New Product Review:

Special K Nourish Hot Cereals

Reviewed by Mr Breakfast on 7/2/2013

I tried two varieties of Kellogg's new Special K Nourish Hot Cereal: Maple Brown Sugar Crunch and Cranberry Almond. Both cereals are described on their packaging as a "multi-grain blend with quinoa."

The instructions are easy. You fill the serving cup about 1/3 full with hot water and stir with the grain blend. Cover and let set 3 minutes. Then, stir in the add-ins that are adhered separately to the top of the container.

The first thing you should know is that the servings seem incredibly small. The cooked cereal doesn't even reach the half-way point of the serving cup. I found one serving to be too small and two servings to be too much... a classic Goldilocks situation.





The Maple Brown Sugar Crunch variety has an almost a smokey or woodsy flavor which paired well with the complexity of the grains. The nut add-ins provide a genuine crunch, great flavor and texture differential that makes this hot cereal interesting. It's has just the right amount of sweetness. You won't want to add extra maple syrup or brown sugar.





I also liked the Cranberry Almond variety. The crunchy almonds are the star of the serving. They're the element that make this product stand out from other hot cereals. There's a pleasant cranberry taste throughout the cereal even if you don't get an actual cranberry. When you get a bite with a cranberry and almond, this cereal really shines.

Pressed to pick my favorite of the two, I'd pick the Maple Brown Sugar variety. There's a uniqueness to it's flavor that works a little better with the combination of grains. The other variety, while good, reminded me more of a nice bowl of oatmeal.

Nutritional Considerations:

Each single container of the Maple Brown Sugar Crunch variety has 190 calories, 5 grams total fat (0.5 grams saturated and 0 grams trans), 0mg cholesterol, 140mg sodium, 32 grams total carbs, 5 grams dietary fiber, 11 grams sugar and 8 grams protein.

Each single container of the Cranberry Almond variety has 190 calories, 4.5 grams total fat (0.5 grams saturated and 0 grams trans), 0mg cholesterol, 150mg sodium, 33 grams total carbs, 5 grams dietary fiber, 12 grams sugar and 8 grams protein.

The price we paid: $3.49