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You Were ‘Mint’ for Me-Kix Prize Pack Giveaway

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I have never been a big cereal eater. My day usually begins with a glass of Ovaltine or a granola bar when I am on the go, but my boys love cereal. They eat in in the morning, they’ll eat is as a snack, they have even been known to coat ice cream with it. Knowing this, it was no surprise that when Kix sent me a couple of boxes to try, the box of Honey Kix was gone almost immediately after removing it from the shipping box.

Being an advertising major in college, I knew that Kix is “Kid tested-Mother Approved” but there are some interesting breakfast facts I was unaware of. For instance, a new survey from Kix found that 84 percent of parents turn to cereal with milk for a quick and healthy breakfast. I suppose I am a minority. Did you know that ready-to-eat cereal has fewer calories than almost any other common breakfast option? I didn’t. In addition, cereal eaters consume less cholesterol and more fiber than non-cereal eaters. I may be converted to cereal after all.

But, anyone who knows me knows I am a treat girl. So, naturally I took the remaining box of Kix and kicked it up a notch. We’re talking a super treat that is totally “Mother Approved.” Not for breakfast of course, but I chose to show the versatility of the cute little corn balls that have been around for oh, 70 years or so.

Let’s go with a Valentines recipes theme using one of my favorite combos of Mint and Chocolate I like to lovingly call (cue the Jewel song)

You Were “Mint” for Me and I was meant for you 😉

Ingredients: (makes one heart)

  • 1/2 cup Dark Chocolate with Mint Morsels or Andes Mints
  • 1/2 cup Kix cereal
  • A few red M&Ms crushed
  • Hershey’s Chocolate Mint candy cane or any candy stick

1. Microwave the morsels stirring often until smooth.
2. Stir Kix into chocolate.
3. Put mixture into heart mold on wax paper covered plate.
4. Put in fridge for a few of minutes until it will hold the heart shape, but is still soft.
5. Break crook of cane so you just have a stick and carefully insert it in to the bottom of the heart. Put something under the stick to hold it in place.
6. Put back in fridge for at least 15 minutes to set.
7. Turn on broiler and hold the heart under it melting the chocolate on the side that was on the wax paper.
8. Sprinkle with crushed red M&Ms.
9. Put back in fridge to set.


Back…………………………………………Front

10. Dress it up however you like. I used a clear treat bag and some Valentine ribbon. Then, I put it by their love note mailbox with a note that said, “You were ‘mint’ for me!”

Little guy was super excited about this Valentine treat!

I’d say it was a success! And I can feel good about it because it had wholesome cereal in it right? 😉

Now, because it is the season of love and here at A Little Tipsy we like to

Kix is giving away a “Kid-Tested, Mother-Approved” prize pack including a floor puzzle, fun learn-to-count flashcards, a sippy cup, a portable snack container and a box each of Original Kix and Honey Kix cereals.


Speaking of love, little guy loves all the fun things in this prize pack!

To enter: Leave a comment telling us if you eat cereal for breakfast like most of the world or mostly save it for treats like me.

Extra entries: leave a separate comment for each entry

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Giveaway closes Friday, January 7th. Good Luck!

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Comments

  1. Personally, I don’t eat much cereal. I drink Carnation Instant Breakfast every morning and have for the past 15 years or so–half of my life! But my girls love Kix. They eat Kix everyday. They would be thrilled to win this prize pack! Thanks!

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  7. I am not much of a cereal eater. After reading your post (and having cholesterol issues) I just might become one though. I do remember loving Kix as a kid. My mom wasn’t big on “sugar” cereal so Kix was as close as we got. Thanks for the great giveaway!
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  17. I love eating cereal! Yum! When I was pregnant, I would eat cereal for dinner because it was easy on the stomach and the only thing that sounded good (and I could keep down).

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  35. In our house Cereal is usually eaten as a before bed snack. Is a choice for breakfast of course but usually I am making something else.
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  41. my kiddos love cold cereal – we try to get ones lower on the sugar and the food colorings. i prefer oatmeal, but do enjoy cold cereal once a week or so! 🙂

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  46. I am not usually a big cereal person. Usually it is a last option for dinner when we cant think of ANYTHING ELSE. But I do remember that we had Kix as a kid.

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  47. How fun is this giveaway?!?! We LOVE cereal (how horrible are we?!?!) I would love to with this and yes, I’m definitely a follower! crazybulldogs at comcast dot net

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  48. I love cereal and so do my kids. Now if my husband would get with it and accept that it can be a meal for dinner! 🙂 Kix has been one of my favs since I was little!

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  52. I have some Kashi granola-ish cereal with yogurt and berries in the morning… SO much better than milk and cereal. My little dude loves it though. 🙂

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  80. I change all the time. I do not like to eat the same thing every day. My husband on the other hand could care less. I switch between cereal, oatmeal, cream of wheat, waffles, donuts, etc. But I am a lover of sweat cereals and we use Cheerios and Kix for Matt as snacks and than when the cereal is stale we feed it to the dogs as treats 🙂

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  82. We have cereal pretty much every single morning for breakfast. It is a rare day indeed when I make something different. I value my sleep a little more than something different for breakfast. 😀

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  83. My son is an egg eater for breakfast, but he does like to eat my cereal dry. I totally grew up chowing down on cereal as much as I could!
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  85. We are a cold cereal family for many of the reasons you stated. =)Kix was actually the first and for a long time the only cereal we let our daughter eat because it isn’t loaded with sugar.

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  91. We have some very early risers in our family, so not everyone eats cereal every day, but when we do we love things like Kix! I love having a good tasting cereal for breakfast that WON’T turn my milk some weird color. 😉 Now I have to head over to FB to like you there too!

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