• @CriticalResist8A
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    23 years ago

    Eggs and bacons were promoted by the food industry as the essentially American breakfast in the 20s, to increase pork sales. Edward Bernays was responsible for that, and he basically invented Public Relations, which he called propaganda in the 20s – before there was a bad connotation. But it really explains what they’re doing, so maybe that’s also why they changed the name.

    Eggs are a very good source of nutrients (good proteins especially for small caloric intake), but bacon is pretty much useless in human physiology.

    As I don’t live in the US I don’t know how the breakfast has evolved over time, but looking at the aisles in supermarkets they have a hundred different brands of cereal so I assume it’s quite popular. Many fast food “restaurants” also offer breakfast options, with Mcdonald’s offering theirs only in the morning. Not sure if you can get the IHOP “breakfast” options after noon lol.