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Cereal — The
Breakfast of Champions
As everyone knows, a well-balanced
breakfast allows people to perform at their peak. Some
start their mornings with a sandwich, others
opt for a dan bing,
and ___1___ choose cereal.
The first cereal that resembles ___2___ is eaten
nowadays was invented in America in 1863. At the time,
breakfast for many Americans was made up of animal
products like eggs, bacon, and sausage. ___3___, digestion
problems were fairly common.
Faced with many
constipated patrons, the owner of a health farm came up
with Granula. This high-fiber bran cereal got the bowels
moving but was not convenient ___4___ it had to soak
overnight before it was soft enough to be eaten.
As accidents may ___5___ greatness, a common
breakfast cereal was actually a mistake. Harvey Kellogg,
another health farm operator, had boiled some wheat.
After rolling
it out
and leaving it overnight, he awoke to find his table
covered in wheat flakes.
At first, cereals were marketed towards
health-___6___ customers. But, shortly after the Second
World War, cereal companies started
targeting
children. ___7___ lots of sugar and toy surprises in every
box, sales of cereals increased. Times have changed and
now most cereals for children have added vitamins and
minerals to make them more nutritious.
Whether you like it hot or cold, in a bag or bowl,
breakfast is doubtlessly
the most important meal of the day. |
