It’s natural to find food combinations to be a little amusing. Sure, we all know that peanut butter and jelly go together. But what about other weird findings that people have uncovered?
Each and every one of us has that one go-to food combo when you’re a day late on buying groceries and need to eat lunch. Sometimes, our own “mix-and-match” meals are so gross that they’re our little secret. Other times, we swear we’ve invented the next best thing to ham and cheese. (Kraft mac ‘n cheese with frozen peas, anyone?)
But what is the very, very worst food combo? One that we can all agree is just very gross?
We’ve all tried the food combo that has been outed as least popular before. It’s not openly gross, but to say it’s unappetizing is more or less an understatement. Thanks to the Unpopular Opinions forum on Reddit, we all now know that eating cereal with water is one of the worst food sins you can commit.
But again, we’ve all been there. How many times have you poured a bowl of cereal, just to notice seconds later that the milk in your fridge may be on the verge of being questionable?
If it’s two days outside of the window of expiration, and you can’t really figure it out based on the tried and true “smell test,” you may be tempted to just use water instead.
But, there’s a reason why milk and cereal go so well together. It’s the perfect combination that’ll keep you both hydrated and full.
So, how did this all start? Easy. Someone posted the Unpopular Opinion that cereal with water actually tasted better.
Eating cereal with water is better than with milk from r/unpopularopinion
“I am a true believer that cereal with water is better. The taste of milk conflicts with the taste of the cereal, whereas water does not,” Redditor DubitablyIndubitable wrote.
“My friends crucified me when I told them this,” they continued. “So for this reason I am coming here in search of others who share my beliefs of water being better than milk.”
And, well? They didn’t get the response they were hoping for.
In fact, the top comment — which was given silver and gold recognition by fellow Redditors — was one simple line. A line that literally nobody wants to hear in their lives.
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A lot of people had questions. For one, what kind of cereal was this person talking about?
They clarified that they enjoy Froot Loops and Cheerios best with water, which seems completely revolting. Part of the Froot Loop enjoyment is the sugary milk at the end!
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Some people even felt bad about how much hate this person got. Even if they didn’t agree, they had to help contribute to the conversation.
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Others felt as if water and cereal was an obvious way to show social class. Simply put, if you didn’t have money for milk, you used water instead.
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Water in cereal instead of milk makes sense if you’re desperate. But to prefer it? It’s hard to wrap your head around that.
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So, what made this Redditor try the food combo in the first place? They didn’t care for milk, but felt like cereal by itself was just way too dry.
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They didn’t respond to someone asking about almond milk, nor to someone who told them they could have chosen another breakfast. For example, oatmeal and water go together perfectly.
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At the very least, a few people were willing to try the combination who haven’t before. So, even though it’s unpopular, it might not necessarily be wrong.
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Also, there was one brave soul who agreed who actually agreed with them. They feel that with water, the actual cereal flavor is way more apparent.
So, next time you think your favorite food combo is a little strange? Just ask yourself if it’s worse than cereal and water.
Or, go to Reddit and see if you can find someone out there who agrees with you. It’s a big world out there. There has to be at least one person out there who’ll understand.
