Grape Nuts: The Movement Is Spreading

[Jingthing]

Amazing news on the Grape Nuts front!

Grape Nuts sighted at FRIENDSHIP SUPERMARKET!

I am pretty sure they have never stocked this before.

I guess they want to get in on the Villa Grape Nuts action.

What's next? Carrefour? Tops? 7-11?

Edited May 22, 2008 by Jingthing

[R2Quad]

Grape Nuts sighted at FRIENDSHIP SUPERMARKET!

Excuse me for asking, but what are "Grape Nuts"

Mostly I buy my grapes seedless (can't be bothered spitting those pips out) but never heard of grape NUTS

[cophen]

I second that motion...

[Loosescrew]

I think it's a cereal for people who have trouble with their BMs. Some BMs here appear constipated based on crankiness.

[PeaceBlondie]

Grape Nuts is an American breakfast cereal, nothing to do with the fruit called grapes. You put about 100 kernels in a bowl and add cold milk. Then it takes about an hour to chew all the grains of cereal. Delicious, better than khaow paht gai.

[Ulysses G.]

I think it's a cereal for people who have trouble with their BMs. Some BMs here appear constipated based on crankiness.

You are correct.

[JSixpack]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grape-Nuts

[naka]

Amazing news on the Grape Nuts front!

Grape Nuts sighted at FRIENDSHIP SUPERMARKET!

I am pretty sure they have never stocked this before.

I guess they want to get in on the Villa Grape Nuts action.

What's next? Carrefour? Tops? 7-11?

Come on Jingthing ... Admit you asked Friendship to stock them

in case Villa ran out again

Decided to try them after all Jt's free advertising ... quite nice.

Naka.

Edited May 23, 2008 by naka

[jonniebkk]

GNs is a nasty American breakfast cereal...don't know how anyone could acquire a taste for it

Captain Crunch Berries is much better!

[lopburi3]

Actually it is the original breakfast cereal developed for sanatorium use and still one of the best tasting to me. Corn Flakes were invented for those unable to chew them. They used to be available in Foodland, but with frequent periods of not being stocked. If a corn flake type cereal eater you will be amazed at how much longer a package of these will last.

[Jingthing]

Thanks Lopburi, you are clearly a man of good taste.

The digestive properties of Grape Nuts are overstated. There are lots of other cereals with roughage.

To my view, the main attractions of the Nuts are:

Crunchiness

Mouth Feel (crunchiness)

Taste (if you like it you like it, if you don't you don't)

Not sweet (many of us do not like sugary cereals, especially ADULTS)

As Lopburi stated, a very little goes a long way

I never talked to a supermarket manager in my life. Maybe the Friendship stocker reads Thaivisa? Hello. Now that I have your attention, you should stock the LARGER SIZE box as well, as does Villa.

Edited May 23, 2008 by Jingthing

[barryofthailand]

Their is only two cereals that I know of that is truly whole grain and that's Post Grape nuts and Shreaded wheat. All of the otherr cereals is the same as eating cookies and cakes. Lots of sugars and fats.

Barry

[Groongthep]

Got to agree with jonniebkk. Eating Grape Nuts is like trying to eat a bowl of gravel. You could substitute blasting grit or kitty litter and not know the difference.

Avoid like the plague!

[jonniebkk]

You could substitute blasting grit or kitty litter and not know the difference.

[Jingthing]

You either love it or hate it, I suppose. Can't we all get along?

[Ulysses G.]

Something like the American version of Vegimite/Marmite. I don't like it either!

[jumnien]

I'm really getting a craving for Grape-Nuts reading these posts. Anywhere to buy it in Hua Hin?

[Guest Bellini]

Mostly I buy my grapes seedless (can't be bothered spitting those pips out)...

Grape seeds are supposed to be healthy. You chew and swallow them.

Now, if you were to peel them I would approve. Too many poisonous chemicals sprayed on them.

[Jingthing]

Mostly I buy my grapes seedless (can't be bothered spitting those pips out)...

Grape seeds are supposed to be healthy. You chew and swallow them.

Now, if you were to peel them I would approve. Too many poisonous chemicals sprayed on them.

Grape Nuts have nothing to do with grapes (or nuts).

Or any FRUIT. Really.

For the sake of clarity, just imagine they are not Grape Nuts but rather Ape Huts.

Now there is an image.

[A_Traveller]

An old friend is a dietician and helped with research for the film {who's name I can't recall} where Tony Hopkins played Kellogg. So worryingly I know that the first dry breakfast cereal was 'Granula' then Corn Flakes and then Grape Nuts.

I'm now going to bed to hide because I know this frightening trivia.

Regards

PS I cheated and looked it up, the movie was The Road to Wellville.

Edited May 23, 2008 by A_Traveller

[cophen]

Their is only two cereals that I know of that is truly whole grain and that's Post Grape nuts and Shreaded wheat. All of the otherr cereals is the same as eating cookies and cakes. Lots of sugars and fats.

Barry

Porridge!

[Jingthing]

An old friend is a dietician and helped with research for the film {who's name I can't recall} where Tony Hopkins played Kellogg. So worryingly I know that the first dry breakfast cereal was 'Granula' then Corn Flakes and then Grape Nuts.

I'm now going to bed to hide because I know this frightening trivia.

Regards

PS I cheated and looked it up, the movie was The Road to Wellville.

Yes indeedy, Ape Huts is an American heritage cereal. Yankee Doodle Dandy and pass the bananas and milk.

Edited May 23, 2008 by Jingthing

[JSixpack]

Come on Jingthing ... Admit you asked Friendship to stock them

in case Villa ran out again

Villa has. In fact the Grape Nuts shelf space is now re-allocated. Where's the outcry?

Foodland still has the smaller boxes, however.

[sotsira]

Their is only two cereals that I know of that is truly whole grain and that's Post Grape nuts and Shreaded wheat. All of the otherr cereals is the same as eating cookies and cakes. Lots of sugars and fats.

Barry

Porridge!

Also Museli, Wheatabix, Cornflakes not Frosties though.

[Lost in LOS]

went to villa yesterday for some grape nuts... didnt have any and there were no empty spaces to put any new ones. doesnt look good

[Yknot]

You Grape Nuts fans might enjoy this website. I thought it was kind of funny.

http://www.nograpesnonuts.com/

If you are confused about Grape Nuts, it will not help you understand.

[Jingthing]

went to villa yesterday for some grape nuts... didnt have any and there were no empty spaces to put any new ones. doesnt look good

Yeah, also none at Friendship. They do have another Grape Nuts product (O's I think) of no interest whatsoever to GN purists.

[Shotime]

Since you started the movement, and I've been able to find them, so are my bowel movements. A regular thing I mean. It's the only cereal I eat, but it's an American thing called added value. Do Captain Crunch Berries help with your regularity?

[Jingthing]

Update on this. Friendship was carrying Grape Nuts for quite some time, but recently no Grape Nuts there! I don't think it is only a shipping problem as there is no empty space for them on the cereal shelf. The horror, the horror ...

[oevna]

Eating Grape Nuts is like trying to eat a bowl of gravel.

LOL... just add some milk and let it sit for a couple minutes before eating. They will soften up and are easier to chew. If you do this, they tend to soak up quite a bit of milk, so you may need to top it off again.

I LOVE Grape Nuts. My father has eaten it for breakfast since as long as I can remember, and I guess I just developed a taste for it over the years. Very healthy, and delicious! As Jingthing said, it is not sweet at all, so if you are in the Frosted Flakes camp, it might not be for you.

To each his own!