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.
Cereal box prize Cereal box prize A cereal box prize, also known as a cereal box toy in the UK and Ireland, is a form of advertising that involves using a promotional toy or small item that is offered as an incentive to buy a particular breakfast cereal. Prizes are found inside or sometimes on the cereal box. The term "cereal box prize" is sometimes used as a broader term to also include premiums that can be ordered through the mail from an advertising promotion printed on the outside of the cereal box. Cereal box prizes and premiums have been distributed in four