176: Who Invented Breakfast? The Breakfast Industry’s Dirty Little Secrets

Hi friends, happy Wednesday!

The other day I woke up starving — like, hangry. So I wandered into the kitchen and stood there, just… staring. Eggs? Too much work. Pancakes? Ehhh Toast? Meh. I mean why is choosing breakfast this complicated?

It’s supposed to be “the most important meal of the day,” right? At least that’s what we’ve all been told. But who decided that? Who made the rules on what we should eat first thing in the morning?

So I started digging — and what I found is, breakfast has never been just about food. It’s been a battlefield. A PR stunt. A marketing goldmine. And sometimes… even a political weapon.

From early doctors who thought bland breakfasts could stop “sinful urges”… to the government pushing a food pyramid on America… to movements that fought for kids to actually have access to breakfast …it’s messy. Like spilled coffee on your white shirt messy.

So let’s dive into it. Today we are talking about the Dark History of Breakfast.

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This podcast is Executive Produced by:

Bailey Sarian & Kevin Grosch and Joey Scavuzzo from Made In Network

Head Writer: Allyson Philobos

Writer: Katie Burris

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Research provided by: Coleen Smith

Special thank you to our Historical Consultant: Heather Arnt Anderson, author of “Breakfast: A History”

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