Cinnamon Protein Breakfast Cereal

I ordered the Cinnamon flavor through a "price reimbursement" ad on FB. I've been doing Keto since early this year, and had done low-carb for 2 years over 15 years ago. Wow, has the product landscape changed, and much for the better. I'm a big fan of Cinnamon Life cereal, but you have to eat it within minutes of pouring the milk into the bowl otherwise it's sloppy mush. So having a cereal that maintained its crunch and texture for awhile was a delight. I don't care for overly-sweet cereal, and I found the taste to be pretty good, and I didn't have any funny aftertaste. While the packaging says 8oz, and a serving is half a cup, I think I can get about 6 servings out of this. (I use a 1/4 cup measuring spoon and fill it over the brim twice.) I usually am a serving-and-a-half person, but this is pretty filling and has not given me any stomach distress. Pricey, but if you a quick morning meal that's low cal and low carb, this is a good product. I'll definitely try more of their offerings.

I agree with those who found this cereal to taste from off. I know we do not all taste things the same. When I was a kid in school, we all put the strip of litmus paper on our tongues. Some experienced a bitter taste-- others tasted nothing. But, for me, a lover of General Mills Cinnamon Toast Krunch, this cereal was a HUGE disappointment. I haven't eaten Cinnamon Toast Krunch for several years as it is loaded with sugar. But that doesn't mean I wouldn't love it if I did. For $12 bucks for an 8oz box, I expected to be wowed-- or at least to consider the cereal to be pretty tasty. I doubt I will eat another bowl. I think the texture is okay-- certainly not light and crunchy-- but if the flavor was delicious, I would have been happy with the cereal. I will not purchase it again. I would not want to eat it if they offered it to me for free. :(

So overall the cereal was decent. It reminded me of rice crispy cereal a little but it didn't get soggy as fast. I was a little disappointed in the size of the box. I thought that it would have been the size of an average size box of cereal at least but it was more like he size of the box you would get from the dollar store. I was not too excited about that to say in the least. The cinnamon flavor did remind me of a cinnamon toast crunch type of flavor. I did not care for the after taste that the erythritol gave but overall the taste wasn't bad. I enjoyed the box. It brought back so childhood neighbors and was by far, my favorite part. overall I gave it 3 stars. That $12 for a $1 cereal box was very off putting for me. If you are just REALLY in a bad way and need some cereal on Keto, go for it... If not, I would suggest trying a cheaper option.

I'm still in utter shock that it was possible for this cereal to have zero carbs. If the net carbs weren't crazy enough, factor in the taste and texture and I'm SHOOK! The taste of this cereal is obviously pretty sweet because of the allulose, but once it soaks in milk (i used almond milk) a bit it's perfect. In addition, this cereal doesn't get soggy at all?!?! It's wild! The crunch factor is there -- the texture is just like regular ol' cereal. Compared to other keto cereals, I can say hands down this is the best keto cereal. Honestly in terms of protein cereal, I would say this is the best protein cereal I've ever had before too!! An excellent breakfast treat that will keep you satisfied and FULL. Obviously the only not so great thing about this cereal is the price vs the portion size but if you have room in your budget to splurge a little, this would be the product to do it on!

Full disclosure: I received this product via purchase reimbursement. I have tried most of the major competitors to this cereal in the market and there are some things I like about this cereal and some I dislike. I mix my high protein cereals with high fiber ones, so I'm not probably the typical consumer for this type of cereal because I'm in no way keto. I just like cereal without all of the sugar. Likes: It has a crispy rice cereal sort of texture which is different from the other brands out there and it mixes in nicely with some of the high fiber brands I combine it with. The cinnamon flavor is big which I like because you can really taste it. The nutrition specs are good on this cereal and it doesn't go to mush in milk. Dislikes: It has a bit of an aftertaste - not terrible especially since I mix mine, but it's definitely there. The packaging sucks and isn't too sturdy which isn't really that big a deal. The big kicker is the price per volume. It's expensive - even more so than some of the other brands in this market which is hard to stomach. Almost $12 for an 8 oz. box is just too much for most people. I keep hoping the price on these cereals will go down as availability spreads, but it hasn't happened yet and it really needs to. Would I buy this product again? Yes, probably - especially since you can get it on Prime with fast shipping which is nice when you want it in a hurry. I'm keen to try the frosted version because that tends to be my favorite and I'll probably order a box in the next month sometime. I'd say this one is worth giving a try if you have the money, just be aware it's no Cinnamon Toast Crunch.

I got the very small box of this cereal and to be honest the flavor is not bad. I gave it 3 out of 5 because it was pretty good but had a small aftertaste that was a little off. That being said the value is horrible. The cost needs to come down to $6 to be worth it. That is still expensive for a box of cereal but for people who need to meet these dietary limits it would be a solid price point. I am glad I tried it and it satisfied my itch for cereal for a little while but I would not buy again unless the price comes way down.