National Cereal Day: What Cereal Is Alabama's Favorite?

BIRMINGHAM, AL - Today is National Cereal Day, if you did not already know. Judging by the popularity of cereal in the United States, one might think that National Cereal Day would be a much more recognizable holiday. A study by the Physics Factbook says the average American consumes about 10 pounds or 160 bowls of cereal per year or about 4.5 kilograms. This may seem like a lot but America is only ranked fourth in cereal consumption. England, Ireland, and Australia rank higher than the US.

In 1863 the first type of cereal was created - called granula made from graham flour - by Dr. James Jackson. In 1902 Dr. John Harvey Kellogg created Corn Flakes and he later formed a company devoted to cereal named after him. The Post cereal company created by C.W. Post was also founded in the early 1900s.

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Breakfast cereals are the third most popular item bought at grocery stores next to soda and milk. So what are the most popular cereal brands? According to Google, the most popular cereal varies by state, but here is how it breaks down:

• Alabama: Honeycomb
• Alaska: Oreo O's
• Arizona: Oreo O's
• Arkansas: King Vitamin
• California: Life
• Colorado: Life
• Connecticut: Life
• Delaware: Trix
• Washington DC: Life
• Florida: Oreo O's
• Georgia: Trix
• Hawaii: Oreo O's
• Idaho: Captain Crunch
• Illinois: Oreo O's
• Indiana: Oreo O's
• Iowa: Kix
• Kansas: Life
• Kentucky: Trix
• Louisiana: King Vitamin
• Maine: Special K
• Maryland: Honeycomb
• Massachusetts: Special K
• Michigan: Oreo O's
• Minnesota: Life
• Mississippi: Special K
• Missouri: Life
• Montana: Count Chocula
• Nebraska: Life
• Nevada: Oreo O's
• New Hampshire: Kix
• New Jersey: Oreo O's
• New Mexico: Special K
• New York: Oreo O's
• North Carolina: Oreo O's
• North Dakota: Kashi
• Ohio: Oreo O's
• Oklahoma: Trix
• Oregon: Life
• Pennsylvania: Oreo O's
• Rhode Island: Honeycomb
• South Carolina: Pops
• South Dakota: Raisin Bran
• Tennessee: Honeycomb
• Texas: Oreo O's
• Utah: Life
• Vermont: Kix
• Virginia: Trix
• Washington: Life
• West Virginia: Honeycomb
• Wisconsin: Trix
• Wyoming: All Bran