Why America is OBSESSED with Cereal

[@jaccch6281]

It all went downhill when they stopped including toys

[@FutureProofTV]

Okay the toys were awesome 💯

[@Ash_Wen-li]

and the computer games

[@trisholer9761]

😂

[@FingerinUrDaughter]

i miss the AOL free trial discs.

[@ChristianBehnke]

Amen to that!

[@EnriCherry]

In early 2000's I was one of those kids who demanded cereal for breakfast, but luckily my mom was wise and let me eat cereal only occasionally as a treat. Our standard breakfast was sandwiches or eggs in some form (fried, boiled or scrambled) with fresh bread and veggies. It is quick and easy to make, and also quite filling. To this day I consider it to be best breakfast options. Thanks, mom, for not caving in and teaching me how to feed myself properly.

[@mind-of-neo]

What kinds of vegetables do you usually eat for breakfast?

[@EnriCherry]

@@mind-of-neo Most often tomatoes, cucumbers and lettuce.

[@jokerpilled2535]

@@EnriCherrythose are just toppings

[@EnriCherry]

@@jokerpilled2535 So?

[@Drawwithauto]

​@@EnriCherryDo you eat whole grain bread?

[@PNWGardener]

I used to have lots of nightmares as a kid and later in life I learned that consuming sugary foods right before bed gives me nightmares... guess who was allowed sugary cereal for dinner as a kid in the 90's?

[@FutureProofTV]

Cereal for dinner 😅😅

[@paulvalentine1483]

Nonsense.

[@phoenixmorphix]

Literally doing that rn

[@OceanAce]

I just had cake for dinner. Guess I'll die (in my dreams)

[@jokerpilled2535]

Shitty parents if they gave cereal for dinner ☠️

[@BM-rd4ms]

I love these videos. Thank you for going beyond the nonsense we're fed to make us consume mindlessly.

[@FutureProofTV]

Thanks for joining us here!

[@someguy2135]

Eating bacon and eggs is a result of the nonsense fed to us by advertising and tradition. Most people never overcome their indoctrination into the belief system called Carnism. Here is a short, engaging video (almost a million views) by a psychologist about Carnism. kzbin.info/www/bejne/l6CVeH9pg6aKh7c

[@yourtubisfilled7164]

Haha, weird Americans with your cereal affliction **eats entire bag of chips while watching this video**

[@FutureProofTV]

Hahahaha but to be fair Miss Vickie never tried to sell CHILDREN her Salt n Vinegar chips as a meal

[@cougar2013]

Great video! Unplug from movies and pop culture. The feeling of not being bombarded by ads for things that are bad for you is awesome.

[@FutureProofTV]

Thanks! We agree 💯👍

[@cougar2013]

@@Noooodle816but I’m not Asian 😢

[@phoenixmorphix]

​@@cougar2013That sounds a bit illogical. Imagine if China, India, Great Britain, the countries of Africa, etc. stopped watching American films because "they weren't american." Not trying to start a fight. I just found your comment weird.

[@cougar2013]

@@phoenixmorphix thanks for the comment. I’m just very against the vast majority of movies and pop culture. If you think about it, it’s actually scary how much time people spend immersed in completely made up worlds. I’m sure that being disconnected from reality every single day for multiple hours cannot be good for the human mind. I’m so glad that I stopped watching all movies about 25 years ago.

[@phoenixmorphix]

@@cougar2013 yeah... escapism has prevented the world from moving forward and lowers the amount of people who put action to make the world a better place.

[@cweaver4080]

I ate cereal every morning as a kid and even into adulthood. I don't remember ever starting the day with a hoop-de-doo. I feel lied to.

[@FutureProofTV]

Might start my days with a hoop-de-do and see how far it gets me. Brand new productivity mental wellness hack

[@megan2176]

😂😂My first thought was, that poor kid who had to hoop de doo on the commercial!! Not sure if his friends would think he was cool for being on TV, or whether he was forever teased as the hoop de doo kid! 😢🤣🤣🤣

[@cryptowire]

🤣💯

[@Wotvr]

Cereal peaked when Chex Mix used to have CD-ROMs of Chex Quest included in them, since then its all been downhill. Two fried eggs on an english muffin with a small slice of cheese, chicken bacon and a little hot sauce is my daily breakfast. I look forward to it every morning and it jumpstarts my day.

