breakfast...the most unhealthiest meal of the day..

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  • honeyandmilk
    honeyandmilk Posts: 160 Member
    How does this make sense. Less than half the people in the US eat breakfast yet you are blaming breakfast for people being obese. So if 80% of people eat dinner then it must be dinners fault that people are obese. Lets cut dinner out then. Would go more towards your logic.

    i am not blaming breakfast..I just quoted the stats...

    Everyone says that breakfast is the most healthiest meal of the day. yet 2/3 of those eating breakfast are obese..I find this interesting...why is breakfast so "healthy" yet the people eating it are obese???

    ...most healthiest, eh?
  • xprettyreckless
    xprettyreckless Posts: 297 Member


    Or another unlinked but true statement - more people worldwide who wear shoes are obese than those who dont wear shoes - therefore wearing shoes leads to obesity - or does it?? :tongue:

    :laugh:

    we should all stop wearing shoes.
  • MariaHammer750
    MariaHammer750 Posts: 86 Member
    I've never heard of it being called "the healthiest" meal of the day, but I have heard it said for years that it is the "most important meal" of the day. Did you maybe get this mixed up?
  • chocl8girl
    chocl8girl Posts: 1,968 Member
    How does this make sense. Less than half the people in the US eat breakfast yet you are blaming breakfast for people being obese. So if 80% of people eat dinner then it must be dinners fault that people are obese. Lets cut dinner out then. Would go more towards your logic.

    i am not blaming breakfast..I just quoted the stats...

    Everyone says that breakfast is the most healthiest meal of the day. yet 2/3 of those eating breakfast are obese..I find this interesting...why is breakfast so "healthy" yet the people eating it are obese???

    Please, please stop saying "most healthiest." It is a redundant statement. The word healthiest already means "most healthy," so there is no need to add an extra most in there. It's like nails on a chalkboard. Please and thank you. :flowerforyou:
  • ndj1979
    ndj1979 Posts: 29,136 Member
    I've never heard of it being called "the healthiest" meal of the day, but I have heard it said for years that it is the "most important meal" of the day. Did you maybe get this mixed up?

    why is it the most important?
  • ndj1979
    ndj1979 Posts: 29,136 Member
    How does this make sense. Less than half the people in the US eat breakfast yet you are blaming breakfast for people being obese. So if 80% of people eat dinner then it must be dinners fault that people are obese. Lets cut dinner out then. Would go more towards your logic.

    i am not blaming breakfast..I just quoted the stats...

    Everyone says that breakfast is the most healthiest meal of the day. yet 2/3 of those eating breakfast are obese..I find this interesting...why is breakfast so "healthy" yet the people eating it are obese???

    Please, please stop saying "most healthiest." It is a redundant statement. The word healthiest already means "most healthy," so there is no need to add an extra most in there. It's like nails on a chalkboard. Please and thank you. :flowerforyou:

    really? This is grammar class now...my bad, I guess the two vodkas I had are impeding my typing...rolling eyes

    stay on topic people..!
  • paperpudding
    paperpudding Posts: 9,304 Member
    I dont think obesity and eating breakfast are directly linked - as in stop eating breakfast and you wont be fat - obviously eating 5 burgers for breakfast is not a good idea - but something sensible like 2 pieces of wholemeal toast with low fat topping or fruit and yogurt or bowl of non sugared cereal is fine.

    Not eating breakfast does lead to concentration lags during the morning and for some people mid morning binges.

    People like diabetics on medication must eat breakfast to avoid hypos.



    I dont think your theory is very sound.

    why not? Everyone says that breakfast is the most "healthiest meal" of the day. But most of the people eating breakfast are obese. You know who is selling that breakfast is the healthiest meal line...the companies that are selling you breakfast - Kellogg's, quaker, etc etc...so OF COURSE they want you to think breakfast is healthy so you will keep buying their crap....

