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I have never been a breakfast person. The only thing that sometimes appeals to me in the morning is cereal. However, I'm trying to be healthier, and I'm wondering what the most healthy breakfast ...

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Think about 1700 to 1900. They ate a "LIGHT" breakfast, generally what was available, eggs, bread, grits, cream of wheat, or such, sausage, bacon and biscuits, in moderation. there was no "lunch". They were working at those times. According to the area, they ate "dinner" before the sun went down. By candle light or lantern, they consumed what was left and called it "supper". This came from a conversation with my wife's great great granny (what a treat). She told me what life was like when she was a kid. There were few obese persons. I tried to understand what the main cause of death was, the reply was "consumption", whatever that was....

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The Greek Geek,

In the past, tuberculosis has been called consumption, because it seemed to consume people from within, with a bloody cough, fever, pallor, and long relentless wasting.
 
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Thank you.... The great grand mom lived past 100. Many of the kin lived to past 80. I observed that many of the illnesses that were fatal were treatable today!
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