# BLT's for Breakfast??? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [March 27, 2006, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blts-for-breakfast/350145 "2006-03-27T20:24:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![iluvurmom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iluvurmom/32/7276_2.png) [@iluvurmom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iluvurmom)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2006, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blts-for-breakfast/350145/1 "2006-03-27T20:24:34Z")
I like 'em. I eat e’m. I eat 'em all times of the day – but my neighbor at my office seems to think that the BLT for breakfast is going too far. I think it is most appropriate - so what do you think. I would like a multitude of answers to help prove this bastard wrong. thanks. im off to have a blt. ---
**Author:** ![swampbear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/swampbear/32/467_2.png) [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2006, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blts-for-breakfast/350145/2 "2006-03-27T20:27:48Z")
Ahh, not too weird. People eat bacon, toast and tomatoes for breakfast. I guess throwin’ in a little lettuce for color is ok too. Actually, a BLT does sound like a pretty good breakfast food. Now I want a BLT for breakfast. ---
**Author:** ![KRC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/45deac/32.png) [@KRC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KRC)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2006, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blts-for-breakfast/350145/3 "2006-03-27T20:28:51Z")
Go for it! There’s nothing better. ---
**Author:** ![Marconi\_Schmeese](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ea666f/32.png) [@Marconi\_Schmeese](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marconi_Schmeese)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2006, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blts-for-breakfast/350145/4 "2006-03-27T20:38:24Z")
I think it sounds great! I might add a slice or two of swiss, butter the outsides of the bread and do a quick saute in a pan. YUM. ---
**Author:** ![jjimm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba8739/32.png) [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2006, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blts-for-breakfast/350145/5 "2006-03-27T20:40:12Z")
I’ve done it but there’s just something about the _lettuce_ that puts me off. Substitute egg for lettuce, and I’m in. Swiss is a very good idea, too. ---
**Author:** ![Marconi\_Schmeese](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ea666f/32.png) [@Marconi\_Schmeese](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marconi_Schmeese)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2006, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blts-for-breakfast/350145/6 "2006-03-27T20:40:18Z")
Oh, I forgot to mention the girl I went to MBA school with - we would have team meetings at 6:30am and she would show up with deli turkey, bread, a whole bottle of mustard and a huge mayo jar. Then she would proceed to make the sandwich and eat it. At 6:30am. Now THAT was weird. ---
**Author:** ![Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9de053/32.png) [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2006, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blts-for-breakfast/350145/7 "2006-03-27T20:41:50Z")
If lettuce seems to be outside the breakfast “domain”, you can just leave it out. I highly recommend the BT sandwich. You wouldn’t think that simply leaving lettuce out would impact the taste significantly, but it does. I find the taste of the BT superior to the taste of the BLT. ---
**Author:** ![Tupug\_Anachi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7993a0/32.png) [@Tupug\_Anachi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tupug_Anachi)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2006, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blts-for-breakfast/350145/8 "2006-03-27T20:48:47Z")
Who says there is a rule about what you should eat for breakfast? In my wilder younger days I was known to have a passion for chili for breakfast. Much more statisfying than Cap’n Crunch IMHO. Also high on the list…mashed potatos and spaghetti. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![jjimm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba8739/32.png) [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2006, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blts-for-breakfast/350145/9 "2006-03-27T20:51:17Z")
On a more general note, there seems to be a greater taboo in the West about what’s acceptable for breakfast than for any other meal. Is that just a cultural foible, or are people generally more queasy in the morning and only want what they’re used to? ---
**Author:** ![MsRobyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/90ced4/32.png) [@MsRobyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsRobyn)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2006, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blts-for-breakfast/350145/10 "2006-03-27T20:51:39Z")
Throw on an egg and some cheese and it’s no different from the usual breakfast sandwich. Heck, what with the lettuce and tomato it’s healthier than the fast-food fare. Robin ---
**Author:** ![zoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zoid/32/336_2.png) [@zoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zoid)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2006, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blts-for-breakfast/350145/11 "2006-03-27T20:54:33Z")
I’ve done it, but I second the suggestion of cheese. Cheese makes everything better. ---
**Author:** ![Godfrey\_Daniels](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Godfrey\_Daniels](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Godfrey_Daniels)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2006, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blts-for-breakfast/350145/12 "2006-03-27T21:00:28Z")
Next thing he’ll be saying is that cold pizza is not a breakfast food. I can eat a BLT anytime, especially if I got home grown 'maters. In fact, a BLT could be the ultimate breakfast sammidge. ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2006, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blts-for-breakfast/350145/13 "2006-03-27T21:02:39Z")
> [@jjimm](#): > > Substitute egg for lettuce, and I’m in. That’s pretty much my rule across the board. My most extreme breakfast departure once was a pint of Chunky Monkey. Hell, it’s dairy. And “fruit”. ---
**Author:** ![OtakuLoki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ac8455/32.png) [@OtakuLoki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OtakuLoki)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2006, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blts-for-breakfast/350145/14 "2006-03-27T21:11:29Z")
Anyone who’s worrying about someone else’s breakfast choices has too much time on their hands. I’ll have that BLT with cheese, please. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![fishbicycle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/aeb1de/32.png) [@fishbicycle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fishbicycle)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2006, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blts-for-breakfast/350145/15 "2006-03-27T21:22:07Z")
A BLT is anytime food. Breakfast is a fine time to have one. Or two! (Hint: use Miracle Whip instead of mayonnaise. And don’t forget the fresh ground pepper!) ---
**Author:** ![Miss\_Mapp](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miss_mapp/32/369_2.png) [@Miss\_Mapp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miss_Mapp)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2006, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blts-for-breakfast/350145/16 "2006-03-27T21:41:38Z")
I don’t have BLTs that often, but when I do, it’s for breakfast. Sometimes with a fried egg, over easy, in the sandwich. ---
**Author:** ![Zsofia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/7bcc69/32.png) [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2006, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blts-for-breakfast/350145/17 "2006-03-27T21:49:48Z")
Nobody takes issue with the tomato part? Seriously, that was the weirdest part about English breakfasts to me - I mean, yeah, the bacon was odd, but they ate _stewed tomatoes_. It just wouldn’t occur to me to eat a tomato for breakfast. I have a hard time facing the idea of real food before noon - I need some gentle cereal-ish easing into the day. ---
**Author:** ![jjimm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba8739/32.png) [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2006, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blts-for-breakfast/350145/18 "2006-03-27T22:02:57Z")
English breakfast tomatoes are meant to be _fried_, not stewed. Though some cafés might not give you this impression… ---
**Author:** ![OtakuLoki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ac8455/32.png) [@OtakuLoki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OtakuLoki)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2006, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blts-for-breakfast/350145/19 "2006-03-27T22:04:11Z")
But tomatos are a normal part of breakfast: They’re in pizza, burritos (at least the way I make 'em), and omelettes. All good, traditional breakfast foods. What? ---
**Author:** ![justpassingthrough](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/bcef8e/32.png) [@justpassingthrough](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/justpassingthrough)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2006, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blts-for-breakfast/350145/20 "2006-03-27T22:12:13Z")
Another vote for the breakfast BLT. With baby spinich instead of lettuce–fine eatin’. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blts-for-breakfast/350145.md?page=2)