It's mid-September, so naturally everyone's mind is on Halloween. While wandering through Walmart, I happened upon "Halloween Crunch" (next to discounted boxes of "Baseball Crunch". The box described its contents as, "a great tasting combination of crunchy biscuits and ghostly shapes that transform the milk to green." Of course I had to get it!
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The Facts:
Ingredients: CORN FLOUR, SUGAR, OAT FLOUR, BROWN SUGAR, COCONUT OIL, SALT, SUNFLOUR OIL, SODIUM CITRATE, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, STRAWBERRY JUICE CONCENTRATE, YELLOW 5, NIACINAMIDE, MALIC ACID, REDUCED IRON, ZINC OXIDE, YELLOW 6, THIAMIN MONONITRATE, PYRIDOXINE HYDROCHLORIDE, BHT (A PRESERVATIVE), BLUE 1, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID RED 40.
Notable Nutrition Info (per 3/4 cup dry): Calories: 100; Total Fat: 1.5g; Sodium: 190mg; Potassium: 50mg; Carbohydrates: 22g; Protein: 1g. The complete Nutrition Facts can be found here.
So how was it?
The Cap'n Crunch pieces are the standard Cap'n Crunch we're all familiar with. The ghost-shaped pieces are orange-colored crunch berries and are "ghost-shaped" as long as you count amorphous and variable in your definition of "ghost-shaped". After the milk is added, the ghosts sprout dark green spots, apparently where the green dye is kept. The ghosts went soggy quickly, and so like real ghosts lost their form and substance.
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So was it worth it?
Only as a seasonal novelty. The green dye didn't make the ghosts very appetizing and everything turned soggy within five minutes. If you or your kids can wolf down the cereal faster than that, you might not notice, but then it takes at least that long for the milk to turn green-ish; again, not appetizing. Unless a kid screaming and kicking for you to pull it off the shelf and into your cart, pass it up for real Crunch Berries.
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Final Grade: D (for disappointment)
As a HUGE fan of Cap'n Cruch (especially the Peanut Butter Crunch), this Halloween version does not look appetizing at all. In fact, it looks downright gross. What were they thinkin'??
ReplyDeleteThanks for the cereal updates. I enjoy reading your blog.
I bought this same cereal about a week ago and threw the rest away because i was so disappointed.
ReplyDeleteI echo the previous sentiments and will say that this halloween-themed Capn crunch was a bit dissapointing - I would much rather dig into a bowl of normal crunch/pb crunch/crunchberries - color changing milk has been done before, the "ghost" pieces could not be deciphered as such if you werent told what they were on the box and really don't taste on par with the natural deliciousness of the actual crunch pieces - fun concept though as a seasonal novelty.
ReplyDeleteWhat I love about my recent purchase of discount cap'n crunch (from Smiths) is the collectible cards that can be cut out from the back. Glad to see someone who enjoys cereal. great blog.
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