Here to weigh in on the popular debate of which ingredient goes in the bowl first when enjoying some cereal with milk are Natalie Patrone ’25 and Valentina Lebret ’25:
Natalie Patrone: I pour the cereal in the bowl first and then the milk over it.
Valentina Lebret: I prefer to pour the milk in first and then the cereal bit by bit.
NP: That’s just categorically wrong. If you do that, your cereal won’t mix properly, and it’ll just float on top of the milk.
VL: But having the cereal on top of the milk makes it easier to scoop!
NP: But cereal is supposed to be a homogenous mixture. And that doesn’t address the fact that pouring the cereal after the milk makes it splash.
VL: Silly Natalie, that only happens if you pour your milk haphazardly.
NP: Ugh, fine, but milk is more expensive than cereal. It’s harder to gauge the amount of milk you really need if you pour it first, so you have a greater chance of wasting more of it.
VL: But if you have a pet cat, and your pet cat likes drinking milk, you can feed the extra milk to your pet cat while you pet your cat.
NP: …What?
VL: Plus, if you pour the cereal in bit by bit, you can avoid the egregious taste of cereal-tainted milk.
NP: What are you talking about? The cereal milk tastes delicious!
VL: The most important reason why I pour my milk first is, of course, because I abhor soggy cereal. My hatred of soggy cereal is in fact an integral part of my identity, and you trying to diminish or shame this part of my identity is not only disrespectful, but downright oppressive. And before you ask, this stems from a deeply kind and compassionate place. Each piece of cereal is drowning. The longer you wait, the soggier the cereal becomes, and you are failing them as their only hope of survival. For me, an empath, I feel the plight and pain of the cereal as if it were my own, but for others, more selfishly-inclined, you may continue in your old ways like the spineless sheep you are, who only conform in order to meet the expectations of a cruel and unforgiving society.
NP: I have no idea how to react to any of that.
VL: Foolish human, you cannot comprehend the forces at work here.
NP: Can you hear yourself? You sound like a literal alien right now!
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*The debate could not be completed, as “Valentina” was beamed up into her space shuttle and was never seen again.*
Other cereal pouring suggestions:
- Pour your milk and cereal at the exact same time. It is like a fun party trick!
- Add the cereal to your milk carton and drink straight from there. Perfect for an on-the-go breakfast!
- Alternate between drinking a glass of milk and shoving dry cereal in your mouth. Yum!
- Add milk to the cereal box and freeze. Simply defrost on the stove to impress your culinary friends. Fancy!
- Pour cereal and evaporated milk together in a bowl. Just add water and enjoy!