Breakfast has been called the most important meal of the day. Some also believe that it should be the biggest meal of the day, to help get the metabolism under way. Breakfast is indeed important for everyone, but even more so for kids because their development depends heavily on the regular intake of nutrients. For children in particular, skipping breakfast could mean semi-starvation as well as behavioral and physical problems.http://www.webmd.com/diet/guide/most-important-meal

Breakfast foods and customs are numerous and vary by region and culture. However there is no set custom to breakfast in America and for many, the meal consists of oddities such as pizza or cold chicken. Weekends tend to bring more tradition to the meal and waffles, hashbrowns, omelets, cereal and fruit are common fare adopted from the Europeans. Breakfast as a meal hardly ranks as highly in the rest of the world. To the Dutch breakfast is called a snack. The German breakfast translates to early bite and the French and Italian both refer to it as a bridge to the midday meal or small first lunch. The Japanese also incorporate egg into their small breakfast, accompanying by fish, rice, seaweed cucumbers, and soybeans.http://www.todaysdietitian.com/newarchives/tddec2007pg32.shtml

The meal of breakfast has gone through many changes and alterations throughout history. Originally it didn't exist and dinner was the earliest meal time, eaten before noon. The concept and importance of breakfast changed as humans settled and started tending land. Once just a meal for the wealthy, breakfast became a staple and came to signify the beginning of the day for all.http://www.foodtimeline.org/foodfaq7.html

Today, breakfast is a favorite meal around the world and consists of a wide array of culinary delights such as waffles, pancakes, eggs, sausage, bacon, french toast, omelets, corned beef hash, hominy, home fries, fruit, bagels, muffins, croissants, and crepes along with the full compliment of fruit juices, coffee and tea.http://ravenclawgirl.veoc.net/HouseElves/he_breakfast.htm