Batman vs Superman: which Super Hero cereal will you choose for breakfast?

My first experience reading a comic book was flipping through some issues of Superman™ that my grandparents picked up to keep the grandkids amused during our visits to their house.  I've been a fan ever since and have passed on my passion to my children so that a love of comic books has now become a family affair.  So we were excited to see that General Mills has created two new DC Comics Super Heroes cereals to correspond with the upcoming Warner Brothers movie Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice.  As Batman™ and Superman are dueling it out on the silver screen they'll also be matching up against one another on store shelves.  Which Super Hero cereal will you choose for breakfast? #BatmanCereal or #SupermanCereal ?

With the Man of Steel's emblem embossed on the front of its box, Superman™ Caramel Crunch is sure to get your kids' attention.  Parents should know that it just isn't a cool box design when it comes to this cereal but it is as good for kids to eat as Superman is good as stopping dastardly villains.  Superman Caramel Crunch has 12 grams of whole grain per serving and is a good source of Calcium and Vitamin D.  Plus it is missing a lot of bad things that parents should be on the look out for avoiding in children's food such as no artificial colors or flavors.  Your dentist will probably be happy with it only having 9 grams of sugar per serving as well.

The Caped Crusader's cereal shows off the character's dark side with its chocolate strawberry flavor and a big bat symbol on the front of the box.  Like Superman Caramel Crunch, this cereal has no artificial flavors or coloring and only 9 grams of sugar per serving.  Also neither of these cereals contain high fructose corn syrup.  Batman™ Chocolate Strawberry does pack a nutritional wallop with plenty of Calcium and Vitamin D.

So when it comes to #SuperHeroesCereal are you Team #Batman or Team #Superman?  CLICK HERE to download a $1 OFF any Superman or Batman Cereal coupon when you select your choice!

In addition to celebrating one of this year's most anticipated movies, Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice, through the creation of dueling cereals, General Mills is also giving away for a limited time four collectible comic books in specially marked boxes of Honey Nut Cheerios and Lucky Charms cereals beginning March 7, 2016*.  So there will be some extra fun to be had at breakfast time discovering these special comic book editions!

*Comic books cannot be found in Batman and Superman Cereals.

ENJOY AN OUT-OF-THIS-WORLD SNACK MADE FROM GENERAL MILLS CEREAL & YOPLAIT GO-GURT

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Who isn't excited about the new Star Wars™ movie that will be hitting theaters in December?! I've been a fan of these movies since I was six and am so excited to share the experience of enjoying a brand new film together with my six year old twins.  To get them up to speed on all the characters and canon from past films, we devoted a weekend for a movie marathon viewing the original trilogy. Of course if you're going to be having a movie marathon you need something fun to snack on so we made an out-of-this-world treat to enjoy.

Cereal doesn't need to just be for breakfast! We combined General Mills Star Wars™ Darth Vader Cereal with Yoplait Star Wars™ Strawberry Smoothie Go-Gurt® to create futuristic looking popsicle treats.  Throw in some blue milk to drink along with it and you have a great snack that looks like it could have been served in a scene from a sci-fi movie.

We made a quick visit over to our local Walmart to pickup all the supplies we needed including Star Wars™ Darth Vader Cereal, Star Wars™ Go-Gurt®, popsicle molds, and wooden sticks so as my daughter would say making these treats ourselves was "easy peasy."  Not only did my kids really find these snacks to be a tasty treat but they had a blast helping out in the kitchen making them which was an activity that really enhanced our movie marathon experience.

 Here are some simple DIY instructions for these out-of-this-world snacks:

Cereal Freezes

The Cereal Freezes are a great mixture of the smooth strawberry taste of Yoplait Go-Gurt® blended with fruity flavored cereal and marshmallows from General Mills Star Wars™ Darth Vader Cereal to provide a crunchy texture.

Ingredients:

1 Large Banana;
1 Cup of Yoplait StrawBerry Smoothie Go-Gurt®;
1/2 Cup of Milk;
1/2 Cup of General Mills Star Wars™ Darth Vader Cereal.

Directions:

• In a bowl mix up the banana until mashed and smooth;

• Slowly add in the Go-Gurt® and milk to the ball.  Mix until blended with the banana mash;

• Add Star Wars™ Darth Vader Cereal to the mixture.  Make sure to stir by hand at this point to avoid crushing the marshmallows and cereal;

• Pour the mix into popsicle molds. Insert a wooden popsicle stick as a handle.  Freeze for 8 hours until solid;

• Once frozen, place the popsicle molds under the kitchen faucet and  spray with warm water.  Gently pull the Cereal Freezes from their popsicle molds.

Blue Milk

Feel like a hero from Star Wars™ by enjoying some Blue Milk along with your Cereal Freeze.

Ingredients:

1 Cup of Milk;
1/2 teaspoon of unsweetened blue fruit punch mix;
1/2 teaspoon of sugar.

Directions:

• Pour the milk into a tall glass and gently stir in the blue fruit punch mix;

• The drink should initially be lightly tinted blue.  Add more of the fruit punch mix to get a darker color if you desire;

• Add sugar to sweeten the taste.

Voila! There you have it some delicious and simple to make snacks that can provide some out-of-this-world flair for a party, family game night, or a movie watching marathon.  My kids really love this snack and I'm sure yours will too!

Do you have any favorite snacks you like to make for Family Movie Nights? Find more #AwakenYourTastebuds inspiration here.