Is breakfast the most important meal of the day?

6 Minute English

BBC

Language Learning, Education

4.6 • 1.3K Ratings

🗓️ 30 October 2025

⏱️ 7 minutes

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How do you like your eggs in the morning? Or do you prefer toast, cereal, yogurt or something else? Maybe you usually don't bother with breakfast! Well, some experts believe that a large breakfast could be the key to maintaining healthy eating habits. Georgie and Phil discuss this and teach you some new vocabulary.

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0:39.2	Hello, this is six-minute English from BBC learning English.com. Hello, this is six minute English from BBC Learning English. I'm Georgie.
0:43.6	And I'm Phil. Did you have any breakfast today, Georgie? Or did you skip it?
0:48.3	I did have some breakfast. On the way to the office, I got myself a pastry and a coffee. What about you?
0:55.1	I had a big bowl of porridge, but it was at 6 o'clock this morning, so I'm hungry again now.
1:02.3	And you might soon be hungry as well, because we're going to talk about breakfast. How important is it?
1:10.0	Let's start by hearing from Professor Alexandra Johnston,
1:13.3	a nutrition scientist who spoke to Ruth Alexander, host of BBC World Service program,
1:19.2	The Food Chain. I am supporting the meme, breakfast like a king and dine like a pauper.
1:26.3	For you then, breakfast is the most important meal of the day.
1:30.0	I agree. So it's really important, particularly for people who are trying to maintain a healthy
1:35.8	weight and people who are trying to lose weight.
1:39.7	Alexandra says that you should breakfast like a king and dine like a pauper.
1:45.2	Porper is an old-fashioned word for a very poor person.
1:48.9	The expression means have a big breakfast and a small dinner.
1:52.9	We're going to find out some of the reasons that Alexandra and other experts recommend doing this.
1:58.2	And as usual, we'll learn some useful new words and phrases. And remember,
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