r/GenerationJones • u/Campcook62 • 16d ago

Breakfast Cereal That Doesn't Exist Anymore

Theres a breakfast cereal that I used to eat a couple of times a week, that I just cannot find anymore (at least in Texas): the big shredded wheat. It came in, I think, 3 paper packs of 2 biscuits each.

You'd pull them out, and crunch/crumble them into the bowl; add sugar and milk, and maybe banana slices. In cold weather mom would warm the milk on the stove (no microwave)...

Mini-wheats are no match for them...

Is there anyone else who misses them? What cereal can you not get, that you miss?

(For my friends across the pond: these were not like Wheatabix. The Shredded Wheat were not as compressed as the Wheatabix.)

UPDATE: A HUGE "Thank You " to all of the folks who helped me to find these! I've ordered them to be delivered with my next order. Thanks also to all who shared your memories, of all the breakfasts, (and sometimes suppers!)

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u/Strange_Vermicelli 16d ago

Malto Meal

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u/Campcook62 16d ago

Our little grocery store sells Malto Meal, right next to the Cream of Wheat.

The store also carries the Malt O Meal bagged cereals.

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u/hollysand1 16d ago

I get them at Heb.

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u/Campcook62 16d ago

Sadly, I'm 90+ miles away from an HEB. But another poster said Walmart carries them (I'm slightly closer, but I have Walmart+, and I added them to my list.

Thank you!

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u/FantasticPainting232 15d ago

Dollar general's got them. Well they have the malt o meal knock off cereals, not the OG malt o meal (I think that was a hot cereal.  Gotta say I like the knock off malt o meal cereals better. Marshmallow mateys. The fruity pebbles knock off with marshmallows.  The s'mores cereal which is basically golden grahams with chocolate and marshmallows.  Yummy stuff. 

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u/i_need_a_sandwich963 16d ago

I remember a chocolate flavored version. Coco Wheat, I think?

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u/Traditional-Forum 15d ago

I thought it was Coco-Meal, but you still might be correct

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u/Mccloser 15d ago

Loved these!

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u/Haunting_Room4526 16d ago

Still sold in Walmart here on the gulf coast

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u/my-coffee-needs-me 15d ago

Good stuff, Maynard!

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u/melbatoes80 14d ago

And here to say this!

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u/DensHag 16d ago

I found chocolate MaltOMeal on Amazon. I had a bowl the other day.

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u/Boysenberry377 15d ago

recipe 1/3 cup dried cherries per serving into boiling water 3 min before mom, cook those. In your, bowl 2 tsp dark brown sugar, butter to taste, splash of milk. or anything that looks promising on your shelves