Monday, October 24, 2011

Cereal Treats Bars Review and Giveaway (ends 10/26)


Review:  Hip hip hooray!  The kids are back in school and the beautiful Fall weather is finally here!  For my family, however, Fall also means crazy overfilled schedules and lots of on-the-go snacking.  Unfortunately, the snacks aren’t always healthy (you don’t want to know how many calories are in the typical candy bar) or inexpensive (have you surveyed the prices of vending machines snacks lately?). 

Recently, however, we were given the opportunity to try Betty Crocker's Cereal Treats Bars in the Lucky Charms and Golden Grahams varieties. And what can I say, but it was love at first bite!  We especially loved the Golden Grahams which tasted like portable smores, but with way less calories. 

Check out these facts:
  • Flavor varieties include the ever popular Golden Grahams® (130 calories) and new Lucky Charms® Treats (100 calories), loaded with popular favorites like chocolate and marshmallows.
  • Cereal Treats Bars contain less than 140 calories per bar and are made with wholesome cereal, making them a snack option that you can feel good about giving your kids.
  • TWO Box Tops for Education seals on each box of Cereal Treat Bars, making earning cash for your school doubly cool!
For more information head on over to the Betty Crocker website .

Giveaway: Today, Betty Crocker/General Mills and My Blog Spark is offering one Metroreader follower (Note: to enter the giveaway you must publicly follow Metroreader) a Cereal Treats Bars Prize Pack which includes the following:



  • One box of Lucky Charms® Cereal Treats Bars



  • One box of Golden Grahams® Cereal Treats Bars



  • Lunch bag



  • Locker whiteboard



  • Colored pencil set

    Mandatory First Entry: Which Cereal Treats Bars variety are you most excited to try?

    Note: You must list your email address in the body of the comment (you can list it as mary123 (at) yahoo(dot)com). If you do not list your email address your entry will not count.

    Extra Entries: Follow me on twitter (DCMetroreader) and on Facebook (Metroreader). NOTE: These extra entries MUST be left in a separate comment or will not count.


  • Giveaway ends October 26th at noon EDT.  Good Luck!

    Disclosure: To facilitate this posting I received samples of the Cereal Treats Bars and associated promotional items mentioned in this review along with product information from Betty Crocker through MyBlogSpark. No compensation was received for the opinions expressed in this posting.

    89 comments:

    1. Most excited to try the Golden Grahams.
      pbclark(at)netins(dot)net

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    2. I would love to try the Lucky Charms. Yeah, I'm a sucker for marshmallows.

      carolsnotebook at yahoo dot com

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    3. I love golden grahams so really want to try them.Thanks!
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    4. Lucky charms, for sure
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    5. I'm most excited to try the Lucky Charms bars. I've had the Golden Graham bars before and they were yummy!

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    6. I'm most excited about the Lucky Charm bars.
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    7. I would love to try the Lucky Charms variety!
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    8. Lucky Charms have always been my favorite so those are the ones I want to try

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    9. I want to try the golden grahams
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    10. Lucky Charms
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    11. Lucky charms!
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    13. I can't wait to try the Lucky Charms bar.

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    14. I follow on twitter as tomandmollyk

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    15. I like you on FB (Molly Krantz)

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    16. Would love to try the Golden Grahams. Thanks.

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    17. Already follow you on twitter.

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    19. i want to try the golden grams!
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    20. most excited to try the golden grahams
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    21. I'm most excited to try the Golden Grahams but both look yummy!
      Thank you for the giveaway :)
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      I follow your blog publicly with GFC as Amber

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    22. I follow you @DCMetroReader on Twitter, I'm @AmberGoo
      Thank you for the giveaway :)
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    23. Definitely the Golden Grahams!
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    24. I would like to try the lucky charms bars.

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    25. I'm most excited to try the Golden Grahams.
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    27. id love the Lucky Charms® Treats

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    28. Has to be the Golden Grahams!
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    29. Lucky Charms!
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    30. i want to try the Lucky Charms

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    31. follow you on twitter as carolinamosaic

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    32. like you on fb as mary gardner

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    33. I'm most excited to try the golden grahams one.. It's my favorite cereal :)

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    34. I'd like to try the Lucky Charms bars.
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    35. I'm excited about trying the Lucky Charms bars.
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    36. I follow on twitter (@rsgrandinetti)
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    37. I would love to win this and try the Lucky Charms bars! Thanks so much for the fantastic giveaway!
      Renee Walters
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    38. Like Metroreader on FB(REnee Grandinetti)
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    39. I would love to try the Lucky Charms variety!

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    40. I'm definitely excited to try the the lucky charms ones!! :)

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    41. Following you on twitter: @bigdaddyhack

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    42. Liked you on facebook under the name Justin D.

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    43. I am most excited to try the Lucky Charms cereal bars.

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    44. I follow on twitter

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    45. For my kids, its lucky charms, but I would love the golden grahams.
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    46. I'm excited to try the Lucky Charms® Cereal Treats Bars.

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    47. I am most anxious to try the golden grahams.

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    48. I follow you via twitter. (Christy Weller)

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    49. The lucky charms cereal bars look good because i love lucky charms!!

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    50. I'm your facebook fan brittney house

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    51. I am your twitter follower bbrittbrat1398

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    52. I love the Honey Nut Cheerios cereal bars! But out of these two, I'm most excited to try the Golden Grahams, even though I like the colors of the Lucky Charms bar...

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    53. Added you on Facebook with this name :)

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    54. Followed you on twitter as ariespookie ;)

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    55. My grandson wants the •One box of Golden Grahams® Cereal Treats Bars.
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    56. golden grahams speck135les at yahoo

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    57. I would most like to try the Lucky Charms bars.

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    58. lucky charms crystletellerday@yahoo.com

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    59. I'm excited to try the Golden Grahams Cereal Treat Bars. garrettsambo@aol.com

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    60. I would love to try the golden grams one. Great blog by the way.

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    61. I'm most excited to try the Lucky Charms!
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    62. Following you on Twitter. my name there is zoeybear20
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    63. Liked you on facebook.
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    64. I'm most excited to try the Lucky Charms cereal bars.
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    65. the lucky charms
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    66. I am most excited to try the golden grahams version.

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    67. i am most excited about the golden grahams
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    68. I am most excited to try the Lucky Charms
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    69. golden grahams would like to try mtpapa47 at gmail dot com

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    70. tweeted about giveaway @mtbears819
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    71. I'm excited to try Golden Grahams® Cereal Treats Bars

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    72. I follow on Facebook
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    73. i would like to try the lucky charms the most, thanks clallen at ntin dot net

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    74. new twitter follower clallen1971, clallen at ntin dot net

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    75. like you on fb too crystal l allen, clallen at ntin dot net

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    76. Golden Grahams look look yum!

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    77. I would like to try Golden Grahams Treats.
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    78. I follow you on Twitter...tmoyer6980
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    79. I follow you on FB..Tl Moyer
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    80. For me it would be Lucky Charms.
      Thanks for the chance.
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    81. I would love to try golden graham cereal bars. Golden grahams is one of my favorite cereals so i hope the bars are just as delicious.
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    82. lucky charms

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    83. Golden Grahams

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