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Meal Blurring Among Breakfast Trends

CHICAGO — Chocolate for breakfast, hot pizza in the morning and eggs and bacon all day long, are among the breakfast habits reported by readers of the Food Channel’s recipe, news and reviews website, foodchannel.com.

CHICAGO — Chocolate for breakfast, hot pizza in the morning and eggs and bacon all day long, are among the breakfast habits reported by readers of the Food Channel’s recipe, news and reviews website, foodchannel.com.

"Most of us still recognize breakfast as the most important meal of the day," Kay Logsdon, editor of The Food Channel, said in a prepared statement. "It’s all new, though. Now it’s okay to eat chocolate for breakfast, and we are eating our morning meal in two parts — grabbing that first cup of coffee at home and adding to it with something at the office."

Among other trends featured in its top 10 list:

• Oatmeal is becoming a mainstream staple
• Breakfast competition is heating up among quick service restaurants
• Consumers are saving money by brewing coffee at home
• Global influences are creeping into the morning meal
• Breakfast beverages are expanding beyond coffee and orange juice
• Eggs will stage a comeback this year
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