Do you prefer to start you day out with a hot or cold breakfast meal, if any?

@hdjohnson (2981)
United States
October 25, 2008 1:03pm CST
Some folks may not be able to answer this because they don't eat breakfast. For those of you that do hot of cold, what say you? For me, I always prefer HOT verses cold. I like grits, eggs, sausage, crossants or toast. Or Waffles, eggs, sausage or I sorta like oatmeal with raisins, eggs, sausage BUT my all time favorite is: A nice Vegetable 3-4 egg omelette, sausage and cheesy grits. I think you've noticed the pattern that I like eggs and sausage (turkey verses pork). Although I like the hot meals, lately I've been eating, cereal bars, cereal or I may skip all of that any just eat a couple of pieces of fruit or worse just have my cup of JOE only.
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@sankata (236)
• Estonia
26 Oct 08
I always eat cold and drink hot tea for breakfast. Usually bread , and sometimes cereals or cereal bars. I don't have any power in the morning to make myself a proper breakfast.
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@p1kef1sh (45681)
25 Oct 08
hdJohnson I love a Great English fry up for breakfast. Sausage, bacon, eggs, fried potatoes, grilled tomatoes, mushrooms, black pudding (made of pigs blood) and fried bread. Complete with toast and a large mug of tea! Unfortunately to prepare that lot takes some time and is without doubt a heart attack on a plate!. The Scottish, Welsh and Irish have their own variations on this. So most mornings I have a bowl of Bran Flakes and a glass of juice. But whenever I stay in a hotel I have the works!
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@p1kef1sh (45681)
25 Oct 08
Black pudding sound disgusting and until about 12 months ago I would have said so too. However, properly made and cooked it is smooth and delicious. But most hotels overcook it and it is like chewing on a tyre!
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@p1kef1sh (45681)
26 Oct 08
Black pudding - Blood and fat pudding popular in the UK, especially the north of England
Picture of a black pudding below.
@hdjohnson (2981)
• United States
25 Oct 08
ALright you made me until you got to the black pudding, everything else sounded great though. So if we swapped the tea for a coffee; swapped the fried bread for a bagel or english muffin. we got a good meal. I think everyone has the works at a hotel, I know I do!
• United States
25 Oct 08
My preference is for hot food in the morning - I love oatmeal with raisins or some kind of fruit with a little milk in it. Or cream of wheat or any hot cereal for that matter. It's healthy too!
• United States
25 Oct 08
I don't really think it tastes like it - it is creamier - tastes "wheaty" I guess - is good with fruit and milk and I like it because it is warm - kind of like comfort food! Give it a try!
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@hdjohnson (2981)
• United States
26 Oct 08
I just might, since I like wheat products or foods with wheat on them. But with the whole milk and fruit idea?!? Not so sure about that.
@hdjohnson (2981)
• United States
25 Oct 08
Does cream of wheat taste like a version of oatmeal? I've never tried it and am kinda curious about how it taste.
@kenzie45230 (3560)
• United States
25 Oct 08
I do prefer a hot breakfast over a cold one - no matter the temperature outside. I love oatmeal (with brown sugar and cinnamon) and cream of wheat or cream of rice. A banana and a cup of coffee completes the breakfast for me. Sometimes I like eating eggs, but not much anymore.
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@hdjohnson (2981)
• United States
25 Oct 08
You must be from up north if your in the US, the reason I say that is the cream of wheat comment. Most northerns eat cream of wheat. I've never tried it personally, I would imagine is tastes somewhat similar to oatmeal (which I'm not a big fan of). I grew up in the south, so grits were the main things we ate from breakfast, besides the eggs, sausage, toast, or bagels and flavored cream cheese. HMMM HMMMM HMMMMM HMMMMM good! LoL! I not trying to sterotype you either, just noticing a your comment. Actually as a kid, that's how we knew the other kids were from up north if they ate cream of wheat.
@sudalunts (5523)
• United States
25 Oct 08
Hi, I just wanted to put my two cents in you may have something there, I am from up north, and I love cream of wheat. I like the brown sugar flavor. As a child, I hated grits, and still do, but if that was all my mother had, we had to eat them. My parents are from the south. Like the lady above, my favorite hot cereals are cream of wheat or cream of rice, I can tolerate oat meal, but it is not my favorite. I usually do not eat much of a breakfast. Usually an english muffin or a roll and orange juice or hot chocolate. My husband loves breakfast, before we got married, his first meal of the day would be breakfast regardless of the time. He likes grits, cheese and eggs and sausage and coffee. And he is not from down south either I think grits are the only southern food he likes.
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@hdjohnson (2981)
• United States
26 Oct 08
ROFL! that indeed is funny about your hubby and the grits. Thanks for sharing.
@tushark1 (117)
• India
26 Oct 08
In some past 2-3 years i always do hot breakfast meal...but when i do breakfast that day i do my lunch very late means not on time. so it starts affecting on my health. So now a days i stopped having brakfast.
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@Nhey16 (2518)
• Philippines
26 Oct 08
hi tushark1, isn't it that breakfast is the most important meal in a day? i was just curious why'd you stopped having breakfast and how does it affect your health?
• Canada
26 Oct 08
I prefer hot breakfasts because I find them easier to take first thing in the morning. Also, it keeps me warm :) However, I'm usually too lazy to make breakfast so I end up eating a cold breakfast of cereal and milk. Last year, though, I lived in a residence where they served breakfast so I used to go for their hot breakfast omelettes and breakfast specials (like stuff called 'breakfast samosa' and 'breakfast burrito' that I've never even heard of before). Hot breakfasts are great ...as long as I'm not the one making it lol.
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@hdjohnson (2981)
• United States
26 Oct 08
~ Welcome to mylot by the way. I know what you mean regarding you not being the one to make breakfast. I've been in catering and food service type positions before, so I'm really familiar with how a lot American dishes of foods are cooked or at least prepared for cooking. The breakfast burrito and 'breakfast samosa' sound scrumptious! Thanks for sharing.
@shell94 (990)
• Canada
25 Oct 08
I do not usually eat breakfast, but when I do my preference is the HOT type. I love eggs and sausage with toast and home fries. My tummy does not always allow for me to eat breakfast, but when I do I really enjoy it, especially wwhen I am not the cook for a change.
@hdjohnson (2981)
• United States
25 Oct 08
at the comment about not being the cook. Sorry to hear about the tummy thing. Homefries are okay, I haven't found a consistent homefry recipe, must less a consistent cook to make them, the way I enjoyed at this 24 hour restaurant called "City Cafe" where I live.
@Hatley (163776)
• Garden Grove, California
26 Oct 08
hi hdjohnson I like hot oatmeal with raisins and toast and milk for my breakfast or eggs and hashbrowns. I never skip breakfast as I am a diabetic and dont want to have low blood sugar. Breakfast is the most important meal of the day as it does just what it says, it breaks your fast. dont'skip breakfast . eat something so you wont be starving by noon.
@hdjohnson (2981)
• United States
26 Oct 08
Thanks for the education and the explanation of the word breakfast. I really appreciate your response. I will remember this definition as well. Your breakfast choices sound YUMMY!
@lvaldean (1612)
• United States
25 Oct 08
Personally I don't eat breakfast until I have about half a pot of coffee in me. It is only then that I can even look at food, always coffee first and that coffee must be strong and rich really I double down on it. I use to love breakfast but not so much anymore. All the foods I really loved aren't so good for you. When I was really a breakfast eater it was: Pancakes with eggs in between with lots of pepper (no syrup) and sausage or Waffles with chicken and gravy or Grits and Eggs, sometimes with greens or Chicken porriage (asia) Now well things are different Fruit, with protien drink Fruit, with 1/2 bagel Fruit, with oatmeal and nuts Fruit, with egg whites only
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@hdjohnson (2981)
• United States
25 Oct 08
Now things seem a lot more healthier! I do hope it was by choice and not because of other reasons. Nonetheless, whatever the case, at least you get to enjoy life at whatever stage you may be add. ~ Thanks for responding and happy mylotting.
@rainmark (4302)
25 Oct 08
That depends on my apettite and moods, if i feel lazy to cook, i used to have cereals or krispies. But most of the time i have hot breakfast, bacon, eggs and friend rice. Happy posting.
