Is Breakfast Really The Most Important Meal Of The Day?

@tri_0217 (101)
Philippines
May 31, 2012 7:03pm CST
Since I was young I was told that I shouldn't skip breakfast. They say that breakfast gives us energy for the whole day. And also, they say that it is the most important meal of the day. Is it really? and why?
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@venchaul (541)
• China
1 Jun 12
For me it is really important to have breakfast otherwise it is difficult to sit sitll for work becuase it is so hungry. But My colleage rarely have breadfast, he can resist it.May be he has got used to not having breakfast. I think breakfast is good for health and can keep one's basic .So it is necessary to have it
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@ajithlal (14716)
• India
13 Jun 12
I also sometimes feel when I do not have breakfast regularly. So now a days I am trying to have as much breakfast as possible and not to skip the breakfast if possible.
@tri_0217 (101)
• Philippines
1 Jun 12
Yeah, I'm the same way. I feel really weak when I don't have breakfast. It feels like I don't have the energy. I think your colleague just don't have the time to eat breakfast.
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@PoppaDave (438)
• United States
1 Jun 12
Morning food is the New cycle of cinsumtion in your body. All is true and breakfast lets you endure morning tasks without fatigue. I like juice and water with breakfast and a small glass of milk.
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@tri_0217 (101)
• Philippines
1 Jun 12
Oh... I see. A glass of milk is good for the health. But isn't juice bad to drink in the morning? Doesn't it have some acidic content?
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@ajithlal (14716)
• India
13 Jun 12
I also think it is good to have a glass of milk or a glass of juice in the morning.
@CarlHalling (3617)
• United Kingdom
1 Jun 12
No energy! - This guy, actually me some years ago, looks so de-energised! Should he have breakfast? Or coffee? :o)
It probably is, but I never eat it, I'm afraid. I used to; but as I'm not a deep sleeper, I tend to be pretty tired when I wake up, and breakfast would just make me want to get back into bed. Food makes me sluggish. And I'm not a good sleeper. So, I will drink coffee or tea first thing in the morning in place of breakfast. It's not healty, I know it, but I don't see any other option, given my usually un-energised and unrefreshed condition upon awaking. Coffee provides a little relief from my sluggishness for a while; but food would just knock me out. I didn't used to be like this; it's just the way it's turned out.
• United Kingdom
9 Jun 12
Sleepy... - This guy (actually crh) looks it...
Thanks for the suggestion, but only coffee on its own works for me; any food, with coffee or otherwise, will just make me want to go back to bed!
• Malaysia
1 Jun 12
Tats a such a nice idea.
@tri_0217 (101)
• Philippines
1 Jun 12
Why don't you try drinking coffee while eating breakfast. that way you can negate the sleepiness that the food brings you with coffee.
• Indonesia
1 Jun 12
I think so since some articles show the importances of breakfast. breakfast is the first nutrition and energy supply for our body before activity. it's better to have a breakfast and pass a lunch than pass breakfast to have a lunch
@tri_0217 (101)
• Philippines
1 Jun 12
Really? Is it really much better to pass lunch than pass breakfast? will you still have energy in the afternoon if you do that?
• Indonesia
2 Jun 12
that's quite true for the health reason, but of course actually we still need lunch for our energy for the whole day. that's why we always advised to eat 3x a day
@tri_0217 (101)
• Philippines
2 Jun 12
yeah, we really need to eat 3 times a day. and besides, it just doesn't feel right if i didn't eat all 3 meals of the day.
@victorkrish (1614)
• Malaysia
1 Jun 12
Morning start a cup of coffee and eat breakfast as an energetic to start up our daily activities. It is should to take a limited amount of carbohydrate and simple super breakfast. It makes you active and begin the work something else.
• Malaysia
1 Jun 12
Taking too much carbohydrate is makes you little lazy and enrich with proteins. One of the great benefits of protein foods is that they tend to offer a high level of satiety because they digest slowly.
