<http://schema.org/articleBody>
"Why is cereal packed in boxes? I find myself asking this question while my eyes scan the granola ghetto of the cereal aisle, as most granolas are now packed in resealable plastic bags sporting peek-thru windows. This granola system seems to be advantageous on so many levels (freshness, less packaging material, visibility, etc) and makes the blocky monolithic cereal box look plain outmoded. Maybe the cereal box, despite its obsolescence, is just so iconic that we (or the manufacturers) refuse to let it go.   Bear Naked has never been boxed in, as they have been selling their exceedingly popular granolas in sleekly designed plastic bags for over five years now. Lately, the company has moved beyond the crunchy confines of granola with a line of trail mixes and hot cereals. The latest addition to the Bear Naked family is their 100% Pure &amp;amp;amp; Natural Cereals that include a Cranberry Raisin, as well as Banana Nut flavor.   While a close cousin to granola, these 100% Pure and Natural Cereals are the natural intersection between the flakiness of cereal and cluster-ness of granola. Teaming with whole grain flakes, oat clusters, wee bits of dried apple, and sizable shards of banana chips, the Banana Nut variety held just the right amount of sweetness against the crunch of flakes, oats and walnuts. Although the dried apples were barely evident, the banana chips lent a mellow sweetness to the cereal, without making it overly banana-like (many banana flavored cereals are often overly sweet and over the top with banana flavor).  The Cranberry Raisin was enjoyable, but far more sweet and far less successful than the Banana Nut. Loaded with wheat flakes, raisins, cranberries, pepitas, and sunflower seeds, this Cranberry Raisin cereal seemed a bit too chaotic and out of sync with itself. While hardly a disaster, compared to the far superior Banana Nut, the Cranberry Raisin seemed like an overly crunchy runner up. Bear Naked 100% Pure &amp;amp;amp; Natural Cereal is sold in 12.5-ounce bags ($4.49) at Albertons, Ralphs, Jewel, Publix, QFC and Whole Foods Markets.  "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
<http://www.delish.com/food/a30048/bearly-cereal/>