<div><p>In 1863, the first cold cereal was invented by a doctor named James Caleb Jackson. He believed that cold cereal could be a cure to illness. At the time, many health care practitioners believed sickness originated in the digestive system. </p><p>According to Hilary Greenbaum and Dana Rubenstein of <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/25/magazine/who-made-that-granola.html">The New York Times Magazine</a>, the doctor double-baked graham flour into brittle cakes that were so hard, they had to be soaked in milk overnight. </p><p>Not exactly appetizing.</p><div><figure><a href="https://www.google.ca/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwj7iLuUlszSAhVh64MKHe-PCqwQjhwIBQ&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mrbreakfast.com%2Fcereal_detail.asp%3Fid%3D174&psig=AFQjCNGQ-ZlDcWAVrjGCR9nnxcA90lmJTg&ust=1489243406558537" target="_blank"><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/c_174_granula_tin.jpg" srcset="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/c_174_granula_tin_GH_content_550px.jpg 550w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/c_174_granula_tin_GH_content_650px.jpg 650w" sizes="89vw" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img></a><figcaption class="op-vertical-center"><cite><a href="https://www.google.ca/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwj7iLuUlszSAhVh64MKHe-PCqwQjhwIBQ&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mrbreakfast.com%2Fcereal_detail.asp%3Fid%3D174&psig=AFQjCNGQ-ZlDcWAVrjGCR9nnxcA90lmJTg&ust=1489243406558537" target="_blank">Mr. Breakfast</a></cite></figcaption></figure></div><p>John Harvey Kellogg (sound familiar?) tried his hand at creating a similar breakfast cereal, but without that awful rock-hard quality. He created his own 'Granula' from a mixture of flour, oatmeal and cornmeal. </p><p><!-- [invalid-shortcode] --></p><p>After Jackson sued, Kellogg renamed the breakfast cereal "Granola" and, with his brother, William Kellogg, he founded the cereal empire we know today. </p><div><figure><a href="https://www.glutafin.co.uk/content/images/products/cereal_1.jpg" target="_blank"><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/cereal_1-1.jpg" srcset="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/cereal_1-1_GH_content_550px.jpg 550w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/cereal_1-1_GH_content_650px.jpg 650w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/cereal_1-1_GH_content_750px.jpg 750w" sizes="89vw" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img></a><figcaption class="op-vertical-center"><cite><a href="https://www.glutafin.co.uk/content/images/products/cereal_1.jpg" target="_blank">Glutafin</a></cite></figcaption></figure></div><p>Not only did he invent a newer, more edible recipe for 'Granula,' but he also created the cereal flake, <a href="http://www.thenibble.com/reviews/main/cereals/granola-girl-cereal.asp">writes Karen Hochman</a> for <em>The Nibble.</em></p><p>So, the next time you pour a bowl full of <em>Froot Loops</em>, be grateful that Kellogg came along, otherwise, we'd probably still be soaking our 'Granula' rocks as part of our nightly routine!</p><p><strong>What is your favorite breakfast cereal? Let us know in the comments below!</strong></p><p>[Sourece: <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/25/magazine/who-made-that-granola.html">The New York Times Magazine</a> / <a href="http://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/first-breakfast-cereal-granula-had-be-soaked-being-eaten-180962340/">Smithsonian</a>]</p><p><!-- [invalid-shortcode] --></p></div>
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