Protein and Gluten-Free Breakfast Cereal by Three Wishes - Variety Pack, 6 Pack - More Protein and Less Sugar Snack - Kosher, Vegan - Frosted, Fruity, Cocoa, Strawberry, Honey & Cinnamon

I buy a lot of these weird cereals; I love cereal, but I'd prefer to have more balanced macros rather than just carbs. This is an excellent example of the sort of cereal I'm looking for. It has *some* carbs, which I'm not trying to avoid, but it's also low in sugar and high in protein. The price of Three Wishes also good compared to other specialty cereals.The unflavored/unsweetened cereal is quite bland and neutral in flavor. It reminds me a lot of plain toasted-oat cereals except that there is a slight "beany" flavor, Three Wishes tastes more hearty, and Three Wishes has a much worse texture. The texture is like eating cardboard; it doesn't bother me *that* much, but it definitely detracts. I'm a big fan of taking plain toasted-oat cereals and adding my own flavorings, so the unsweetened/unflavored version of Three Wishes was one of my favorites, and I'll definitely buy more.The 5 flavored versions were all good. I might buy more of any of them. My main criticism is that the flavoring is mainly *on* the cereal rather than *in* the cereal, so you quickly end up with bland, slightly beany, cardboard-textured cereal floating in delicious milk. But this didn't bother me all that much. My favorite flavors were cinnamon (which actually tastes like maple to me) and fruity.

So I'm writing this review while eating a bowl of the fruity flavor, at 9:30 pm, as a viable post workout meal. Seriously, 2 cups of this cereal with 1 cup of low fat milk has pretty decent macros in a pinch. The price is expensive and that's hard to ignore but I break it down like this: My "serving" is 2 cups (or 2 of their servings) and there's 2 1/2 servings per box. That makes each box $7 and each serving roughly $3. With the low fat milk its around 25g of protein. That might not be a crazy number but it's on par with a decent protein bar. The flavors so far have been essentially light versions of their respective imitations. The fruity tastes like fruit loops light, cinnamon like cinnamon toast crunch light etc. Overall the flavor is pretty good for a healthy cereal. I wouldn't eat this every single day as that would get crazy expensive but as an occasional meal replacement, perfect . It's also satiating as there is no artificial junk or a boatloads of sugar so I eat a bowl and I'm good till my next meal, and 2 cups is a big bowl. If you can get past the price this is a great product. Just don't expect this to taste exactly like fruit loops any more than you would expect fruit loops to be healthy. If your on the fence just order 1 box, I took a risk on a 5 pack and it paid off imo.

As a backstory - I've tried 6 or so protein cereals and Three Wishes is my favorite behind Catalina Crunch. It has plenty of protein listed on the Nutrition Facts, without a lot of added ingredients. And it doesn't taste fake, or have a weird after taste. Prior to purchasing this variety pack, I had tried the Frosted and Chocolate flavors.Three Wishes is NOT a sweet cereal, so I like the Frosted better than the unflavored one. This is very important to me, as while I do enjoy some sweeter cereals, my type of sweet is much different from most. I don't like cakes and cookies, I prefer a natural sweetness like a honey flavor or maple flavor. Earthy sweetness speaks to me more. So this is why I prefer it over something like Magic Spoon (I think that's what it's called).I am also vegan, and while sometimes I'll eat something with a byproduct in it if it makes sense for me, I don't like to. And a lot of protein cereals, for good reason, include whey, or milk powder, or egg whites. So if I can avoid adding that back into my diet, I like to wherever possible. Three Wishes is a vegan, gluten free cereal.It also has a solid texture, closer to a cheerio than a high sugar cereal. Which, again, is my preference. I look some crunch.Now, all of that said. The flavors aren't always pronounced, can taste a little artificial, or sometimes "stale" based on the type of cereal it is and likely the different ingredients used in different flavors. And the reason I bring this up, is in the variety package, this came up. I was able to eat all the boxes, none of them were so bad I couldn't face them, they just weren't my favorite. Of the box, I enjoyed Pumpkin Spice (very light on flavor), Sugar Cookie (did not taste remotely like a sugar cookie, but more like the Frosted cereal one), Cinnamon (had a great cinnamon flavor), and Chocolate (I like Dark Chocolate, so I prefer the Catalina Crunch Dark Chocolate if I want Chocolate cereal - Three Wishes Chocolate is definitely an artificial Chocolate flavoring, but it's light so I don't mind it). Gingerbread was good, but I'm not a Gingerbread fan, so that's why I wouldn't repurchase it. Fruity is my least favorite, I would never repurchase. I don't like Fruity cereal, and this is no exception. It tastes fake, and this is the one that came across stale. But not bc the cereal was, just due to the flavor additive. However, I could see if you wanted a healthier version of Fruit Loops (with added protein), you might enjoy this flavor.All that to say, this wasn't the variety pack for me. I would buy one of the Frosted (or the limited Marshmallow) flavor for me personally next time. I am glad I tried it. And if you already know you like Three Wishes, it's worth trying it. But I wouldn't use this as a taste test to determine if you like them or not is the advice I'd share. Find it on sale at your local store - and then form an opinion from there.Happy Cereal Eating! (I take my cereal very seriously :D)

The cereal has a good flavor for being on the healthful side. My only problem is the price is a bit wild.

Too pricey for me

Clean ingredients! Great taste! My kids LOVE it! Great source of protein! LOW sugar!I am a very health conscious mama. I normally make my kids their own food from scratch. This cereal give me a little break from having to whip up a full breakfast, especially in the morning when we have the tightest schedule.This is also a great treat for my kids. They don’t typically consume “sweet” items. The only sugar they consume is from fruit. But this cereal gets a pass from me!Two thumbs up! 5 stars! Great job Three Wishes!