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I love the idea of having bacon and eggs for breakfast in the morning. The reality is though that bacon and eggs take time and effort while pouring a bowl of cereal is quick and easy.

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>The reality is though that bacon and eggs take time and effort

Yes, the reality is that children take time and effort.

But if parents can’t spare 15 minutes to invest in their kids health and wellness and instead opt for convince at the cost of priming their bodies for obesity, fatty liver disease and type2...there are other issues to consider.

Take a whole package of bacon, put it on a cookie sheet. Bake 15 minutes in the oven at 350 degrees to your liking. Remove, Drain/cool. Place bacon in freezer.

Take eggs. Boil in water. Place in refrigerator.

Voila, you now have bacon and eggs in the morning for multiple days with zero effort.

Another easy one - McDonald’s style Egg McMuffin:

You’ve got your frozen English muffins because you’re lazy and don’t want to deal with moldy bread. Throw one in the microwave for 30 seconds. Remove and place in toaster to toast. In the meantime crack an egg into a cereal bowl and microwave to poach. I think that’s 30 seconds? Now your egg and muffin are done, add cheese and ham or that frozen bacon from the above, microwave to melt the cheese and such.

Not the healthiest stuff out there but it’s by no means difficult. I think many people wanting to transition from buying pre-made food to making actual food need to do so in baby steps.

Reheated bacon and eggs probably tastes awful.

I hate cooking bacon, especially in the morning, because the smell sticks to my clothes and my hair.

> Reheated bacon and eggs probably tastes awful.

No more "awful" than a McDonald's McMuffin. Since that's literally what they do.

Bacon surprisly reheats in the microwave well. Its better fresh. With that being said, I can feel the oil and grease so I'd personally prefer not to eat bacon every morning.

Eggs taste fine cold, so I personally go with the boiled (but currently cold) egg.

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At minimum, something as greasy as bacon gives me pimples if I eat it every day. I can't imagine bacon each morning is healthier than even Cinnamon Toast Crunch (which has less sugar than most people realize...)

http://smartlabel.kelloggs.com/Product/Index/00038000787225

https://www.crazysquares.com/products/cinnamon-toast-crunch/...

Cinnamon Toast Crunch has 9g of Sugar. Special K Oats and Honey has 11g. Granted, Special K has a bigger serving size (31g vs 42g), but the sugar content is actually comparable between the two.

It's important to recognize the serving size of these cereals, as you pointed out. CTC and Special K Oats are comparable (12 and 11G of sugar), but Special K Oats is a sugary cereal. It is not original, plain Special K. It's not really healthier than Cookie Crisp despite the "healthy" branding.

Unsweetened/barely sweetened cereals like plain Special K and Rice Krispies are much better for you than CTC or equivalents.

Also, just about nobody eats one single serving of any of these cereals, either. Probably multiply by 2 for a typical person. They have basically no protein or fat so they don't fill you up. 1.33 grams of protein per cup for Cinnamon Toast Crunch. Breakfast cereals don't make you feel full for a long time.

Obviously bacon isn't necessarily something to consume a lot of. You could substitute a lot of other similarly easy to consume proteins.

Let's go with another easy one: plain greek yogurt. Per 150G container, it's got 80 calories, 6g carbs, and 15g of protein. It's got exactly the same amount of sugar as 1 1/4 cups of unsugared cereal like Rice Krispies (before adding milk), while giving you 15x more protein. It's going to keep you full a lot longer than that bowl of cereal. As a bonus, yogurt is even easier to prepare than cereal.

When they’re cooked properly (i.e. not burned), frozen bacon and sausage are amazing.

The extra joy of going from zero to bacon in 30-seconds is particularly awesome.

Reheated boiled eggs? Wtf...

If I eat eggs that I boiled and refrigerated, I just eat them cold or at room temp if they sit out for a bit.

I didn't say reheated hard boiled eggs. You just keep it in the fridge and eat it cold.

It takes me approx 5 minutes to fry an egg and clean the pan.

I'll be 5 minutes later to work rather than eat non-food.

It's quicker and more efficent to stay in bed than it is to go to work. What of it?

Life is to be lived.

It takes me five minutes to fry two eggs in the morning, including washing the pan. While the eggs are frying I drop some toast in the toaster.

You can opt for overnight oats. Takes 2 seconds to prepare. I usually include chia, banana and blueberries, then add natural peanut butter in the morning.

Costco has precooked bacon that's pretty decent. It definitely isn't as good as the normal uncooked bacon, but only takes a couple minutes to heat up (or under a minute in the microwave). It's great because I can throw it in the pan when my eggs are just about done, total time less than 10 minutes. Tastes way better than any cereal any day, not to mention not full of sugar/carbs.

Cooking two poached eggs takes 90 seconds in my microwave. Bacon can be cooked in quantity and eaten cold or warmed in the microwave.

So yes, the cereals are easier but the saving in time is really not more than about five minutes.

The reality is also that 90% of the world population find it unbearable for more than a few days, like during the holidays

I still prefer having bread, butter and jam

Or milk and biscuits

Many here in Italy skip breakfast or have a cornetto (croissant with no butter) and cappuccino at the bar

It's the dose that makes the poison

The opposite of too much sugar it's the right amount of sugar to go through the morning till lunch, not completely avoid sugar

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