Is breakfast the most important meal of the day?

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Where did that come from?

Going back and forth a little with @Stick Man earlier and I mentioned that don't eat breakfast. I usually just have some black coffee, then water, then just after 11am, lunch.

I'm not purposefully intermittently fasting, I just rarely eat between the evening meal (anywhere between 5pm and 7pm) and the midday meal (11am).

So, am I missing out not being a regular breakfast eater? I will whip up some eggs and bacon or sausage on the occasional weekend morning, especially when camping, but hardly ever to never during the work week.

You?
 
The old saying goes “Eat all the breakfast you want, give lunch to a friend, and supper to an enemy.”
 
I'll eat a pop tart, honey bun, or some chicken in a biskit crackers, with a Pepsi. Then a small lunch and hopefully a good dinner
 
From what reading and observing I have done there's little if any benefit to any diet schedule over another. Pick what fits for your life.

Me, used to never eat breakfast, now I do everyday, I generally eat less calories in a day when I eat more often without trying.
 
I eat several small meals throughout the day. I am tiny and fill up quickly. Breakfast might be a smoothie or protein shake and coffee. Brunch at 11:00 ish might be a small plate or bowl of whatever is leftover from previous evening meal. Late lunch at 2:30 ish might be a half sandwich or a salad. Supper at 7:30 ish is the main meal for spouse with a protein main, a side and a salad, sometimes dessert. I eat small portions then enjoy another small portion meal the next day. I also munch bits of fruit throughout.

ETA: Spouse does not eat breakfast but, will eat brunch/lunch on his days off. Those days I will cook breakfast food and eat until I can't breath/walk.
 
Depends if diarreah is the most important part of the day.
 
I normally don't eat breakfast, but if I do I'll be starving by lunch! Weird.
The wife gets aggrivated with me in the summer months because when it's hot I just can't eat supper (unless it's a cold meal), I've always been that way.
I'm also one of those that can skip 4 meals and never miss a beat. The wife gets all jittery and faint if she's 30 minutes late for any meal.
 
Haven’t eaten breakfast for years. Might be a holdover from my drinking days, now that I think about it 🤮. Just a few cups of coffee, usually 3-4 between 4 am and 8. Diet Coke starts about 9. I’m not the model of health, though.
 
Snal~ said:
I normally don't eat breakfast, but if I do I'll be starving by lunch! Weird.
The wife gets aggrivated with me in the summer months because when it's hot I just can't eat supper (unless it's a cold meal), I've always been that way.
I'm also one of those that can skip 4 meals and never miss a beat. The wife gets all jittery and faint if she's 30 minutes late for any meal.
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I had a fasting appointment with a new doctor. It was for 8am on a Tuesday. After checking me out, he asked me when I last ate. I said Sunday, about 6pm. He said, "You mean Monday." "No sir. Sunday." He seemed a little stunned.

My wife and daughter define hangry. Hunger will actually wake up my wife, and my daughter had been known to ask what is for the next meal, while still having the current meal.
 
Two scrambled eggs and toast with a glass of milk every morning. The saying that I've heard is, " Eat breakfast like a King, lunch like a Prince and supper like a Pauper."
Besides, breakfast is the best meal of the day, especially if you go out to eat it!
 
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Personally I didn't eat breakfast for a long time. A couple years ago my wife and I got on a "medical weight-loss plan". It had us eating 5 smaller, reasonable meals a day. We had GREAT results.

The most important things I took from that experience: Understand real portion sizes. (Logging real information was eye opening). Drink plenty of water. And eating a little more regularly helped "me" not be so hungry and over eat.

As far as breakfast being the most important meal of the day, I would not go that far, but eat regularly is definitely important.

*** Just my personal experience. Your mileage and experience may vary.
 
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I'm also one of those that like breakfast for dinner, especially late dinner. I'm a Waffle house 2 over light, plate, hash browns scattered smothered and covered, double bacon, toast, no grits, and coffee....at 10pm. Sometimes order seconds of everything if it was creeper. :)
 
2 fried eggs, bacon, an apple & a big glass of water every morning.

Sometimes a biscuit & gravy..

No coffee ever... 🤮
 
Snal~ said:
I normally don't eat breakfast, but if I do I'll be starving by lunch! Weird.
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I'm this way too. But I eat breakfast every day anyway!

