My boys get very excited when they see either the mail carrier, the UPS guy or the FedEx guy come down our road…and since there are only three houses down our road the odds are pretty good that the truck will be stopping here! This time it was indeed for us and we received another fun package from MyBlogSpark!
Inside was a box of the new Chocolate Cheerios®! 
The boys were pretty excited because
A) they love Cheerios®
B) they love chocolate
C) they knew they could eat some right away
D) they knew something else fun was sure to happen
So yes I let them hurry up and grab their favorite cereal bowls and dig right in. (I had to join them of course) The Cheerios® were a big hit! All of us thought that the chocolate flavor in these was better than some other chocolate cereals we have tried. Although I love chocolate, I have never found a chocolate flavored cereal that I like. These Cheerios® seem to fill the bill. Also I was happy to see that they only have 9g of sugar. (remember my recent post on Children’s cereals? )
A little more about the cereal from General Mills:
Chocolate Cheerios is low in fat, heart healthy*, has 100 calories per serving, contains at least 8 grams of whole grain per serving (at least 48 grams recommended daily), and is a good source of calcium and vitamin D. Made with real cocoa, Chocolate Cheerios can help your family start the day off right with a delicious and nutritious breakfast that is sure to make you smile!
*Diets low in saturated fat and cholesterol may reduce the risk of heart disease. Chocolate Cheerios cereal is low in fat, saturated fat free and naturally cholesterol free.
Along with this box of new Chocolate Cheerios we were given some recipes that use the new Cheerios®. They are all fun things you can make for Valentine’s Day!
Chocolate Cheerios® Marshmallow Hearts
Chocolate Hazelnut Marshmallow Balls
Strawberry-Chocolate Cheerios® Parfaits
Chocolate Peanut Butter Cereal Bars
They all sound good, but we chose to try the Chocolate Cheerios® Marshmallow Hearts first. Oh how I wish I had thought of buying those Strawberry flavored Marshmallows that Bubba has been begging me for!
image courtesy of Cheerios®
Next we will definitely try the Strawberry-Chocolate Cheerios® Parfait!
image courtesy of Cheerios®
If you want to see even more recipes using Chocolate Cheerios® click here for the Chocolate Cheerios® site, and also you can find a coupon to save on your purchase!
Now all this cereal talk and making goodies was great fun for the boys, but MyBlogSpark also included some fun Chocolate themed goodies for Mom, too. Check this out, there are some Chocolate themed bath products and a decorative chocolate brown bowl to store them in! So Mom needs to head off to relax with some Chocolate bath salts and body wash.
Do you love Chocolate, too?
Does a fun new cereal make you smile?
Need some relaxation?
You can win a Chocolate Cheerios Gift Pack courtesy of MyBlogSpark and General Mills.
Just post a comment below telling us about what you and your families do to start your day off with a SMILE!
Deadline to enter is midnight EST on Monday, February 15, 2010.
Winner will be selected by a random drawing on Tuesday February 16, 2010
**Truth in Blogging Disclaimer: We received a FREE box of Chocolate Cheerios® and the Gift Pack pictured above courtesy of MyBlogSpark and Cheerios®. As always we will provide you with our honest opinions of any product we review, no matter how we obtained the product. See our About tab above to read more about Truth in Blogging.
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Haha! I saw those in the store the other day and laughed. I can’t believe they messed with a classic! I’m a purist – I don’t even like Honey Nut Cheerios, I like the originals. I bet the girls would love these though. Cereal is one area where I’m ok with ‘junky’ since as you pointed out, it’s not nearly as high in sugar as it might seem. Thanks for the review – I’ll try a box next time we’re out.
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How cool! I was totally with Heather when I saw them in the store–how can they DO that?! But now I am curious–those parfaits look amazing!
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