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From: Post
Introduced in 1962


Count Off Cereal was like Alpha-Bits, but with numbers. It was described on the box as a "sugar sparkled oat cereal." The cover of the original box featured an official U.S. Air Force photo of a rocket lifting off.

Known premium: Astronauts Punch-Out Book

Company Description: Founded by C.W. Post, the company began in 1895 in Battle Creek, Michigan under the name Postum Cereals. Their first product was a coffee substitute called Postum. The first breakfast cereal to come from the company was Grape-Nuts in 1897... Read on and see all cereals from Post

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Overall Average Rating = 4 (out of 5)

By MarkP

Cereal Rating (out of 5):

I also remembered it as Countdown cereal with a photo of John Glenn's Atlas rocket lifting off... hmmmm. My favorite too.

Comment submitted: 12/17/2019 (#24730)



By Skyking

Cereal Rating (out of 5):

This must be what I remember as a second grader growing up in the heady days of the space race. I remembered it as "Countdown" cereal, with a Mercury or Gemini rocket lifting off of the pad complete with gantry, but the cereal was a lot like Alpha-Bits. SO this must have been it. Only lasted a little while, but while it was on the market, it was my favorite!

Comment submitted: 12/13/2012 (#10127)