Forbidden Fruit(y Pebbles)
In this edition of the Forbidden Fruit(y Pebbles), where I enlist my family and friends to go back and taste test all of the cereals our moms wouldn’t let us eat growing up, my brother, Kittyvator and I sample Honey Smacks. What will it taste be like as adults? Will they be as good as we suspected? Or, were our moms right all along?
Honey Smacks
Have you had this cereal before?
Brother: No
Kittyvator: Yes
Me: Yes, at my grandparents’ house in Cleveland.
As a kid, what did you think it would taste like?
Brother: I think they will taste light and airy like Rice Krispies, but maybe more honey-floavored like a Honey Nut Cheerio.
Kittyvator: They’ll taste like sweetest corn puffs.
Me: I remember this cereal fondly … sweet and delicious!
Now that you’ve tried it, what do you think it tastes like?
Brother: We have a winner! This is how cereal is supposed to taste. I am looking forward to starting future mornings off right with some Honey Smacks!
Kittyvator: I’m not sure. It tastes like a chemical with sugar. I loved it.
Me: It’s just as I remembered! Bliss!
Was your mom right or wrong to not let you eat this?
Brother: WTF mom!
Kittyvator: No. Hell no. Sh!t no. I do believe she was wrong for that!
Me: WRONG! An abomination!
Kate H.
Kate – hilarious. Absolutely hilarious. I did get Honey Smacks as a child, though not too often (and yes, I liked them too). I tried King Vitamin as an adult. I remember it being awesome when I was a kid. As an adult, I thought it was not all that. Leading me to wonder…did they change the recipe in the intervening years when I didn’t eat it, or are my tastes just that different? I don’t think I’ll ever know the answer to that one.