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Milk ruins cereal. (lemmy.world)

I eat my cereal straight from the box. Dry. Adding milk just makes cereal soggy and flavorless. Everybody wants crunchy cereal, but nobody wants to STOP ADDING THE THING THAT MAKES IT SOGGY!!!

I've never understood why people add milk. It's awful, and it ruins the cereal. Somehow I'M the asshole for adding milk??? Yeah, ok....

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[-] wreckedcarzz@lemmy.world 11 points 4 months ago

Never had Captain Crunch, I see

[-] thenextguy@lemmy.world 5 points 4 months ago
[-] nokturne213@sopuli.xyz 1 points 4 months ago

I eat my granola in yogurt with lingonberry jam.

[-] satanmat@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago

Or grape nuts…

[-] Vandals_handle@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago

“I sandpapered the roof of my mouth with 3 bowls of Cap'n Crunch - had raw gobbets of mouth-beef dangling onto my tongue all day”

― Douglas Coupland, Microserfs

[-] AceSLS@ani.social 10 points 4 months ago

I've never understood why people add milk

Because it tastes better with milk. Raw cereal is pure sugar most of the time, milk makes it at least bearable. Also many cereals are really dry

[-] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago

It tastes like soggy despair.

[-] tyler@programming.dev 2 points 3 months ago

You’re eating your food too slow.

[-] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Both the milk and the cereal immediately taste disgusting once they intermingle.

Not sure it's possible to inhale it in the fractional seconds it would take to prevent any wetting from occurring.

[-] tyler@programming.dev 1 points 3 months ago

welp there's a reason this opinion was posted in this community. You're in good company with OP.

[-] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago

No, it's everyone else who is wrong.

[-] Bluu@sh.itjust.works 9 points 4 months ago

Agree. No milk in my cereal either!

[-] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 6 points 4 months ago

There three of us should start a club

[-] Protoknuckles@lemmy.world 5 points 4 months ago
[-] AreaKode@lemmy.world 4 points 4 months ago

I agree. It prevents accidents. This one is still in arbitration...

[-] prettybunnys@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 months ago

Oh Sandra …

[-] PaupersSerenade@sh.itjust.works 6 points 4 months ago

I thought the same when I was using 2% milk. Whole milk rocked my world. It still makes it soggy, but I just see it as a challenge.

[-] Branch_Ranch@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago

I grew up drinking 2%, switched to whole as an adult, will never go back.

[-] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 6 points 4 months ago

I disagree.

It's the cereal ruining the milk.

[-] Crackhappy@lemmy.world 4 points 4 months ago

I like eating cheez-its with milk, like it's a cereal.

[-] Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago

If this were Its Always Sunny in Philadelphia, I feel like you'd be Charlie. Just kicking the back doors of the van, and yelling "WILD CARD BITCHES!!! YEHAW!!!!" before jumping out and shooting guns into the air.

[-] Crackhappy@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago

Ohh sh*t! Look at that door, dude. See that door there? The one marked "Pirate"? You think a pirate lives in there?

[-] Icalasari@fedia.io 4 points 4 months ago

I agree

Although it's partly because I'm lactose intolerant

[-] HubertManne@moist.catsweat.com 4 points 4 months ago

you got my upvote.

[-] BackOnMyBS@lemmy.autism.place 4 points 4 months ago
[-] Mr_Dr_Oink@lemmy.world 4 points 4 months ago

Maybe people just like different things and there is no objectively correct standpoint on how cereal should be eaten.

I dont think your opinion is wrong, quite the opposite.

If you think it should be eaten with no milk, you are right!

If you think it should be eaten with milk, you are right!

The real problem is people who eat is with yoghurt and berries. They are wrong.

[-] Leate_Wonceslace@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 3 months ago

I use yogurt, or if I'm feeling particularly decadent, Vanilla Ice cream.

[-] dual_sport_dork@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago

There is, however, something to be said for Coke and Fruity Pebbles.

[-] ratel@mander.xyz 3 points 4 months ago

I add probably about 30-50ml of milk, enough to wet the cereal when I mix it about a bit, and doesn't get soggy at all. I never got the whole floating cereal thing but I think a lot of people like drinking the flavoured milk after.

[-] southsamurai@sh.itjust.works 3 points 4 months ago

Definitely an unpopular opinion!

However, I agree in part. I think it depends on the type of cereal. For the most part, granola type cereals hold up really well, and what little they do soften is a good thing. Same with grapenuts in specific. Anything where you've got clusters of things cooked up, you get plenty of crunch and no loss of flavor.

For most of the bland but sugary stuff, like lucky charms or corn pops, I don't think being soggy makes them worse. If anything, they ruin good milk lol.

But then you run into the rest of the cereal world where you either eat fast or just suck down a soggy mess at the end. It varies some, but the best route is to either eat dry and drink the milk, or split it up and add it to the bowl in phases.

[-] Hello_there@fedia.io 3 points 4 months ago

Eat it with marshmallow cream. Not too wet and not too dry.
Warning: may cause obesity

[-] shyguyblue@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago

My left arm started to ache from this comment...

[-] Bruhh@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago

I pour myself a glass of milk on the side and take a swig for every spoonful of dry cereal I put in my mouth.

[-] Obi@sopuli.xyz 3 points 3 months ago

Yes that's the engineering-oriented solution, I don't really eat cereals anymore but I apply similar methods to other things as well.

[-] youngalfred@lemm.ee 2 points 4 months ago

Eat it how you like it. Don't judge people on their tastes. Encourage others not to judge.

[-] Mothra@mander.xyz 2 points 4 months ago

No. No, no, no, nooooooooo!!!!!!1!!1!!! Take my upvote and don't follow me

[-] Intrama@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago

You monster. 😋

[-] Num10ck@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago

the milk is the nutritious part.

this post was submitted on 21 Jul 2024
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