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  • To alleviate the bowel problems of his patients, Dr. John Harvey Kellogg invented a biscuit of ground wheat, oat and cornmeal and named the product “Granula,” though he was forced to rename it “Granola” after a lawsuit.

    An Edwardian Breakfast | Edwardian Promenade 2009

  • The first was Granula (named after granules), which was in 1863 by James Caleb Jackson, operator of the Jackson Sanatorium in Dansville, New York and a staunch vegetarian.

    An Edwardian Breakfast | Edwardian Promenade 2009

  • When Granula, the first ready-to-eat cold breakfast cereal, was invented in 1863, it wasn't quite so ready to eat—the tough ground biscuits, made from graham flour, had to be soaked overnight in milk.

    Bowls of Nostalgia 2012

  • He called his food “Granula” a precursor to Granola.

    Chuck Klosterman on Media and Culture Chuck Klosterman 2010

  • He called his food “Granula” a precursor to Granola.

    Chuck Klosterman on Media and Culture Chuck Klosterman 2010

  • Jackson was force-feeding his wretched Granula in his Dansville, New York, sanitarium when it was discovered by Ellen Harmon White, a Seventh-Day Adventist.

    Chuck Klosterman on Media and Culture Chuck Klosterman 2010

  • Jackson was force-feeding his wretched Granula in his Dansville, New York, sanitarium when it was discovered by Ellen Harmon White, a Seventh-Day Adventist.

    Chuck Klosterman on Media and Culture Chuck Klosterman 2010

  • Jackson was force-feeding his wretched Granula in his Dansville, New York, sanitarium when it was discovered by Ellen Harmon White, a Seventh-Day Adventist.

    Chuck Klosterman on Media and Culture Chuck Klosterman 2010

  • He called his food “Granula” a precursor to Granola.

    Chuck Klosterman on Media and Culture Chuck Klosterman 2010

  • He called his food “Granula” a precursor to Granola.

    Sex, Drugs, and Cocoa Puffs Chuck Klosterman 2003

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