Cold Cereal: America\u27s Favorite Breakfast Food

From the beginning of agriculture, humanity has engaged with the cultivation and cooking of grains. Until the 19th Century, people could only eat their cereals hot. Today, cold cereals have spread throughout the world, and they maintain their place as one of the United States’ top breakfast foods. This research project investigated the history and significance of one of today’s most popular breakfast foods. Sources ranging from compilations of the history of breakfast cereal to the actual invention patents were used to create an annotated bibliography for Dr. Dolan to write a book covering the history of cold cereals. Cold breakfast cereals began with Dr. James Jackson; improved upon by Dr. John Kellogg, influenced heavily by the Seventh Day Adventist Church; and popularized by Charles Post, Kellogg’s eventual rival. The rise of cold cereals helped shape American households and revolutionized the way companies marketed towards the public