@tri_0217 (101)
• Philippines
1 Jun 12
ohhh... so that's why egg is always a favorite on breakfast. because it is full of protein.
@tri_0217 (101)
• Philippines
1 Jun 12
does limiting the amount of carbohydrate in breakfast have a benefit? in terms of energy, does it make you more active and more energetic to do your work?
@syramoon (654)
• United States
1 Jun 12
I don't always eat breakfast, but I will agree that it is the most important meal of the day. I think so because think of the word broken apart break+fast, it's supposed to be the meal the "breaks" our over night fast. And if we skip breakfast (like I often do and regret it) we go too long without eating when we're waiting for it to be time for lunch.
@syramoon (654)
• United States
1 Jun 12
Lol. I am the same way. My dad says it's because I never eat enough at breakfast time. But to do that I feel I would have to get up way too early.
@tri_0217 (101)
• Philippines
1 Jun 12
yeah. getting up early is so hard. but we need to sometimes. and breakfast is one reason to getup early.
@tri_0217 (101)
• Philippines
1 Jun 12
Your right about that. Though, even if I eat breakfast, lunch time is still too long for me to wait so I can eat.haha...
@yanzalong (18988)
• Indonesia
1 Jun 12
That depends. If you want to do a heavy physical exercise, you need a good breakfast for your energy. Energy is important to support your day's activity. If you are not doing anything that needs physical strength,I guess you can go on without but make sure you have enough drink.
@tri_0217 (101)
• Philippines
1 Jun 12
i think atleast 8 glasses of water a day. Or is it 10? but if you will think about it, what size of glass are they talking about here?haha...
@katie0 (5203)
• Japan
1 Jun 12
It is and I'm only understanding this after being vegan for 4 years, I didn't care about health before but now it just seems fun cause I'm eating better. What I learned watching nutritionists come to a food interview or reading blogs from chiefs is that it's more important because it defines how the day it's going to be: for example we must have protein at morning (there's protein in tofu, soy and many other sources ) cause it will keep us less hungry the WHOLE DAY, when I heard that I tested and it's true, wow. The other thing is that you can have many fiber at morning and have your body working better the whole day. Resuming: you eat all the vitamins at morning and see your self working properly this day. Thinking about it, I eat really well at morning.
@tri_0217 (101)
• Philippines
1 Jun 12
but don't you find it sometimes hard to eat in the morning. what i mean is, sometimes when you don't like the food you feel you don't want to eat. does this happen to you?
@luvmusic (144)
• Malaysia
1 Jun 12
for me, breakfast is a very important meal cause it provides me the energy to go through the day. if i didn't have my breakfast in the morning, i'll be hungry and i can't focus during my classes. so it really does affect my studies which is a bad thing. therefore, i always make sure that i have my breakfast before i go to class.
@luvmusic (144)
• Malaysia
1 Jun 12
yeah you're right..
@tri_0217 (101)
• Philippines
1 Jun 12
i know what you mean. during the time when i was still a student, i wake up really early just so that i can eat breakfast. because if i don't i can't perform well during discussions, recitations, and exams.haha...
@alberello (4752)
• Italy
1 Jun 12
Well, despite the breakfast is just one of three main meals that we consume during the day, I agree with you, it might actually be the most important. I'll tell you precisely because it is the first we eat during the day. Must not be too heavy, so make it more difficult to address the commitments of the day. A good light but nutritious breakfast, I would say the best for the day.
@tri_0217 (101)
• Philippines
1 Jun 12
you're right. you really need to watch what you're eating. it has to be healthy and good for the body. and if you're too full after you eat breakfast, you can't perform well also so yu need to balance what you are eating.
@pahak627 (4558)
• Philippines
1 Jun 12
That is also what I was told. Never to skip breakfast because according to the oldies if we skip breakfast during younger days it will result to early senility. I don't really know if it's true.
@tri_0217 (101)
• Philippines
1 Jun 12
oh. that's the first time i heard of it. so i assume the oldies that told you that are breakfast eaters. well, it can't hurt if we follow their advice. because they knew much better than us.
