![]() ![]() Going all the way back to antiquity, the author begins with the societal transformations that led to the adoption of breakfast and explores the factors that resulted in changes to the meal, such as religion and the discovery of tea, coffee, and chocolate. Food writer Arndt Anderson follows the evolution of the meal throughout history, comparing differences among cultures and explaining the origins of dishes commonly found on the breakfast table. Though often hailed as the most important meal of the day, breakfast has not always been a universal custom. She even details breakfasts in space and on death row. Today people often dine out for breakfast, so the author catalogs various breakfast settings from fast-food restaurants to elegant venues for power breakfasts. Where people consume breakfast has evolved over the years, yielding a twentieth-century architectural innovation: the breakfast nook. The Chinese have always exhibited a fondness for rice gruel as their source of morning energy. ![]() She recounts the story of the Kelloggs, whose unintended invention of cornflakes made dry cereal a staple in Western culture. Arndt-Anderson surveys the history of breakfast, finding that over the centuries ideas about breakfast foods have run the gamut from simple cereals to elaborate repasts of meat, eggs, cheese, fruits, and vegetables. In that, they’re much like people the world over. ![]() Modern nutritionists proclaim breakfast the day’s most important meal, yet many Americans eat it on the run, if at all, and they exhibit little consistency in the foods they consume. ![]()
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