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A bowl of cereal.Scrambled eggs, bacon, and toast.Pancakesand sausage.

And where did this motto come from anyway?

Enter: The family dinner era.

multiple bowls of oatmeal with different toppings, fruit, avocado, yogurt, etc

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As for breakfast, it took on an aura of luxury.

If you had time for a leisurely morning meal, it meant you werent hustling to get to work.

Those with more physical jobs should fuel up with meat, bread, and butter.

Blueberry and Mascarpone-Stuffed French Toast Casserole

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For those without the luxury of a long breakfast,Dr.

“Although Dr. Kellogg really intended his cereal to be foods that would not cause indigestion.”

By 1928, Dr. W.D.

Chilaquiles Breakfast Casserole

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This helped ingrain this idea in the mind of the average American consumer, Forrest adds.

It makes no sense to ask your body to perform with no food.

So, does this make breakfast the most important meal?

An extra snack or two can help fill in the gaps.

Sometimes, this means enjoying potstickers or even lasagna for breakfast, Bremer says.

(One of our favorite timesaversandfood waste-reducersis polishing off leftovers from last nights dinner the next morning!)

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