breakfast cereals

Boxed morning flakes

Breakfast cereals are processed grain foods designed to be eaten with milk as a morning meal.

They range from simple flakes and puffs to heavily sweetened varieties marketed to children.

The term covers both hot cereals like oatmeal and cold ready-to-eat products: The cereal aisle had dozens of breakfast cereals to choose from.

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Categories
Opposites
meal category

breakfast cerealsmidnight snacks

Food consumed very late

nightcaps

preparation method/temperature

breakfast cerealsfull English breakfast

Traditional British cooked morning meal

eggs and bacon · fried breakfast · congee · grits · pancakes

food processing level

breakfast cerealswhole foods

Unrefined, unprocessed edibles

fresh produce · whole oats · fresh eggs · fresh fruit

Family

breakfast, cereals, breakfasting, breakfast cereal, breakfasted

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G