Talk:27: Meat Cereals

Scrapple Jacks

Apple Jacks cereal have very little actual apple in them. That's why they don't taste like apples. Perhaps Scrapple Jacks has very little actual scrapple in it. Blaisepascal (talk) 00:53, 17 August 2012 (UTC)

While they may have little apple in them, I don't know that that's necessarily the reason they don't taste like apples (as I noted in the Apple Jacks comic itself, the wiki page for the cereal alleges they are supposed to taste like Apple and Cinnamon. Other candy or cereals that have fruit flavours (for example, the candy Runts) rarely have any of the actual fruit in them, but still have flavourings that are designed to taste like that fruit. The question is whether Kellog's used poor flavouring in their cereal, I suppose. TheHYPO (talk) 14:33, 17 August 2012 (UTC)

Perhaps large food companies with massive advertising campaigns brand their products in ways that may make them appear healthier than they actually are. Iggynelix (talk) 14:37, 5 August 2023 (UTC)

I came here to make a "Honey Bunches of Goatse" joke, but I feel it may be in bad taste. 76.106.251.87 18:26, 17 April 2013 (UTC)

Cereal Meats

Many cereal based meat alternatives are marketed using parodies of meat product names. This is generally not considered disgusting, even by those not interested in vegetarian product lines.

Possibly Randall is exploring the difference by inverting the product and ingredient type. -- Eltimbalino (talk) (please sign your comments with ~~~~)

This is a real thing. — Kazvorpal (talk) 17:22, 21 April 2019 (UTC)

Isn't this also a reference to the cereal commercial parody, Meatloaf Crunch, from The Amanda Show? 172.71.182.217 (talk) (please sign your comments with ~~~~)

Whoa! "Honey Bunches of Oats" is a real thing?! That's such an awful, clumsy name that I assumed it had to be part of a joke. Yorkshire Pudding (talk) 11:36, 9 June 2025 (UTC)

I think there is a deeper meaning to this comic than is currently in the explanation. Perhaps highlighting the fact that it is ridiculous to name a cereal after a fruit when it contains little to no actual fruit. This is highlighted by the fact that "meat-flavoured" cereal is factually incorrect and sounds disgusting. "Fruit-flavoured" is equally misleading. Alcatraz ii (talk) 23:13, 21 May 2025 (UTC)

Feel free to add that to the explanation! --FaviFake (talk) 20:31, 10 June 2025 (UTC)

Not convinced, to be honest. Rice Krispies very much do contain almost nothing but rice. Honey Bunches of Oats (I still find it hard to believe that's a real name) contain oats and honey. I think this is just silliness. If it's supposed to be what you suggest, it's a pretty poor attempt – it would be better only referencing Apple Jacks, rather than things that do contain the things that their names imply. Yorkshire Pudding (talk) 18:45, 13 September 2025 (UTC)