Editing Cereal (section)

=== Direct consumption ===

Some cereals such as rice require little preparation before human consumption. For example, to make plain [[cooked rice]], raw [[white rice|milled rice]] is washed and boiled.<ref>{{Cite web |title=How to cook perfect rice |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/food/techniques/how_to_cook_perfect_rice |access-date=27 August 2022 |website=[[BBC Food]] |archive-date=27 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220827052428/https://www.bbc.co.uk/food/techniques/how_to_cook_perfect_rice |url-status=live }}</ref> Foods such as [[porridge]]{{sfn|Davidson|2014|pp=642–643 Porridge}} and [[muesli]] may be made largely of whole cereals, especially oats, whereas commercial [[breakfast cereal]]s such as [[granola]] may be highly processed and combined with sugars, [[Vegetable oil|oils]], and other products.<ref>{{cite news |url= https://www.bonappetit.com/test-kitchen/cooking-tips/article/muesli-vs-granola |title=What's the difference between muesli and granola? A very important primer |first=Rochelle |last=Bilow |date=17 September 2015 |work=Bon Appétit |publisher=[[Condé Nast]] |access-date=6 June 2022}}</ref>