[@NoZenith]

I've never heard of chicken bacon! What kind do you recommend? I used to like this fake bacon my mom would get when it was on sale that is no longer available called sizzlean or a sizzling or something like that. I can't actually remember the name but I know it disappeared and it was probably horribly unhealthy beyond my most wild imaginings compared to real bacon BUT chicken bacon sounds interesting

[@NoZenith]

Sizzlean popped up of its own accord when I was doing voice to text replying to your comment so I Googled it. Looks like it was beef bacon and was taken off the market in 2005 😂

[@ahriboy]

Doom is way better than Chex anyway

[@rubberlover666]

From Behind the Bastards, cornflakes were also supposed to make you less horny which is part of that weird religious spa Kellog ran (he recommend staying in cold baths for days on end until you stopped lusting after people.) I was lucky to have some cereal as a kid but my parents drew the line at cereals like Cookie Crisp which were definitely the Icarus of breakfast cereals.

[@FingerinUrDaughter]

dont worry, you didnt miss anything. cookie crisps were rock hard for 5 minutes, then instantly turned into a slurry of vaguely flavored sugar. they were complete and utter garbage.

[@avsie2009]

BtB is actually correct. It wasn't about poop 😆

[@FutureProofTV]

Yeah dude another comment mentions how he popularized circumcision and discouraged masturbation.... this guy sounds like a quack but yeah Cookie Crisp was crazy can't believe we ate that and Oreo O's back in the day

[@ecoconatus8089]

Think also 'if ads where honnest' talk about how it was intended to remove lobido

[@TheChangB]

Correct about Kellogg. The very first episode of The Food That Built America does a pretty good job of covering the origins of cereal as a breakfast food in America, including the origin of Kellogg's Corn Flakes and Post's Grape-Nuts. Fun Fact: The origin of graham crackers is similar to that of corn flakes--bland food to minimize pleasure and stimulation.

[@cdpalmer6854]

Ah yes. Cap’n Crunch. The cereal that would shred the roof of your mouth and made you love it. 😂

[@gregorypeterson9]

Yes it would hurt so good until the crunch became a soggy mess.

[@Chaoitcme]

Back when I was a kid and ate cereal I would let the Cap'n Crunch soak in the milk until it got mushy and then would eat it.

[@antoniolopezasd]

And the beginning of Hacking

[@deborahjames3113]

I really regret the years I bought my kids cereal (the trade off- I thought- was the convenience), now I don't buy it except for Christmas...like a box of chocolates, it should be a treat, not a staple. Now I have learned that I can make oatmeal in the microwave in 1 min, and scrambled eggs in less than 3 mins (yup, that time includes heating the pan), so there is no more excuse for convenience.

[@petelee2477]

Oatmeal isn't that great either. The problem with the typical American diet is the fact that we consume way too much sugar. Unless you are making really bland oatmeal.

[@deborahjames3113]

@@petelee2477 we put a mix of seeds and nuts in our oatmeal to bump up the fibre and healthy fats, and then add frozen berries for sweetness, or maple syrup if you really had a sweet tooth...we roll the oats ourselves, so we know there's no additives in that.

[@deborahjames3113]

...its also a trick to add a splash of vanilla...when we smell "marshmallows", we THINK it tastes sweeter! Works with tea or coffee, too!

[@petelee2477]

@@deborahjames3113 Might try that. Do you use the actual vanilla plant or do you use vanilla extract?

[@deborahjames3113]

I use a vanilla ben paste. You need very little as it's pretty potent!

[@shaunpcoleman]

Magic Spoon can use all the marketing they want, but it is by definition impossible to have "grain-free cereal". The specific definition is "A cereal is any grass cultivated for its edible grain (botanically, a type of fruit called a caryopsis), which is composed of an endosperm, a germ, and a bran." Yes, there MUST be grain for it to be a cereal. I am always thankful that our government has health regulations in place to protect us from a lot of the stuff that is sold as food in the US.

[@salsamancer]

It's like calling that nut water "almond milk". Just more lies from marketers, fuck them

[@KellyS_77]

“Grain free breakfast food-like product” doesn’t quite roll off the tongue like the word “cereal” does though.

[@shaunpcoleman]

@@KellyS_77 Lying is lying. Just because something sounds better and is marketable doesn't make it right. Sort of sums up a lot of what is wrong with the US. Profits and marketing is more important than the health of Americans.

