Last week I wrote about Malt-O-Meal, which produces 12 ounce bags of cereal that are sold at stores like Wal-Mart for $1 per bag. I also linked to a few coupons, but I found some more today.

You can join Malt-O-Meal's Cereal Central to have special offers emailed to you, and you can also print out coupons here.

But for free bags of Malt-O-Meal cereal at Wal-Mart, fill out this form. You'll save $1 off the $1 retail price on Cinnamon Golden Puffs and Honey & Oat Blenders.

As a lifelong lover of cereal, soaring commodity costs have been messing with my head. The tipping point was a recent trip to New York City when a supermarket was charging $5.69 for a 14 ounce box of shredded wheat.

Now that I'm back on Cape Cod, cereal is somewhat more affordable but, as you may have noticed, they've been shrinking the boxes lately. On a recent visit to Stop & Shop, I came face to face with the company that is my new hero: Malt-O-Meal, which sell high quality cereal in resealable plastic bags at a price of 99 cents each (At Stop & Shop, and it wasn't a sale!) for 12 ounces, at least 75% off comparable name-brand products in carboard boxes.

I'm eating a bowl at this very moment and, honestly, I don't think it tastes any different. Even better, because the packaging is just the plastic instead of the usual cardboard and plastic, this is one bargain item that qualifies as green-friendly.

To find a store offering this discount cereal in your area, use the company's store locater. Better yet, click here to print out some coupons that will make your first bags free!

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If you're a fan of Fiber One cereal -- or aren't but would like to try it -- this is a rare Fantastic Freebies twofer. If you fill out this form, General Mills will send you a free sample of its Fiber One Honey Clusters cereal and a Fiber One Oats and Chocolate bar. You'll also get some coupons.

I normally live on Cape Cod but I've been staying in Manhattan for the past week. I'm having a great time and loving the city but I have a question for any Manhattanites reading this post: why is everything at the grocery store at least 30% more expensive than it is on Cape Cod, or pretty much everywhere else I've been with the exception of Nantucket?

I just saw a box of shredded wheat -- $5.69, which is especially bad when you consider the fact that cereal boxes have been shrinking over the past year because of rising commodity costs.

Now I don't really consider myself a miser. But let me be clear: I refuse to pay $5.69 for a box of cereal. I would rather head over to Central Park on my hands and knees armed with a bottle of blue cheese dressing and forage. Part of the problem may be that Wal-Mart has not yet been able to colonize New York in the face of opposition from union leaders and socially-conscious types. I'm all for principles and whatnot -- but not if it means paying $5.69 for a box of cereal!

If you live in New York, it may actually be cheaper to buy some groceries on Amazon.com: you can get Post shredded wheat, 12.2 ounces, for $3 per box in packs of 6. Shipping is free if you spend more than $25.

My family struggled financially growing up, and I remember the rare occasion of breakfasting on toaster pastries (when there was a great sale) and mourning how they were rich kids' food. The next day, it was back to Cheerios or pancakes with imitation maple syrup. But this week, news that wheat prices are rising fast could mean that Cheerios and Wheaties and Raisin Bran could show steep increases in price; as much as $7 a box, and higher. They could soon be rich kids' food, too.

You'll recognize the conversation from oil, whose per-barrel cost is pushing $90. Wheat has topped $10 a bushel due to dry weather in Argentina bringing concerns about a global shortage; it's already doubled this year and seems to be climbing a steep price curve. Economists are actually saying breakfast cereal could get so much as twice as expensive as it is today -- and don't think that eating Corn Flakes will save you. With many farmers producing corn and soybeans for biofuels, those crops are getting pricey, too.

My answer to rising food prices is always something like, Buy generic! Shop at Trader Joe's! But the prices are rising in concert throughout the grocery outlets, from wholesale club stores to brand name to seriously off-label. My advice? Start thinking oatmeal for breakfast, and buy local; while you may not save much in sticker price you'll save in fossil fuels for transport and you'll be helping protect our future.

Here are a few places you'll see price increases in your supermarket: