To Breakfast & Beyond
Exploring the history of breakfast
Undoubtedly the best part of the morning, the pinnacle of a reason to wake up, and the perfect way to start your day - is breakfast. The eager stomach drives the routines of many people, and the morning meal has become a staple in the typical modern day. But when did breakfast actually begin? What did people eat before cereal and avo toast? Can we even imagine a time when our mornings weren't centred around the comforting brands of Kelloggs, Quaker Oats, or even Vegemite?
Historians and dieticians alike have been intrigued by the breakfast dilemma, morphing from a traditionally religious event where families would 'break' their 'fast', to a health phenomena promoted within our age of advertisement as 'the most important meal of the day!' Today, wh...