"jmcquown" > wrote in message
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> I'm a label reader. When I was at the grocery store yesterday I wanted to
> buy some Cheerios-like toasted oat cereal. I was standing there reading
> the ingredients labels. I had a box of Publix brand 'Toasted Oats' in one
> hand and a box of 'Cheerios' in the other.
>
> A woman had just reached for a box of Cheerios when she noticed me
> comparing ingredients. She asked is there much difference? Nope, they're
> the same. Except the Publix box of toasted oats contains 14 oz. and the
> Cheerios, 11 oz. And the box of Cheerios costs $2 more.
>
> I've been buying the store brand "cheerios" for years. They taste exactly
> the same to me. But I *do* check to see if they've changed ingredients
> from time to time. I don't eat a *lot* of dry cereal (what might go stale
> gets tossed out for the birds) but I like to have some on hand.

One kind that will be different is the type that is like Cinnamon Toast
Crunch. There is no milk in the real stuff but it is in the other brands.