Chhavi just mentioned to me how much she loved nerds, those crazy two flavored candies, and it made me remember the good old 80’s nerds ceral. To prove myself right in my memory, I did a quick google on it. Here is a very funny description of the Nerds ceral and its quick fade from fame.
Each box of Nerds cereal was, like the candy, separated into two sides. If you ate it straight out of the box, it wasn’t so bad. But once you added milk to the equation? A chemical metamorphosis took place that transformed a decent dry snack to a living, eating Hell. Worse yet, it wasn’t one of those healthy cereals - this one was fortified with sugarcrack and everything else kids pined for.
Ahh sugarcrack, my favorite thing! As I write this, i am once again chomping away on all the halloween candy that my co-workers keep bringing in to tempt me. After five bags of sugarcrack (aka sour skittles and sour patch kids), not only have I burned off all the taste buds on my tounge, but I am feeling pretty happy, and not just a bit jittery.

Update: Wayyyy to much sugar today, feeling so hyper, can’t concentrate well!!! someone save me! Maybe I will do a starbucks run….






November 6th, 2003 at 2:15 pm
we have nerds in the office. MMmmmMmmmmm…. free candy. I think I’ll go get me some.
November 6th, 2003 at 4:37 pm
Personally, I miss Rice Krispy Treats cereal. That stuff got me through college.
November 7th, 2003 at 9:41 am
Reese’s peanut butter cereal was the best!
November 14th, 2003 at 12:52 pm
York Peppermint Pattis or Nerds? Nerds or Patties? This is the constant refrain in my brain at the checkout line. Now I’m craving both. ARGH
December 11th, 2003 at 5:24 pm
Hello, As I am sure you are all cereal lovers, I just wanted to let you know that there actually is a cereal forum: http://pub63.ezboard.com/bcerealcentral. My friend recently created the site, and we are currently searching for new members. I am a moderator for one of the boards on the forum.Thanks for your time; I urge you to join and spread the word!
March 22nd, 2005 at 1:13 pm
Come on…Nerds cereal was good…maybe I was just always looking for a sugar high back in the eighties..who knows…but for some reason very few people remember the Nerds Cereal..or the Smurf cereal for that matter. I wish they would bring it back.