[@KellyS_77]

@@shaunpcoleman it’s a joke , I was trying to be humorous. :)

[@Enrico-]

Well, it's like soy milk or vegan leather. American call cereal some kind of food historically made out of proceeds cereal grains. Cereal-free cereal would be a more transparent definition but I think people understand what low glycemic "cereal" are made of. In Italian we refer to "nonwoven fabrics" as "nonwoven textiles" ("tessuto non tessuto" in Italian), of course there's no such thing as a nonwoven textile by the historical definition. In America Theraphosidae are called Tarantulas descriptive

[@MatthewJBD]

Please make a video on the recent findings of paper straws... How they're actually worse than plastic ones.

[@osmia]

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[@FutureProofTV]

👀 you're gonna go BRAZY when we post next week

[@HudsonBeGood]

Would love to get your thoughts on Three Wishes, wholeheartedly agree Magic Spoon are just ground up protein bars. Three Wishes is much simpler, straightforward and doesn’t use “blends”.

[@user-df3kp9nn7b]

I watched this video over a bowl of their cocoa cereal lol

[@wadenickerson97]

Fun fact: John Kellogg is also a big part of the reason that circumcision became so popular outside of the religious community because he led a campaign trying to convince parents that it would stop their children from masturbating. Guy was a grape nut

[@FutureProofTV]

"guy was a grape nut" goes hard

[@goodspeedko1]

WOW seeing that honey nut cheerios commercial at 7:12 just brought back a wave of nostalgia. I miss my childhood.

[@jellylion8569]

I stopped eating cereal years ago since it was never filling for me.

[@FutureProofTV]

Almost like it isn't a meal or something 😅

[@raifikarj6698]

​@@FutureProofTVwhat about cereal with 4 tablespoon of oatmeal with milk?

[@ttopero]

The “breakfast” item I’m most disgusted by is the donut & its cousin the pastry. How did we allow deep fried cake & hand held pie to be considered a food-like-substance for our first meal of the day? At least some shops have recognized its appeal beyond breakfast & are available in the evening or post-bar as a dessert.

[@specialingu]

italians have actual cake for breakfast...

[@aclstudios]

A pie could be healthy if it's a savory meat/egg pie like a quiche.

[@randombro89]

you know what I used to say the same thing all the time I’m glad someone else said it. I hate the fact that I have to wake up at 6 AM at my local donut shop to have all the choices presented to me because if you go after 9:30 AM, half of the inventory is gone. In reality a donut shop should open after 3 PM not closed by noon. You’re not getting any nutrients you get a coffee and a doughnut you’re really giving yourself brain fog from all the sugar and the bread doesn’t help much either since it’s fried.

[@ttopero]

Cheerios was the most sugary thing my mom let in the house. We mostly had cooked cereal or fruit with yogurt. I feel your pain LMAO

[@jokerpilled2535]

How do you “cook” cereal?

[@ttopero]

@@jokerpilled2535 cooked cereal *grains* (oatmeal, porridge, cream of wheat, mush, cooked grains normally eaten after breakfast in west, etc) have been eaten for millennia. What we’ve been convinced is “cereal” is a ‪corporate, highly processed food-like-substance that significantly lacks the benefits of cooked grains

[@avipatable]

I also was annoyed my parents never allowed us the sugary cereal - except for one or 2 weeks when on holiday. But now, when I look back, I am so grateful.

[@TheOnlyTaps]

The script on this episode was superb. The perfect blend of educational and hilarious

[@87alock]

I'm in my 30's, been lifting for years, eat a pretty balanced diet and have a nice physique but still have a box of Cinnamon Toast Crunch, Apple Jacks and that Oreo cereal sitting in my food pantry right now. Loved cereal since I was a kid and still now as adult its a guilty pleasure of mine.

[@RIPmichael22]

i love apple jacks! i’m from australia but spent time in america as an exchange student and i have thought about apple jacks every day since

[@carolynmcintosh8824]

I too had a mother who thought Cheerios was too sweet. I remember when we went on summer holidays and she would buy the tiny boxes of cereal, was it a pack of 8 cereals?(you cut the box open and added the milk to it and then ate it directly out of that) There were wars over the "better"cereals like Fruit Loops and such. That was the only time we got that kind of stuff. I appreciate it now but didn't then. 😀

[@cathymushock8412]

I remember the variety packs, loved them!

