Author: Stacey
Published: Mar 3rd, 2010
Category: Food and Drink, Giveaways, Products
Comments: 44

CLOSED Cheerios Gets a Chocolate Make-Over {Review & Giveaway, ends 3/10}

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Cheerios has been a staple in our house for many years. Breakfast, lunch, dinner – doesn’t matter, it’s a cereal we love to eat any time of day. We’ve often used Cheerios as one of the “first foods” for our babies, and our toddlers have usually had a bag closeby for snacktime. It’s hard to improve upon a classic (though we love our Honey Nut Cheerios as well!), but when the folks at MyBlogSpark offered to send us a box of Chocolate Cheerios to try, I thought we’d give it a whirl.

From the General Mills site for Chocolate Cheerios: Chocolate Cheerios is made with whole grain, real cocoa, has 100 calories per serving, is low in fat, and has 9 grams of sugar per serving. My kids really enjoyed them, saying they weren’t too sweet on the first bowl, but admitted that they probably wouldn’t have a second (like they might with regular Cheerios). “One bowl is good enough,” my 11yo daughter told me, clarifying that it might be sugar overkill to have seconds.

What I found that I liked more than having the Chocolate Cheerios for breakfast was having them handy as a tasty mid-morning snack. My 2yo loves to eat fruit snacks, but only one small packet (with maybe 10 “snacks” in the brand we buy) is 100 calories in itself. With Chocolate Cheerios, I could give him a full cup (which went a lot farther for him!) for just about the same amount of calories – AND he was getting some whole grains in there as well. I’m not saying these would totally replace offering him a banana or a piece of cheese, but it’s a decent option to have.

Would you like to try Chocolate Cheerios for yourself? MyBlogSpark has given me one Deluxe Chocolate Gift Pack to give away – it includes

a box of Chocolate Cheerios
chocolate-scented spa kit (my pack had bath salts, body wash, a body bar, and luffa sponge – all chocolate-scented)
a chocolate-colored ceramic cereal bowl

To enter, please answer in a question to this post: what’s your favorite way to eat chocolate? Plain? With almonds? Dark chocolate or milk chocolate? etc

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This is a quick giveaway, with all entries due by 11:59PM CST Wednesday, March 10. US entries only, please. Good luck to everyone!

*Disclosure: Chocolate Cheerios, gift pack, information and giveaway have all been provided by Cheerios through MyBlogSpark.

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44 Responses to “CLOSED Cheerios Gets a Chocolate Make-Over {Review & Giveaway, ends 3/10}”

Mami2jcn
on Mar 3rd, 2010
@ 8:31 am:

Chocolate brownies…yum!
Mami2jcn
on Mar 3rd, 2010
@ 8:32 am:

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Mami2jcn
on Mar 3rd, 2010
@ 8:33 am:

I’m an email subscriber.
Jen
on Mar 3rd, 2010
@ 8:43 am:

I’ll eat chocolate any way! I’m a believer that a dessert isn’t worth the calories if it doesn’t have chocolate. I typically think nuts enhance chocolate, but not always.
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Jen
on Mar 3rd, 2010
@ 8:43 am:

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on Mar 3rd, 2010
@ 8:44 am:

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Sue
on Mar 3rd, 2010
@ 2:12 pm:

I’ll eat chocolate however I get it! I love nuts covered in chocolate quite alot.
LCM
on Mar 3rd, 2010
@ 8:25 pm:

I am currently eating a Ghiradelli Dark chocolate mint square, so I’d have to say chocolate and mint.
I hope we get this. Princess Fiona has condescended to actually eat this for breakfast.
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LCM
on Mar 3rd, 2010
@ 8:25 pm:

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on Mar 3rd, 2010
@ 8:26 pm:

I apparently am on Google connect too!
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Lissa
on Mar 3rd, 2010
@ 8:47 pm:

People have a favorite way to eat chocolate? I’m not picky, I’ll eat anything chocolate! But I particularly like fruit dipped in chocolate…
Amy Christensen
on Mar 4th, 2010
@ 1:32 pm:

I Love dark Chocolate. I love it plain or with stuff, but no nuts!! I also love milk chocolate, just not as much! Milk chocolate is best with peanut butter!
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Amy Christensen
on Mar 4th, 2010
@ 1:33 pm:

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karen M
on Mar 5th, 2010
@ 12:19 pm:

Fudge, rich, creamy fudge is the best way to eat chocolate
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on Mar 5th, 2010
@ 12:20 pm:

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@ 12:22 pm:

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Erica
on Mar 5th, 2010
@ 2:58 pm:

I like dark chocolate with almonds and cherries.

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Andrea
on Mar 5th, 2010
@ 7:51 pm:

My favorite way to eat chocolate is as a snack chocolate chips?
Walter
on Mar 6th, 2010
@ 1:46 pm:

I like milk chocolate chucks in my vanilla ice cream.
Walter
on Mar 6th, 2010
@ 1:47 pm:

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Walter
on Mar 6th, 2010
@ 1:48 pm:

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kochina
on Mar 6th, 2010
@ 8:34 pm:

I love it just about anyway…i love it with peanut butter,,,in cake or brownie mix, i love milk chocolate,dark chocolate..hey im a chocoholic..:)
Jessica
on Mar 6th, 2010
@ 10:42 pm:

Dark ALWAYS! Sometimes I’ll do almonds and coconut too!
Christine W
on Mar 7th, 2010
@ 1:37 am:

My favorite way to eat chocolate is filled with almonds or coconut. I would have no problem eating chocolate in either milk or dark chocolate filled with anything or just plain if it was placed before me.

Thank you,

Christine
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Christine W
on Mar 7th, 2010
@ 1:39 am:

I tweeted about this giveaway http://twitter.com/ossmcalc/status/10111306717

Thank you,

Christine
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Christine W
on Mar 7th, 2010
@ 1:39 am:

I follow your blog via Google Connect.

Thank you,

Christine
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Christine W
on Mar 7th, 2010
@ 1:40 am:

I subscribe to your blog via email and Google Reader.

Thank you,

Christine
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Kathleen McGill
on Mar 7th, 2010
@ 9:59 am:

black walnuts in chocolate over vanilla ice cream. Walnuts chopped very fine. Yum yum.
Kathleen McGill
on Mar 7th, 2010
@ 10:03 am:

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Denise P.
on Mar 7th, 2010
@ 2:21 pm:

I love plain dark chocolate. I eat a square every day as a mini indulgence.
Nikkey
on Mar 7th, 2010
@ 3:09 pm:

I like brownies with chocolate chips in chocolate ice cream.
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on Mar 7th, 2010
@ 3:09 pm:

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on Mar 7th, 2010
@ 3:09 pm:

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Matt
on Mar 7th, 2010
@ 6:43 pm:

I like milk chocolate with peanut butter.
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on Mar 7th, 2010
@ 6:43 pm:

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Matt
on Mar 7th, 2010
@ 6:44 pm:

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Ashley
on Mar 8th, 2010
@ 9:15 am:

My favorite way to eat chocolate is dark with carmel I love chocolate most ways, but this is my absolute weakness!
Lisa
on Mar 10th, 2010
@ 4:45 pm:

I love chocolate with oranges..either the flavor or actual peel. Yum!
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on Mar 10th, 2010
@ 4:45 pm:

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on Mar 10th, 2010
@ 4:46 pm:

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trixx
on Mar 10th, 2010
@ 8:15 pm:

I love plain milk chocolate the best!
trixx
on Mar 10th, 2010
@ 8:15 pm:

I’m a subscriber
trixx
on Mar 10th, 2010
@ 8:17 pm:

I’m a follower