@WakeUpKitty (8694)
• Netherlands
2 Jun 12
Not if you are NOT hungry. If you are so your stomach will tell you. Also if you have a complete/large breakfast you should count with the fact that there is a lot of energy needed to digest, which means the other organs are hardly active and it makes you slow and sleepy so less alert and productive. The best meals are those you take when you are really hungry.
@tri_0217 (101)
• Philippines
2 Jun 12
you have some good points there. i also feel sleepy hen i am full. but aren't you always hungry during breakfast? because you haven't eaten fo 8 hours. if you have slept 8 hours that is.
@pandora22 (868)
• Romania
6 Jun 12
yes it is.you need energy for the day and that means to have an caloric contribution in the beginning of the day.for example in the evening you may eat a lot ,but there is no use for the energy that food gives you because you will go to sleep. let's face it ,if you skip breakfast you will be powerless and dizzy all day. then you will be very hungry in the evening,and that is how we earn kilograms
@tri_0217 (101)
• Philippines
6 Jun 12
yeah, they say that on average, breakfast eaters are more slimmer that others. because they tend to eat less in the afternoon. and you burn what you eat in the morning because you will really have to move in the morning while at night you will only sleep. and the energy you don't use becomes fat.
1 Jun 12
I dont know if it's the most important, but breakfast is definitely very important! You have nothing in your stomach and you need energy for the day that is beginning. A good breakfast can improve your mood and stamina. I know people that go out the house with just a coffee in their stomach eww that has nothing nutritious it's just caffeine.
@tri_0217 (101)
• Philippines
1 Jun 12
but thay say that coffee has some health benefits. but it really is hard if you only had coffee before going to work. and beside, it might give you ulcer if you always drink coffee with an empty stomach.
@shibham (16977)
• India
1 Jun 12
I am used to take tea and biscuits after leaving the bed and after 3/4 hours either i eat rice or some other items. But it is important to me although i have to miss it sometimes. have a nice time.
@tri_0217 (101)
• Philippines
1 Jun 12
So biscuits is enough for you to sustain some energy until 3-4 hours later where you then eat rice. i haven't thought of that. my routine is i first eat rice when i wake up.
• India
1 Jun 12
yes.breakfast is important. We first of all require energy to do activities for that day..So first we must provide energy to our body first.So breakfast is really important..And also we should eat more in the breakfast than in afternoon and dinner...
@tri_0217 (101)
• Philippines
1 Jun 12
is eating more during breakfast than lunch and dinner have some health benefit?
@fantabulus (4000)
• India
22 Aug 12
Yes breakfast is most important meal but some persons has not habit of breakfast because their lunch time is early. They can skip breakfast and take lunch directly.
@ardoy0731 (7308)
• Philippines
1 Jun 12
For me, yes it is cause it give us energy before we start the day.
@tri_0217 (101)
• Philippines
1 Jun 12
we're on the same page on this one. eating breakfast really gives us energy.
1 Jun 12
because we need lots of energy and vitamin in the morning and the best time to supply it is in the morning.. not like in the night, we're going to bed so we don't need to eat lots.. breakfast provides all the energy and vitamins we need for the rest of the day, lunch helps it too, so that is the reason why breakfast is so important for us.. and yes, you shouldn't skip breakfast because it's not healthy and some people say that if we skip breakfast we're brain is getting slower and slower each day, so don't skip breakfast :)
@tri_0217 (101)
• Philippines
1 Jun 12
so we can say the same thing when taking vitamin supplements, it is best to take it at the morning and not before sleeping? right?
• Philippines
22 Aug 12
Yes it is. In fact, people say that skipping breakfast can ruin your health. breakfast is the most important meal. Skipping lunch is actually better than skipping breakfast. Some also say that you will live longer if you have breakfast everyday. I do not know if that is actually true or what. Skipping breakfast can lead to ulcer pains and cramps. Happy mylotting.