I think breakfast jump starts the metabolism. If I go without (used to, not anymore), then I'm fine for a long time. But whether it's a plate of bacon & eggs, or just a granola-out-the-door-bar, once I eat, I gotta eat again soon.
 
I don’t eat breakfast, will skip lunch too if it’s too much trouble. I started doing it as intermittent fasting and found I don’t miss it. I’ve done a 48 hr fast just to see if I could but I don’t make a habit of it.

I agree with @Snal~ , if I eat early I feel starved by lunch. I only have some coffee and water in the morning, have forgotten to eat lunch many times because I just don’t get that hungry anymore. When I do eat, it is usually more than most people eat in a regular meal. To each their own, whatever works for you. Some folks are just hungrier than others.
 
I also define hangry, and it's ugly. When I get really hungry, I get a headache, and little jittery, and a total a-hole. Yeah, it's bad. So the first thing I do in the morning is eat, lol. 3 eggs, bacon or neese's sausage, 2 cresents or toast, and coffee. Sometimes it's waffles or pancakes, but mostly not. I also sometimes make a protein shake afterwards and drink on the way to work. After though, lunch and dinner/supper (yeah, let's talk about that, haha) is usually really light. I eat 4-5 times a day, but small portions, except for breakfast......I like breakfast, lol.
 
I love a good country morning breakfast. Man, to get up and get the stuff smokin and poppin while drinking coffee... love it.

But.. I feel worse when I eat that, and feel much better with a huge greek yogurt and Granola... Sometimes a lunch and a Medium Dinner.

Of course... Black Coffee is not a breakfast food... that goes from dawn to dusk
 
......late breakfast. If i eat within the first 2 hours or so awakening.....it usually doesnt stay with me long. If i wait until 9-10 or so, i am good to go.
 
Most Days
5 to 7am I wake have roughly 16 oz. Of coffee.
Then between 20-40 oz. of water taking VitC chewable 1000mg, 2 vit D, 2 vit B12
11am 1 scramble egg cooked in a bowl with a hint of olive oil so the egg does not stick. Microwaved for 30 secs stir then 25 seconds pop a slice of Kraft chedder.
Whole wheat bread toasted mid way
Small 1/2 spoon of dukes mayonaise.
That's brunch add 20-oz. of water.
Afternoon snacks fruits another 20 oz. of water.
Regular dinner meat/ 2 veggies.
5-6 pm 20ozs of water.
7-8 pm banana or other fruit then 20 oz. of water.
Most days I intake 100+ oz. of water.
If we venture out to eat I count it as a cheat day and eat my favorite sin foods.
 
GeorgeBush said:
Depends if diarreah is the most important part of the day.
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Heck, I've had IBS-D for 40 years....the big "D" is part of my every day. I have to choose my restaurants by distance from home, and the number of typically available stalls in the men's room. The men's room accomodations are burned into my memory. One of my favorite eateries has a one hole bathroom...when we eat there I ask for the check when they bring our food.
 
Timfoilhat said:
You've piqued my interest, can you explain?
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I love breakfast food I just cant eat anything first thing in the morning. Probably need to wait until at least 10am.

Sometimes I can get away with a granola bar early if I really need it.
 
Dr. interviewing a new Patient. Patient has come to see Dr. for Abdominal Pressure.

Dr...I'd like to know your eating habits to see if I can pinpoint your lower stomach pressure. What do you have for breakfast...
Patient..Welll, I'll have a quart of OJ, a pot of coffee, a pound of bacon, a dozen eggs, a pot of grits and a rasher of sausage and a pan of biscuits and then a pack of cinnamon buns and a quart of milk.
Dr.....and for Lunch?
Patient...wife fries me a coupla chickens and a pot of butter beans and rice and 5 pounds of potatoes 1/2 fried and 1/2 mashed with a pound of butter. A gallon of sweet tea and a black frying pan of corn bread. I'll finish up with an apple pie and a quart of cold milk.
Dr...and for Supper?
Patient...a 5 pound chuck roast with another 5 pounds of potatoes, onions and carrots. A foot tub of salad with 1/2 a ham cut up in the salad. This with four or 5 loaves of Italian bread. I'll finish up with a strawberry cake and a gallon of ice cream. All washed down with another gallon of sweet tea.
Dr....That about finish you up for the day?
Patient...welll before I turn in I take a fresh loaf of bread and alternate slices with peanut butter and jelly and 1/2 gallon of Cold milk. That's about it!
Dr....well disrobe and lay down on the examining table face down.

