Kelloggs Complaint - Am I the only one who is noticing that Froot Loops now tastes TERRIBLE? - Kelloggs Froot Loops *now provides Fiber*

Posted by MRM on 2009-10-15:

I, myself, do not eat Fruit Loops as it makes me coo coo for cocoa puffs.

Posted by Face to Face on 2009-10-15:

I haven't had fruit loops since I was a kid..good stuff

Posted by BEJ on 2009-10-15:

I am a Lucky Charms girl myself but have recently switched over to the rather boring Cheerios: Banana Nut mixed with MultiGrain.

Posted by Sparticus on 2009-10-15:

Sounds like you figured it out. Perhaps the new fiber ingredients is throwing off the taste. Do they still offer a non-fiber version?

Another possibility, your body could be changing as well. I use to love bologna. I ate it every single day for lunch. Sometimes 2-3 sandwiches.

Then one day it all stopped. It tasted different. I could no longer eat it. I thought it was a bad batch. I bought more. It also tasted horrible. My body had officially rejected bologna. It was probably a self-preservation move on my body's part.

Posted by littleyaya on 2009-10-15:

We buy the generic froot loops and they taste the same

Posted by MRM on 2009-10-15:

Even generic Frosted flakes tastes the same!

Posted by littleyaya on 2009-10-15:

So does generic Captain Crunch and Cheerios. But ya gotta buy name brand Lucky Charms. The generic stuff tastes like crap

Posted by bearkatkitten on 2009-10-15:

Yeah, I really dig the generic Fruit Loops.
Good heads up on the real Fruit Loops tasting funky. Hmmmmm... though, I have to eat them right away... soggy Fruit Loops tastes weird and slimey.
Too bad I haven't seen a generic Cinnamon Life, yet.

Posted by flipper on 2009-10-15:

I only ate Fruit Loops once, a few months ago. Couldn't stand the taste. Gave it to my neighbor.

Posted by Face to Face on 2009-10-15:

I'm a Rice Krispy fan....Raisin Bran without the sugary raisins is another good one

Posted by skelly39 on 2009-10-15:

KellyN, in answer to your question, no, your taste buds did not change. I'm an Apple Jacks fiend. We bought a box and threw it right out. The texture is wrong, the taste is wrong...same thing-"now with fiber." If I wanted fiber in my cereal, I'd buy All Bran. They need to leave the junk cereals alone.

Posted by littleyaya on 2009-10-15:

Skelly, generic Apple Jacks are good

Posted by Mrs. V on 2009-10-15:

Nope, most Kelloggs that have the 'Now With Fiber' tast like cardboard >_<

I REALLY wish companys would stop messing with a good thing (or at lest to a product test, for goodness sakes!).

Posted by skelly39 on 2009-10-15:

Thanks, little. I'm going to have to try them, because the new Kelloggs ones are hideous. Cardboard would be an improvement.

Posted by Ques on 2009-10-15:

the fiber add on has ruined froot loops. it still tastes the same to me but the texture is much smoother, which i hate, and when chewing the cereal now chokes me slightly, froot loops are ruined thanks to fiber!

Posted by RyanLN on 2009-11-08:

You are 100% right. I noticed it immediately- they don't even look the same; they are slightly smaller, not nearly as sweet and taste like utter garbage. I immediately went out and bought up all of the remaining pre-fiber boxes of Froot Loops and Apple Jacks I could get my hands on. I sincerely believe they should not be able to advertise that the cereal tastes the same, because it does NOT- the texture is wrong, the flavor is wrong, and it's just plain bad. I think what Kellogg's fails to realize is that most sane parents will never, ever buy Froot Loops for their kids as a primary cereal- it is a *treat* cereal, something special to eat every now and then for a kid- and for an adult (i.e. ME) something to eat while playing Xbox at 10:30 at night. The thing is, if it's disgusting, I won't buy it for them OR for me. Fiber in junk cereal? Why don't you put some vitamins in my crack cocaine. Shame on you Kellogg's. I'm moving on to the store brands.

Posted by scifu on 2009-12-01:

They do not taste the same. I've been a fan for years and as soon as that box was opened I could tell that the texture was not the same. A quick taste test confirm that the taste also was sucky. Too bad!

Posted by LadyScot on 2009-12-01:

They taste the same to me. The texture is a bit different but heck it is cold cereal. I prefer Cheerios anyway.

