Surreal makes high protein, low carb, and zero sugar cereal featuring classic childhood flavors. 

At Surreal we’re on a mission to make the childhood cereal of your dreams fit with how we live and eat today. All the flavour, fun and playful flights of fancy.

Made with seriously healthy ingredients. And a surreally refreshing spin on what’s possible. Surreal is High in Protein, contains Zero Sugar, is made entirely from plant-based ingredients and yet tastes like great cereals should.

Available in the UK, currently in 4 delicious flavours: Cocoa, Cinnamon, Frosted and Peanut Butter.

Founded by friends, Kit & Jac, who spent 18 months creating Surreal to deliver a cereal that's Tasty and Healthy. They’ve called it Surreal, because it shouldn’t work, but it does, brilliantly.

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Size of bag is supposedly "7 servings." Maybe if you're a small child. Price is high. I know, better quality ingredients and all. But then I find oats and PB work just fine.  

Cereal tastes decent for a 'health' cereal. And the top of the box is already perforated, so you don't need to do any ripping and inevitably break the closure. It's the small things. 

The price point is very high and feels justified based on the portion size written on the box, but when you open it and measure out 30g, it does feel small. On the product itself, the texture and crunch is great, both plain and with milk. There is an ever so slight after taste though. 

Loved this cereal and the mission - was pleasantly surprised by the taste and the crunch, given it uses a completely different set of ingredients to normal cereals. I got so excited that I went around the house comparing the protein content of one serving to other meals: it’s the same as two eggs, 3/4 tin of beans, 375g of my favourite Greek yoghurt. Amazing!

Amount of cereal in the box. Aftertaste is a little strange too but not super offputting. 

Finally, a tasty, healthy, low carb cereal - love the flavours, packaging and overall brand. The only thing keeping me from the full 5 stars ⭐️ is the amount of servings - the recommended portion size is a bit small, perhaps good if you're on a diet, but with my normal serving size I only get 4-5 servings per box, so it feels a bit too expensive. 

I would love if there was a refill system for this cereal. I feel like that would really win me over. Also, the reason I deducted a star is because the portion sizes are pretty small, and the general amount they give you per box is pretty meager. If you were sharing this with a family, you'd go through an entire box in one meal. Put more in, please ;) We're hungry out here!

I want to start this by saying that I am not normally a cereal person, mostly because cereal has so much sugar and other crap in it that I'm like no thanks, that's not how I want to start my day. When Surreal came along, I was intrigued. Is it possible to love yourself and have cereal for breakfast?! Can it be??

Anyways, I was into it. I got a discount for working for one of the investors in the brand and bought the variety pack. I went from not having had cereal for breakfast in years to having it every morning! The flavors were pleasantly delish. The branding was great. The customer service was fab. Win, win, win. 

The boxes are too big for the contents, and made from flimsy cardboard. 

I found the flavors to be really nice, and barely a sacrifice to go low carb. 

Remove the ingredients that are digestion-resistant and can cause flatulence,
bloating, soft stool or diarrhea. Or at least warn people. 

Awful. Taste is about passable. Induced stomach cramps, bloating and completely upset digestion for days, after eating.

My partner, myself and others we know who have eaten the cereal all experienced the same stomach cramps and digestion issue. We’re now stuck with boxes of expensive product we’re too scared to eat (yeh, we couldn’t try one box, they make you buy in bulk)

Considering the brand claims it’s high price point is due to high quality healthy ingredients, the fine print shows it contains “Isomaltooligosaccharide” which has a digestion-resistant property. Side effects can include “ flatulence,
bloating, soft stool or diarrhea.”

If you’re looking for a healthy, protein rich snack. Don’t buy this cereal. Save your money. Save your health. You’re better off having a protein shake and enjoy the cereal you love in a balanced diet.

The box says it contains 7 portions- I could get 2-3 only, which makes it too expensive for me. The protein itself comes from a protein isolate. This means I get the same nutrition from oats + protein powder for probably ~50-70% lower price.

Very tasty, good combo of macros to not feel guilty or even incorporate into the diet on regular basis.

The cocoa flavour could be more chocolatey.

Get rid of the inner plastic bag - a paper one would work just as well.

Have been eating Surreal cereal most mornings for the last couple of months. Have tried all the flavours but cocoa and peanut butter come way out on top for me. I found cinnamon and berry too sweet and frosted too salty. I love the macro profile and perhaps the best thing is the crunch. These guys never go soggy even when left swimming in milk for up to 15 minutes (yep, my breakfast was interrupted by a phone call one morning). Whilst 32g does look like a small portion, due to its high protein content, it keeps the hunger away until lunchtime and beyond. (And, actually, if you weigh out a 40-45g portion of  "standard" high sugar cereal, this also looks tiny AND you are hungry again by mid-morning AND you have consumed a crazy amount of sugar.) As with all higher protein products, it is a bit pricey but the easy to set up and manage subscription service does reduce the cost a little.
In summary: Surreal is yum!