I love flavored croutons. But they have poor bending, crush or compressive strength and display brittle behavior in ultimate yield strength tests until soaked in fatty dressing. This makes them difficult to stab with a salad fork without structural failure.

The Cheerio(tm) form factor would solve all of this. Hook 'em with your fork, and crunch away.
-- RayfordSteele, Nov 11 2009

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