a young child holds a spoon over a bowl of cereal that has been sitting too long in milk. The cereal pieces have absorbed so much milk they're falling apart and mushy. When the child tries to lift a spoonful, the soggy cereal breaks apart and drips back into the bowl. The milk has turned cloudy from the dissolved cereal pieces. The child's face shows disappointment while a parent nearby shakes their head sympathetically. cereal that is very wet and soft in an unpleasant way