Breakfast cereal is a category of food, including food products, made from processed cereal grains, that are eaten as part of breakfast or as a snack food, primarily in Western societies.
Additional nutrition is provided to flaked breakfast cereal by serving it in milk, topping it with fresh fruit such as raspberries, and including beverages like tea and orange juice, as "part of a complete breakfast".
Breakfast cereals primarily marketed to children, such as Froot Loops, are commonly brightly colored and high in sugar.