review: Total -- honey almond flax

Why review a cereal that's been discontinued? I guess I just wanted it on the record. I was actually looking for Total Cranberry Crunch--I didn't realize that was already gone. Really disappointing. I'll wait till the end of the year, though, for any new flavors of Total before I resort to buying the regular kind and putting Craisins in it.

Anyway, obviously I haven't bought Total in a while. Let's start with the redesigned box. Who is the target audience here? Accountants? Engineers? It's too busy and makes eating a healthier cereal seem sooooo serious. You only need to appeal to me with good flavors.

As for the actual cereal, I like that's there two different kinds of flakes--oat and wheat, I think--although I'm still not sure which is which. The darker one is probably wheat. Also, there's flax seed clusters. I never noticed that was where the flax came in. I wonder if chia seed clusters are next? That would be an interesting sell.

So this'll be my last box. Stock up now if you really like it.

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