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I just realized I didn't know any Americans

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[–] 0ndead 83 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)
[–] SnotFlickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zone 49 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

I feel personally attacked.

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[–] FerretyFever0@fedia.io 59 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

I don't eat. I run on thoughts, prayers, and the power of friendship.

[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 43 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Poor guy starved to death. 😔

[–] finitebanjo@piefed.world 9 points 2 weeks ago

See it's funny because whether you believe Ferrety or not the joke works.

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[–] Truscape@lemmy.blahaj.zone 44 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

I love a nice breakfast burrito.

[–] jobbies@lemmy.zip 8 points 2 weeks ago (5 children)

Ooh. What goes in the burrito?

[–] WR5@lemmy.world 18 points 2 weeks ago
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[–] Nemo@slrpnk.net 30 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

The scraps of my children's uneaten breakfasts, so:

  • half an egg sandwich

  • the dregs of a bowl of oatmeal with maple syrup, mixed with whatever unsyruped oatmeal I can scrape out of the pot

  • about four apple slices and half a bagel

on days my spouse cooks breakfast. When I cook, everyone eats pancakes.

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[–] Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world 27 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

Technically nothing, but I do have coffee at the office.

Except on Thursday. That's doughnut day.

[–] Hellotypewriter@retrolemmy.com 22 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] SnotFlickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zone 18 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Uh huh huh huh. You said package.

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[–] StrawberryPigtails@lemmy.sdf.org 27 points 2 weeks ago

Usually nothing. When I do have breakfast it's either pancakes and eggs or milk and cereal. Every now and then I get a wild hair and have oatmeal.

[–] AlecSadler@lemmy.blahaj.zone 23 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

I don't generally eat breakfast. I honestly don't know how people do it, when I wake up the last thing I want to do is eat.

[–] psx_crab@lemmy.zip 17 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

We tend to eat breakfast using mouth

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[–] Pat_Riot@lemmy.today 21 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)
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[–] NoneOfUrBusiness@fedia.io 19 points 2 weeks ago (8 children)

I find the lack of cheese in the comments very concerning.

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[–] MintyFresh@lemmy.world 18 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Anxiety and despair

[–] celeste@kbin.earth 17 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

bagel and cream cheese, with coffee.

[–] Asafum@feddit.nl 8 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

I rarely eat breakfast, but if I feel like getting a treat on my morning break at work there's nothing better than a toasted everything bagel with sliced onion, tomato, and cream cheese.... Well, lox could make it better, but I'm not getting a $15 bagel lol

It's sooooo damn goooood...

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[–] isaaclyman@lemmy.world 15 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Rather than tell you what I personally eat, maybe it will be useful to know what American diners serve for breakfast. You can walk into any locally-owned diner anywhere in the country and order from a menu almost exactly like this:

  • Breakfast Combo: Two eggs (scrambled, fried, or over easy/medium/hard), meat (bacon, sausage links, steak, or ham), and a carb (pancakes, toast, a biscuit, or hash browns)
  • Biscuits and Gravy: Two biscuits with sausage gravy over the top. Sometimes served with an egg.
  • Pancakes: A short stack is 2 and a tall stack is 4. Served with maple syrup.
  • Skillet/Omelet: Eggs scrambled with onions, bell peppers, cheese, and meat. An alternate version, sometimes called “loaded hash browns,” uses hash browns instead of eggs.
  • Breakfast Burrito: An omelet wrapped up in a tortilla. May be smothered with red or green chili sauce for a Tex-Mex spin.
  • Oatmeal: Boiled oats with fruit, granola, syrup, etc.
  • Eggs Benedict: Poached egg on an English muffin with ham and hollandaise sauce.

And then each diner will have their own “famous” specialty, like stuffed French toast, “home fries” (pan-fried potato chunks), huge pancakes, or sausage made in house. It’s hard to go wrong though, American breakfasts are consistently pretty tasty.

[–] roofuskit@lemmy.world 9 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

American Diner breakfasts are not anything like people's daily meals.

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[–] wildncrazyguy138@fedia.io 15 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Greek yogurt, walnuts, craisins, pumpkin seeds, hemp hearts, chia seeds, maybe cinnamon, maybe a dash of honey, possibly some frozen fruit if I feel like waiting for it to thaw a bit. Coffee with a dash of oatmilk.

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[–] CptOblivius@lemmy.world 14 points 2 weeks ago

3 cups of coffee. Unless it's 4.

