A Sort of Short History of Breakfast
It turns out Tony the Tiger lied to us…
Do you believe that no one "needs" any meal in particular?
Or are you a promoter of the "breakfast is the most important meal of the day" slogan? Speaking of which, do you know its origins? No, it wasn't your mother who coined it, but it's not much of an old idea either.
We've been serving breakfast as we know it for about 100 years. What was before that?
From Homo erectus to Kellogg and the lobbyists who came afterward, the idea of breakfast went through several stages:
🙉, 👨🏼, 💲💲💲.
TL;DR history of breakfast
Breakfast as we know it — first thing in the morning, only certain "healthy" foods — is a marketing product.
Throughout our history as humans, we went from no food for days to hearty, meaty breakfasts, to sugary cereal breakfasts, and back to no breakfasts.
The latter came as fasting entered the stage. Those who believe that skipping breakfast is the only way to fast might want to take a look at this article:
