Why do we eat garbage for breakfast?

[Anonymous]

Apricot Danish and iced latte this morning. Started the day on a high note! Not exactly nutritious, but hardly “garbage.” Basically, some eating is for pleasure — some for sustenance.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Apricot Danish and iced latte this morning. Started the day on a high note! Not exactly nutritious, but hardly “garbage.” Basically, some eating is for pleasure — some for sustenance.

I think OP meant 'garbage' nutritionally speaking. She was not referring to the taste factor. She would define any high-sugar item as 'garbage.'

[Anonymous]

I agree that most Americans do not eat a full breakfast unless they are on vacation or having brunch.

And my child was only allowed to have (what we called) "sugar cereal" on her birthday.

Your condemnation assumes a whole lot of homogeneity.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I make DD oatmeal. It’s the prepackaged kind, it has 12g of sugar. She had slivered almonds to the top and had fruit with it. This is a perfectly healthy breakfast imo, it’s filling and she’s fine until lunchtime at school.

Nope. Why not make regular oatmeal that isn’t filled with sugar and artificial flavors and hydrogenated oil solids?

Stove top rolled oats oatmeal takes 3-5 min to cook. Add brown sugar, almonds whatever you want. So much healthier

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Apricot Danish and iced latte this morning. Started the day on a high note! Not exactly nutritious, but hardly “garbage.” Basically, some eating is for pleasure — some for sustenance.

Yes if you made it. If it is some grocery store quality packaged variety then garbage it is

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Apricot Danish and iced latte this morning. Started the day on a high note! Not exactly nutritious, but hardly “garbage.” Basically, some eating is for pleasure — some for sustenance.

Yes if you made it. If it is some grocery store quality packaged variety then garbage it is

Who cares what you think?

[Anonymous]

Other than lox, fish for breakfast sounds vile. Waaay too early.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Forgot to add that I only eat solid food before noon a few times a year, when travelling or on holidays. Black coffee is my go-to because anything else triggers sugar cravings. I used to eat Brussels sprouts or broccoli but just the sensation of chewing makes me want something sweet so I am safer not getting the taste of any particular food in my mouth that early.

What a miserable way to live.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Forgot to add that I only eat solid food before noon a few times a year, when travelling or on holidays. Black coffee is my go-to because anything else triggers sugar cravings. I used to eat Brussels sprouts or broccoli but just the sensation of chewing makes me want something sweet so I am safer not getting the taste of any particular food in my mouth that early.

What a miserable way to live.

+1. So rigid.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Apricot Danish and iced latte this morning. Started the day on a high note! Not exactly nutritious, but hardly “garbage.” Basically, some eating is for pleasure — some for sustenance.

Yes if you made it. If it is some grocery store quality packaged variety then garbage it is

Who cares what you think?

Made the latte and the Danish was from an excellent bakery (baked/procured/eaten the same morning). I’m self-indulgent but picky. That said, I don’t really care/judge what other people eat if I’m not sharing food with them. Though I still remember the guy in HS whose breakfast of choice was Tab and Sugar Babies, lol!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don’t eat breakfast.

+1 and I don’t miss it, it helped me lose weight and I’m at an age where it is not easy to lose weight

[Anonymous]

I’ve been living in the US for 25 years and never had bacon, sausage, pancakes and potatoes with Tabasco for breakfast. Putting all US citizens in the same bag is not fair. I’m a good gourmet girl.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I am English and very few people there have a full English breakfast very often. For most people it is once a week or less. Maybe if you work in construction you can get away with it.

Most people start the day with a cereal like weetabix, porridge, or toast and marmite. Maybe a soft boiled egg with soldiers.

My favorite breakfast is nasi lemak, which you get in Malaysia, Singapore or Indonesia. Rice cooked with coconut milk, served with fried anchovies, sambal (spicy shrimp paste), an egg, and sometimes peanuts.

Anchovies in the morning. Gag.

Donuts in the morning. Barf.

Don’t eat either, but anchovies in the morning is hilariously repulsive.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don't know anyone who eats any of that on a daily basis.

Cereal - sometimes, but more for a snack, not breakfast really.

Pancakes/crepes - rarely (once or twice per year)

Breakfast meat and potatoes - once every other month

Oatmeal/Farina - once every other month

Most days - just once cup of coffee and water, apple or other fruit mid-morning

I agree. I do not believe that most Americans eat the way OP writes.

[Anonymous]

Crepes are just eggs, milk and flour. You don't need to fill them with crap, you can put in veggies, fresh fruits, or just a little bit of high quality jam.

LEAVE MY CREPES ALONE.

-European.