After a long night of fasting when one is asleep, most people make the mistake of consuming a light breakfast which results in an imbalanced metabolism and hunger pangs throughout the day. A heavy breakfast reduces the need to eat out drastically reducing costs as one has enough energy reserves to see them through the day.
There are actually are some people who eat almost all night long. Someone who stays up say till 1:00 or 2:00 in the morning and they've been helping themselves to snacks or drinking tea or coffee won't be that hungry in the morning. But I do agree that everyone needs to eat a bigger breakfast because it'll make you feel full for most of the day. And it's healthier.
When I was young, I used to skip breakfast for I was usually rushing to school. But when I started working, that's the time I realized the value of breakfast. At home, we always have a heavy breakfast so we wouldn't need to have a mid-morning snack. A plus factor for a heavy breakfast is the energy that it gives the body which lasts until evening. Especially if our breakfast is rice, that would give me a full stomach and my next meal would be lunch already.
I don't tend to eat breakfast myself because it can make me feel sick if I eat too much too early. I'd rather eat something mid morning. That being said though I tend to eat my lunch and dinner later on in the day as well to compensate for that - my last meal of the day is typically around 11pm (but I don't go to bed until around 4am usually, and I'm up again a few hours later). I suppose my schedule is a bit mixed up? Still I find that if I have something more filling for breakfast it does set me up better for the rest of the day and I usually don't feel the need to eat again for several hours after eating it.
If I have a full day ahead of me, I tend to eat a big breakfast. Lately I have been going with potatoes mixed with veggies and a few eggs on top. This usually tides me over until lunch. I don't understand people who can skip breakfast. I find it hard to think straight with no food in my system. I assume that most people need to think at their jobs lol!
A heavy breakfast is the way it is in our household. In fact, a couple of months back, some of daughter's friends were just curious about each other's favorite cereal. Each friend called out their favorite cereal, but my daughter was stumped and didn't know what to say. Everyone thought she didn't eat breakfast at first, but she just told them, my mom doesn't buy that kind of stuff for breakfast. After listing a few things we eat for breakfast, she thought of a cereal that she enjoys a lot: apples and cinnamon oatmeal. You are so right about the economics behind having a heavy breakfast. Great topic and can't wait to see other people's responses!
IDK about that one, @remnant. I never miss breakfast, but actually prefer something light like a small banana, a small pot of yoghurt or a small bowl of cereal/granola washed down with some coffee. Anything more and I feel bloated and sluggish. Luckily, that's enough to see me through to lunch. Sometimes I do feel the hunger pangs pangs around mid morning, but I always ensure I have a piece of fruit to munch on if that happens. I guess it depends on the individual and how their body works?
For quite a long while now, I have come to terms with the economy of eating a heavy breakfast. Not only moneywise but even healthwise. For a long time, I used to take only one cup of tea and a two slices of bread. If I had to add anything, then it would be an egg or two. Just about three hours into work, I'd start feeling short of energy and hungry. That meant I had to fetch for quick snack at my own cost, before the office tea is served an hour later. Then two hours later, I'd be craving for something to bite. Again at my own cost, and still looking forward for lunch. This is until I came to read and actually be reminded that, breakfast is the most important meal of the day. I started taking my breakfast seriously. Surprisingly, the official tea time started coming sooner and lunch time even sooner than expected. No hunger pangs, no cost, more energetic.
A big breakfast saves time and money, but it is healthier if it is full of protein. It means that the body won't get tired and the protein will be used as and when needed. Being British, a traditional breakfast and fry up always keeps you satisfied until lunch time, and even until tea time if it was a late breakfast. For eating out, breakfast is always cheaper too, and makes it more affordable for a gathering.
