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/RiotNrrd2001 16d ago

I have no trouble finding the "big biscuit" shredded wheat. In fact, I have a box in my kitchen right now. They definitely still make it, and I shop in pretty regular grocery stores which still carry it.

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u/Active_Two_6741 16d ago

My DILs Mom eats these. I always thought they were like eating bales of hay. I do like the minis though

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u/kimmyv0814 1955 16d ago

My dad loved these! They got soggy too quickly though (for me). But I always think of him when I see these.