Thursday, February 13, 2014

Did You Know?!: Breakfast Cereal

Sales and Leasing Consultant, Tim H., always makes sure he eats a good breakfast before he comes to work in the morning. After all, breakfast is the most important meal of the day. Tim's fondness for breakfast has inspired this month's edition of "Did You Know?"

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How many times have you noticed the same breakfast cereal brands on the shelf at your local grocery store? Some of these brands have been stocked for years! I hope you're not reading this on an empty stomach because this month's topic is bound to make your belly grumble...

The following is a short list of cereals and the year each one was introduced to consumers:

  • Nabisco Shredded Wheat (1892)
  • Post Grape Nuts (1897)
  • Kelloggs Corn Flakes (1906)
  • Puffed Rice (1904)
  • All-Bran (1916)
  • Post Toasties (1904-2006)
  • Wheaties (1924)
  • Rice Crispies (1928)
  • Post Raisin Bran (1942)
  • Kelloggs Raisin Bran (1942)
  • Frosted Flakes (1952)
  • Cheerios (1941)
  • Rice Chex (1935)
  • Kix (1937)
  • Alpha-Bits (1958)
  • Apple Jacks (1965)
  • Life (1961)
  • Cocoa Puffs (1958)
  • Cocoa Krispies (1958)
  • Fruit Loops (1963)
  • Special K (1955)
  • Trix (1954)
  • Lucky Charms (1964)
  • Total (1961)
  • Golden Crisp (1949)
  • Captain Crunch (1964)
  • Honeycomb (1965)
  • Country Corn Flakes (1960)
  • Quisp (1965)



If you don't see your favorite cereal listed above, don't worry. This is only part one of the breakfast cereal history lesson! Stay tuned for next month's edition...breakfast cereal from 1970 to present.

Thursday, February 6, 2014

Great American School Spectacular

DeLand-Weldon Elementary third grade teacher, Kelli Benner, has been selected as one of the ten nationwide finalists (only school in Illinois) to win a $10,000 classroom grant with the Great American School Spectacular. The finalist receiving the most votes between Feb. 3rd and Feb 21st will win the $10,000. Voting takes a few seconds and requires no signing up. You can vote once per day from each device. Click below to help DeLand-Weldon Elementary!