Who wants a bread puck?

Next time you find yourself in the kitchen with an empty bowl and a box of cereal, stop and consider how much a 1/2 cup serving of cereal would be. Go ahead, pour that cereal out. Stop when you think you've got 1/2 cup. Now, grab a measuring cup and see how much is in that bowl.

By Bill Daley, Tribune Newspapers

January 23, 2013