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Are eggs for breakfast still the main staple food or has something else taken its place?

Asked by john65pennington (29273points) October 24th, 2010

When i was a kid, scrambled eggs for breakfast, was the main staple food. Sure, we had pancakes, oatmeal and other less popular breakfast foods, but scrambled eggs were the main ingredient on the menu. Question: Today, are eggs still the number breakfast food or has something else taken its place?

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Pied_Pfeffer's avatar

I think that eggs and other breakfast foods that take time and effort to prepare and clean up have taken a backseat to cereals and oatmeal. There also seems to be more people skipping breakfast. They are in a rush on workdays, and some people sleep in on days off

woodcutter's avatar

I think eggs will always be a breakfast staple.

Austinlad's avatar

Yes, probably, I just read that yoghurt, especially Greek style, is coming on strong in the U.S.

BarnacleBill's avatar

Greek-style yogurt (good stuff like Greek Gods, not the fake Dannon stuff) mixed with steel cut oatmeal and fresh fruit is awesome!

gailcalled's avatar

No eggs here. I eat fresh fruit, almonds, cinnamon, oat bran and a lean protein cereal called Golean in the nice weather w. skim milk.

During the cold months, I make a batch of steel-cut oats in the slow cooker and enjoy with prunes, cinnamon, chopped nuts and dried coconut.

marinelife's avatar

I love eggs and still eat them, but perhaps only 2–3 times a week.

DominicX's avatar

I hate scrambled eggs. With a passion.

Cereal is what I have for breakfast most of the time (if I even have breakfast). Cereal seems to be more common than eggs, just from my personal experience.

filmfann's avatar

Eggs are for breakfast on weekends. Weekdays are cereal days.

cookieman's avatar

Workdays I’ll have a multi-grain bagel, egg white, sausage & cheese sandwich at Dunkin Donuts.

On days off I like slow-cooked steel-cut oatmeal with bananas.

downtide's avatar

Eggs will always be a staple for me, but I think most people these days have cereals. My usual breakfast is poached egg and toast.

Neizvestnaya's avatar

Eggs were the main breakfast food when I lived with my grandparents. Once I lived with my parents then breakfast became “instant” whatever- oatmeal packets, cold cereals. My dream breakfast is still an egg of some sort, a yogurt, piece of toast and small dish of fruit.

Kardamom's avatar

I love eggs and usually order them for breakfast when I go out, which is very rarely. When I’m at home, it’s usually cereal and toast.

YARNLADY's avatar

I love eggs, but with children, it’s always cereal, juice and toast.

Berserker's avatar

Eggs are still around and kicking. But society gets more hectic everyday, we seem to live in a hyperactive world on speed. Convenience and rush hour is the name of the game, so breakfast bars and BK’s nasty morning English Muffins now ensure that family time and proper eating make way for financial security, whether that’s by going to business meetings in LA for a week or designing teeth rotting cereal box covers.

But don’t you worry, your constant disapproval of modern society may keep its claws in, for despite all this, a hell of a lot of people value eggs as a legitimate source of energy before work or mass. They’re not a relic, yet.

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