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Poll: Do you eat breakfast every day?

Meal of champions, you say?

BREAKFAST, WE’VE LONG been told, is the most important meal of the day.

But let’s be real, it can be hard to fit it in. Depending on whether you’ve a long commute ahead of you, kids to get ready for school or myriad other responsibilities that just have to be done before you head off to work, grabbing a breakfast bar and eating on the run can be a hard enough task, let alone sitting down and taking the time to eat a cooked breakfast with all the trimmings.

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So we want to know, do you eat breakfast every day?

Do you make the effort to get up that little bit earlier and have time to make and eat something – even if it’s just cereal? Or is it just too hard?

Is it on your list of things to get better at now that school is starting back and (if you have kids) routines can be established again?

We’ve got some tasty articles lined up that will help you with your breakfast woes – whether that’s not knowing what’s quick and healthy to eat of a morning, or just being bored eating the same thing day after day (porridge, we’re looking at you).

 We want to know – do you eat breakfast every day?


Poll Results:

Every day (6944)
Most days but not always (2358)
Never (1495)
I eat in work (1097)
Only at the weekend (1025)

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    Mute Larry K
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    Aug 31st 2015, 1:07 PM

    Porridge most days but sometimes treat myself to a bowl of wheetabix!! I’m living the dream

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    Mute jane
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    Aug 31st 2015, 1:11 PM

    You rebel you.

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    Mute Peadar Ó Gréacháin
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    Aug 31st 2015, 1:23 PM

    4 weetabix and hot milk, 1 Actimel, 1 half glass of Tropicana orange juice, it use to be a fag and a cup of tea, thanks to e.cig I look forward to my breakfast, a year in October.

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    Mute jane
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    Aug 31st 2015, 1:24 PM

    Fair play to you Peadar.

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    Mute Buckwheat MacMillan
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    Aug 31st 2015, 1:32 PM

    Jaysus, a fu€king Irish water jibe on an article about breakfast! Get on to politics.ie and moan all you want there

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    Mute jane
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    Aug 31st 2015, 1:53 PM

    Wha?

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    Mute Peadar Ó Gréacháin
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    Aug 31st 2015, 2:54 PM

    Cheers Jane.

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    Mute Carmo Vanderval
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    Aug 31st 2015, 2:55 PM

    Wait I’ll fix this:

    I’d have a glass of water only I can’t afford it. Wha?

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    Mute andrew haire
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    Aug 31st 2015, 4:33 PM

    Four weetabix ? I’d say you’re quare and windy after that. Enjoy.

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    Mute jane
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    Aug 31st 2015, 4:50 PM

    Thanks carmo

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    Mute Sarah Clifford
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    Aug 31st 2015, 5:45 PM

    Not so healthy either that’s just a big load of sugar

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    Mute GameOverMan
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    Aug 31st 2015, 1:22 PM

    Breakfast is the reason i get out of bed…

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    Mute TotalScrotal
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    Aug 31st 2015, 1:14 PM

    Porridge isn’t boring,theres about a million different ways to spice it up,cinnamon and raisin one of my favorites.
    It’s cheaper, healthier and will keep you satisfied for longer than whatever super laden crap purveyor you have lined up to sponsor these article’s

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    Mute TotalScrotal
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    Aug 31st 2015, 1:15 PM

    Sugar laden

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    Mute Denise Houlihan
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    Aug 31st 2015, 3:54 PM

    Sliced banana in the bowl, porridge on top. Chopped nuts and berries on top and a good drizzle of honey. Delish! Good to go til lunchtime.

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    Mute Joanna
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    Aug 31st 2015, 1:29 PM

    Is it still breakfast if I have it a couple of hours after getting up? I’m usually not hungry till then.

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    Mute Bobby Jones
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    Aug 31st 2015, 1:19 PM

    just a coffee :(

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    Mute AARO-SAURUS
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    Aug 31st 2015, 1:33 PM

    A box of amber leaf for me.

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    Mute Brian Ó Dálaigh
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    Aug 31st 2015, 4:09 PM

    Jaysus, I couldn’t have a whole box myself!!

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    Mute AARO-SAURUS
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    Aug 31st 2015, 4:11 PM

    The breakfast of Champions.

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    Mute Caoimhe Katie
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    Aug 31st 2015, 1:39 PM

    I jump outta me leaba every morning for two poachers.

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    Mute BevinArmageddon
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    Aug 31st 2015, 1:10 PM

    Egg, bacon and spinach wrap, everyday.

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    Mute BevinArmageddon
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    Aug 31st 2015, 2:30 PM

    as in crispy american bacon :)

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    Mute Lily
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    Aug 31st 2015, 1:12 PM

    I personally not a breakfast fan. I am in work at 7 and have lunch at 1 thats my breakfast, rarely will I have breakfast on my day off, if I do its usually a fry or poched eggs n toast.

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    Aug 31st 2015, 1:06 PM

    Can’t afford to eat breakfast every morning with d price of it gone sky high n this government wants me to pay for more like Irish water I’ll go to jail first I’d be better fed roof over my head and a cot to lie in best of Al no bills to worry about

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    Mute IrishGravyTrain
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    Aug 31st 2015, 1:11 PM

    Ffs

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    Mute Rebel Rebel
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    Aug 31st 2015, 1:11 PM

    ye the price of corn flakes is fierce shocking these days.

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    Mute Ray Farrelly
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    Aug 31st 2015, 1:12 PM

    Liam don’t forget you also get payed.

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    Mute BevinArmageddon
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    Aug 31st 2015, 1:12 PM

    Yeah, the government and their cornflakes tax, b@stards.

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    Mute Paul Mc
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    Aug 31st 2015, 1:26 PM

    Bejasus I know times are hard but surely a bowl of porridge or a slice of toast is within most people’s budget unless of course you are homeless which thanks to this and the last government is increasing.

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    Mute Alan Scott
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    Aug 31st 2015, 1:42 PM

    Do see lots of workers grabbing a container of coffee and rushing out to the van or car . Not for me

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    Mute andrew haire
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    Aug 31st 2015, 2:08 PM

    Or porridge Liam. With milk about 20c, very good for you. Just a little water required.

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    Mute Alan Scott
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    Aug 31st 2015, 1:38 PM

    Full bowl of porridge every am tea and toast.

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    Mute Sticky Micky
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    Aug 31st 2015, 1:09 PM

    It’s not the most important meal of the day…. Look up intermittent fasting

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    Aug 31st 2015, 1:12 PM

    I can imagine what you do instead of eating when fasting sticky.

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    Mute Sticky Micky
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    Aug 31st 2015, 1:15 PM

    Have to conserve energy on a fast

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    Aug 31st 2015, 2:55 PM

    so you sit back and get someone else do it sticky good man.

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    Mute Sticky Micky
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    Sep 1st 2015, 11:56 AM

    I like a bit of jam on it

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    Aug 31st 2015, 2:22 PM

    Ostrich fillet diced and pan-fried in full fat butter with spinach and sweet potato with 3 hard boiled eggs..

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    Mute selfsustainable
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    Aug 31st 2015, 2:42 PM

    Notions^^^

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    Mute AARO-SAURUS
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    Aug 31st 2015, 4:11 PM

    Notions overdose.

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    Aug 31st 2015, 6:39 PM

    Weetabix every morning

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