HA'ADAMAH? SH'HAKOL?? MEZONOT??

Figuring out which bracha to say on cereal gets harder and harder. Pretty soon we all will need to post huge cereal bracha charts on the kitchen wall.

Well, we would like to help you out a bit. So, here are a few to guide you:

The following MALTO-O-MEAL cereals marked with a K all have MEZONOT for their bracha: Apple Zings, Blueberry Muffin Tops, Crispy Rice, Dyno Bites (both Cocoa and Fruity), Puffed Rice, Raisin Bran, Scooters, Toasty O’s and Tootie Fruities.

The following POST cereals when marked with an OK have MEZONOT for their bracha: Alpha Bits, Banana Nut Crunch, Bran Flakes, Cocoa Pebbles, Cranberry Almond Crunch, Fruit and Bran, Fruity Pebbles, Grape Nuts, Honey Bunches of Nuts (Almond, Banana, Honey Roasted and Peach), Raisin Bran and Shredded Wheat.

The following QUAKER cereals when marked with the OU have MEZONOT for their blessing: Cinnamon Life, Crisp Rice, Life, Oatmeal Squares and Puffed Rice. The following are SHEHAKOL: Capn Crunch, Capn Crunch Crunch Berries, Capn Crunch Peanut Butter and Crunchy Corn Bran.

Ok, we do not want to tax your concentration, so we will stop here. More to come……………..