Does General Mills “Mermaid Cereal” Taste Like Real Mermaids?

It’s time to dive into General Mills Mermaid Cereal. 

In 2018, I reviewed the limited edition Unicorn Cereal Kellogg’s trotted out to grocery stores across the nation (a move that likely caused a magical glut of impulse purchases when daughters begged parents for it as they rolled through the breakfast aisle). 

The Unicorn Cereal featured circular, sugary “Os” similar to those found in the Kellogg’s Fruit Loops brand (albeit, different colors). 

I described the taste of Unicorn Cereal as this: “Imagine — if you will — that a glazed donut and a Fruit Loop decide to have a baby. The resulting offspring is sort of like a fusion of both parents, but is ultimately unremarkable on its own.”  

When I saw the colorful General Mills Mermaid Cereal box at our local Hy-Vee store, I knew I had to check it out. This is the sort of hard-hitting content I like to bring you on this blog. 😉 

I’m a big fan of novelty breakfast cereals, but my experience with Kellogg’s Unicorn Cereal left me wary of its aquatic counterpart. 

First of all, I don’t understand why General Mills doesn’t include marshmallows in their Mermaid Cereal. It makes no sense whatsoever. If you’re going to market an ultra-colorful/ultra-sugary cereal to kids, please throw in a few cups of marshmallows. Please!

The Mermaid Cereal tastes like a “subdued” version of General Mills Frankenberry (a cereal that features marshmallows). It is rather bland — not memorable at all. Marshmallows would have helped. 

The cereal’s official description is: “Naturally Fruit Flavored Sweetened Corn Puffs With Other Natural Flavors.”

I dunno about any of you, but the “star” and “fish” shaped pieces kind of look like dry cat food. 

The good news is that it doesn’t taste like seafood. So there’s that. 

There is a game on the back of the Mermaid box that you can play… if you want. Spoiler Alert: Your “treasure” is “jewels”… and there are 11 treasure chests in the picture. 

I’ve gotta say, I was pretty underwhelmed by General Mills Mermaid Cereal. I mean, I didn’t have a lot of hope going in. If they’d just tossed in some marshmallows, I might have been able to recommend this. 

Instead, it’d probably be better if General Mills loaded up a harpoon and “deep-sixed” this particular brand… 

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