Breakfast cereal Many of the different types of porridge were made specially for the royal family including a type of porridge called "pea porridge". This specific dish was made for King Richard II. Oatmeal is popular in the United States however, cereal and oatmeal are not as popular as they used to be due to other portable options. Cereal in the United States is no longer the desired breakfast it once was. A widely popular cereal in the United States is Cheerios, part of the General Mills production. Wheat-based cereals (Cream of Wheat, Malt-o-Meal, Wheatena, etc.) are widely available if less popular.
Honeycomb (cereal) Honeycomb (cereal) Honeycomb is a breakfast cereal originated in 1965, by Post Foods. It consists of honey-flavored corn cereal bits in a honeycomb shape. At the end of 2006, Post changed the formula for this popular cereal to improve its health content. This change, although tested by Post beforehand to positive reviews, received mainly negative reviews from consumers. Following this public response, in March 2007, Kraft Foods (then-owner of Post Cereals) introduced a new "Improved Taste" version of the cereal that, the company claimed, would improve "the cereal's taste, texture and appearance while incorporating key nutritional benefits to the product."