What killed Cream of Wheat?

Supplanted by grits.

is that grits?

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The correct way to eat cream of wheat is with a tablespoon of brown sugar or honey mixed in

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THIS!
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What killed Cream of Wheat?

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If people are smart, nutritional science

I’ve always preferred Cream of Wheat more than grits and oatmeal as a kid growing up and we ate all three, but I haven’t eaten it in years. Made that comment to my wife just a few weeks ago. Now you’re going to make me go try to find some.

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I’ve always preferred Cream of Wheat more than grits and oatmeal as a kid growing up and we ate all three, but I haven’t eaten it in years. Made that comment to my wife just a few weeks ago. Now you’re going to make me go try to find some

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same. when my mom mentioned it i was like 'there's a name i haven't heard in many years' and had to go buy some just to remind myself what it tasted like.

FWIW she's asking for it every morning now.

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What killed Cream of Wheat?

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Back in the 70s my mom cooked that stuff in a double boiler pot. She set the bottom pot to boiling and then mixed the CoW in on the top pot. I guess later came pour a pack and stir in hot water. That is too damn complicated today. Not when one can plop in a better tasting Eggo and eat waffle within a minute. Even those may be passe' now. So progress and modern life destroyed CoW.

Loved that stuff as a kid.

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I'm getting close to 50 and have never had Cream of Wheat.

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You are not missing anything.

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I will admit I could be wrong here, but I would have guessed that Cream of Wheat, in its most basic form, is what helped to keep the majority of non-Asian humans from starving for the last 11,000 or 12,000 years (up to, perhaps, 75 years ago, give or take).

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What does this have to do with the last 25 years? Jyst because it works when you don't have any other options doesn't make it near optimal