Breakfast around the world Breakfast like a king

Breakfast around the world “Breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince and dine like a pauper”

The benefits of breakfast provides you with essential nutrients your body needs, such as fibre, vitamins and iron leads to more balanced diets and eating habits, reduced risk to be overweight and get certain diseases allows better control over appetite and regulation of energy improves mental performance, concentration and puts you into a better mood allows to spend quality time with your family

What makes a good breakfast? around 20% of the day’s calorie intake (♀: 400 calories, ♂: 500 calories) best to have a combination of : starchy foods (provides us with energy, B vitamins, iron and fibre) fruit and vegetables (vitamins and fibre) dairy foods (protein, calcium and B vitamins) meat, fish, eggs and other non-dairy sources of protein drinks(fruit juice, water, smoothie)

History of breakfast Neolithic (late Stone Age) era: porridge Middle ages: beer made out of barley and hops 19 th century: two-course meal (porridge followed by a full English breakfast) Became more elaborate: daily breakfast buffet backlash it was protested that meat-based breakfasts were leading to ill health! Following decades: development of ready to eat breakfast cereals 20 th century: invention of muesli in Europe

Breakfasts across the globe A snapshot

USA: porridge, grits (maize porridge), eggs, bacon, hash browns, toast, pancakes, waffles, bagels, pastries, cereals

Egypt: ful medames – slow cooked fava beans dressed in olive oil, lemon juice and garlic

Ireland: Breakfast cereal usually accompanied by tea with milk or orange juice; For weekends and special occasions: a full fry-up (or grill) including bacon, sausages, eggs, fried bread, black pudding, white pudding, tomatoes and baked beans

Ghana: Porrdige or bought from street vendors

Finland/Sweden: Open sandwich made of a large amount of different types of soft bread or crisp bread, cold cuts, caviar, cheese, cottage cheese, cream cheese, goats cheese, eggs, tomatoes or cucumber, pickled herring or shrimp /a toast with marmalade or maybe honey, juices, coffee, hot chocolate or tea/porridge