In the opening episode, we saw a lonely bowl begin her quest for true cereal love after having her heart broken by an over-packaged poser.  Then, our hearts soared as it appeared happily-ever-after was in store for the sweet little bowl and charming Bagly. Now, after a cliff-hanger left us wondering what’s in store, this … Continue reading »

Happy Friday, cereal lovers. Speaking of love: remember our sweet, lonely bowl looking for her cereal match, in the first episode of Cereal Dating? She’s back, and it looks like our buddy Bagly shows up too. Check out the second installment of the series: jwplayer(“jwplayer-3″).setup({flashplayer: “http://bagthebox.com/wp-content/uploads/jw-player-plugin-for-wordpress/player/player.swf”, width: “400″, height: “280″, controlbar: “bottom”, “mediaid”: “2968″, “image”: … Continue reading »

A couple week’s ago, Sara Snow shared a bunch of great ideas for earth-friendly birthday parties. Thinking about gifts that give back, how about a colorful, do-it-yourself (read: virtually free!) gift bow to literally top things off? The innovative waste-whittling team at TerraCycle offers this excellent step-by-step video on how to take an empty Malt-O-Meal … Continue reading »

So you’ve heard of recycling, but have you heard of upcycling? (You probably have, without even realizing it.) Where recycling is a process by which old materials are broken down into itty-bitty parts, and then those itty-bitty parts are turned into something else (a totally great but sort of complex process), upcycling is a process … Continue reading »

You know that at Malt-O-Meal® we’re big fans of doing what’s good for the earth, and we’re always on the lookout for new, interesting and thought-provoking information on this topic. So you can imagine how excited we were when we discovered this great video from Kashi® that shows how a cereal box is recycled. (Admit … Continue reading »

Happy Independence Day! Today, we celebrate freedom from more than just boxes. While you’re enjoying family, friends, sun, grilled goodies and fireworks, there are some easy ways to keep the planet happy. Check out these 8 great tips from our pals at Earth911. Speaking of Earth911, they’re a great resource for accessible and actionable recycling … Continue reading »

The idea of “going green” has been rolling since the 1970s, and started becoming trendy in the early 2000s when organic food, sustainable products, and eco-friendly everything started popping up. The movement was largely powered by an effort to change the products, habits and sciences we already had order to make our lives less impactful … Continue reading »

If you’re anything like me, your life can be pretty hectic. These days, who isn’t doing a million things at once? Here in the digital age, we’re constantly working, chatting, texting, friending, spending, pinging and poking (sometimes all at once), but has anyone figured out how to do all these things while still remembering to do … Continue reading »

We’re not talking about the Heavyweight championship, though all the pointless packaging in cereal boxes can really weigh you down. Speaking of heavy ideas: if you took all the cereal boxes produced in the US and piled them up, do you know how many Great Pyramids you could build? Or how many Olympic sized swimming … Continue reading »

So you know when you go through a rough breakup, and you come out the other side with a greater understanding of what you need and deserve in your life? Or — more specifically — what you need and deserve from your food life? Well, since I dumped the Box, I feel like I’m looking … Continue reading »