Hannah Howard

March 7 is National Cereal Day — which feels like a holiday invented by someone who has never met a child. In many homes (including mine), cereal is already doing a lot of heavy lifting. But not in the way it did when I was growing up. Back then, in my house, sugary cereal was firmly categorized as a treat, not breakfast. Think: special-occasion Cinnamon Toast Crunch at a hotel buffet.