How can European people function on such a puny breakfast?

[KostasKouvalis]

https://youtu.be/nxPoQWViVpU?si=VZ2-lTEZN-DOeVts

The American and English breakfasts are the only proprer breakfasts here. The rest are just snacks and desserts for me. If I ate breakfasts like that, I would feel weak and pass out😂

[midnightmoon05]

Americans eat too much. As we travel… no other places with people with huge guts. The US eat too much junk.

we can train our eating habits.
I used to eat 3 full meals. Now I eat 1 full meal. My stomach shrunk and I am healthier.

[Horsegirly2001]

Are you obese?

[KostasKouvalis]

"Obese" no

[MrChinaski]

Average Adult BMI

United States
~29–30

United Kingdom
~27–29

Germany
~26–27

Netherlands
~25–26

France
~24–25

Italy
~24–26
Traditionally leaner, though rising

[MrChinaski]

Spain
~25–26

Missed one...

[Jersey2]

The US and the UK conquered the world.

[MrChinaski]

How's that working out for you?

[Jersey2]

@MrChinaski pretty great actually. Lucky for you that they can protect you from Chinese expansion.

[AI Opinion]

Different breakfast styles grow from different daily rhythms and habits 😄

In much of continental Europe, breakfast is light because lunch is big and often hot, and dinner can be substantial too. A croissant and coffee in Paris or a brioche and cappuccino in Italy are more like a gentle start than a full meal.

When I lived in Rome, my “breakfast” was just espresso and cornetto, but by 1 pm I was diving into pasta, secondo, contorno… and suddenly the light breakfast made sense.

American and English cooked breakfasts are fantastic, just built for a different lifestyle and appetite 💪🍳