National Cereal Day

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Pass those bunches of oats over here! ~ Cleo

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National Cereal Day is celebrated annually on March 7.

✱ It’s National Cereal Day! Cereal is the most popular breakfast food in America, but that wasn’t always the case. Up until the 1860s, most people ate eggs, bacon, and sausage every morning. Cereal emerged as a healthier alternative at the end of the 19th century.

The invention of one of the most famous brands of cereal was an accident. In 1877, two brothers named John Harvey Kellogg and Will Keith Kellogg were experimenting with food made with boiled wheat. They left a batch out overnight and returned to find it stale. Instead of throwing it away, they rolled it out and discovered that each wheat berry formed its own flake. They tried the same process with corn, and created the first dry breakfast cereal, which we now know as Kellogg’s Corn Flakes!

Many people start their day with a bowl of cereal. Wholegrain cereals are an excellent source of fiber, iron, and B vitamins. Celebrate National Cereal Day with a bowlful of your favorite brand!

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Happy National Cereal Day ~ March 7, 2016

How to observe ~

Have a bowl of your favorite cereal for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Use #NationalCerealDay to post on social media. ✿


[ Thank you to punchbowl.com for portions of this post. ]

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