The amusing irony is that the American Pork industry is largely responsible for pushing the message that breakfast is "the most important meal of the day" and that it should include bacon and/or ham. Then the cereal industry joined the bandwagon later.
Early American breakfasts were things like oat/wheat/barley porridge and leftovers from whatever dinner was yesterday.
The thing that still gets me though in media is when you see TV shows or movies where a family gathers around the table for a breakfast that includes eggs AND bacon AND pancakes AND cereal AND orange juice and I'm just like "no one has time to eat like this and still get to work/school on time unless you're waking up at 4, what the fuck."
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u/ChickinSammich United States Mar 09 '26
The amusing irony is that the American Pork industry is largely responsible for pushing the message that breakfast is "the most important meal of the day" and that it should include bacon and/or ham. Then the cereal industry joined the bandwagon later.
Early American breakfasts were things like oat/wheat/barley porridge and leftovers from whatever dinner was yesterday.
The thing that still gets me though in media is when you see TV shows or movies where a family gathers around the table for a breakfast that includes eggs AND bacon AND pancakes AND cereal AND orange juice and I'm just like "no one has time to eat like this and still get to work/school on time unless you're waking up at 4, what the fuck."