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Perky O's

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KaitiUSA Enthusiast
KaitiUSA
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For those of you who need a Cheerio's substitute I found some good cereal called Perky O's....it comes in frosted which I like alot and Apple Cinnamon which is pretty good...they have a plain one as well but I have not tried it.

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hez Enthusiast
hez
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I really like the frosted PerkyO's. I just wish I could get them locally :(

Hez

erin24 Explorer
erin24
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Yes, I really like them too. I like the frosted better than the apple cinnamon. I personally think they don't taste that great in milk b/c they have a weird film on them. They are great as a snack by themselves with O.J. Yum!

jenvan Collaborator
jenvan
Posted

AH! I want to try those so freakin' bad...but can't find them anywhere yet :(

Mahee34 Enthusiast
Mahee34
Posted

i have the plain ones which are quite plain.......holy 6.30 a box though!!!!

blueeyedmanda Community Regular
blueeyedmanda
Posted

As I am reading this post, my other hand is digging through a container of Frosted Perky O's sitting on my desk. I bought them for the first time on Saturday at the new store in Dillsburg. I cannot believe how good they tasted. I miss frosted cereals so these make me happy. I do not know how they taste with milk, I do dry cereal as a snack alot.

PS--I was really iffy on buying the cereal at first, it was $6 a box.... :unsure: but I can see purchasing it again.

Guest nini
Guest nini
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I haven't found those yet... I did try the Glutino O's and they weren't that good... kinda wimpy in my opinion

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Canadian Karen Community Regular
Canadian Karen
Posted

Will they make me perky again? :rolleyes:

I haven't seen them up here at all. <_<

Hugs.

Karen

flagbabyds Collaborator
flagbabyds
Posted
Will they make me perky again? :rolleyes:

I haven't seen them up here at all. <_<

Hugs.

Karen

They should make you perky, we can't find them locally, but if you get 10 on gluten free mall, you get a case discount, we buy 10 bokes every month or so... SOO yummy

key Contributor
key
Posted

I haven't tried these, but thanks for sharing that you like them. I will try and find them. SO far we did try the Glutino "cheerios" and they weren't very good at all. My son would probably love these. THanks alot.

Monica

jenvan Collaborator
jenvan
Posted

so they are on the gluten-free mall? i just might have to place an order. although i already placed a big order from the gluten-free trading co and one from gluten-free pantry this week! my dh will be telling me to stop soon!

flagbabyds Collaborator
flagbabyds
Posted

They have them on gluten free mall, and you can mix&match flavors I think, i get all plain becasue they are the only that don't have corn in them, but I also like the flavor a lot more than the other two.

jenvan Collaborator
jenvan
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I just ordered some. Must....stop....ordering....food....online ! :P

erin24 Explorer
erin24
Posted

Yeah, these are definately good enough (maybe a bit too exepnsive thoug) to eat for someone that isn't evn on a gluten-free diet.

TinkerbellSwt Collaborator
TinkerbellSwt
Posted

Great! Glad to hear of all the good responses to this cereal, as my son is 11 months old and the "cheerios age" is about to kick in. He is a gluten free kid. So now I know a cereal I can give him. Thanks!

Tinkerbell

amybeth Enthusiast
amybeth
Posted

I think they're linked with Enjoylife?

LOVE the applecinnamon. I was SO missing cereal with taste!!!

They're a great grab and go breakfast - dry.

taweavmo3 Enthusiast
taweavmo3
Posted

My two year old loves the frosted Perky O's. But my daughter only likes the Cinnamon Ceros (Heartlands Best I think???) I think I've started something terrible though now that I gave them some Cocoa Puffs for a treat yesterday. Going back to the less sugary cereal is going to be a bugger. I've had such a sweet tooth this pregnancy, and love sugary cereal at night, my kids are definately reaping the benefits of this! :P

Lauren M Explorer
Lauren M
Posted
I think they're linked with Enjoylife?

LOVE the applecinnamon. I was SO missing cereal with taste!!!

They're a great grab and go breakfast - dry.

Yes, they are a part of Enjoy Life. Great company!

- Lauren

jenvan Collaborator
jenvan
Posted

My Perky O's arrived yesterday--can't wait to try them! I told myself I have to finish the 3 other opened boxes of cereal first though!!!

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