We need to call American breakfast what it often is: dessert

Re:We need to call American breakfast what it often is: dessert by eru on Tuesday July 12, 2016 @02:56AM (#12077231)

What's wrong with eggs, bacon and sausage?

(As long as you get some veggies in over the rest of your day, have as much grease and salt as you want.)

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Re:We need to call American breakfast what it often is: dessert by OJFord on Tuesday July 12, 2016 @04:36AM (#12077574)

I'm just going to quote myself, but add some emphasis.

> Eggs, bacon, and sausage are fine - but still not a great choice for every day.

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Re:We need to call American breakfast what it often is: dessert by eru on Thursday July 14, 2016 @02:39AM (#12092043)

You can eat it every day, no problem. Just also add some veggies for the other meals.

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Re:We need to call American breakfast what it often is: dessert by OJFord on Wednesday July 20, 2016 @03:08PM (#12131608)

And also drastically reduce the calorie count and fat content.

Of course you "can" - just not _healthily_ without significant break from norms for other meals.

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Re:We need to call American breakfast what it often is: dessert by eru on Saturday July 23, 2016 @10:39PM (#12151965)

What wrong with fat? There's plenty of people (eg traditional eskimo diet, all the modern keto-fans) eating lots of fat and doing quite well out of it.

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Re:We need to call American breakfast what it often is: dessert by Noughmad on Tuesday July 12, 2016 @05:49AM (#12077821)

From my brief experience in America, they manage to put sugar into this as well.

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Re:We need to call American breakfast what it often is: dessert by tluyben2 on Tuesday July 12, 2016 @05:12AM (#12077704)

I personally think there is a lot wrong with most eggs, bacon and sausages but let's not go into that.

Does it give you energy in the morning though? I notice that if I eat that I don't really feel all too energetic while if I eat high fiber and light (as in no fat or carbs) I usually don't even feel like lunch. Might be personal; people I know have that as well but that's anecdotal so i'm asking :) I don't know too many people who would eat eggs, bacon and sausage for breakfast often or at all.

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Re:We need to call American breakfast what it often is: dessert by paperpunk on Tuesday July 12, 2016 @06:05AM (#12077861)

Why not go into it? It's exactly the question you're responding to. I'm not trying to flame you, I'd like to understand what the drawbacks of such a diet are.

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Re:We need to call American breakfast what it often is: dessert by tluyben2 on Tuesday July 12, 2016 @08:06AM (#12078344)

Because my reasons are not health but animal suffering and that is offtopic...

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Re:We need to call American breakfast what it often is: dessert by benjohnson on Tuesday July 12, 2016 @12:19PM (#12080305)

As a carnivore, I would still urge you to speak your mind.

You may not necessarily convince me to give up meat, but if you are gentle in your approach, you may convince me to be careful about the way my various food-animals are treated.

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Re:We need to call American breakfast what it often is: dessert by tluyben2 on Tuesday July 12, 2016 @04:40PM (#12082140)

I personally eat only meat from which I know where it comes from. Which means I do not eat a lot of meat or eggs or milk, but when I (we) do, it will be from animals who had a good life. Like my chickens and my neighbors goats and sheep. Even if that is not feasible for you, most of us on HN do not need to eat animals who were packed in tight trucks, fed crap and otherwise tortured until they die in massive amounts. If you pay more and pay attention you will not only have better quality (I can taste the difference anyway), but also you can look your pets in the eye instead of being a hypocrit. I really do not miss meat and will eat it if I incidentally find it and I have chickens for eggs myself. They have names and they will live to be very old in my garden. I never try to convert anyway: I believe that most people have this when they watch a video of a meat factory but just turn their heads. Sad but I am sure I cannot change it besides give nice alternatives. Which are there for a bit more money and some care.

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Re:We need to call American breakfast what it often is: dessert by JPKab on Tuesday July 12, 2016 @01:35PM (#12080905)

Ethical concerns about a meat-centered diet aside, I can tell you this: A bacon and eggs breakfast (with no carbs) is for many, many people a very energetic breakfast. It's actually very popular in the MMA and Crossfit communities.

My personal experience with it is lots of energy and a long-lasting satiety that allows me to easily skip lunch.

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