When students trade their high school diplomas for college dorm rooms, friends and family wish them luck and tell them to enjoy their new-found freedom by “going nuts.” But while most students blow off steam by partying until the wee hours of the morning, some students at Columbia University seem to have taken the “go nuts” advice a little too literally.

According to the Columbia Spectator,the Ivy League institution introduced Nutella to its campus dining halls last month, hoping to give its students a taste of luxury living (because living on the Upper West Side of New York City is clearly "roughing it").

To the administration’s surprise, students’ demand for Nutella quickly exploded to the tune of 100 pounds consumed per day. But consuming the “breakfast food” in the dining room wasn’t enough for some of the sticky-fingered undergrads, who ultimately decided to abscond with the buttery, chocolaty, hazelnut spread by the jar.
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While you're frying up some eggs and bacon, we're cooking up something else: a way to celebrate today's food holiday.

This is one food holiday you don't want to flake out on - March 7 is National Cereal Day!

For many, the day starts out with a bowl of cereal. It's a meal that adults and children alike can enjoy, and have done so for centuries. Whether you're a milk slurper or spoon user, cereal has become a comfort food enjoyed morning, noon or night.

Here are some facts about the breakfast favorite:

• Dr. James Caleb Jackson is credited with creating the first cold breakfast cereal. It had to be soaked in milk overnight before it was edible.

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