U.S. Cereal - Lucky Charms
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- Опубликовано: 27 сен 2015
- Mike wraps his taste buds around some U.S. cereal sent in by some kind viewers - but how will his poor British tongue cope with these new flavours?
Up first are Lucky Charms! NOM.
Thanks to the kind viewers for sending in the US cereal :)
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"Why are they fish shaped?" - Mike Jeavons 2015.
I guess they don't have horseshoes over there in the rainy land.
+Major Rocker we have horseshoes but they where fish shaped
That one he held up was really not horseshoe shaped though was it
+Major Rocker I believe that is supposed to be 'balloon shaped'. I have a vague memory of a commercial with Lucky flying away on a hot-air balloon, and it making a big deal about putting that balloon in the cereal.
+Major Rocker yeah each marshmallow shape has a corresponding crunchy cereal shape. that fish shape was the crunchy cereal shape of the balloon marshmallow
+Major Rocker They're Jesus fish. The oaty part is healthy but tastes like shit, like Christianity, and the charms taste good but will rot your teeth and make you fat, like heathen pagan traditions. IT'S PROPAGANDA, MAN, IT'S A CONSPIRACY. Jet fuel.
I figured they got rid of Lucky Charms when they purged the Irish.
+Zachary Amaranth Oh god... that's so terrible but so funny. I wish I could give you ten thumbs ups.
Razzy1312 I am known for being terrible.
Amaranth the cereal is seven euro in ireland so ive never tries them
I don't think I have ever seen somebody genuinely enjoy a bowl of Lucky Charms that much. Even though I can get them everywhere I kind of lost my taste for them ever since I have been eating less sugary cereal and everyone I know has had them a lot as a kid so they used to them by now. But to see somebody try them for the first time in a long time and genuinely enjoy them is kind of cool.
You know your life's hit a weird place when you willingly watch a British man eat cereal for four minutes.
Can't wait to see the RUclips comments on Trix day.
Everyone (Including myself) will be complaining about how they got rid of the fruit shapes and replaced them with boring colored spheres.
Seriously, what is up with that?
+Creatively -unsynced yay im not the only one who was crushed hen that happend
+Creatively -unsynced they were colored spheres when i was a kid in the 80's...
+Necroflare
Unless the original molds broke, I doubt cost was the concern.
+Necroflare
Unless the original molds broke, I doubt cost was the concern.
+Creatively -unsynced What if we can't see the shapes anymore because were adults? I mean Trix are for kids.
Am I the only one who thinks "tea flavored cereal" sounds potentially awesome?
+Hayley Rodgers Sounds good. 9/11
Inotamira Orani
I wouldn't want green tea, but a nice biscuit flavored cereal British Blend coating that flavors the milk would be awesome!
+Hayley Rodgers It DOES sound pretty amazing! When he first said I it I was all excited and ready to import some, then he said fish and chips cereal and I got sad.
+Hayley Rodgers Actually, yeah, I'd totally eat the hell out of that.
I recently discovered that there existed a grape-flavored cereal with grape-flavored marshmallows back in 1972, called Sir Grapefellow. And I'm kind of sad that I'm MANY DECADES TOO LATE to try it, as that sounds incredible. ;)
Shoarma Mees
Because that would be nasty. It would need to be made so the flavors work. You don't just squirt chocolate sauce in a bowl of generic crap and call it cocopebbles.
Mike, I can't believe you. You're not supposed to eat the cereal with THAT end of the fork!
Wait, he didn't even use a FORK?! Bad form, Mike.
+paranoidude he can't do anything right.
What? That's a spoon.
+Dojan5 No, here in 'Merica we call it a fork, and we wrap it in bacon before using it for cereal.
unless your over 21 then you don't use Coca-Cola, you use beer. it's the American way
I was just thinking "I remember having lucky charms as a kid!" when you mentioned that we used to have them! Hurrah, I'm not insane.
please can you tell me if en USA still sold the cereal speedy loops??? :(
i dont know i expected at least one closeup shot of the cereal but the entire video was just mikej eating *something* from 2 meters away
Too bad I don't see Captain Crunch in that stack.
I grew up on sugary cereal, but after all it just stopped tasting as good. Not sure if they changed how they were made or if my taste just changed. Now I tend to prefer Special K's cereals with yogurt in them, and Chex.
+RaineV1 You got old. Soon you'll be very interested in what the side of the box has to say for itself.
