LiveActive Nut Harvest Crunch
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Rating: Two-and-a-half spoons out of four
Cereal descripton: Considering that I tend to prefer cereals with cartoon mascots, it's no surprise that the look of this stuff struck me as pretty scary. After all, the rough-hewn, light brown flakes are jumbled together with a random mash of nut shards, some of which wind up in coagulated lumps. But even more frightening is the ingredient list. The first two items -- whole grain wheat and (yes!) sugar, didn't both
"At long last," proclaims the Coalition of Immokalee Workers website, "a grower steps forward."
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