September Discussion Question 2
Song’s research makes the connection that breakfast consumption becomes more regular with age. Do you think this is taking into account young children’s breakfast eating habits? What factors make breakfast consumption more regular with age?
posted by Anonymous @ 7:12 PM
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I don't think that it is taking into account very young children's eating habits. However, I do think that as we age, we are more able to prepare our own breakfasts and can make the time to eat it in the morning instead of sleeping and running out the door to catch a bus or something. Plus, as we age, breakfast is something that we can have without preparation--you can grab a bowl of cereal or a snack bar if need be.
I do agree that as we age out of our teenage and collage years, our breakfast-eating habits (whether good or bad) become more regular. In general, I believe young children have more regular breakfast eating habits due to the increased dependence on their guardian(s). As children become more independent, their breakfast habits evolve into their own.
Nisa and Breine,
I agree with your points. Children often do have more regular breakfasts, but I think it does depend on how much of a priority the parents make breakfast, and also the ability to provide breakfast.
With Song’s research it only includes people 19 years and older so I do not think he is necessarily taking into account young children. I do think that children eat breakfast more regularly especially if they parents are involved. Also many children go to day care now and receive breakfast at the day care. I think breakfast consumption because more regular with age because we start to get more into a routine by waking up at the same time everyday for work and eating breakfast.
It seems unanimous that as we age we also seem to find the time to fit breakfast into our schedule. It might be interesting to see in 50 years if this still is true with a completely different generation of "on-the-go" mentality. As for considering the youth, I am sure there habits will reflect their household's breakfast eating habits. In which case, I don't think they were considered in this study.
Brittany,
Good ideas about breakfast and aging it sort of follows a U shape, regular, irregular and regular (from childhood, to teenage- early adult, to adult).
Suzie,
I think that is so true about the grab in go foods, we sure do rely on convenience.
I do not think that young children's eating habits were taken into account. I think that young children are probalby more likely to eat breakfast because parents or schools provide it. I think that a more regular schedule plays a role in breakfast consumption becoming more regular. Youger adults are less likely to stick to a regular routine.
I would agree, but only partially about the statement 'breakfast-eating habits may become more regular with increasing age'. I would guess that most people fall in either of two categories: breakfast eaters or breakfast non-eaters. The latter typically do not eat anything for breakfast most days of the week, regularly. The former typically eats something for breakfast most days of the week, regularly. There are, of course, going to be normal fluctuations of eating habits across a life span. For example, as mentioned before, teens and young people might feel there is extremely limited time for breakfast. I think the breakfast eater would find a convenience item, not necessarily healthful, to consume for breakfast. Later in life, retirement for example, may allow for a different kind of breakfast. Breakfast can be about enjoying cooking and spending time with loved ones. I think falling into the category of breakfast eater tends to happen early in childhood with good breakfast habits being instilled by parents or learning institutions.
Andrea-
I think you have some good ideas about how aging and breakfast eating. I think there is definitely the opportunity for people to spend more time preparing a meal when they are older. Then again some very old people do not always have the energy to prepare meals and so they rely on caregivers for meals.
I do think that as we age the things we eat for breakfast change also. When we are young we eat what our parents prepare for us. When we get a little older we tend to pick quick things that are easy to eat on the go and then after we retire we may make oatmeal or eggs with toast etc. It is an interesting cycle.
Britney, maybe I should retire since I already make oatmeal for breakfast ;-) Yes, I do agree, "cycle" is a good word to describe the transitions of our life cycle and our breakfast eating habits.
Ha ha, I eat oatmeal for breakfast almost everyday, I guess I should have retired a long time ago. However, I did pick up some RTEC at the store today after all this talk about it's benefits. I agree that our brekfast choices change through the lifecycle. But, I think at any age variety is important. And that part of getting someone to eat breakfast on a regular basis could be to provide them with a variety of examples of different foods to have for breakfast. If you have a teenager that will only eat pizza for breakfast, I think that is better than not eating anything.
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