Why is breakfast traditionally devoid of veggies?

[yhelothar]

You know, why is it just always a bunch of meat, eggs, and bread? Why is it always some really heavy and greasy meal?

 

[AznAnarchy99]

More filling for throughout the day. More carbs and protein for energy.

Veggies tend to give more nutrients than energy.

 

[Bateluer]

You know, why is it just always a bunch of meat, eggs, and bread? Why is it always some really heavy and greasy meal?

This is a USA thing, breakfast varies by country and plenty of non-USA countries do have a lot of fruits and veggies for breakfast.

 

[Whoozyerdaddy]

Protien for breakfast... whatever for lunch... light eating for dinner... veggies are light.

 

[Hacp]

Because we want it to taste good.

 

[yhelothar]

Because we want it to taste good.

lol I forgot, the western world are lost on making tasty veggies. ()

 

[darkswordsman17]

You mean the cherry filling in pop tarts isn't fruit?

Juice (typically orange)? Hash browns? Mix some veggies into an omelete? Cut some fruit and put it in your cereal or yogurt? I'm not sure what food group it would be in, but honey can serve as a substitute for fruit.

 

[PieIsAwesome]

My omelets have diced onions, tomatoes, and peppers (vegetables), so you lose.

 

[dfuze]

Hmm, not sure, I like veggies, but mentally feel like they are a lunch/dinner food in the same way bagels and eggs are more for breakfast.

 

[3chordcharlie]

It's important to limit vegetable intake to prevent serious conditions like hypervitaminosis. By removing ~1/3 of potential intake through cultural conditioning, we have already made you 'healthier'.

 

[Newbian]

Unless it's in eggs for a omelet or cooked in oil like hash browns it's not what a man eats for breakfast.

 

[bignateyk]

I usually eat fruit with my breakfast (bananas, berries, etc...)

I also usually put fresh herbs, tomatoes, etc... into my scrambled eggs.

 

[sandorski]

You mean the cherry filling in pop tarts isn't fruit?

Juice (typically orange)? Hash browns? Mix some veggies into an omelete? Cut some fruit and put it in your cereal or yogurt? I'm not sure what food group it would be in, but honey can serve as a substitute for fruit.

It might not be fruit.

 

[sjwaste]

I don't really do the American breakfast either. I'm not a huge breakfast person at all, but I grew up on the Italian breakfast and that's what I'll do if anything at all. It's basically a cup of coffee and a small, light pastry.

No vegetables in that. Or meat for that matter.

 

[khon]

Because breakfast is a quick meal, and it takes time to prepare vegetables.

 

[meltdown75]

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[40sTheme]

Load the carbs and protein and calories to get you moving. It's you lowest energy point of the day.
Although some guys I know that train and condition do carb backloading (fast until lunch, eat pretty well at lunch, then eat TONS of eggs/bread/etc at dinner). This allows you to still get the carbs and protein you need but during the beginning of the day, your muscles eat your fat for glycogen and other carbs. So, you can still get big but get lean as well.

 

[911paramedic]

Isn't country fried chicken and gravy a vegetable?

 

[child of wonder]

Homemade breakfast burritos FTW!

Tortilla
Scrambled eggs
Sausage
Shredded cheese
Cooked onions and green peppers
Taco sauce
Sour cream

Mmmm..mmm... bitch!

 

[yhelothar]

My omelets have diced onions, tomatoes, and peppers (vegetables), so you lose.

I like my omlettes like that too. I totally wish they'd serve it like that at breakfast places.

 

[MJinZ]

Milk and Yogurt usually works better.

 

[yhelothar]

omelet you in on a little secret

i see what you did thar. :awe:

 

[Anubis]

I like my omlettes like that too. I totally wish they'd serve it like that at breakfast places.

umm all the breakfast places i go that serve omelets will put nearly anything you want in them

 

[Cogman]

Isn't the traditional british breakfast a tomato, toast, and some black pudding?

 

[Anubis]

Isn't the traditional british breakfast a tomato, toast, and some black pudding?

you left out the bacon, saussage, eggs and or mushrooms, some places also serve a hash brown like item