What came first, the cereal or the milk? - Alberta Milk (2024)

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What came first, the cereal or the milk? - Alberta Milk? ›

The milk, of course! Milk has been a part of our nutrition since time immemorial. Rich in nutrients, milk in its various forms has a long, long history. Around 10 000 BC, the “agricultural revolution” occurred, changing societies from nomadic tribes to those who settled in communities.

In 1863, a religiously conservative vegetarian, James Caleb Jackson, ran a medical sanitarium in western New York. He created a breakfast cereal from graham flour dough dried and broken into shapes hard to be soaked in milk overnight, which is referred to as granula.

Granula wasn't much like the cereal we eat today. The first manufactured breakfast cereal, it was developed in 1863 by a doctor and health reformer named James Caleb Jackson. Jackson believed, as many did at the time, that sicknesses were based in the digestive system.

Originally, cereal meant "having to do with edible grain," from the Latin Cerealis, "of grain," but also "of Ceres, the Roman goddess of agriculture." Next time you enjoy a bowl of Fruit Loops, make sure to thank Ceres, the goddess of agriculture.

The milk, of course! Milk has been a part of our nutrition since time immemorial. Rich in nutrients, milk in its various forms has a long, long history. Around 10 000 BC, the “agricultural revolution” occurred, changing societies from nomadic tribes to those who settled in communities.

Porridge was a very popular breakfast for the majority before cold breakfast cereals were made. Porridge, fruit, bread. Early modern man (2 to 3 hundred years ago) ate 3 lb of (whole meal) bread a day.

A poll by Spoon University showed that 95% of people surveyed believe that, “the appropriate way to eat cereal was to pour the milk into the bowl only after the cereal has already been put inside of it” (DiAntonio). However, those who pour milk first, believe it helps make the cereal less soggy (DiAntonio).

In a new poll on foods, 89% of people say they prepare cereal by pouring it in . . . and then adding milk . . . like normal. But 11% of people claim they put the MILK in the bowl first. Some say it gets less soggy that way.

Even as breakfast cereals became less like wheat rocks and more like granola—the immediate successor to granula—and corn flakes, they were still dry, which meant milk stuck around as a useful tool to soften them up.

The first cold breakfast cereal, Granula, was invented in the United States in 1863 by James Caleb Jackson, operator of Our Home on the Hillside which was later replaced by the Jackson Sanatorium in Dansville, New York. Why do we combine milk and cereal?

What is the most consumed cereal in the world? ›

Consumers are eating oats/oatmeal the most often (44% at least twice a week), followed by cornflakes and sweet cereals.

Puffins® cereals are like no other—crunchy, puffy pillows with a perfect hint of sweetness. Not just delicious, but also made with goodness.

An American invention, breakfast cereal began as a digestive aid, acquired religious overtones, became a sugary snack and now toggles between health food and sweet indulgence. Throughout that history, it has mirrored changes in the world beyond the breakfast table.

According to what seems to have become a somewhat standardized history, the collision of milk and cereal dates to about the 1860s (or perhaps the 1870s), when a breakfast cereal predecessor called granula came into being.

Early developments. The first cold breakfast cereal, Granula (not the same as granola), was invented in the United States in 1863 by James Caleb Jackson, operator of Our Home on the Hillside which was later replaced by the Jackson Sanatorium in Dansville, New York.

Breakfast cereal had its start with the vegetarian movement of the latter part of the 19th century. The main breakfast in the Western world at the time was made up of eggs, bacon, sausage, and beef.