Wild Animal Crunch

When I was little, my parents would take my sister and I to the local soft-serve ice cream stores, the kind you walk up to and order through a tiny, greasy window. My sister and I would get the chocolate cone with chocolate jimmies, my mom would get an ice cream sandwich, and my dad would get a large, daddy-sized vanilla cone. I always thought it was so weird that my parents wouldn’t get a giant chocolate cone. They were, after all, the adults and could get any size or flavor of cone they wanted. But my dad, when questioned, would always just say, "but I like vanilla." As I got older, I began to associate vanilla with old. It’s not quite up there with Butter Pecan, but it’s getting pretty darn close. Flash forward twenty some years later. I often find myself ordering just vanilla, but always, deep down, I am a chocolate girl.

This vanilla-chocolate love must go beyond my little world. Kellogg’s has launched a new cereal, Wild Animal Crunch. This whole-grain cereal has the best of both worlds…vanilla AND chocolate. It is shaped in cute little animals which made them a hit with my son. And while they are adorable to look at, they are delicious to eat. All three of us have been eating them, and I know when this complimentary review box is gone, everyone will be begging for more. I’m not a huge fan of sweet cereals, but Wild Animal Crunch has just enough sweet, but not too much. I love it dry to munch on while I commute to work, my son loves it dry or with a ton of milk. Either way, it’s a crunchy, yummy cereal.

Not only does this serve boast whole-grains and a great taste, the packaging is equally enticing. With a cuddly-looking panda bear on the front of the box, how can you pass this box by? On the back are some cool Animal Planet facts and games. You can check out more info on Wild Animal Crunch. For the taste, nutrition, and great packaging, I give this a