Is Breakfast Really the Most Important Meal of the Day? | 12
Call Me Curious
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4.4 • 555 Ratings
🗓️ 26 May 2022
⏱️ 42 minutes
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Summary
"Breakfast is the most important meal of the day"… but is it really? We’ve heard that saying so many times we assume it's true. In this episode Nikki & Mr. Malone turn to breakfast historian Heather Arndt Anderson to uncover the phrase’s unusual origins — and to see if the old adage stays crispy in milk! They're also joined by dietician Connie Weissmuller to discover the real health consequences of eating vs. skipping breakfast. PLUS, Cereal mascot pop quiz!
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| 0:00.0 | From Wondry, I'm Nikki Boyer, and this is Call Me Curious, where every week I'll get to the bottom of those funny, strange, puzzling, or just got-a-no questions you have. |
| 0:16.9 | And we'll tell you the best we can what the answer is. |
| 0:21.0 | Because I've got 21 questions. |
| 0:23.6 | I've been 21 guessing you could teach me a lesson. |
| 0:28.3 | Call me curious. |
| 0:32.2 | Call me curious. |
| 0:34.2 | So tell the truth Hi, welcome to Call Me Curious. |
| 0:55.2 | Let's talk about breakfast. |
| 1:01.3 | I have a love-hate relationship with breakfast, meaning I hate how much I love it. |
| 1:06.7 | Seriously, when I die, I want to be buried on a bed of French toast. |
| 1:10.7 | I adore breakfast so much that when I do allow myself the luxury, I like to take my time with it, right? And get all buttery. I'm looking at you biscuits and gravy. Oh, so good. But like many people, my mornings are busy, so most days I actually don't end up eating until around noon. And all morning, I hear this little voice inside my head echoing, but breakfast is the most |
| 1:32.2 | important meal of the day. |
| 1:34.8 | We've heard that phrase our entire lives, right? |
| 1:38.1 | And it seems so common sense that we never bother to question it. |
| 1:42.1 | But let's take a step back here, okay? |
| 1:44.4 | Where did that notion even come from? |
| 1:46.7 | And more importantly, is it even true? |
| 1:49.9 | Is breakfast the most important meal of the day? |
| 1:53.2 | Well, we'll find out on this episode of Call Me Curious, |
| 1:57.1 | the most important podcast you'll listen to all day. |
| 2:00.6 | So right now I like to welcome the pop to my |
| 2:03.5 | Snap and Crackle. My good friend, Mr. Malone. Hi, Maloney. Oh, hi, Nikki. I love that introduction. |
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