[@sirknightjcb9310]

I used to eat Magic Spoon for a brief phase, cause I love to eat cereal or a food similar to the experience. Good thing I moved away from it and didn't missed much of it.

[@azizkash286]

Creal is closer to dessert than a whole meal

[@zig131]

My standard breakfast is 3xBlack Pudding Slice, 3xPotato Cake, and a can of tinned plum tomatoes :D It started during Covid when all the sausages disappeared but I noticed black pudding was still available. It's hard to under- or over-cook it so ideal for when you're not quite with it. Potato cakes go in the toaster and tomatoes in the microwave so nice and easy but still somewhat nutritious.

[@brookejohansen1681]

What the heck is black pudding???

[@zig131]

@@brookejohansen1681 It's kind of like a sausage but made with the blood of the animal instead of the meat and it had more bulking/grain content - usually barley. Also spiced to a varying degree. It's a sometimes excluded/neglected part of a Full English or Full Irish breakfast but is great on it's own too. Traditionally made as a way to preserve and avoid wasting blood which is otherwise a by-product of slaughter houses.

[@reneegpatrick]

Hi, today I just happened to stumble across one of your video's in search of a good coffee maker. First, thank you for very valuable information and second, this is my third video of yours and i've had to pause every one of them just to finish laughing! Thank you. Laughter is my medicine!!

[@tiqx]

Also Dr Kellog was very against the idea of kids masturbating, so he developed the blandest of foods (corn flakes) because he believed that kids would be too sad to masturbate if they ate that 😂

[@Noredlac_]

I was so sad when I moved to the US in 08 and cereal didn’t have any toys while cereal in Mexico still came with toys back then.

[@ourfamilyaccount]

My parents served my sibling and I cereal for breakfast but the key was to have it as a small side dish. They also wanted to the limit the sugar so they always buy a bag of plain Cheerios and the honey. Then take out a large salad bowl and pour a the vast majority of the plain Cheerios in with a bit of the honey Cheerios so at least us kids had sone sweetness. I tended to prefer fresh veggie omelette for breakfast but cereal is okay every once in a while.

[@gernhartreinholzen3992]

Cereals like Kellogg's Smacks, Lion, Frosted Flakes etc. are literally just sweets, sold as "healthy breakfast for kids". You can give them a bunch of Snickers or a bowl of Skittles to eat, and it wouldn't be any worse.

[@tisjester]

Yea actually it would be worse. A simple nutrition count between them would show you that. Sheesh.

[@gaillewis5472]

Levi, my family calls shredded wheat blocks 'bales of hay.' Then there's 'sugar frosted bales of hay.' Those are for special occasions. 🎉

[@RhymesWithSpark]

There was a film made in 1996 called "The Road to Wellville" about Kellogg, his 'spa', and the cereal. Even with a remarkable cast inclusing, Anthony Hopkins, Matthew Broderick, Bridget Fonda, John Cusack, Dana Carvey and Colm Meaney - it was critically panned.

[@munkyenima]

For me, magic spoon added to plain Greek yogurt with fruit before bed gives me the protein and energy I need for my jog in the morning. It's by no means a magic bullet, just another tool in the toolbox.

[@ColleenJoudrey]

I'm an older millenial and that people kibble habit is a tricky one to break. Cereal was a daily breakfast when I was a kid and now at 38, I still find myself buying it reguarely.

[@mahogany_honey]

I've given up sugar...I mean cereal years ago....I still walk down that aisle and marvel at the new flavors and memories of old favorites...as I make my way to the oatmeal lol

[@brainstem2023]

The US also had an exploding population which needed to be fed. It wasn't only the people which needed to be fed, but the livestock. Manufacturers didn't need to create a cereal industry to get rid of excess grain. There were plenty of buyers.

[@shiethegal]

"My parents were hippies" that explains A LOT, honestly.

[@allnonethevoid1487]

My family literally only bought cereal for Christmas for a few years. Now, as an adult, I never buy cereal

[@c0riinthehouse]

I was one of those kids that didn’t like cereal. My husband thinks I’m so weird, but even as an adult I don’t touch it.

