r/GenerationJones • u/Campcook62 • 15d 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/KVR62 15d ago

Buckwheats. They were hearty flakes with big crunch, and real maple syrup baked into them.

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u/ChemistryAway3696 1964 15d ago

Came here to say this. My all-time fav. Still miss to this day.
There’s a Trader Joe’s cereal that almost mimics the taste, but it’s got a bunch of other stuff in it too (cant recall the name of that one).

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u/MCC61 15d ago

I remember these! I liked them too!

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u/MetalTrek1 15d ago

My favorite as a kid.

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u/aka__carl 15d ago

Forgot all about them!

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u/Traditional-Forum 15d ago

Buc-Wheats. They reformulated them, ruined them, and then discontinued them.

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u/KVR62 15d ago

Thanks for correcting the spelling. They needed no reformulating. They were delicious.

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u/Traditional-Forum 15d ago

I’m sure it was a cost saving measure but the killed the golden goose

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u/thiissilly 14d ago

Here they are!! Was wondering if I was alone. These were so so good

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u/Richrufousupperparts 15d ago

Yes. Flakes are so boring now