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Flaked cereals were patented by Dr. John Harvey Kellogg in 1884. He developed the cereals as a healthy alternative to breakfasts of bacon and eggs. He was granted Patent Number 558,393. His brother, W. K. Kellogg, made the breakfast cereal popular and affordable and founded Kellogg’s. Children can examine the history of breakfast cereal at: Corn Flakes. Children could poll friends to find out which cereals are most popular.