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I won't snack or am hungry before 17:00, usually not before 20:00 except I do sports or something, then I may need a snack around 14:00.

If I do eat early my body takes hours to get to full energy again. It literally makes me tired.

My girlfriend doesn't work that way. And I have no idea why this works so well for me.

Depends on the person. If I eat breakfast I feel like crap for 2-3 hours afterwards. I have friends who can't function for the day before eating first.

It's certainly not the most important meal of the day in general. Especially as a societal meme that came directly from an advertising campaign for a cereal manufacturer.

Steel Cut is non-whole oat cut in small bits for those wondering. I had to google, didn’t know if you were joking.

If I don’t eat breakfast I won’t snack or be hungry until 5pm so the slogan isn’t a oversimplification, it’s marketing