they say that the way to a man’s heart is through his stomach. from what i have seen, over the years, this is an entirely correct statement.
the way to my heart, however, is to offer me a tshirt. i will run a race, enter a draw, volunteer if i know a tshirt is coming my way.
earlier this month, we had a vector cereal promotion at the store. with every purchase, customers could take home a mini trial-size box of vector cereal, if they so desired.
the sample example
i do not mind passing out cereal boxes one bit! after all, it is my favourite food! [you wouldn't believe how many people actually declined the offer - like maybe 40%? i was genuinely surprised].
i was also thanking my lucky stars that we were not handing out vector tshirts. i recapped that head-shaker story here, if you missed it back in august.
imagine my joy when i walked into work late last week, and my manager presented me with!…
my very own vector tshirt!!
the very nice people at vector sent free long-sleeve, tech tshirts for store staff and current clinic instructors. yes, by wearing the shirt, i am a walking billboard for vector…
the shirt back
…but this cereal queen does not mind a bit.
i just hope we never work out a deal with ontario pork…
rate vector on a scale of 1->10, if you’ve had it. i give it 8/10. i love the crunchy granola-y bites, the sugary-sweet flakes, and the fact that it does not get soggy. but i do find it heavy. it’s delicious mixed in a 50-50 split with plain old puffed corn cereal.
correct me if i’m wrong, but i don’t think i’ve ever asked you: what’s your favourite cereal? last year, as part of the 1970 kiki project, i reviewed 40 types of cereal. you can see the list here! currently, puffins still have my heart.
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My favorite cereal before Celiac Disease was Quaker’s Oatmeal Squares. Boxes and boxes of oatmeal squares. Now my fave is Udi’s gluten-free granola. Bags and bags of granola. I’m a cereal queen as well.
yea! welcome to the club! happily, there are some VERY tasty GF cereals out there!!
I’ve never heard of Vector…I’m wondering if we have it in the states.
I have a history with cereal. When I was a kid my parents wouldn’t buy us “junk” cereal. When I went to college and it was available all the time I went nuts…Lucky Charms and Cap’n Crunch for dinner! By the middle of my freshman year I was exhausted all the time…turns out I was anemic, thanks in part to my “junk cereal” diet. I still have a soft spot for the junk, but now I like Kashi Heart to Heart and Puffins.
vector must be canadian, i am now thinking after a few comments today… i’m sorry about the anema, zo, but i am also shaking my head in agreement with you – junk cereals are so yummy!! yea for puffins!!
Oh, I love cereal. I mean – I really, really love it. I usually get sweeter ones and eat them as snacks rather than breakfast. My favourites (based on flavour only) are Kashi Crunch, multi-grain cheerios, Mini-Wheats (brown sugar, please) and quaker corn squares. So good! (Thanks for posting about cereal.)
yippee!!! i love meeting other cereal fanatics!! i love your choices – i have had them all. i only beg to differ with mini-wheats – white icing, please!
I’ve never heard of/had Vector! But I love that long-sleeved t-shirt.
My favorite cereal lately is a combo of crispy brown rice & cocoa crispies. I miss some of my old favorites that aren’t gluten-free. I also love Love Grown Foods granola, of course!
maybe vector is canadian?!! i am honestly not sure! you truly are a granola ambassador – i love it!
I love that t-shirt!
I am a huge cereal fanatic and usually eat it for breakfast and lunch. I would also give Vector an 8/10. One of my faves is Quaker Harvest Crunch with almonds and raisins. I also like Just Right. I like most of the Special K cereals, but especially the one with strawberries (even though the strawberries appear to be freeze-dried!). We eat a lot of Mini Wheats too. I read something last year that said Mini Wheats is actually a great cereal – even though it has sugar on it, it is very high in fibre and that outweighs the sugary part. Good to know!
Oops, I guess it is not a t-shirt. I love the long-sleeve shirt!
i love that you’ll have cereal for breakfast AND lunch! you’ve got a wide variety that you enjoy, too! i’ve noticed they’ve really branched out with variations on special k – i think i tried a vanilla one or almonds or something that was really good!
Yay for t-shirts!!! And how funny that you got to hand out cereal! I’ve never had vector (and probably won’t due to my current diet)….but I do have fave cereals! I think there were times when maybe I lived primarily on cereal—there is nothing like the crunchy milky texture and the sweetness (but not too much!).
As a kid, I always had raisin bran or Cheerios (but I wanted the sugary stuff my mom wouldn’t buy). Later, chex and granola types. Now, I love the kashi shredded wheat cereals…..but I think I’ll sacrifice my love for it based on my health (I am glad you don’t need to do that–I know how sad you’d be!).
Have a fab day Friend
thanks, lisa! our moms had similar philosophies as we did not get the hard-core, sugary kids’ cereals, either. mini-wheats was the compromise! you’re right when you mention texture and taste – the two go hand-in-hand in building the perfect bowl!