[@flaval24]

Lol. I was raised in pretty much the opposite of a hippie household but organic "health foods" were still on the menu & that certainly did not include cereals. I didn't care though, besides an occasional bowl of Cocoa Krispies creating "chocolate milk" at the bottom of the bowl scarfed down at a neighbor's house I thought cereals were nasty & still do. And while I wasn't quite as strict with my own kids, the truth was they didn't care for cereal either. Guess it runs in the family.

[@patrickshaw411]

Fun things about the “part of a balanced breakfast” saying: there’s loads of emphasis on the “part” word. It doesn’t matter if the cereal is nutrient deficient, what matters is if the rest of the breakfast isn’t.

[@uselesshero]

There was an honest ad on pandora yesterday to "eat cereal for dinner!" NO, don't eat cereal for dinner!

[@FutureProofTV]

hahahha what! Do Not!!!

[@JustACitrus]

Thank you for calling out Magic Spoon's nonsense. I'm so sick of seeing those ads.

[@olliesears1963]

I’m surprised you didn’t talk about how many times cereal companies have been sued for being overpriced, it’s a little ridiculous

[@SmileyFaceCentral]

So you’re telling me if a time traveler prevented WWII (probably by preventing WWI), cereal wouldn’t exist?

[@kookykiddo]

I just knewwww we related on something so strongly, I did not expect it to be our hippy parents healthy food habits 😭

[@FutureProofTV]

PTSD from the wheaties !!!

[@kookykiddo]

@@FutureProofTV literally trauma

[@lineikatabs]

You need to eat 50 gr of protein if you weigh 62 kg. Most people should eat around 80 gr. People who train - 150 gr at least. Try eating 30 gr of whey protein with kefir or yogurt and some frozen blue berries. This is how you eat healthy ice cream for breakfast.

[@sundiva7642]

So im Nigerian and things like processed foods are more expensive here. I remember the first time i ever ate Froot Loops. I tell you the worst things ive ever put in my body was energy drinks and friit loops, my body almost shut down and i was even ab adult when i took both

[@brainstem2023]

90's? Dude, I remember these same characters in commercials in the 70's. Tony the Tiger has been around since 1952. In the 70's there were less viewing options. I lived in a suburb of Chicago. We could tune into 8 television channels with a standard set top TV antenna. Of those, only 4 channels were responsible for the majority of content consumed by children. By the time you were born, the number of viewing options were exploding. The characters haven't changed; they're now just distributed over an ever larger population.

[@craesh]

You can make your own cereal breakfast. I mix rolled oats with dried fruits and nuts. It's a pretty good mix of everything and only takes a few seconds to get mixed in a bowl. No toys included, though.

[@dameneko]

I rarely ate cereal growing up because it was expensive, as were other things like pop tarts. My mom bought Cheerios sometimes because she genuinely enjoyed them. But most days we had rice porridge or ocha-zuke, which is basically tea on rice. Egg on top for protein!

[@saturnsynth11]

I still eat cereal as a 29 yr old. Got fruity pebbles, chocolate pebbles, and Rice Krispies at home

[@NB-Philly]

Funny, I’m sitting here eating cereal as a night time snack 😂

[@jonetgames]

I ate cereal literally every single day (sometimes multiple times a day, 3-5 bowls) from kindergarten until middle school graduation, in high school it was more sparse because I was constantly running late in the morning and had to skip breakfast, but would still usually eat it once I got back home or on the weekends, and I still eat it now at 28 though much less often, and I've actually lost taste for the more sugary cereals like Lucky Charms. Now I prefer something like Raisin Bran which I hated as a kid, but my cereal preferences have always varied. I feel like I have an addiction. Cereal is the food I resort to when I don't know what to eat or cook. I would literally die without it because I'd have nothing to replace it with. I'm no chef. I can barely boil rice let alone cook anything else, cereal is all I have. I love cereal so much.

[@cobykonneor]

Im autistic... and hypersensitive with food allergies. Cereal saved my life. 😆 its the only food i can eat with no problem. No digestive issues. No allergies. Im allergic to eggs and dairy plus hateee most foods. Cereal was the compromise food. I still have bad issues digesting most things. But cereal is always there for me

[@chrismiscellaneous]

I legit thought this was heading towards an ad for magic spoon 😂 I'm glad that wasn't the case I got worried when you initially brought them up lol

[@MvsG18]

My country Chile killed cereal when they prohibited mascots and toys on any kind of meal related products, gone mcdonalds happy meal toys, the elephant in kellogs, toucans on fruit loops, the tiger in zucaritas, all gone to bland color boxes.

