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February 26, 2008
Cereal Addiction
I think I'm addicted to cereal. Or, more accurately, I KNOW I'm addicted to cereal. I love it. I could eat it at all times of the day and night. If there were only 1 food on this earth left to eat I would want it to be cereal. Hello, my name is Beth Shutt and I'm a cereal-holic.
But I figure there is worse things to be addicted too. Besides, cereal (and it's accomplice milk) make a fine, healthy meal/snack/dessert/appetizer. My bones won't lack for strength, that's for sure!
I'm also a cereal mixer. I never eat just one cereal alone. This leads to MANY different boxes of cereal in our house at one time. In fact just tonight as I surveyed my choices after dinner I told O we will definitely be needing some cereal at the grocery store tomorrow - we only have 6 boxes left! EMERGENCY!
Cereal emergency aside, I had a dandy day. Nothing new or out of the ordinary. A run this morning in snow/rain/sleet/freezing rain/ice with about 2 inches of slush on the roads - OH HOW FUN! :) But don't take that as a complaint because I'm done complaining about the weather - remember? :) And then a ride this evening after work. Oh and by the way, I got a free lunch at work today so don't let anyone ever tell you that there is no such thing as a free lunch!
I'm mostly just really excited because I have the day off work tomorrow and that means that I can sleep in a little, go swimming and then go running AFTER our new snow (that is so beautifully falling as I type) is off the roads and it's light outside. A lot safer that way and easier on the sore calves. Perhaps one of these days I'll break down and learn how to run on a treadmill. Not any time soon though.
Have a great night everyone!
Posted by beth at February 26, 2008 7:55 PM
Comments
oh count me in! I too am a cereal (well granoloa and oatmeal) junkie! BUT six boxes... and you are "low" on cereal, that is too funny! It is only going to get worse when you have children, "mom we are down to only 14 boxes of cereal!"...
Posted by: Bree at February 26, 2008 8:35 PM
Beth! I sat down with a nice big bowl of cereal to catch up on my blogs and the first one I read was your cereal one! How funny is that? I too am a wee bit addicted to the delicious and readily-available good-for-any-time-of-the-day meal option of cereal. Except unlike you, I only like one kind.
Posted by: Ness at February 26, 2008 8:47 PM
Let us pray that you and my sweetie never get in the same place at once. Me thinks you'd fight over the cereal! He is yet another cereal addict with the hugest appetite I've ever witnessed. Seriously, the kid (and you, I suppose) should buy stock in that stuff.
Mmmmn, cereal. I like it, but I'm boring. I almost exclusively eat Grape Nuts (with other fun stuff added like nuts, bananas, and berries).
Cereal on!
Meghan
Posted by: Meghan at February 26, 2008 8:53 PM
I LOVE cereal...but as I get (cough!) older, the milk doesn't work as well for me...I LOVE IT though and can eat it all the time - and, I am w/ you - I mix it all up..i do not do sugary cereals though...I am w/ Meghan, I LOVE Grape Nuts, they are my fav. I still prefer Oatmeal for breakfast...and I still can not eat cereal for dinner & get up and workout hard in the early AM - like the good 'ol college days, but I love it! :)
Posted by: Jennifer Harrison at February 26, 2008 9:35 PM
Cereal is my GO TO food!! I seriously had it for DINNER tonight!! I LOVE it!! I tend to stick to 1-2 favorites though. However... we have a TON of cereal boxes in there not because we like that many, but it all depends on the toy featured in the box for the week!!
I am about to admit that I broke down in a Publix and seriously semi-opened (just kind of popped the top, didn't touch the actual cereal which remained untouched) about 12 boxes of froot loops because after purchasing 4 GIANT boxes and getting ALL barbie watches, I was determined to find a HOT Wheel's watch without having to buy anymore Froot Loops!!
Posted by: kellye at February 26, 2008 10:01 PM
Another vote for grape nuts. Every once in a while I try to expand my horizons and try Kashi or some other brand but I always find my way back to grape nuts (with bananas and blueberries!).
Posted by: Dawn at February 26, 2008 10:55 PM
I'm a sucker for Kashi Crunch. In a bowl with milk, with yogurt, with dried cherries and no milk/yogurt. Good stuff. Kashi and cheerios is good as well.
You are like Jerry Seinfeld. All he ever eats is cereal... there you have it.
But in the end, I'll usually return to my good old stand by: oatmeal. Yum!
Posted by: marit c-l at February 27, 2008 9:49 AM
Yes, oatmeal, grits, granola,and Golden Grahams...Yummy! They are becoming the replacements for baked goods. BTW, your swim challenge workout kicked my butt!!
Posted by: kerri at February 27, 2008 9:55 AM
Yes, oatmeal, grits, granola,and Golden Grahams...Yummy! They are becoming the replacements for baked goods. BTW, your swim challenge workout kicked my butt!!
Posted by: kerri at February 27, 2008 9:55 AM
Did someone say grits? !!!!!!!
Posted by: Jennifer Harrison at February 27, 2008 10:11 AM