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@hdjohnson (2981)
• United States
25 Oct 08
Okay, now my curiousity is raised, what is friend rice? What's in it and what does it taste like?
@lilcee (2703)
• United States
25 Oct 08
Hi hdjohnson. For me it depends on the day. If it's cold or rainy, I like something hot like oatmeal or pancakes, eggs etc. But, if it's a warm day, I probably would just eat cold cereal. Sometimes I ask my husband what he wants and I just eat that. Sometimes it's eggs, grits, bacon or sausge but usually it's just cereal. One thing I do like to make is egg, bacon cheese on a toasted English Muffin. Better than I get at a fast food place LOL. We always have some kind of juice and if it's cold, we have hot chocolate. We don't drink coffee.
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• United States
25 Oct 08
Coffee first for me, too. I can't even think until I have at least one cup. I've gotten better - I used to be an all-day coffee drinker and easily put away a quart or more of coffee a day. Nowadays, I usually stick with one or two cups. I often don't have breakfast until noon time, and when I do, it's usually something like toast or a bagel with peanut butter and a piece of fruit. I do like a bowl of oatmeal with raisins sometimes, or a bowl of soup or even noodles. Lately, I've been breakfasting on fresh plum tomatoes because my stepson's garden had a bumper crop and he brings them by. When I get a chance to go out to breakfast (very very rarely), I love me some huevos rancheros or chili and cheese omelet. Mmm... now I'm hungry.
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@hdjohnson (2981)
• United States
25 Oct 08
Huevos rancheros suena muy delicioso (sounds very delicious)! I was wondering when someone was gonna start to get hungry!
@hildas (3031)
26 Oct 08
I always prefare a hot meal for breakfast. I have what we call an 'Ulster Fry'. We have pancake, potatoe bread, soda bread, sausage, bacon, eggs and mushrooms. Thank goodness I only have this once or twice a fortnight, as it is so unhealthly, as it is fried in the pan. It is lovely . I do prefare this to cereal. Lately I have been having cold, packet cereals in the mornings as I have become dizzy because, I do not eat before 10.00am. These are easier to prepare. I do not really prefare them, just grab them for handyness.
• Singapore
26 Oct 08
Personally i prefer to start my day out with a hot breakfast meal most probably i do not like to take cold breakfast meal in the morning as it will cause me to have a bad stomachache. I have not taken a cold breakfast meal for years and i love to have hot steaming food fresh from the cooking pot for breakfast. I usually have a cup of hot coffee as part of my breakfast too.
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@cream97 (29086)
• United States
26 Oct 08
Yes, I would prefer a hot breakfast, especially when it is very cold outside. I like the warm feeling of being filled up with a hot breakfast that satisfies me in the mornings. My favorite would be pancakes, or hot grits.
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• Qatar
26 Oct 08
hot breakfast for me... sausage, toasted bread, omelet, waffles, sometimes, mixed fried rice with hotdog... with my fave cappucino.. hhmm...
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@23uday (2997)
• India
26 Oct 08
Hi I will prefer to start the day with hot breakfast or cold breakfast whatever i can eat both whether it is hot or cold breakefast in the morning.If i eat a hot breakfast would prefer a omlette with bread,dosa,idly,noodles,etc.. If i eat a cold means egg boil,groundnuts,etc..I like fruit juices and every day i would prefer to drink a juice.So are you hot or cold breakfast you want? And what you want?Be happy.
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@rbhuiyan (66)
• Bangladesh
26 Oct 08
I do not take breakfest with hot or cold food because i never used to take my breakfast out of my house.I woke up in the mornig and regularly I like to take my breakfast with all the members of my family.I dn't like to start my day to take my beakfast out.But i like to take my breakfast outside with any of my family members and any of my friends.
• Australia
26 Oct 08
Simply milk and cereal for me or milk and bread. I don't like a heavy breakfast and especially grease. Man i don't mind eating ice kachang for breakfast though heh.
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• United States
26 Oct 08
I always go with a cold bowl of cereal, at least on weekdays. It's kind of a habit i've gotten into. i like to make hot breakfast on the weekends though, and my roommates really appreciate it :) I just don't have time for a hot breakfast in the morning during the week. My favorite hot breakfast to make is pancakes with homemade biscuits and sausage gravy.
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