Honey nut cornflakes are a tasty and affordable breakfast or snack, so I grabbed a box the other day while I was in Aldi – it’s the Harvest Morn range.  I like to eat honey nut cornflakes as everything from a quick breakfast, to a portable snack.  I eat cereals dry, so I’ve no need for any milk (or even a bowl), snacking on the cereal as if it were peanuts or popcorn.

The box cost just 89p (£0.89) for 500 grams -and with a portion of cereal being 40 grams according to the box this means it’s a budget busting 12½ portions of breakfast cereal at 7p a portion!  Lidl also have their own version, Crownfield Honey & Peanut Cornflakes, at about the same price.  I will admit I prefer the Lidl variety as they seem a little bit “lighter” to crunch..

Cereal as a Snack:

When I serve this as a breakfast I’ll use a whole 40 grams portion – I’ve got a quick way of measuring these out by using a bowl that’s just the right size: Cereal Portion Control.

But when I eat these as a snack  I view them as being a replacement for a bag of crisps, which is 25 grams, so I just serve myself 25 grams of cereal to nibble on.  Used as a frugal snack, this box of cereal provides 20 portions, costing under 5p!  That’s cheaper than crisps!  A 25 gram snack bag of cereal is about 100 calories too, so fewer calories than crisps.  That’s a double win!  Healthier AND cheaper.

This is a great way to “Food Swap” your crisps if you’re on a diet!  So often a food swap costs you more, but this is cheaper.  Although they are high in sugar, when I am on a diet I only concentrate on calorie counting, so you’d need to check the nutrition in these cereals against your own personal targets and focus nutrients.

2022 Price Update

With food prices rising fast, it’s nice to see this cereal is still priced at 89p for a 500 gram box!