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National Cereal Day 2023: Date, History, Facts about Cereal

Lunch, an afternoon snack, dinner, a midnight snack, or if you're feeling fancy, a delectable dessert. It is one of the few foods for which there is no judgement regarding when you consume it.

A bowl of cereal, a spoon, and milk (Lactaid, Almond, and soy milk all count!) equals a party in your mouth. Whether a cereal box contains fibre, sugar, raisins, or even lucky charms, its flavours and prizes are limitless and can spice up even the most monotonous morning. Let’s explore all the reasons why National Cereal Day on March 7 should be on your calendar and in your pantry.

The background of National Cereal Day

Lunch, an afternoon snack, dinner, a midnight snack, or if you’re feeling fancy, a delectable dessert. It is one of the few foods for which there is no judgement regarding when you consume it. And with such a variety of flavours and creative recipes, it’s like a Mad Libs ingredient that you can fill in to create a “meal for any time of day.”

We cannot all make Turducken (not that we all necessarily want to), but when you assemble a bowl of cereal, you can don a chef’s hat (especially if one is included in the box). You get to determine the ideal cereal-to-milk ratio, add fruit or nuts, and feel like the Julia Child of Cinnamon Toast Crunch without risking a kitchen fire.

To what extent do you resemble Toucan Sam or Captain Crunch? Do you have the same antagonistic relationship with children as Trix the Rabbit, or are you as optimistic as Tony the Tiger? When you pour yourself a bowl of cereal to set the tone for the day, you can try on a variety of identities.

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5 FACTS THAT PROVE CEREAL IS MORE THAN JUST O’S AND FLAKES

Cereal is a staple crop, and its grains provide more food energy on a global scale than any other crop.

The Funny Jungleland Moving Pictures Book was included with the purchase of two boxes of Corn Flakes in 1909.

Cereal derives from Ceres, the Roman goddess of agriculture and harvest.

On Apollo 11, which made the first moon landing, astronauts consumed Kellogg’s Corn Flakes.

Quaker Oats created a process known as “gun-puffing” by converting an army cannon into a pressure cooker in order to produce puffed cereals.

NATIONAL CEREAL DAY DATES

Year Date Day
2023 March 7 Tuesday
2024 March 7 Thursday
2025 March 7 Friday
2026 March 7 Saturday
2027 March 7 Sunday
Arshiya Khan

Arshiya Khan is a Commerce graduate who loves to write on general and trending topics.

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