But the cereal is not labeled " crackers". It is labeled " cereal". Then there are traditional cereal grains. I rest my case. Here I stand, I can do not other.
It is cereal even if you don't heat it. It is cereal even if you don't add liquid but heat it. Soup is not soup if you just stick ingredients in a pot. Soup is not soup if you don't add liquid but heat it.