Breakfast cereal is available in a packaged dry form such as Alpen, or it can be made fresh. Most warm cereals can be classified as porridges, in that they consist of cereal grains which are soaked in hot water, cooked and/or boiled to soften them and make them palatable. Sweeteners, such as brown sugar, honey, or maple syrup, are often added either by the manufacturer, during cooking, or before eating. Porridge is especially popular in Scotland, Wales, Ireland, and England. Porridge became important in Scotland due to the freezing winters. The Scottish people prefer porridge to be made with only water and
Plus (cereal) of Australian swimmer Ian Thorpe appeared on boxes of Sports Plus cereal. Plus (cereal) Plus is a breakfast cereal range by Australian breakfast company Uncle Tobys, now a subsidiary of Nestlé. The range was introduced in 2001 as Flakes Plus. The original flavours were Fibre Plus, Muesli Flakes, Sports Plus, Sultanas 'n' Bran, and Lite Start. In 2002, the range was renamed simply Plus. In 2004, a new flavour, Crisp 'n' Crunchy, was introduced. In 2005, Fibre Plus and Sports Plus were renamed Fibre Mix and Sports Lift respectively. In 2006, Protein Mix was introduced, followed by Antioxidant Lift and