In this case "cereal" does not mean the type of grass known as a cereal crop, whose grains are commonly eaten. Instead, it refers to what are, more fully, called "breakfast cereals."
These cereals are processed foods made from processed grains from the true type of cereal. They are breakfast cereals because they are commonly eaten as the first meal of the day, often mixed with milk, but yoghurt and fruit are also used. Many breakfast cereals are eaten cold, but some, commonly known as porridges (various oatmeal porridges are popular in the UK), are eaten hot.
Porridges are, in fact, probably the oldest types of breakfast cereals, and were eaten in Northern Europe and Russia. In the US, corn was ground to make grits and hominy. Readymade cereals, which didn't need cooking, starting being produced in the mid 19th century, and at the end of that century Dr John Harvey Kellogg and his brother accidentally made what are now known as cornflakes.
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