It's time for Breakfast! - Day 7

You made it safely to your hotel and feel fast asleep. You’ve now woken up and are ready to start your day. Before you start, however, you need to eat some breakfast. Imagine that you and your whanau have walked out of the hotel and into a restaurant across the street. At the restaurant you are offered a traditional breakfast meal. Scroll through the examples below to see a picture of what is commonly eaten in your country for breakfast.

Canada – Pancakes with maple syrup

https://www.walldevil.com/385601-pancakes-with-butter-and-maple-syrup-wallpaper.html

Mexico – Chilequilas

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/06/10/mexican-breakfast-recipes-real-good_n_7546956.html

Chile – Sweet tea and buttered toast

http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/tea-toast-being-replaced-healthy-10905330

England – Full English Fry-Up

http://www.seriouseats.com/2012/08/guide-to-a-fry-up-full-british-breakfast-what-is-in-ingredients.html

Germany – Brotchen (bread), cheese and salami platter

http://www.lexibites.com/tag/coffee/

United Arab Emirates – Chebab (Wrap)

https://www.tripadvisor.com/LocationPhotoDirectLink-g187849-d7092951-i129707934-Mariu_Kebabberia_Gastronomica-Milan_Lombardy.html

South Africa – Cup of tea and a rusk (hard bread)

https://mintychai.wordpress.com/2013/09/19/cardamom-mint-chai/

Japan – White rice, fish, meso soup and natto (fermented beans)

http://triplerin.com/2014/01/slappy-cakes-all-day-breakfast-in-tokyo.html

Malaysia – Nasi Lemak (rice, vegetables and meat)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nasi_lemak

Australia – Vegemite on toast

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vegemite

Activity 1

Compare the picture of common breakfast foods in the country you’ve chosen with what you typically eat for breakfast here in New Zealand. I usually have a bowl of sultana bran cereal with trim milk and a cup of tea. What about you? On your blog, please tell us:

1. What you eat for breakfast
2. What people in your chosen country eat for breakfast
3. Which of the two breakfast options (your breakfast or the breakfast in the other country) you prefer. Why do you prefer it?

What I eat for Breakfast - What I usually eat for Breakfast when I'm in a rush is just Cornflakes with juice.

What Chilean people eat for Breakfast - Chilean people usually eat buttered toast with sweet tea.

My Choice- If I were to pick between what I usually eat and what Chilean people eat, I would choose The Chilean Tradition. I know it doesn't really make a difference, but I really want to know what makes the sweet tea......sweet. I wonder if it's sugar or something else.

Activity 2

Some of the most famous foods to come out of New Zealand include kiwifruit, lamb, whitebait, oysters, tuatua (shellfish), kumara, bacon and egg pie, hokey pokey ice cream, lolly cake, anzac biscuits and pavlova. Take a picture of you (or someone you know!) eating one of these famous ‘kiwi’ foods. Post the picture to your blog. Underneath the picture tell us what they are eating.

I took a snap of my cousin eating a Kiwifruit.

Bonus Activity

According to numerous researchers and fitness experts, breakfast is the most important meal of the day. They argue that people who eat breakfast will have more energy, be in a better mood, be able to think more clearly, do better at school and end up healthier than people who don’t eat breakfast.

Interestingly, not everyone agrees. In fact, some people believe that breakfast is not the most important meal of the day because people often eat too much food at breakfast time, gain weight and become unhealthy. They think that it is better to skip breakfast and eat a number of small meals later in the day.

After reading the arguments presented above, what do you think? Is breakfast the most important meal of the day? Why or why not?

Answer:

I think Breakfast is the most important meal of the day, because Breakfast provides the body and brain with fuel after an overnight fast. In my opinion I think that Breakfast is a great fuel for school, and work.