I eventually went for Uncle Sam Cereal, which is steamed whole-wheat kernels rolled flat and dried, then mixed with whole flaxseed. It spiked my blood sugar almost as much as any other cereal what with all the starch (type 1 diabetic necessarily on insulin here). Now I tend to eat eggs and sausage for breakfast, usually without potatoes or toast. I miss cereal but not the sugar rush once the starch broke down inside me...
+Noah LeFoot I know exactly what you mean. I eat granola with yoghurt on it for breakfast these days. I check the saturated fat content and everything. :(
Oh adulthood... how you ruin the appeal of fake-chocolate-covered rice puffs!
+RaineV1 Yep. My favourite cereal as a kid was Cocoa Puffs. Chocolate milk and all. Now it's Raisin Bran. What the fuck happened.
Those cereals are everywhere, here in 'Merica. But I never eat them because they're so expensive. Also, Reese's Puffs are more of a dessert than anything.
I remember Lucky Charms from when I used to live in America as a kid. Now I wish they had them where I live too.
I think Mike is going to enjoy this week. :-) I imagine we're going to see him eat Cap'n Crunch before the week is over with.
Wow I can feel really my horizons broadening now.
All this video is "Mmm, mmhmm, mmmmm, mmmmm, mhhhmm, mmmmmmmm, mhhhmm"
So glad you started another week! Thanks Mike!
Lucky charms definitely grew on me, the marshmallows are very unique. Can’t imagine how many E numbers are in them 😂
Holy crap cereal week! I F****NG love cereal!!!!!
I think most tesco sell lucky charms now, but at the marked up import price. I hadn't eaten them since i was a kid so bought a box for about £6. Very nice but not very healthy,
+Technauts Yeah, I've seen them, plus Reese's.
Bollocks. Wish I'd read this before writing the exact same thing. Yeah, most Tesco's have an import section now, with various American goodies. I highly recommend Reese's Pieces and Baby Ruth bars, but warn against Pop Tarts (not as good as you remember from childhood, trust me) and Fruit Loops.
+MarquisSmith the Pop Tarts are just crap. The UK brand ones are sweeter and just better, as well as normally half the price and on offer.
You can get Lucky charms for £4.50 - £5.00 in some "American" shops, i know there are a few around the country.
PS American friends - £6 is about $9.20....how much are we being ripped off?
Import price, and sheer cheek. Our regular cereal is a good bit cheaper.
+Technauts They are £5 at our Tesco in Woolwich.
Tea flavoured cereal does sound pretty awesome.
Lucky charms are in poundland here and we're on an island. They're awesome.
Wish count chocula came here though.
I remember when I was a kid we had all of the family staying at my cousin's house and we bought a box of lucky charms from selfridges I think, but it was the first and last box of that cereal any of us ever bought, because although it tasted so so so yummy all of us kids went mental, running around causing havoc (more so than usual anyway) being incredibly excitable, and then we'd all crash and be really miserable and grumpy, all because that cereal is just pure sugar really. All the adults we're so drained after having to try and calm all these hyperactive children, and then to calm all of us when we crashed and were grumpy. I think the ingredients have probably changed a bit since then though!
The oat bits used to be larger and tastier and there used to be far less marshmallows. Glad you enjoyed our crap!
Yeah I remember eating these as a kid and then getting annoyed when they where off the shelves. Here in Ireland they tend to bring them back around St Patricks day lol I remember last year getting completely drunk on St Patricks day and on my way home I picked up a box of them in a completely drunken state i'm surprised I wasn't just thrown out of the shop
They actually sell the single-serve pot things of Lucky Charms in some pound shops.
I remember when we had them over here in the first place, though. They're incredibly sweet. Seems kinda weird for breakfast.
I haven't had Lucky Charms in an absolutely dreadfully long amount of time. Now I know what my next box of cereal will be, after I finish what I have!! (and no they damn well don't usually have diamonds, at least not when I was a kid, that stupid jingle/chant thing started playing in my head immediately when I saw that marshmallow. "Hearts, stars, and horseshoes...."etc)
"Why are they fish shaped?"
inb4 He realises they are horseshoe shaped.
For me as a German this is really really interesting because I have only heard of some of these cereal
to the people US, us in the uk has some our own ceral, lets see rice crispies, ricicles, golden graham shreddies/frosted shreddies, both regular and crunchy nut cornflakes, what you called frosted flakes, we call them frosties, sugar puffs/honey monster puffs, cheerios, honey loops, krave, coco pops (a monkey who enemy is a crocodile, does that seem familar) cookie crisps and the last one I remember having is banana bubbles (though it a long time ago)
my detergent comes in that exact milk bottle you have lol
Kids are always trying to get me Lucky Charms! The're magically delicious you wee little twats!
