Wonder of the Week: Why Do We Call It Breakfast? Is Breakfast the MostImportant Meal of the Day? Why or Why Not?

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How do you start a typical school day? If you’re like most kids, you probably try to squeeze an extra 40 winks of sleep in after your parents tell you it’s time to get up. Once you’re up, though, it’s off to the races as you hurry to get showered, dressed and ready for the bus.

But what about something to eat? Do you wolf down a quick bowl of cereal? Heat up a hot bowl of oatmeal? Pop a couple of pastries into the toaster? Or do you sit down to a hot meal of pancakes, eggs and bacon?

That first meal of the day is more commonly known as breakfast. If you divide this compound word into two parts, you’ll see it’s made up of “break” and “fast.” To fast means to go without food. So “breakfast” means to break the fast you’ve been observing since you went to sleep the night before!

You’ve probably heard parents and teachers say that breakfast is the most important meal of the day. But is that true? And why would it be?

Why Do We Call it Breakfast?

We call it breakfast because breakfast is where you have food in the morning and lunch is in the afternoon.

We call it breakfast because if you call it food it does not make any sense.

We call it breakfast because it is the first meal of the day.

Is breakfast the most important meal of the day? Why or why not?

Breakfast is the most important meal of the day because if you didn't have breakfast you would be hungry before lunch, but if you do have breakfast you wouldn't be hungry.

Breakfast is the most important meal of the day because it starts off your day with a lot of energy.

I learned breakfast is the most important meal of the day because it gives you energy to start the day. (Roma)

I learned that breakfast is the most important  meal of the day because it starts you off and get you a lot of energy. (Caitlin)

I learned...

I learned we call it breakfast because and you wake up in the morning you are breaking your fast.(Luke)

I learned that even if you are running late you should not skip breakfast. (Madison)

A good breakfast throughout the week willinclude all sorts of food such as fruits, vegetables, grains, protein and dairy products. (Dana)

I learned that if you don't have breakfast in the morning you won't have a lot of energy. (Hunter)