# I Hate Breakfast **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [September 2, 2011, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-breakfast/594956 "2011-09-02T14:46:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Elret](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Elret](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elret)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2011, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-breakfast/594956/21 "2011-09-02T17:21:44Z")
What about yogurt? ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2011, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-breakfast/594956/22 "2011-09-02T17:29:24Z")
How about Carnation Breakfast or one of its equivalents? Throw some powder in a glass of milk, stir it up, and drink. You get a nice rush of protein, sugar, and vitamins without having to cook and eat a full meal. ---
**Author:** ![suranyi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e36b37/32.png) [@suranyi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/suranyi)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2011, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-breakfast/594956/23 "2011-09-02T17:38:12Z")
I feel like Homer Simpson: Mmmm, eggs! ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2011, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-breakfast/594956/24 "2011-09-02T17:45:59Z")
I usually eat leftovers for breakfast, or macaroni and cheese. Sometimes fruit and yogurt. I only eat “real” breakfast on the weekends. ---
**Author:** ![Procrustus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/procrustus/32/2994_2.png) [@Procrustus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Procrustus)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2011, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-breakfast/594956/25 "2011-09-02T17:46:49Z")
Lox and bagels are always good. I also like eggs, and some pancakes ---
**Author:** ![Vihaga](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Vihaga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Vihaga)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2011, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-breakfast/594956/26 "2011-09-02T17:51:12Z")
My sister eats sandwiches for breakfast. They’re similar in speed to breakfast preparation, contain a mix of vegetables, carbs and protein in whatever proportion you like, and they don’t have the breakfast ick factor. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2011, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-breakfast/594956/27 "2011-09-02T19:34:44Z")
> [@MsWhatsit](#): > > I hate eating before around 10:30 in the morning or so. Doesn’t matter what time of day I got up. I usually just drink coffee until I feel like I can tolerate food, and then I have a little something. Me too, although it’s more like 9:30 or 10 for me normally. Although today I suddenly realized at 12:30 that all I’d consumed since waking at4:30am was two cups of coffee - nothing solid at all. I LOVE traditional breakfast food. I just wish there were more places that served breakfast all day. I love Denny’s for this reason, but there aren’t any Denny’s restaurants near work or home or in between. ---
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2011, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-breakfast/594956/28 "2011-09-02T20:07:18Z")
While I love breakfast food (LOVE IT!) I generally am too lazy in the morning to even pour a bowl of cereal. So I just have 2 sticks of string cheese and a diet pop with caffeine. I save breakfast food for when I have time to enjoy it. Like at dinner time 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Hyperelastic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Hyperelastic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hyperelastic)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2011, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-breakfast/594956/29 "2011-09-02T20:08:58Z")
> [@Girl\_Next\_Door](#): > > It’s my least favorite meal of the day. > > 1. Most of what passes for “breakfast food” in our Western culture is yucky. Eggs taste like sulphur, cereal and pancakes raise my blood sugar and make me _feel_ yucky, donuts are yummy but c’mon, they’re not a proper meal, they’re dessert. The Japanese have it right. Fish and rice or a bowl of soup for breakfast is much more my speed. > > 2. I’m not usually hungry at this time, but I have to eat something because if I just drink my coffee on an empty stomach I get all swoony. > > 3. I try to eat something that I like with protein in it that will keep my blood sugar even and give me energy for a long time but it’s a lot of work and I’m tired because my coffee hasn’t even kicked in yet. > > I hate breakfast. I used to be pretty anti-breakfast too. For several years my breakfast consisted of one half of a chocolate fudge Pop Tart and a little milk. Maybe some cereal. Orange juice, sausage, anything heavy, I just didn’t want to see it. I could eat spicy or acidic foods later in the day, but they totally turned me off in the morning. My opinion, like yours, was that anything greasy, spicy or acidic was just inherently not good for breakfast. But when I started taking omeprazole for my acid stomach, my appetite for breakfast revived. I think the acid was worse in the morning what with the nighttime fast. When the acid stomach resolved, I could drink juice or coffee in the morning without feeling like there was sand in my stomach. ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2011, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-breakfast/594956/30 "2011-09-02T20:10:08Z")
I don’t like a sweet breakfast. Breakfast for me these days is unsweetened raisin bran (the raisins are borderline for me) with a half cup of unsalted cottage cheese on it\*. A doughnut or a muffin for breakfast? Well, now that I’ve had dessert, what is my body supposed to run on for the next couple of hours? I don’t mind eggs and bacon, but they’re kind of heavy for first thing in the morning for me. I’ll make an exception for oatmeal and put some brown sugar on it, because mmmm, brown sugar. \*Unsalted cottage cheese has a very high protein content without the fat. ---
**Author:** ![Novelty\_Bobble](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Novelty\_Bobble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Novelty_Bobble)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2011, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-breakfast/594956/31 "2011-09-02T20:57:10Z")
well you could try that good old UK recipe, [kedgeree](http://www.jamieoliver.com/recipes/fish-recipes/kedgeree). ticks the rice and fish boxes nicely. Or another traditional British breakfast would be some sort of smoked fish, Mackerel or kippers set you up for the day. However, I don’t know how easy it is to get hold of them in your neck of the woods. ---
