breakfast

Breakfast is usually served as the first meal of the day. The eating of breakfast is linked to such health benefits as increased energy and greater intellectual performance (especially for children).

In the Western world, breakfast may consist of any combination of eggs prepared in a variety of ways (i.e. fried, boiled, baked, scrambled, in an omelet, or as an ingredient in French toast) a breakfast meat (ie. bacon, sausage, scrapple), and/or potatoes (hash browns, home fries). Other options include waffles, pancakes, or porridge (ie. oatmeal or grits), baked goods (danishes, donuts, croissants, breads, bagels, rolls, muffins, biscuits, scones), or cereal (sometimes topped with fruit). Common beverages include coffee, tea, hot chocolate, milk, and fruit juice.

Elsewhere, rice (and rice porridge), soups, dumplings (like dim sum), fish, pickled vegetables, and noodles are also breakfast options.

Many feel they are too busy to have a full breakfast on the days they work and either skip breakfast or have a simple continental breakfast, often on the run.

Due to its low cost and ease of preparation, it's become more common for people (especially college students, those with night jobs, and fans of diners) to eat breakfast at other times of the day. Blinner is a word that describes a meal that serves as a combination of breakfast, lunch, and dinner, often enjoyed by those who've overslept or who have skipped meals due to limited time.

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• Cranberry-Orange Pecan Bread

  
  Leites Culinaria — Authority: 429
  by Piper Davis and Ellen Jackson from The Grand Central Baking Book ( Ten Speed Press , 2009) Serves 6 to 8 per loaf; makes 2 loaves I grew up baking a version of this holiday classic of cranberry-orange pecan bread using canned orange juice concentrate. When it came time to develop a recipe for Grand Central ...
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• Bread Pudding Muffins

  
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• Grand Central Bakery Jammers

  
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  by Piper Davis and Ellen Jackson from The Grand Central Baking Book ( Ten Speed Press , 2009) Makes 10 to 12 jammers Like any good pastry, jammers—biscuits with a jam bursting from their centers—are irresistible warm from the oven. Remember, the higher the quality of jam, the better the jammer. I recommend ...
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• Good Start to the Week

  
  John Is Fit - Personal Weight Loss Blog — Authority: 98
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• Karen Walker Owl Ring

  
  Jewelry Revelations — Authority: 128
  New Zealand born fashion designer, Karen Walker creates women’s wear and jewelry collections that are feminine and unpretentious. Her designs are inspired by anti-it girl characters such as Ally Sheedy in the 1985 movie The Breakfast Club and Annie in the comic strip Little Orphan Annie . In 2007, Walker ...
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• NICK LACHEY AND VANESSA MINNILLO: JINKY’S JOINT BIRTHDAY

  
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• Avoiding heat stroke

  
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• DNA reliability in evidence

  
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• Yıldırım Ozdemir Hair Stylist: Elvis

  
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  What defines you is your hair. Advertising Agency: Bedandbreakfast, Istanbul, Turkey Creative Director: Burak Arici Copywriter: Erçin Mor Art Director: Sani Levi, Taner Ugan, Serhan Acar Illustrator: Yasin Aktasgil Published: November 2009
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• Yıldırım Ozdemir Hair Stylist: Monroe

  
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• Bald Brothers Breakfast playlist - Tuesday 10th November 2009

  
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• Box Brownies

  
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  A few weeks or so ago, Marika (gal pal from Madcap Cupcake) blogged about the convenience of a boxed mix for baked goods – just veganizing them. Well, it’s been on my mind ever since..and Dad wanted brownies. He had a box in the pantry, and so I decided to give it a try! Normally [...]
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• Muffins with…

  
  foodgawker — Authority: 172
  Cranberres - my love + muffins - my new love... [text in Croatian]
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• Is McDonalds Launching a Dollar Breakfast Menu?

  
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  In this economy, even the savviest of fast food diners have a hard time stretching their dollar. But if the rumors are true, value-seekers may soon find it a lot easier to fill up for a buck early in the day. According to the Chicago Tribune and the Wall Street Journal , McDonalds plans to reveal a nationwide ...
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• End of the line for Nova’s Merrick & Rosso and Kate Ritchie radio show

  
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  Nova’s Merrick & Rosso and Kate Ritchie breakfast show is ending, listeners were told today, with only Merrick Watts remaining with Nova next year.   The duo began presenting the programme in 2001 when the station first launched. They have been a creative team since 1996, working on various other projects ...
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• Back to Shinn Vineyards – more than a winery

  
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• Shows and more with Jack Hanna at Busch Gardens and SeaWorld

  
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• BroadbandCensus.com’s Request For Assistance – And a Broadband Breakfast Club Invite

  
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• Planning Breakfast – Company Breakfast Made Easy

  
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