The Best Cereal to Buy

07/18/2009 12:21 Filed in: rethink | Mina
Okay, I know that we all have our cereal faves. Whether it’s Cocoa-Pebbles, Fruit Loops, Cinnamon Toast Crunch, Wheaties, Frosted Flakes, or Rice Crispies they are over packaged and they don’t even keep fresh for that long since they have poor sealing qualities. First you have your cardboard box, which has your fun and exciting graphics that are a total necessity. (By the way, that was sarcasm) Then you have the plastic bag that keeps your cereal somewhat fresh. That plastic bag is actually necessary since it holds your food and helps prevent a stale breakfast, but the cardboard box? What does it do? I mean besides looking fabulous on the shelves of your cupboard. Nothing at all! Did you know that about 44% of all cereal boxes end up in landfills? If all of the cereal brands in the U.S. lost their cardboard packaging, we could annually save 375 million
pounds of waste every year! So not only is it useless , it’s a massive waste of trees and recycled paper! Therefore my conclusion is this, when you buy those cereal boxes you are paying for some breakfast and plenty of avoidable waste. Do not, however, boycott great breakfast cereals just yet. Malt-O-Meal brand cereals have 75% less packaging than the leading box brands! They are only packaged with a durable plastic ziplock bag (seals in the freshness!!!) and are usually a lot less expensive compared to the boxed brands. Also, the Malt-O-Meal brand imitates the more famous brands! For instance, the Tootie Fruities taste exactly like the Fruit Loops, I can’t even tell the difference! Since Malt-O-Meal offers the better price, same taste, and a much greener products, go out and buy one of 22 flavors today! Just give it a try, it’s in the same cereal isle in the grocery store.

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