Saturday mornings as a kid in the 1960s and 1970s meant two things: Saturday cartoons and weird breakfast cereals. I lived in Michigan, near Cereal City (Battle Creek)--Kelloggs, Post, Quaker and General Mills were household words. During the school week mom usually didn't let you eat junk cereal. It had to be healthy stuff, if you even got cereal. Some moms were of the eggs and toast persuasion. And not all of us had TV--I had to get my television fix at grandma's and grandpa's house. My parents were those irritating progressives who thought TV and junk were bad for you! And grandparents were frugal Hollanders who only bought what was on sale, so not much luck getting junk cereal there. When I'd ask if I could have Quisp or Freakies or some such novelty, grandpa would reminisce about his favorite when he was a kid--Ralston. I doubt, in 1917, they were very inventive--no cool prizes, artificial flavors or colors??what's breakfast cereal without those? 1960s-1970s was the heyday of cereal. I found pictures of Saturday breakfast cereal favorites from the 60s-90s. It's not conclusive, but it's still a fun walk down memory lane. And alas, now that I'm a mom, I pushing that healthy cereal, too. Here's a list of the best Healthy, Nutritious Packaged Cold Breakfast Cereal Brands
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Saturday Morning Cartoons and Breakfast Cereal Memories
Saturday mornings as a kid in the 1960s and 1970s meant two things: Saturday cartoons and weird breakfast cereals. I lived in Michigan, near Cereal City (Battle Creek)--Kelloggs, Post, Quaker and General Mills were household words. During the school week mom usually didn't let you eat junk cereal. It had to be healthy stuff, if you even got cereal. Some moms were of the eggs and toast persuasion. And not all of us had TV--I had to get my television fix at grandma's and grandpa's house. My parents were those irritating progressives who thought TV and junk were bad for you! And grandparents were frugal Hollanders who only bought what was on sale, so not much luck getting junk cereal there. When I'd ask if I could have Quisp or Freakies or some such novelty, grandpa would reminisce about his favorite when he was a kid--Ralston. I doubt, in 1917, they were very inventive--no cool prizes, artificial flavors or colors??what's breakfast cereal without those? 1960s-1970s was the heyday of cereal. I found pictures of Saturday breakfast cereal favorites from the 60s-90s. It's not conclusive, but it's still a fun walk down memory lane. And alas, now that I'm a mom, I pushing that healthy cereal, too. Here's a list of the best Healthy, Nutritious Packaged Cold Breakfast Cereal Brands 
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