Nestle's New Cereal Advert Has A Glaring Error - And It's Really Confusing People

[6Foot2]

Link: Nestle's new cereal advert has a glaring error - and it's really confusing people - Mirror Online

 

When you make yourself a bowl of cereal in the morning, you pour the milk in after the grains, right?

 

Surely it's logical to add liquid to the food, so you're able to cover your Coco Pops (or other well-known breakfast brand) adequately, but not drown the puffed chocolate rice in a rippling white sea of despair?

 

A new Nestle advert is causing some concern. In it, three cereal varieties – Cheerios, Shredded Wheat, and Shreddies – are thrust into a pre-milked bowl...

 

What does Edugeek think? (I have attached a poll)

 

Now I think about it for me it's cereal first, but it wouldn't be the end of the world if I got it the wrong way around.

[elsiegee40]

I see no poll

[6Foot2]

I see no poll

It's there now. I was still deciding the options for the poll when you posted your reply.

 

[FN-GM]

I see no poll

 

I do on the website but not the mobile app.

 

This is even after you have added it.

 

Reported as a bug - http://www.edugeek.net/forums/edugeek-net-site-problems/181293-poll-missing-thread.html#post1555814

Edited March 11, 2017 by FN-GM

[Zourous]

I think you've got too much time on your hands [emoji846]

[ellsandell]

Milk in the bowl first?!

[elsiegee40]

This should have been a public poll so the one person who claims to put the milk in the bowl first can be known! Edited March 13, 2017 by elsiegee40

[Zourous]

I'm going to throw a curveball:

 

If you're in a hurry you might want to do it simultaneously, or if you've got a bad memory you might eat the dry cereal first and then have a glass of milk.

 

[E_G_R2]

OK I put milk in the bowl first because I have my fruit and fibre at work. My bowl and the milk is in the kitchen, my cereal in my office. I add milk to the bowl, make a brew and then go back to my office to add the flakes and eat.

[sted]

generally speaking on the few times i eat cereal i dont use milk the only exception being rice crispies i prefer frosties dry and wheatabix with jam anyway

[6Foot2]

This should have been a public poll so the one person who claims to put the milk in the bowl first can be known!

Not sure if I can make the poll public now. Mods can modify and reset the poll if required.

 

[mikeprice]

generally speaking on the few times i eat cereal i dont use milk the only exception being rice crispies i prefer frosties dry and wheatabix with jam anyway

 

errr

 

 

anyone know the number for the men in white coats??

[Garacesh]

OK I put milk in the bowl first because I have my fruit and fibre at work. My bowl and the milk is in the kitchen, my cereal in my office. I add milk to the bowl, make a brew and then go back to my office to add the flakes and eat.

 

Logistical reasons are acceptable, but when both are to hand, clearly it's cereal first.

[Norphy]

I think the correct answer is "Seriously, who gives a ?". There are fair more important things to expend your brain power on than worrying about this kind of nonsense.

[Garacesh]

I think the correct answer is "Seriously, who gives a ?". There are fair more important things to expend your brain power on than worrying about this kind of nonsense.

 

Gee, who wee'd in your cornflakes this morning?

I can appreciate that kind of reaction if it were being debated in the House of Lords, but we're allowed to have a bit of fun here.

[Norphy]

Sorry, didn't mean to have a go. It's more the tone of the Mirror's article that annoyed me, I find it frustrating that journalism for a lot of publications has turned into "This happened and now twitter has exploded". There's fluff and then there's fluff and this has gone too far into the wrong direction.

 

However, I appreciate that this is off topic so I'll shut up now.

[unixman_again]

What about porridge? It is a cereal after all. I used to eat cold porridge when I was younger - oats in the bowl and pour milk on top.

[Garacesh]

I find it frustrating that journalism for a lot of publications has turned into "This happened and now twitter has exploded"

Is fair, I do agree with you on that one. It's not really 'news', but I can see the rationale of publishing it as a lighthearted bit of fun. (Plus, y'know, clicks = dosh)

 

What about porridge? It is a cereal after all. I used to eat cold porridge when I was younger - oats in the bowl and pour milk on top.

Porridge is measured, though. You have a recipe (if two ingredients can be considered a recipe) and defined values, so you need (say) 400ml of milk to 50g of oats, or something (I dunno, I don't eat porridge so I don't know what the measurements are). But in that respect adding the oats to the milk is acceptable.

Edited March 13, 2017 by Garacesh

[elsiegee40]

What about porridge? It is a cereal after all. I used to eat cold porridge when I was younger - oats in the bowl and pour milk on top.

Sorry your 'cold porridge' is just meusli without the interesting bits isn't it?

 

I'd still do the oats first

[sippo]

What about splashback. No-one likes splashback...

[mikeprice]

And what about sugar

 

before or after????

 

Obviously it needs to go on before - but some people actually put it on after

Some people may even put the milk in - then the cornflakes then the sugar

 

THIS NEEDS TO BE STOPPED

 

 

we need find these sort of people and have them all locked up for being weird - that is why these news stories are important

 

warning - above post may contain traces of sarcasm

[Garacesh]

And what about sugar

 

before or after????

 

Obviously it needs to go on before - but some people actually put it on after

Some people may even put the milk in - then the cornflakes then the sugar

 

Sugar on after everything else! Otherwise, the milk just washes it all away and you end up with no sugar on your cereal and a congealed overly-sweet blob at the bottom of your bowl!

 

Cereal --> Milk --> Sugar means the cereal above the milk is slightly wet and the sugar sticks to it, giving you an evenly distributed coating.

Edited March 13, 2017 by Garacesh

[Danp]

Milk

 

Just dry cereal for me please

[unixman_again]

WRT sugar - white, brown, demerara, muscovado, etc or perhaps golden syrup, treacle, maple syrup, etc - it's all getting far too complicated. I'm switching to toast

[HarryMonkey]

Errr, no sugar.

 

Thank you and goodnight.