Posted by limesparks on 2010-03-07:

In addition to the fiber, there was another significant change that happened with froot loops, apple jacks, pops and frosted flakes. You will notice that the packaging has changed... the inner liner is now a plastic bag, at least on the larger boxes. Last summer I did a side by side comparison of apple jacks in a plastic liner vs. apple jacks in a foil liner and the difference is very noticeable. The foil retains the flavor that you grew to love, while the plastic leaves the cereal tasting very bland. I don't understand how quality control at kellogg's misses something this obvious. I even went so far as to write to kelloggs, informing them of my discontent with the new plastic liners, to which there was no reply.
I, too, will try out the generic brands to see if my fix can be had elsewhere now, the new taste is horrible, just horrible. Just today I bought my first added fiber version, and not only is the texture all wrong (as noted above), the cereal now has way too much apple flavor... as those who love it know, the charm of apple jacks was that it barely had any apple flavor at all, just a cinnamony-sugared goodness that i am sorry to say is now completely gone from the product. Who is the genius at kelloggs who decided to change a time-tested formula? I would love to push him through an apple corer!!!!

*sparx*

Posted by limesparks on 2010-03-07:

Posted by BeatriceAlice on 2010-05-02:

You certainly aren't the only one to notice the death of Fruit Loops as we know them. Now they are faintly fruit flavored cardboard rings. I not only couldn't eat them but I took them back to the store. After adding the fiber (cardboard) they then did some sort of promotion having "Moms" blog on the internet how their little darlings just gobbled up the cardboard not noticing how awful they are. In return they got some sort of supply of cereal. This made derogatory comments or those not being compensated for their taste opinions virtually pages away when searching for what happened to our cherished cereal. You will find blog after blog of happy nutrition conscious "Moms" promoting the product. Taste buds don't lie. I eat Fruit Loops to tingle my taste buds not to stimulate my colon. Now I eat Post Captain Crunch who is at least faithful to its customers.

Posted by TheNewSheriff on 2010-05-02:

"If it aint broke, don't fix it,"
Toucan Sam

Posted by MKCampbell on 2011-01-23:

No, it's not you they are horr-i-ble, like eating imitation candlewax sawdust fabricated from partially recycled plastic. I wouldn't have found your review had I not been thinking "wow have I lost it, or are these nasty now" thought I'd do a random search since none of my friends think that I'm sane. I can remember thinking that they were pretty good within the last year or two. blechh. revolt!

Posted by lavada on 2011-06-21:

im so mad i loved apple jacks " a for apple j for jacks cinnamon toasty apple jacks" i will not buy them or froot loops or any kelloggs unless i need cardboard in my diet which i get from my fruits and veg. lunch and super i have ibs and that fiber about killed me after one bowl .so went to grocery today really wanting apple jacks so i started reading the fiber content apple jacks had 10 grams in one serving toostios had 3 that what apple jacks used to have i eat them and im happy and content now i got real generic apple jacks back lol.

Posted by Curtisinteruptus on 2012-08-10:

I WAS a Froot Loop ADDICT until they messed with them. If you're lucky enough to find some limited edition ones called "sooper loopers" (and I haven't been able to for some time now)you'll rejoice and do a pre-fibre froot loop dance (involuntarily). I'll sign any petition. Maybe even draw one up. Keep your fiber. Give me Froot Loops or give me DEATH!! AppleJacks? Same sad,sad story.

Posted by Alice on 2013-02-11:

I tried the new fruit flavored cardboard rings, I not only said good bye to my all time favorite comfort food but got on the internet only to find their "blog campaign" which amounted to tons of authors with the exact (word by word) blogging about the wonderful taste. I hate the new formula and cant help but wonder if the cardboard tasting fiber filler is their way of providing less product (like smaller yogurt) Fruit Loops taste awful. What child is worried about fiber anyway? Are children constipated these days? Go with Malt O Meal or another generic brand Fruit Loops if you want that original flavor. Kelloggs, If you read this, you suck and I was never fooled from day one, box one. I didn't even finish the first bowl.

Posted by Yoooo on 2013-05-12:

My experience was the same but recently went and bought a box of Fruit loops and they changed it and it now taste similar as it always does. So go get yourself a box of fruit loops they don't taste the same blegh taste. So yup :)