Mixing It Up!

Kellogg’s has teamed up with an outfit to make vending machines that mix cereals together. Users can craft their ultimate cereal blend of different brands, milk and dairy options, topped with fruits, nuts and seeds, called Bowl Bots. There are 22 options in all. But if cereal creativity isn’t your thing, choose one of their seven preprogrammed options.

Since the Bowls are located only in two American universities, leaving it up to most of the general public to create their own mix-ups at home, one can’t help but wonder if Kellogg’s ultimate goal is to increase cereal sales. But let’s pretend that they are simply trying to offer students a healthy alternative to Almond Mounds and Spicy Nacho Chips.

Actually, concocting my own Bowl Bot at home sounds like fun. It would certainly allow me to control amounts so I wouldn’t end up with Frosted Mini-Wheats over powering the other ingredients. First to come to mind are Count Chocula, Fruit Loops and Honey or Peanut Butter Cheerios, but it’s been a long time since I cereal shopped so there are undoubtedly a lot that I don’t know about. Do they still make that Strawberry Shortcake cereal? Or anything with cheese or bacon-flavoured? I see a shopping adventure in my future. . . . contd.

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