Tesco are selling Lucky Charms Cereal now. But I'm not having anything with Sunset yellow, Tartrazine, or Allura Red in it.
Reese's Puffs are god-tier.
Oh wow. Not gonna lie, I used to always think the horseshoe cereal pieces in Lucky Charms were fish as well.
0:23 No, but you do have Wheetabix, which as far as I can tell is comprised of a blasting medium for paint removal.
I'm really looking forward to Reese's Puffs. It's my favorite currently available cereal.
My local Tesco sells Lucky Charms. In the American section, with the Hershey bars and revolting sounding Heinz sauces.
Im eating cereal while watching this
someone needs to import this man the monster cereals (count chocula, frakenberry and boo berry)
Someone from Canada ought to send you a box of French Toast Crunch. I'm pretty sure they used to sell it in the US, but now I think we're the only ones who have got it.
Have you tried captain crunch. That's my favorite.
I can't even remember if I ever tried lucky charms when I was a child, I think i did? xD I always thought it was kind of gross eating marshmallows for breakfast lol.
When I was a kid, I wanted lucky charms that were just the marshmallows
Also I'm fairly sure you can still get lucky charms cereal In tesco
whenever i do get hold of lucky charms i love to microwave them for about 30 seconds
makes the marshmallow all gooey and it's a thousand times nicer
I'm guessing the UK is even more strict on cereal than Canada even! In Canada we have Lucky Charms and Froot Loops, but only recently have gotten Apple Jacks, Trix, Count Chocula, and Frakenberry cereals. I've also seen Choco Peples here once, but not Fruity Pepples.
Best way to have lucky charms is to make lucky charms squares
we do get them in the UK a lot of super markets have them tesco Sainsbury's and so on
When an Englishman tells you your cereal is too sweet... Yikes.
I'm pretty sure I saw some lucky charms in Poundworld today
I can't wait till he gets to Reese's puffs.. that was always my favorite as a kid, but I didn't know any other kids that ate it.
I don't see how people can eat so much sugar for breakfast like that
+Woolen Sleevelet It's the US, what do you expect?
+Woolen Sleevelet those cereals are marketed towards children, whose tolerance for sugar is a lot higher
+KreatorRage LOL. Have you seen what the British eat?
+Woolen Sleevelet Lucky Charms isnt even that sweet its like cheerios with marshmallows
it is junk food marketed towards kids
I have a friend that has a bowl of Lucky Charms every morning with a beer in it instead of milk.
+GeoKaching Johnny Do they live in the US?
Yes. We both do.
Well, you nailed him. Reddest neck around.
There is truth in most stereotypes.
Yeah, you pretty much started with the best; though Reese's Puffs are pretty damn good also.
You can still get lucky charms in England always have been able to, I’ve seen them in Tesco loads of times but not bought them because I begrudge paying £5.50 for a 375g box of cereal.
Ricycles were goood I miss them.
LOL when you said tea flavored cereal and fish n chip cereal i was like ew....
Fish and chip flavored cereal sounds pretty tasty XD
I would so try tea flavored cereal.
cinnamon toast crunch is the best cereal ever, I'm real cereal you guys
RompotMechanikos it is so bad worst cereal I have ever eaten
You can actually buy bags of JUST The marshmallows at some store. They rock in hot cocoa!
Tea-flavored cereal is actually extremely plausible, and with some of the foods I've seen fish & chips flavored cereal isn't too farfetched. They'd still be a novelty even if you had them there.
I could be wrong, since I haven't eaten lucky charms in years, but aren't the cereal bits supposed to be the shape of horoscope signs?
The B&M's where I live sell Lucky Charms :)
does it work on cheese
I live in Scotland, but I found a whole isle of lucky charms
"They're magically delicious!" as the TV ads may still say. I at once though "tragically malicious" instead. About 25 years ago I saw a box of these or some similar cereal and under the ingredients the marshmallow-like things were called "marbits"; I took such delight in telling people this that for a while I was saddled with Marbits as a nickname.
It's sad how most of the sweet American cereals taste pretty much alike, requiring marbits or a smattering of modified pieces with extra flavoring just to keep things interesting.
You could have just gone to B&M to get them all :D
+Larry Bundy Jr
He could, but that would have cost him money.
Not if he stole them,! RiderAndKallen
Touché good sir.
I was just about to put that, B&M does alot of sweets from America also
Roxie ღ
london
What I do is eat all of the cat food first, so I'm just left with a bowl full of marshmallows. The best.
