I’m not a sports person. Hard to believe coming from a guy who photographs Pop-Tarts and constantly references Pokémon, right?
So while you’ll never find me near a basketball court unless there’s Dippin’ Dots or a Fresh Prince of Bel-Air theme song involved, long-time Cereal Timer Gabe Fonseca is a much more enthusiastic “net nut” (is that a real term for basketball fans?). Thats why he sent in this photo of new Limited Edition Slam Duncan O’s, a cereal exclusive to Texas grocer H-E-B that pays tribute to San Antonio Spurs legend Tim Duncan.
I hear he played basketball real well. Probably scored a lot of touchdowns home runs service aces points.
This isn’t the first time H-E-B has honored Duncan at breakfast time, either. Back in 2001, he got Slam Duncans: a pretty generic toasted oat ring cereal. 2017’s Slam Duncan O’s are a little more interesting, as they pair honey oat rings with chocolate puffs. At this rate, the Tim Duncan cereal family will get marshmallows and freeze-dried ice cream bits by 2049.
Sorry: I’ve got Dippin’ Dots on my mind.
For a local chain, H-E-B has done some cool cereal promotions. They even had a Wild Red Cereal based on their signature store-brand soda. In a world overrun by beverage-flavored Pop-Tarts, I think we could use more soda cereals.
Cap’n Crunch, take note: you may not have a Slam Dunk Crunch cereal, but you can make up for it with Root Beer Float Crunch.
Our thanks to Gabe for sending all the above photos. If you’ve got a ballin’ cereal photo of your own to share, pass it along on our submissions page, or just email us at cerealously.net@gmail.com. There’s a good chance your picture could be featured on the site.
I’m a sports junkie.
How in the world do my Yankees not have a cereal with all their branding.
-Pinstripes and mallows
-Paulie ONeill O’s
First: gabe is still alive! (great news, at least for me, feared the worst)
Second: hm… Honey Loops mixed with Nesquik… sounds like a plan… xD
Third: While researching the Red Wild Cereal… isn’t it still a thing:
https://www.heb.com/product-detail/h-e-b-wild-red-cereal/1557197
And: WTF! “Product of Germany Where the hell does this cereal hide… i can’t find it!? Damn you H-E-B! ^^
i don’t know if it’s still available. it’s listed online, but i don’t know what it’s in-store availability is (if at all)