180 America Goes on a Diet - Part 2 : It's Time to Learn About Cold Cereal & How You Don't Chew Your Food Enough

The History of American Food · Aug 26, 2026 · 31m

This week we bust open the most United States of America food of all.

Cold Cereal

My research has lead me to this - Cold Cereal is the first thing that can be claimed as the first Original Food of the USA.

Pumpkin Pie... maybe?

Bacon Cheese Burger - I'll consider it.

Fried Chicken sandwich - my favorite contender.... but late.

Let's talk about how the conditions of colonial America lead to Tony the Tiger and Frosted Flakes.

But we aren't there yet. Instead it is bad... but fast cereal.

To know how bad - check out my new Substack!

The First Cold Cereal

Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor…