Comments on: How Much Cereal Should I BUY?

By: Dawn

Dawn — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 15:51:10 +0000

For Cathy and anyone else that serves cold cereal several times a week.

You can make French Toast and freeze it.

When I do French Toast I cook the toast then let cool on bakers rack then when cool I stack 4-6 high and I can fit four stacks in a gallon size bag.

Then when you want French Toast you can either pop in the toaster or in the Microwave.

This Works for Pancakes as well. You can get tons of pancake and Waffle recipes at bettycrocker.com

You can also make or purchase muffins and freeze.

Cereal is expensive AND not very nourishing…. I took a nutrition class at BYU Idaho (when it was Ricks) and the teacher said you would get more nutrition from eating the cereal box.

I personally like French Toast better since it includes eggs. But with some of the pancake and waffle recipes you can include fruit, grains or yogurt and then you have a better breakfast.

Then you just serve with a fresh fruit and a cup of milk.

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Sun, 06 Feb 2011 01:12:59 +0000

[...] you’re wondering how much of something to buy, did you see the video tutorial on how much Post cereal to buy? The general rule there for figuring out how much of something you need for a certain period of [...]

By: Coupon Connections NW

Coupon Connections NW — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 04:37:51 +0000

Buy your math it looks like I should of used my coupons instead of giving them away

By: Mel

Mel — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 04:35:16 +0000

Cathy, how on earth are you going to find enough doublers for 165 boxes?!?!?!

By: Julie

Julie — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 08:20:42 +0000

I'm sad about not having Grape Nuts.

Honestly, we eat cereal past the expiration date all the time, and it's usually fine. I might not if it had nuts, but then again, I might. I think the box of Grape Nuts Trail Mix Crunch I'm working on right now expired over a year ago. It's fine. I stocked up way too much back in the days before I realized that my husband will NOT eat cereal. I know. It's crazy. He does eat cabbage, though!

Hmm, anyway, so if there aren't Grape Nuts in this sale, I probably don't need as many coupons as I have. I live in Eastern Idaho, but if anyone wants some extra Post coupons, I'd be happy to share.

By: Cathy

Cathy — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 06:14:56 +0000

Thank you for all the nice comments! And thanks to some emails and great scenario idea comments, I did ANOTHER POST POST!!

http://www.fabulesslyfrugal.com/2010/03/post-about-post.html

By: Meridian Mama

Meridian Mama — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 04:40:59 +0000

That was very helpful, ladies! Too bad the selects aren't a part of the sale this year though… :O( Can't see us eating HBO's & RB only over the next couple months, so I'll hope for another good sale down the line, I'm sure one will be coming soon!!!
Thanks for all the work you do for us!!!

By: Bob Irish

Bob Irish — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 04:35:08 +0000

I think I'm going to buy in sets of 4. I'll use 2 post coupons and one doubler for each transaction. The total will come to $3.36 +tax. After the $3 catalina (for buying 4 boxes) the total will be 36 cents + tax for each transaction!
~Julee (posting under my hubbys account)

By: Sally

Sally — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 04:31:30 +0000

KJ in Seattle, which Albertsons gives you extra doubles? Can you please share this?

By: KJinSeattle

KJinSeattle — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 04:05:57 +0000

So I have a store that freely gives tons of doublers AND I have 30 Post coupons. So did we all figure out that the best scenario is to buy 6 with 3 doublers at a time plus the post coupons?

By: Sally

Sally — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 03:35:44 +0000

Awesome! Love the little videos, and it really helps! I personally like when all you bloggers do videos and photo posts of your recent buys; I think it helps the unbelieving folks turn into believers. Good job, and thank you for all you do to help others save some $$$.

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 03:24:01 +0000

just did the math–julee is right. If you don't have doublers then buying them in sets of 4 is the cheapest (assuming you have ebay coupons). If you don't have coupons, then buying them in groups of five is the cheapest.

By: Erin

Erin — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 02:35:07 +0000

Emilee,

I have some extra coupons that you have. I ordered the wrong ones the first time, so I have an extra 20 coupons for the kids cereal. When I ordered the ones for the Honey Bunches of Oats, the lady sent me 20 for regular and 20 for kids, so now I have 60 coupons. You can e-mail me at thoukie@cableone.net and we can set up a place to meet.

By: Julee

Julee — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 02:25:03 +0000

Whoa – so I saw in the comments on another blog that it works out to be cheaper to buy in increments of 4 (even with the $3 catalina). Only 34 cents a box!

By: Emilee Wolters

Emilee Wolters — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 02:14:26 +0000

I know its a long shot but if anyone ordered any extra coupons I would love to trade or something. I was only going to get about 12 boxes, so I didn't get any off ebay. I could meet you at any Albies in the Boise area. Thanks!

By: hodgesheather

hodgesheather — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 01:06:13 +0000

Good grief that's a lot of cereal!:) It's hard to imagine what we actually go through when you sit down and calculate it out. Don't apologize for needing that many. You ladies work hard and share your info with us. You could just be doing all of this and keeping it to yourself.

I bought 40 coupons, and need roughly 80 boxes. How do you recommend getting enough doublers for all of these transactions?

By: Shannon

Shannon — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:54:37 +0000

Oh No! Your video made me realize I did not get enough coupons. Oh well! You guys are great! Loved the video and Cathy don't feel bad about 360 boxes. I am in the same boat. I am just glad I am not the only person who gives cold cereal to their kids everyday.

By: GaoyouMom

GaoyouMom — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:53:30 +0000

Wow. That's a lot of cereal. I say that not in judgmental way at all; it's more of a "wow, no wonder you need to stock up on this stuff when it's super cheap! kind of awe. At $4-ish per box retail price, poor Cathy would be spending $1500 dollars a year just on cereal!

I have 5 coupons, so the most I'll buy is 10 boxes. And even that is pushing it. I bought 10 boxes of cereal in January when it was super cheap (Cap'N Crunch, Apple Jacks, and Fruit Loops) and I think we've emptied one. We could use some Honey Bunches of Oats and some Raisin Bran. Twenty boxes of cereal will probably last us a year.

Sophie - I do the same thing. I check this blog every day because it's so awesome, and feel like a leave a lot of comments. We need a forum!

Thanks for all the great info ladies! Your work maintaining this blog is so appreciated.

~Susan

By: mjhunter

mjhunter — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 23:55:36 +0000

Will you be getting extra doublers?

By: Sophie

Sophie — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 23:00:35 +0000

Can you tell I am addicted to your blog by all the comments I make?! This is a great video, you guys should do more!!

By: Daisy

Daisy — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 22:51:01 +0000

You ladies are so awesome!! I will be sharing your fabulous post