[@MarlonOwnsYourCake]

You cannot convince me not to love cereal

[@skartimus]

I grew up on Weet-bix which is an Aussie thing, basically logs of wheat you usually have 2-4 of and break up or leave intact. They are not bad by cereal standards, 3% sugar by weight, but everyone adds honey so that gets shot to shit pretty fast.

[@sunnyscott4876]

My vet had me buy Cheerios for my little doggo because she wanted treats constantly. 😊❤

[@danlove12k]

When Saturday cartoons stopped it was the end of cereal commercials to kids 😂

[@XaqNautilus]

Another thing that peaked in 1996 was Saturday morning cartoons. It was the absolute perfect vehicle of delivery for advertising to kids. (Well and adults too really. When we only had 3-15 channels we all were pretty much a captive audience compared with today.) It was impressive. Some of the commercials were so well made they were better than the cartoon they ran with. I remember the adventures of Snap, Krackle and Pop being rather compelling in Rice Krispies commercials. It's sad that today Mexico leads the best example for how cereals should be handled; without mascots and not targeted at children.

[@EmeraldEyesEsoteric]

I always Ramen for breakfast when I was a kid. I consistently had to fart during the pledge of allegiance at school everyday.

[@ilariacicconetti2365]

I’m from Italy and I’ve never had cereals for breakfast 😅 as a kid my mom was very strict with food

[@williambaldwin9346]

Never was much of a cereal person, as a kid sure, but as an adult I much prefer eggs/ bacon/ sausage/ french toast/ pandcakes, etc. I feel full much longer with real fresh eggs, over a bowl of suger cereal. I may eat one, and be hungry like 20 minutes later as if I did nothing. I eat eggs sausage and toast, and feel full like 6 hours. Just saying real food is better.

[@elvistrompf317]

I like it how you mentioned the positives of magic spoon and framed them as negatives 😂

[@Matty002]

now that we know about microbiomes in our intestines and that they are powerful yet sensitive, whenever something doesnt get fully digested and ends up in our intestines, we should really be looking at its effects on our microbiomes. until something highly processed, like large amounts of allulose in cereal, gets proved as safe, ill stick to low sugar + high fiber cereal, as we know fiber is necessary for good microbiome health

[@Errcyco]

I’m 37 and still eat Fruity Dino Bites (w Marshmallows) for breakfast and dinner a lot. Cereal is perfect.. a lot less sugary than it was, sweet but has some crunch.. then you get that milk-fat flavor. It’s perfect and easy. I’ll go all out cooking for others but for me? Cereal and Lunchables.. and again, I’m almost 40.

[@courtneypuzzo2502]

many of these cereals were released in the 1950s or 1960s when dietary rules were different than they are now and recipes have been tweaked at least a couple of times since the early 1970s, hell I still have cereal as an afternoon snack or dinner sometimes

[@ChandlerScarborough]

The funny thing is that, while people focus on the added sugar in cereal, ALL cereal is high in carbohydrates which our bodies convert into glucose (sugar) in no time. So eating a bowl of any cereal is like eating a bowl of sugar.

[@jayplay8140]

"breakfast was crunch time" i see what you did there 😆

[@Cathowl]

I eat cereal a bunch because I have problems preparing food sometimes, and something quick and simple is important. Better a questionable meal than skipping a meal. Also I just like the taste and the crunch. But when I do eat my cereal I actually often prefer it at lunch time instead of breakfast. I like a good hearty breakfast with proteins and fats that leaves me feeling fuller for longer.

[@mahogany_honey]

Your humor is on full display in this video 😂😂😂

[@shiethegal]

Future Proof: the channel you watch to feel bad about using everything in your house day to day! :D

[@RatsPicklesandMusic]

Typically, I usually buy Wheat Chex and Bran Flakes when I get cereal. I actually think they taste amazing and, yes, sweet because my palate is no longer atuned to something like frosted flakes because I haven't eaten them in SO long.

[@PS1212]

"My parents were hippies" I knew it

[@bridgetleonard6702]

I used to eat cereal for breakfast all the time when I was kid and I am pretty certain my parents thought it was healthy. I now never eat cereal because I don't like it.