[–] CaptSatelliteJack@lemy.lol 14 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

I am genuinely floored by how many people here are claiming to actually eat breakfast. Tf is all the chia pudding bananas toast eggs shit??? For me, and everyone I know, breakfast is a special occasion for days off. My wife and I make breakfast maybe 10 times a year. I've always heard Lemmy's average age is on the higher end, and this thread has confirmed it for me.

[–] oascany@lemmy.world 9 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Well I mean you put oats in a jar overnight and take them to work or school in the morning. Easier still is keeping instant oats at work if you can. Breakfast is important man idk about skipping it everyday.

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[–] XiELEd@piefed.social 13 points 2 weeks ago (5 children)

The amount of Americans in the comments who don't eat breakfast is shocking

[–] Soulcreator@programming.dev 10 points 2 weeks ago (6 children)

As an American who doesn't eat breakfast, I'm curious why that is shocking to you?

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[–] Psythik@lemmy.world 12 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

Nothing. Last thing on my mind in the morning is food.

Appetite usually kicks in the late afternoon/early evening, when I have my first and usually only meal.

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[–] frog_brawler@lemmy.world 11 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)
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[–] AllHailTheSheep@sh.itjust.works 11 points 2 weeks ago

coffee and weed

[–] kelpie_returns@lemmy.world 10 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Last night's leftovers or oatmeal and fruit, usually. Maybe some toast or eggs depending on the mood. I'll occasionally go to the ma and pa diner down the street for some waffles or pancakes, but that's more of a treat than a real breakfast.

Edit: also coffee or tea. A strong irish breakfast with cream and honey is my favorite

[–] msokiovt@lemmy.today 10 points 2 weeks ago

Most of the time, nothing. I tend to drink tea in the morning (usually, an hour after I wake up do I do that). Green tea with a dairy-free creamer is something I love to do a lot, actually.

[–] discosnails@lemmy.wtf 10 points 2 weeks ago

Black coffee and patience.

[–] socsa@piefed.social 9 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Used to be Coffee and cigarettes, but now it's just Coffee and shit posting.

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[–] ExtraMedicated@lemmy.world 9 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I might be weird, but I often just have leftovers. Or sometimes I'll throw a frozen pizza in the oven, maybe have some salad, whatever.

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I like toast, eggs, and coffee for a work day and whatever Im feeling for a free day (which tends to be toast, eggs, sausage, and coffee lol I usually do wheat toast and i get ground sausage tubes because they're easy to freeze and such)

[–] aesthelete@lemmy.world 8 points 2 weeks ago
[–] PhilipTheBucket@piefed.social 8 points 2 weeks ago

Three options each with a couple of options, depending on factors:

If short on time or lazy:

  • Cold cereal with milk
  • Granola + yogurt

If motivated:

  • Scrambled eggs with cheese, salsa, breakfast potatoes / toast, hot sauce or spicy chicken mixed in
  • Pancakes with butter + jam

If depression:

  • Nothing and then early lunch
[–] figjam@midwest.social 8 points 2 weeks ago

Coffee and meds. Peanut butter toast if I'm feeling naughty

[–] Vandals_handle@lemmy.world 8 points 2 weeks ago

Most commonly one the following; granola with nuts and dried fruit topped with yogurt, peanut butter and banana sandwich, eggs and toast.

[–] IlmariGanander@lemmy.wtf 8 points 2 weeks ago

Nothing. If I eat breakfast I'm hungry by 10 and that sucks.

If I don't have a choice about eating breakfast, but I do get to select what to eat, eggs and hashbrowns.

But I also eat those for lunch and dinner because they are yummy.

[–] whelk@retrolemmy.com 8 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

Not sure if people just don't eat cereal anymore, or they just don't care to admit it. Love me some corn chex in particular. I'll do toast and scrambled eggs and bacon if I'm feeling like taking the time though, sure.

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[–] AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 8 points 2 weeks ago

Cigarette and THC vape normally. I don't feel hungry for the first several hours I'm awake

[–] other_cat@piefed.zip 8 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I have to have a protein focused breakfast, so usually some form of eggs. I have a lot of crustless quiches, scrambled eggs, omelets. Good thing I like them so much!

If I ever develop an egg allergy I am completely fucked lol

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[–] HurlingDurling@lemmy.world 8 points 2 weeks ago

Americano, and two slices of multi grain toast with butter

[–] CarbonIceDragon@pawb.social 7 points 2 weeks ago

I have to eat really quick on workdays, so I don't always get anything, but usually cereal, or I'll spread applesauce and cinnamon on homemade bread if I've prepared some the last few days. Or recently pan dulce if I happen to have bought any recently because there's a bakery nearby that ive discovered sells it fresh for quite cheap.

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