    Definitely agree with this as well. Lots of sugary cereals/quick breakfast options that come out of boxes or come frozen. Looking at the nutrition labels on those boxes, like 190 + cals sometimes for 3/4 c of cereal and measuring isn't always a standard, it's about filling up the bowl a lot of the time. Then depending on the kind of milk, calorie content in that. Before you know it, 400-500, breakfast cereal alone. When you go out, the caloric content on most breakfast combinations is pretty high with the exception of some things on the "lighter" side of the menu.

    dont eat that crap then - eat a healthier breakfast like wholemeal toast, fresh fruit, non sugared cereal, boiled eggs etc

    Its not breakfast per se thats the problem, its what choices you make with it - same with lunch, dinner, supper or any other meal
  • honeyandmilk
    honeyandmilk Posts: 160 Member
    I've never heard of it being called "the healthiest" meal of the day, but I have heard it said for years that it is the "most important meal" of the day. Did you maybe get this mixed up?

    why is it the most important?

    Because you're breaking your fast. It doesn't necessarily matter if you eat at 6am or 11am or if you eat a breakfast type food, but it matters that you break the fast. It provides you with fuel for your day, kick starts your metabolism and body functions and keeps you from gnawing off your arm.

    But yeah, breakfast has been deemed "most important" not "healthiest".
  • slrose
    slrose Posts: 164 Member
    most breakfast foods are absolute garbage...along with the majority of most other american foods...
    i am a firm non beleiver in boxed cereal,and if you are not hungry, DONT EAT

    on the other hand, some people are hungry in the morning, and there is nothing wrong with fresh fruit and eggs
  • dakotawitch
    dakotawitch Posts: 190 Member
    Did you know that logging into MFP every day keeps you from being eaten by rabid wombats?

    Seriously. I've logged in every day for 51 days, and ain't a wombat to be seen in my general vicinity.

    Correlation =/= causation.
  • chocl8girl
    chocl8girl Posts: 1,968 Member
    How does this make sense. Less than half the people in the US eat breakfast yet you are blaming breakfast for people being obese. So if 80% of people eat dinner then it must be dinners fault that people are obese. Lets cut dinner out then. Would go more towards your logic.

    i am not blaming breakfast..I just quoted the stats...

    Everyone says that breakfast is the most healthiest meal of the day. yet 2/3 of those eating breakfast are obese..I find this interesting...why is breakfast so "healthy" yet the people eating it are obese???

    Please, please stop saying "most healthiest." It is a redundant statement. The word healthiest already means "most healthy," so there is no need to add an extra most in there. It's like nails on a chalkboard. Please and thank you. :flowerforyou:

    really? This is grammar class now...my bad, I guess the two vodkas I had are impeding my typing...rolling eyes

    stay on topic people..!

    I do what I want.
  • honeyandmilk
    honeyandmilk Posts: 160 Member
    How does this make sense. Less than half the people in the US eat breakfast yet you are blaming breakfast for people being obese. So if 80% of people eat dinner then it must be dinners fault that people are obese. Lets cut dinner out then. Would go more towards your logic.

    i am not blaming breakfast..I just quoted the stats...

    Everyone says that breakfast is the most healthiest meal of the day. yet 2/3 of those eating breakfast are obese..I find this interesting...why is breakfast so "healthy" yet the people eating it are obese???

    Please, please stop saying "most healthiest." It is a redundant statement. The word healthiest already means "most healthy," so there is no need to add an extra most in there. It's like nails on a chalkboard. Please and thank you. :flowerforyou:

    really? This is grammar class now...my bad, I guess the two vodkas I had are impeding my typing...rolling eyes

    stay on topic people..!

    So, breakfast: bad, vodka: good. Got it.
  • ndj1979
    ndj1979 Posts: 29,136 Member
    Did you know that logging into MFP every day keeps you from being eaten by rabid wombats?

    Seriously. I've logged in every day for 51 days, and ain't a wombat to be seen in my general vicinity.

    Correlation =/= causation.

    i thought ain't was not a word...?
  • Ummmmmmm????? I don't think so...
  • trudijoy
    trudijoy Posts: 1,685 Member
    i hate eating breakfast, mainly because i'm terrible at waking up. BUT i make myself eat a small amount of cereal with nonfat milk, or a piece of toast/a crumpet with peanut butter, and it usually ends up round 200-250 cals and gives me a bit of energy - without it i'd never make it through a morning teaching
  • MariaHammer750
    MariaHammer750 Posts: 86 Member
    Its not breakfast per se thats the problem, its what choices you make with it - same with lunch, dinner, supper or any other meal
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    EXACTLY
  • giggitygoo
    giggitygoo Posts: 1,978 Member
    You lost me at "most unhealthiest."
  • redheaddee
    redheaddee Posts: 2,005 Member
    Did you know that logging into MFP every day keeps you from being eaten by rabid wombats?

