Cap'n Crunch: Dead or Alive?

I was having a fine Thursday (remember my words of wisdom, about Thursday being Friday only without the unrealistic expectations) until I read a horrible story on Facebook. It said Cap'n Crunch would indeed be going down with the ship. Perhaps to reunite with Quisp and Quake and other cereal mascots, from cereals my sisters and I begged for as kids. We'd eat them until somebody got the prize; then we'd lose interest while my poor mother was left to consume endless bowls of things like Lucky Charms, minus all the marshmallow pieces that made it irresistible.

I was lamenting to my house uniform inventress friend in San Diego about what I would do without the Cap'n. As an adult I rarely ate it for breakfast. Usually it was a snack before bed, or i'd down a small bowl with a double espresso before running a 5K (trust me it works). 

Then San Diego came through. 

Turns out, the rumors of the Cap'n's death were greatly exaggerated. He's just not being actively marketed any more. Too sugary.

I'm all for cutting way down on sugar. But I still believe a bowl of Crunch, nutritionally speaking, is better for you than a bowl of ice cream. Or a bag of chips. Or some genetically altered pizza life form, found in the frozen foods section, that comes inside a mini pocket.

Rock on Cap'n Crunch.

And a wonderful, pre St. Paddy's day weekend to you all.