“Breakfast is a notoriously difficult meal to serve with a flourish”
Hooray! Dr oz has cancelled breakfast! The American TV doctor and heart specialist said: “I think for 2020, one of the things I’m gonna do is cancel breakfast. I don’t think we need breakfast, that’s an advertising ploy”.

I have never been a fan of breakfast. I despised it as a child; it felt like being force-fed. It made me simultaneously groggy and hungrier during the day but I was repeatedly told it was ‘the most important meal of the day’. And I always thought, ‘Is it? ‘Cos I could do without it’. Nevertheless, I just got on with it and thought that, maybe, my body system was, somehow, flawed.

Cereals were the worst! The fact that, with cold milk, you had a two-minute window to consume it before it became a sugary, mushy mess was utterly depressing. With warm milk? Forget about it.
According to Dr Oz, “unfortunately, a lot of the dogma that we were fed for decades came out of advertisements; it wasn’t really based on the truth or around our health.” I mean … I guess “eat it quickly before it turns to slop” isn’t exactly a selling point. Although, it would be unique.

Dr Oz claims that if you are suffering from hunger pangs in the morning, it’s probably because you are experiencing food withdrawal or a surge in insulin. “You had some super-carbohydrate… or some french fries at ten at night. That means your body’s insulin is all whacked-up! By the next morning, the withdrawal is happening and you’re starving” We’ve all been there.
He suggests that the smartest thing to do is to cancel breakfast and have your first meal when you are hungry. Or opt for brunch. Which is what I do. I love brunch, especially when it’s at lunch-time but you can keep your soggy cereals. Even if it’s served in a mason jar, it’s still cereal.