Long marketed as a health food, Grape-Nuts originated in the late 19th century, and the story of its rise to popularity as an ice cream flavor is almost as confusing as its name. There are neither grapes nor nuts in this Post cereal, which is actually made from a mixture of grains: Malted barley flour, whole-grain wheat flour, salt, and dried yeast give the cereal its signature toasted flavor.
This unusual ice cream flavor, marked by a strong maltiness, has a loyal following in a few regions, including the Northeast United States.
When Grape-Nuts landed in stores in , the cereal was peddled as a health food. Battle Creek, Michigan-based Post Cereal — the brand also responsible for popular varieties like Fruity Pebbles, Honey Bunches of Oats, and Shredded Wheat — brought the brand to market and still makes it today. The cereal made its way into Canada, where according to one origin story , it fell into the hands of Hannah Young, a chef at the Palms restaurant in Wolfville, Nova Scotia.
In , Young reportedly ran out of fresh fruit to add to ice cream and reached instead for Grape-Nuts, according to an account written by her grandson, Paul. That same year, the Grape-Nuts flavor appeared in an ice cream ad , where it was billed as a substitute for actual nuts and therefore a cost-saving ingredient.
Grape-Nuts ice cream has also been compared to a flavor called brown bread, which is made by soaking brown bread — or whole grain bread often flavored with molasses to ensure a deep mahogany color — in an ice cream base before churning.
The flavor has origins in the United Kingdom where an ice cream recipe using crusty brown bread appeared in Mrs. The flavor is popular among immigrants from Jamaica , where dozens of ice cream shops and producers make versions of the flavor, including Caribbean Cream Ltd.
Across the country in Los Angeles, a popular ice cream shop makes its own version of Grape-Nuts ice cream.
A customer once told Scoops founder Tai Kim about how her mother, who was from Panama, used to add Grape-Nuts to vanilla ice cream, and that gave Kim an idea. Several grocery stores around the country distribute packaged Grape-Nuts ice cream, with selective availability. Whats up?? But, before it only had 4 grams of sugar now the new ones have 7 grams. Why are you adding more sugar. My husband and I are both diabetic.
Not very happy! The last time l had some was when my mom went to the US and brought some back from wherever. That was four or five years ago. Where can l get these? I am finding it hard to find Grape-nuts Flakes in the Tampa Fl area as well. Is there an issue at Post?
He loves them. We are, absolutely, appalled at the cost of a box of them…. Seriously, is there anywhere to buy Grape-Nuts Flakes in the northeast philadelphia area?
Is there another reputable site that mails? This is one of my all-time favorite cereals, both its unique taste and its great density of flakes. If you have the time, give it a shot. The recipe used to be on the box back then. Otherwise google. I liked it cold and soggy too. I'd let it sit there for 10 minutes and go do something else.
I like Grape Nuts especially with brown sugar , but I no longer eat them very much. As someone already pointed out, they're not all that healthy. Or, plain old oatmeal, served either sweet or savory see Mark Bittman's suggestions in the NY Times for savory oatmeal , is a sure win. There are so many other things that are just as healthful and way easier on your tooth enamel. Do you have a rice cooker? Set it to cook oatmeal, grits, Cream of the West yum! Life is too short for Grape Nuts!
This admittedly takes away from the health food aspect, but I enjoy them in milk with some miniature semi-sweet chocolate chips mixed in. Barring that, grape nuts are nice in yogurt. Natural maple syrup i. They really go together well. Mash a banana with a little honey, mix in a good amount of plain yogurt and Grape Nuts.
So delicious, I used to eat it for dessert. I have no idea why. Grape nuts with lots of milk and brown sugar. Can't pour as big a bowl of it as you would regular cereal, though.
Grape nuts with vanilla yogurt and mixed berries. Sometimes it is my dessert and I'll sprinkle some brown sugar too. So delicious! Grape Nuts are fantastic with ice cream, but you can't even pretend that's healthy.
I eat Grape Nuts with yogurt and skim milk and I enjoy it. I'm not convinced that Grape Nuts are really that healthy though, unless you're comparing them to Coco Puffs or something. If you really want to eat healthy food, it might be worth your while to do some more research. I love Grape Nuts with just plain milk. I guess it's an acquired taste.
And it is so incredibly calorie dense that if you are dieting you really have to be careful. As someone said already, a serving is a half a cup which is tiny as far as breakfast cereal goes. Nutrient wise it's not all that special. A half cup of Grape Nuts is about kcal, 5g fiber, 7g protein. Compare with, say, GoLean, where a serving is one cup, kcal, 10g fiber, and 13g protein: two thirds the calories, twice the volume, and twice the fiber and protein.
Also noteworthy: Grape Nuts like most cereals is heavily fortified with minerals and vitamins, which gives the nutrition panel an impressive list of percentages. But those are just sprayed on and they dissolve in the milk, so if you don't finish all your milk you don't get them.
I've been eating it dry for years. Crunch crunch! You might be happier with Go Lean. It's "good for you" in that generic way, it's a LOT more interesting than Grape Nuts, and it has both fiber and protein, and a spritz of sugar.
We're big fans in our house and have found it prevents the late morning blood sugar crash brought on by doing things like eating bagels for breakfast. Go Lean is the other Kashi cereal I was thinking about.
The 13g of protein it has is totally unequalled in the breakfast cereal arena grape nuts has six and it tastes slightly better. I keep a big jar of cereal in my kitchen and usually mix up Uncle Sam, Go Lean and Go Lean Crunch which has some of the rip-your-mouth-off feeling of Grape Nuts but also more protein.
Add some dried cranberries and nonfat milk and you're golden. Personally can't get enough of the stuff, particularly with vanilla soymilk. Response by poster: Thank you everyone. I think the GoLean fans have it! Maybe it's just not something you like. I have eaten half a box of grapenuts instead of popcorn in the movies many times. And yet, you would have to hold a gun to my head before I could eat more than two bites of Cinna Bun.
There's nothing morally wrong with not liking Grape Nuts. If you are not a Grape Nuts fan by nature, you should perhaps take the advice of sprinkling your high-fiber cereals and flax and so forth on pizza and dumping in sauces and so forth. On reflection, I just wanted to add that 'healthy' doesn't necessarily mean 'painful and revolting'. I can see how Grape Nuts sort of gives that off, but you could also have a bowl of minestrone, or some whole wheat pasta and sauce, or some fun thing with oatmeal or many other things that aren't the nutritional equivalent of wearing a hair shirt.
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