There are actually people in the world who put milk in the bowl before the cereal? Why? I’m genuinely curious at the rationale behind it!
I, OCCASIONALLY, am one of those people. And to me it makes PERFECT sense.
Most cereal, cereal then milk, hands down.
But what if I want a super crunchy bite of something like frosted flakes, or honey bunches, the entire time I’m eating it?
- Pour milk first
- Add one single layer of cereal
- Enjoy crunchy bite of cereal for every bite
- Add a fresh layer of cereal
- Enjoy crunchy bits
- Repeat until milk gone
I was converted to milk first by a kid i was watching. It’s better for keeping your cereal harder for longer. If you’re a fan of mushy cereal then go milk second so everything gets wet. But if you’re a fan of the last bite still being crispy then milk first is the way.
If you didn’t want soggy cereal, why bother with the milk in the first place?
They want more of the protein and fat from the milk as opposed to the sugar and carbs from the cereal.
How does that effect the order they go into the bowl though? They would still end up with the same amount of milk and cereal wouldn’t they?
Most people that put milk first actually warm up the milk in the microwave rather than put it on the stove or something like that. I personally do it because it saves on dishes
As for me, I have another reason. When you run out of cereals, do you put more in another bowl, then transfer the milk in? Obviously not, you just add it on top of the milk, which is the same thing as putting milk first Also, putting hot milk on the cereals sometimes makes them all soggy and I rather have them stay crips
I really don’t see how this debate is so heated over which step to start the cycle of cereals eating lol.
YOU DON’T EAT CEREAL WITH WARM MILK!? That’s genuinely the first time I hear that people eat cereal with cold milk. I tried it once, and it felt soulless.
Makes you put less cereal if you already filled with milk, so you eat less tasty garbage.
You could just measure how much you’re putting in. Like just put a cup of cereal and then as much milk as you want.
Ultimately anyone can eat their cereal however they want, but adding milk first doesn’t actually “make” you do anything lol
if it makes them think they already put more cereal than they atually did, it’s completely fine to do. also you wont have to clean up a cup afterwards.
and whats the difference between putting milk before or after anyways? i dont like cereal so im really curious as to why people care
I heat my milk so I can eat a HOT breakfast like a human being.
I also always eat it at a table to avoid a -1 mood debuff.
Cold cereal? No thanks. I’d rather starve.
I’d laugh, but I can’t since this is more nuanced than it seems at first glance.
Pros of cereal first:
- Accurately gauge the amount of cerial
- Controlling quantity of milk pouring is very easy.
Pros of milk first:
- There’s always enough milk to soak the cerial at the time of pouring cerial.
This post however misses the true way to maximise crunchyness which is to have a pool of milk and pour only smaller quantities of cerial and immediately eat them.
So to conclude, this post misses the mark on many accounts because of oversimplification of the subject and reactions should be moderated accordingly.
However, it is very representative of having the ocean as the pool of liquid and dropping the dry in it. Therefore I believe this is worthy of my upvote and stamp of approval.
My boyfriend bought his kids special cereal bowls that have a divider in the middle. Cereal on one side, milk on the other. Spoon the dry cereal, dip into the milk side.
My old ass feels like either that’s too much trouble, or maybe I just don’t appreciate cereal that much lol .
- as I discovered, this only applies in case where cold milk is used, and not warm milk
does it count if i dont put the cereal in, and just drink the milk?
What about the people who dump out the milk after eating the cereal?
