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According to the old adage, breakfast is the most important meal of the day. Christine Byrne, Mph, SELF, 6 Jan. That’s an increase of about 15 cents for breakfast and 40 cents for lunch from the previous school year to help with rising costs. Anyone who has visited Turkey knows that Turkish breakfast is a big deal—a lavish, social meal that can last for hours. Callie Blue, who has been working at Gus’s Diner in Sun Prairie, Wisconsin, for six years, had just started her early-morning shift when Michael Johnson, president and CEO of the local Boys and Girls Club, came in for breakfast at around 6:00 a. Kerry Breen, CBS News, 27 Dec. Tartines as they are served in France for breakfast are buttered pieces of baguette with jam.

One study showed that those who ate protein for breakfast consumed fewer calories throughout the day. Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 22 Dec. Also—pull out your tiny violins—breakfast in the private restaurant is no longer free. Bianca Bosker, The Atlantic, 17 Dec. If breakfast is your favorite meal of the day, make sure to stop by for the restaurant’s bottomless brunches on the weekends. Dana Givens, Robb Report, 8 Dec.

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