Chef at 15:48, 16 January 2013

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[[Image:Various grains.jpg|300px|thumb|right|Various grains and by products]]
[[Image:Breakfast mixture.jpg|300px|thumb|right|A mixture of breakfast cereals mixed with with [[fruit]] and [[nuts]]]]
'''Cereal''' crops or '''grains''' are mostly grasses cultivated for their edible brans or fruit seeds (i.e., botanically a type of fruit called a caryopsis). Cereal grains are grown in greater quantities and provide more energy worldwide than any other type of crop; they are therefore staple crops. They are also a rich source of [[carbohydrates]]. In some developing nations, grain in the form of [[rice]], [[wheat]], or [[maize]] constitutes practically the entire diet. In developed nations, cereal consumption is more moderate and varied but still substantial.

The word cereal derives from Ceres, the name of the pre-Roman goddess of harvest and agriculture. Grains are traditionally called [[Wheat|corn]] in the United Kingdom and Ireland, though that word became specified for [[maize]] in the United States, Canada, New Zealand, and Australia.

Grains come from grasses that are members of the monocot family Poaceae.

===What are Breakfast Cereals?===
A breakfast cereal (or just cereal) is a food made from processed [[grains]] that is often eaten at [[breakfast]] as the first meal of the day. It is often eaten cold, usually mixed with [[milk]]. Some companies promote their products for the health benefits from eating oat-based and high-fiber cereals. Cereals may be fortified with [[vitamins]]. Some cereals are made with high [[sugar]] content.

==See also==
* [[Muesli]]
* [[Granola]]
* [[:Category:Breakfast recipes|Our range of alternative breakfast recipes]]
* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breakfast_cereal - ''also partial source''
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Chef at 15:48, 16 January 2013