Charming Breakfast

Some say the most important meal of the day is lunch.  They say it gives them that extra boost to get over a midday slump and carries them straight through to dinner.  I would have to disagree.  What meal jump-starts your day and can get you feeling energized? Breakfast.  Nothing starts my engine like some eggs, bacon, and toast with a glass of OJ.  It's so vital to my daily mood that I often eat enough to skip lunch.  My last meal was breakfast, and to be honest, my meal was far from that "hearty" breakfast which I adore.  I sat down with a few friends to catch up with them and hear their outrageous stories from spring break with nothing more than a rather small bowl of General Mills' Lucky Charms.  Sure, they're full of dyes, preservatives, and something that makes their marshmallows somewhat crunchy, but they get the job done, and when you don't have time to spare they are pretty satisfying.  While the meal itself was unremarkable, the speed at which I bulldozed through my bowl and headed out to class certainly impressed me.  Even after that small bowl of cereal, I felt ready to start my day with enough energy to get through class.  Don't get me wrong, the value of breakfast doesn't lie just in the energy you get to start your day, it also provides a setting to discuss plans for the day, last nights events, and acts as a buffer period between being asleep and having things to do.  My last meal was a very simple breakfast, but even as such it was essential to help me start my day.