# When did humans start associating certain foods with specific times of the day? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** food-cooking\ **Created:** [June 6, 2023, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-humans-start-associating-certain-foods-with-specific-times-of-the-day/985107 "2023-06-06T15:21:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 16
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2023, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-humans-start-associating-certain-foods-with-specific-times-of-the-day/985107/16 "2023-06-06T19:45:04Z")
> [@AlsoNamedBort](#): > > Did Grog criticize Ogg for eating woolly mammoth in the morning instead of dodo eggs? Well, it does take a lot longer to roast a woolly mammoth than to fry up some dodo eggs. The very first SDMB thread I ever started was along the same lines as this one: > [@Breakfast vs. non-breakfast foods](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breakfast-vs-non-breakfast-foods/62424): > > Well, here I go, taking the plunge and starting my first New Thread, with what I hope is not too stupid a question: Why are certain foods traditionally considered “for breakfast” (like cereal, pancakes, eggs, bacon, sweet rolls, juice, etc.) while others are for lunch/dinner/supper? Why, for instance, does someplace like McDonald’s serve a completely different menu before and after 10:30 a.m. (or whatever the cutoff time is)? What’s the difference between foods we eat in the morning and at othe… --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-humans-start-associating-certain-foods-with-specific-times-of-the-day/985107)._