was very, very wrong.

Frosted Flakes Gold is a new cereal by Kellogg’s. The cereal is comprised of a whole grain corn and wheat flake thickly coated with “honey” that is actually a combination of honey, malt flavoring, and high fructose corn syrup. The coating is very slick to the tongue, similar to my Fiber One experience, and so coated in fact that it makes the flake itself seem like stale cardboard. Also, the flakes are of varying sizes, some of them so large that they could actually be tough to swallow if not broken down properly first.

To its credit, Frosted Flakes Gold packs an average amount of health punch: 3 g of fiber per 3/4 cup serving, as well as 25% of daily recommended amounts of Iron, Thiamin, Riboflavin, Niacin, Vitamin B6, Folic Acid, and Vitamin B12. Honestly, though, the flavor and texture are just so unappealing that I’d rather take my big girl vitamin and a fiber tablet than eat any more of this cereal. Also, it claims to have Long-Lasting Energy but doesn’t follow through with telling us exactly how it has this long-lasting energy. From the 2g of protein that almost all of its competitors have per serving? From the bit of honey that’s in it? Where? Back up your claims, Tony!

I’m not quite sure which demographic is supposed to be targeted for Frosted Flakes Gold, but I think Kellogg’s totally missed the mark for both kids and adults.

No toy inside, and NYCWD‘s least favorite cereal mascot on the box are not in this cereal’s scoring favor.

Slogan: “Crunchy Flakes made with Whole Grain and Baked with Honey”
Taste: Like sickeningly oversweet cardboard, to put it nicely
Box opening: Pretty difficult
Bag rippage: Lots of ripping
Bag slippage: Bag overboard!
Allergy alert: Contains wheat ingredients and trace amounts of soybean

    Cereal Wednesday Bowls:
    The T-shirts for this episode are from ThinkGeek.

]]> http://www.cerealwednesday.com/2008/07/02/frosted-flakes-gold/feed/ 9 Cereal Wednesday,corn,Frosted Flakes Gold,Kelloggs Cereal,poppy,wheat,Zero Bowls Cereal Wednesday: Frosted Flakes Gold from Cereal Wednesday on Vimeo. If the video above is not viewable, you can see it at these other video sharing sites: YouTube, Yahoo, MySpace, Metacafe, Revver and Viddler - Cereal Wednesday: Frosted Flakes Gold from Cereal Wednesday on Vimeo. If the video above is not viewable, you can see it at these other video sharing sites: YouTube, Yahoo, MySpace, Metacafe, Revver and Viddler We all knew NYCWD wouldn't like this cereal because apparently he had some Tony the Tiger trauma in his childhood, but I kinda sorta liked Frosted Flakes as a kid so I really thought this would be good! And then I took a bite and realized that I was very, very wrong. Frosted Flakes Gold is a new cereal by Kellogg's. The cereal is comprised of a whole grain corn and wheat flake thickly coated with "honey" that is actually a combination of honey, malt flavoring, and high fructose corn syrup. The coating is very slick to the tongue, similar to my Fiber One experience, and so coated in fact that it makes the flake itself seem like stale cardboard. Also, the flakes are of varying sizes, some of them so large that they could actually be tough to swallow if not broken down properly first. To its credit, Frosted Flakes Gold packs an average amount of health punch: 3 g of fiber per 3/4 cup serving, as well as 25% of daily recommended amounts of Iron, Thiamin, Riboflavin, Niacin, Vitamin B6, Folic Acid, and Vitamin B12. Honestly, though, the flavor and texture are just so unappealing that I'd rather take my big girl vitamin and a fiber tablet than eat any more of this cereal. Also, it claims to have Long-Lasting Energy but doesn't follow through with telling us exactly how it has this long-lasting energy. From the 2g of protein that almost all of its competitors have per serving? From the bit of honey that's in it? Where? Back up your claims, Tony! I'm not quite sure which demographic is supposed to be targeted for Frosted Flakes Gold, but I think Kellogg's totally missed the mark for both kids and adults. No toy inside, and NYCWD's least favorite cereal mascot on the box are not in this cereal's scoring favor. Slogan: "Crunchy Flakes made with Whole Grain and Baked with Honey" Taste: Like sickeningly oversweet cardboard, to put it nicely Box opening: Pretty difficult Bag rippage: Lots of ripping Bag slippage: Bag overboard! Allergy alert: Contains wheat ingredients and trace amounts of soybean Cereal Wednesday Bowls: For more information about the cereal please visit the Kellogg's website. The T-shirts for this episode are from ThinkGeek. NYCWD no