**Author:** ![Sattua](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sattua/32/11906_2.png) [@Sattua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sattua)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2011, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-breakfast/594956/32 "2011-09-02T21:01:05Z")
Get an electric can opener and have a can of soup for breakfast, then. The kind you don’t even have to dilute. You can microwave it. ---
**Author:** ![Implicit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Implicit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Implicit)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2011, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-breakfast/594956/33 "2011-09-02T21:20:11Z")
> [@bump](#): > > Oatmeal sounds like something you could probably find easily and cheaply, and doctor up to your personal taste. > > Plus, it has a low glycemic index, loads of fiber, and a moderate amount of protein- it does definitely stick with you and doesn’t crazily raise your blood sugar. I add some vanilla yogurt and applesauce to my oatmeal, that adds protein and vitamins, plus it tastes good. You can always substitute milk for the water when you cook the oatmeal to boost the protein. 3 minutes in the microwave and hot breakfast is yours to enjoy. ---
**Author:** ![Flutterby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Flutterby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flutterby)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2011, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-breakfast/594956/34 "2011-09-02T21:46:33Z")
> [@Girl\_Next\_Door](#): > > I DO like steel-cut oats! There you go, I tend to make a batch once a week (more often in winter, less so in summer) and put it in containers for the week. Reheat at work, add a little milk and sugar and some dried fruit and nuts (usually craisins, raisins and walnuts or pecans). Mmm. I like breakfast but I’m not a morning person and can’t eat right away so I bring stuff to work I can eat there. ---
**Author:** ![Idle\_Thoughts](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/838e76/32.png) [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2011, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-breakfast/594956/35 "2011-09-02T22:52:07Z")
Moved to Cafe Society for you. ---
**Author:** ![Cheez\_Whia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/d26b3c/32.png) [@Cheez\_Whia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cheez_Whia)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2011, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-breakfast/594956/36 "2011-09-02T22:54:21Z")
Grilled cheese sandwiches and whole fruit work well. My husband tells me that I “eat a lot of weird stuff” for breakfast. He’s right! 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Strangelove](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr.strangelove/32/6613_2.png) [@Dr.Strangelove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Strangelove)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2011, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-breakfast/594956/37 "2011-09-02T23:04:17Z")
Breakfast sucks. I like breakfast food, but eating anything at that time of day makes me nauseous. I normally wake up quite late, but this is irrelevant; even when I get up at 4 AM I’m still not in the mood to eat until noon (except when backpacking; all the exertion makes me hungry all the time). I should say that left to my own devices, I tend to eat a single huge meal per day at around 10 PM–about the time I get \*legitimately \*hungry. Not exactly typical. ---
**Author:** ![Hilarity\_N.Suze](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hilarity_n.suze/32/6223_2.png) [@Hilarity\_N.Suze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hilarity_N.Suze)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2011, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-breakfast/594956/38 "2011-09-02T23:11:28Z")
Kedgeree sounds good but…too many ingredients for early in the a.m.! Maybe if you have staff, it would work. I’m rather intrigued by the ramen noodles boiled in coffee, myself. That almost sounds like a winner. ---
**Author:** ![Biffer\_Spice\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7ea924/32.png) [@Biffer\_Spice\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffer_Spice_1)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2011, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-breakfast/594956/39 "2011-09-03T00:48:58Z")
sounds like the OP wants porridge. a fry-up, bacon (properly cooked), scrambled eggs, mushrooms, sausage, hash brown, grilled tomato, fried bread, with ketchup, and orange juice, coffee and tea on the side, that will do me all ends up. but i can only eat it about 10:30 onwards. ideally with my nan cooking it 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Sierra\_Indigo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f0a364/32.png) [@Sierra\_Indigo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sierra_Indigo)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2011, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-breakfast/594956/40 "2011-09-03T00:57:41Z")
> [@Hilarity\_N.Suze](#): > > Kedgeree sounds good but…too many ingredients for early in the a.m.! Maybe if you have staff, it would work. > > I’m rather intrigued by the ramen noodles boiled in coffee, myself. That almost sounds like a winner. Kedgeree is one of those “gets better with age” (to a certain point) dishes. You make a big batch on a Sunday, then you’ve got weekday lunches for Monday/Tuesday/Wednesday. I don’t know how it freezes, but you could possibly even freeze it in single-serve portions and defrost as needed. I’m not a breakfast person either, but since I’ve been trying to lose weight, I’ve had to start eating breakfast as part of the multiple small meals a day thing. I’ve discovered a small tub of low fat yoghurt (100g) and if I’m really hungry half a dozen almonds, has enough protein and so forth to keep me going, but I don’t end up feeling all yerky afterwards. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-breakfast/594956.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-breakfast/594956.md?page=3)