I see Apple Jacks AND Reese's Peanut Butter Puffs there, so trust me, Mike, you won't be disappointed. Those two cereals are going to rock your world. ;)
Fish-shaped? Maybe failed attempt at a horseshoe?
Wow on baked bean cereal, colour me surprised.
No cocopuffs?! No Cap'n Crunch!?
TEH FFFFAAAAWK!!!!
Suggestion: Show us an handful of the stuff.
:)
You can still get them in the uk
Am I the only one who ears the actual cereal cheerio bits first and then eat 5 big spoonfuls of the marshmallows?
"its not marshmallows"
its is dehydrated marshmallows
you can get Lucky Charms and Reese's cereal in England. Is in Tesco's hun .You can also get Fruit loops in Asda... but they lack the blue and red loops so are not nice.
Greetings from Milwaukee Wisconsin USA
You can buy lucky charms in some supermarkets in the american imports section
I think the "fish" are meant to be horse shoes.
I'm so old I remember when they added horseshoes to the marshmallows.
These cereals used to be good, now they aren't.
Not sure if I changed or if the cereal did, probably both.
Mikey likes it!
I liked Lucky Charms as a kid but I can't eat them now because of something they put in the cereal (non-marshmallow part) makes me ill.
It's a good thing someone sent you these or you'd be down like £50 right now! Semi skimmed of course. :D
you can still get lucky charms in the uk. Tesco
most of the usa foods in tesco are also sold in pound land.
Am I the only one who thinks the marshmallows in Lucky Charms, feel like nails on a chalkboard, on my teeth
at Halloween time can you guys get Count Chocula Boo Berry and Frankenberry
I completely believed him when he said they had fish and chips flavored cereal...thats how little faith I have in the British culinary pallet. Anyway it should be interesting to see how he likes these "start off your day with a pound (or kilo or whatever you metric people call them) of sugar" children's cereals. British sweet are way more intense that the American stuff from my experiences so these might not bother him the way they tend to shock/disgust other Europeans. But for the record most adults dont eat any of these cereals. Frootloops are the only one of those I've ate since I was about 15. But that was just because i was a broke college student and the off brand was like 3 dollars a bag (off brand cereal comes in bags not boxes).
We have a shop here that imports cereal from the US, and what struck me the most was that Lucky Charms has half of the sugar that any of the brands that are sold here in the UK.
The most sugary cereal in the US has half of the sugar of the "healthy" UK cereal!
Pay attention to the serving size. In the US many brands make the serving size miniscule to give the illusion of lower calories.
***** I don't pay any attention to serving sizes at all, since they are so nay-saying. I'm looking at the tab that says "per 100 grams", because those actually show the percentages.
In the UK, it's not too uncommon to see "healthy" cereal with 30-35 grams of sugar per 100 grams of content. That translates directly to 30-35%. Every *third spoon* of the cereal might as well have been pure sugar.
Lucky Charms has something like 15-17 grams of sugar per 100 grams of cereal.
Very few British kids who see the first Austin Powers movie now will understand the "Lucky Charms" gag about the Irish henchman :(
we may not have fish and chip cereal, but we have fish and chip crisps , and they are damn good
Also the postage on these must have been insanely high if they were sent from the U. S.
What about the other 2 days of the week
Why didn't he use the milk?
I wish I had the money to send you some adult cereals like Raisin Nut Bran and Basic 4. They taste absolutely incredible, but ironically adult cereals often have more calories than children's cereal and just as much sugar.
I think the cereal bits are supposed to be runes also if it is banned do to food coloring that sucks. Here in the states I can't order Iron brew because a food coloring in it is apparently illegal.
Watched this while eating cereal. Lol I was eating Special K though...
Trix are probably the best out of all 5 of the cereals you have...though Lucky Charms and Fruit Loops are a VERY close second. ^_^
As an American, I would not consider these cereals to be suitable for breakfast every day, I call these "Candy cereals," which I eat more for a treat or for dessert. I'm sure some people do eat them every day, but it's just way too much sugar for my breakfast. The sweetest cereal I would usually eat in the morning is Honey Nut Cheerios. Which are delicious.
Regarding the fish, I called the number on the box of Lucky Charms at some point and asked about the fish shapes, because I recall noting that a couple of the shapes in my lucky charms - notably crosses and fishes - were the same shapes - almost exactly - as in my cat food. The lady on the other end confirmed that the lucky shapes did indeed include fishes and crosses. Eventually I decided the fishes were probably Jesus related, although the lady from General Mills did not confirm that.