    Seriously. I've logged in every day for 51 days, and ain't a wombat to be seen in my general vicinity.

    Correlation =/= causation.

    i thought ain't was not a word...?

    Please, stay on topic. Focus.
  • ndj1979
    ndj1979 Posts: 29,136 Member
    I just gave ya'll the stats that the government posts on the subject..so don't be getting all mad at me....
  • ndj1979
    ndj1979 Posts: 29,136 Member
    Did you know that logging into MFP every day keeps you from being eaten by rabid wombats?

    Seriously. I've logged in every day for 51 days, and ain't a wombat to be seen in my general vicinity.

    Correlation =/= causation.

    i thought ain't was not a word...?

    Please, stay on topic. Focus.

    sorry I got distracted by wombats, ain't and 51 days of logging....

    so breakfast sucks, right?
  • dakotawitch
    dakotawitch Posts: 190 Member
    Did you know that logging into MFP every day keeps you from being eaten by rabid wombats?

    Seriously. I've logged in every day for 51 days, and ain't a wombat to be seen in my general vicinity.

    Correlation =/= causation.

    i thought ain't was not a word...?

    You should really take something for that irony deficiency :).
  • chocl8girl
    chocl8girl Posts: 1,968 Member
    I just gave ya'll the stats that the government posts on the subject..so don't be getting all mad at me....

    Citation, please.
  • concordancia
    concordancia Posts: 5,320 Member
    Did you know that logging into MFP every day keeps you from being eaten by rabid wombats?

    Seriously. I've logged in every day for 51 days, and ain't a wombat to be seen in my general vicinity.

    Correlation =/= causation.

    In this case, there isn't even a correlation. Just two unrelated statistics about the same population. It is like saying five children in this room have blond hair and five have black eyes, so all the blondes must have black eyes.
  • annepage
    annepage Posts: 585 Member
    Wow.
  • Stavakoli
    Stavakoli Posts: 86 Member
    You lost me at "most unhealthiest."

    FINALLY someone points that out!
  • SoozeE512
    SoozeE512 Posts: 439 Member
    I'm not convinced of this.

    When I started in college, I gained a lot of weight the first semester and I certainly wasn't waking up early to get breakfast then. I didn't start losing the 'freshman 15' until I started getting my butt out of bed and down to the dining hall for breakfast every morning the 2nd semester. More often than not, my breakfast was a big plate of scrambled eggs with a couple of big glasses of water. That was the only major change in my lifestyle that semester, I didn't change what I ate the rest of the day and I didn't go to the gym and I certainly didn't get good sleep, all I did was make sure to have breakfast every day and the weight started coming off.
  • Is this a troll topic? I really can't tell sometimes. You say "most of the people eating breakfast are obese." :noway: The absurdity of that statement makes me laugh. MOST? And because they eat breakfast? Although some companies do indeed advertise unhealthy breakfast products, it does not mean people have to choose to eat them. it's called having self control and eating healthy things. It's really not difficult. Is it difficult for you? I eat breakfast every single day because it gives me energy, but if you don't need it, good for you. I agree that you don't have to eat breakfast to lose weight, but to go on saying it's unhealthy to eat breakfast is extremely ignorant.

    I'm not even going to ask about your "stats" because I know exactly where they came form already.
  • ndj1979
    ndj1979 Posts: 29,136 Member
    I just gave ya'll the stats that the government posts on the subject..so don't be getting all mad at me....

    Citation, please.
    Source: USDA, Food and Agricultural Organization
  • BPayton27
    BPayton27 Posts: 626 Member
    The troll is strong in this one. At least pick a fun topic to piss people off about. This is just confusing to people starting out and looking for useful information.
  • Mock_Turtle
    Mock_Turtle Posts: 354 Member
    i actually find breakfast is probably my most consistently good meal of the day - during the week i'm lookign for something quick so it's either cottage cheese or greek yogurt. If I need fiber i'll have a bowl of fiber1. If i'm out of those foods i'll just have a protein shake.

    Junk tends to crop up later in the day - especially if there's pizza in the office or a buddy wants to go grab a burger