[@bikeny]

I'm older than you and we had those temptations before the 1990's. My 3 brothers and I were allowed only the original cheerios and rice krispies. Mom also made us breakfast on occasion. Pancakes, etc.

[@someguy2135]

Healthiest breakfast? Oatmeal and ground flax with fruit and soy milk without added sugar. Alternate with tofu scrambles plus Ezekiel toast and fruit. Coffee or tea optional.

[@Ella-g2m]

NGL I absolutely love cereal. Shredded wheat with drizzled honey.

[@christopherhicks8107]

As I've been around my nieces and own children for 9 years now, very much appreciated the Koo Koo Kangaroo drop. I took my niece to see them live in Brooklyn when she was 4. My first and only concert and got to meet them lol

[@databoy2396]

I love your videos Levi, but you might want to look into the amount of protein a person needs per day. And even what’s recommended doesn’t take into account activity level or muscle loss associated with aging, which would ramp up requirements.

[@migdon470]

I visited the Philippines with my partner and breakfast there is amazing! fried garlic Rice, Sausage, eggs and more. way better then cereal. I never go back to eating cereal

[@mlu007]

I took a Ukranian refugee grocey shopping. She couldn't believe there was a whole aisle dedicated to cereal.

[@TaraMolohon-lb1zn]

I totally agree with this video and I hope we can just get it right in the future. ⁉️😬

[@js3883]

It is rare anything makes ma laugh, you did in with your descriptions. Pretty funny.

[@majkus]

To make the product taste (and sell) better, William Kellogg added sugar to the regular corn flakes recipe, not just 'Frosted Flakes', which came much, much later (1952, 'Sugar Frosted Flakes'). John Kellogg hated this 'impurity', and the disagreement was so deep that the brothers did not speak for many years-William did not receive John's rather touching letter of reconciliation until after the latter's death. It is still not very easy to find cereals, or for that matter, any grain-based foods, that do not have at least a bit of added sugar.

[@Britbec]

Cheerios?! Lucky! I got unsweetened museli, porridge, weetabix, or shredded wheat. To be fair, I still really like those options, even after having moved to the US. The first time I had Capn’ Crunch was system overload lol

[@unemilifleur]

I thought it was sponsored by magic spoon and was confused when you started doubting it 😂

[@vice2792ocl]

After going down the breakfast aisle at my local Walmart. And now they have Dunkin donuts mocha cereal/ Twinkies and ding dongs cereal/ and my favorite Wendy's frosty cereal. And don't get me started on the Minecraft creeper crunch, Mario and Sonic cereal. The kids stuff is ok, but the stuff before had no right being a cereal but they did a good job

[@TheBaldr]

Allulose is banned in several countries.

[@sarahwatts7152]

Levi mentioned sponsors not liking the content, and I was just waiting for the Magic Spoon mention. Not disappointed!

[@mschrage618]

Hoping that Future Proof does a video on Monk Fruit and other sugar replacements soon. I’ve tried everything from sugar alcohols to Stevia, and Monk Fruit is the only thing that works for me.

[@chasethe808]

Isn't it true that part of his claims regarding his cereal was that it would keep people from "touching themselves"?

[@d.j.miller2679]

When I seen that Magic Spoon isn't dairy-free, I was like, "Nooooope!"

[@DrDavelope]

Marshmallows in cereal - Strangest thing ever.

[@scottdoesntmatter4409]

I would call it wildly unethical to market food to kids, especially with lots of added sugar.

[@GRYMWHEELER]

An outsider critiquing a culture can offer fresh perspectives, but there's a fine line between constructive criticism and exploiting another's societal issues for personal gain.

[@CatsLilaSalem]

More fructose is not an good alternative to sugar (sugar is around 50% fructose 50% glucose), since it still gets through the liver and lots of fructose often can very quickly overwelm the liver making it an "fatty liver"

[@aleksandaratanasovic8835]

I like eating cereal, but I buy it as a sweat when I'm craving it, not as a breakfast food. More like ice-cream or something like that.

[@spiralpython1989]

Early cereal-ists were part of the early Seventh Day Adventism movement, which was more concerned with eating to remove pleasure (SDA’s vegetarianism was also initially about removing pleasure from eating than about animal welfare, pleasure being one of the worst human traits for some very strict protestant religions…) and plain cereals were meant to reduce masturbation especially amongst young male missionary types.