Patient lays down...Dr. takes 1 quick look and says...Put your clothes back on...I see what the problem is....Patient says...Wow that was quick Doc...What's my problem??? Dr. says...why Helll you've only got One asshole.
 
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Heck, I've had IBS-D for 40 years....the big "D" is part of my every day. I have to choose my restaurants by distance from home, and the number of typically available stalls in the men's room. The men's room accomodations are burned into my memory. One of my favorite eateries has a one hole bathroom...when we eat there I ask for the check when they bring our food.
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I have days like this. Sometimes I can go a few weeks between issues, lately it's gotten problematic.
I've started having eggs and ham in the morning, eggs and rice for lunch, and plain toasted bagel for dinner maybe with some plain whitefish. That's been the diet past 4 days, down 7 pounds and no bouts of toilet troubles.
I'm not sure what sets it off. I can eat spicy, greasy, and dairy just fine sometimes.
 
I'm pretty sure "breakfast is the most important meal of the day" came from "scientific research" commissioned (purcased) by Kellog or Post back in the 50s or 60s. That said, I eat a bowl of fresh fruit with yogurt and pistachios and a little granola most every morning. Not what they had in mind.

"Science" has been whoreing itself out to the highest bidder for a long time.
 
Aardvark said:
I'm pretty sure "breakfast is the most important meal of the day" came from "scientific research" commissioned (purcased) by Kellog or Post back in the 50s or 60s. That said, I eat a bowl of fresh fruit with yogurt and pistachios and a little granola most every morning. Not what they had in mind.

"Science" has been whoreing itself out to the highest bidder for a long time.
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I think lots of fitness people and nutritionist still say that breakfast is the most important meal. However, they do not recommend cereal.
 
Aardvark said:
I'm pretty sure "breakfast is the most important meal of the day" came from "scientific research" commissioned (purcased) by Kellog or Post back in the 50s or 60s. That said, I eat a bowl of fresh fruit with yogurt and pistachios and a little granola most every morning. Not what they had in mind.

"Science" has been whoreing itself out to the highest bidder for a long time.
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That, and the three squares have an institutional ring to it, don't it?
 
Breakfast sets my tone for the whole day…
A lot of times, I skip lunch, but I will NEVER skip breakfast. I do my carb loading before 1200 hrs.

Usually a lite snack around 1400-1500 and then dinner late with Shari.

She will find me breakfast on the weekends sometimes. She says I’m not myself when I’m hungry. [emoji38][emoji38][emoji38]


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I'm a coffee and water guy until lunch. Sometimes when I'm having a particularly hectic day at my day job I'll even skip that and just eat dinner.
 
I grew up eating breakfast.
Sometimes all we had was some type of bread and gravy if we were lucky sometimes there was some eggs and sausage,and hopefully there was flour otherwise it was cornmeal gravy
If we weren't in school a big breakfast might be all you were getting beside the beans and taters you were getting for supper . Yep we were poor
breakfast is a habit that has carried over to my adult life.
On the weekends biscuits gravy sausage and eggs
Through the week a light breakfast is sausage,egg and cheese on toast or a ham and cheese omelette.
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kcult said:

Is breakfast the most important meal of the day?​

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No, It's just the most important meal of the morning.

ETA: wait which breakfast are we talking about?
 
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I'm also in the coffee and water camp until lunch, intentionally intermittent fasting Monday-Friday for a few years now. On the weekends I do enjoy eggs and bacon, still usually eating that meal later in the morning, time permitting.

Anyone know the science behind "hangry?"
 
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No breakfast here either, although my family did breakfast when I was a kid. Works out well with my love for extra sleep.
 
I have always eaten breakfast. And for most of my adult life it has been (90% of the time, anyway) a bowl of cereal with nonfat milk, and a cup of coffee. But when I was working and traveling overnight, if I stayed in a hotel with a continental breakfast that had one of those Belgian waffle cookers, all bets were off.
 
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