Table 2 Habitual and less frequent food and beverage consumption for breakfast among Habitual Breakfast Eaters (HBE)
From: Breakfast consumption habits of Australian men participating in the “Typical Aussie Bloke” study
HBE consuming these foods/ beverages ≥ 5 times a week (n = 94) | HBE consuming these foods/beverages 1–4 times a week (n = 94) | |
|---|---|---|
Foods | ||
Any breakfast cereal | 50.0%a | 34.4%b |
• Cereals like muesli | 19.2% | 22.3% |
• Cereals like Weet Bix,Vita Brits, Weeties | 17.0% | 25.5% |
• Cereals like All Bran | 6.4% | 5.3% |
• Cereals like Cornflakes, Nutrigrain, Special K | 4.3% | 14.9% |
• Cereals like Sultana bran, Fiber Plus and Branflakes | 2.1% | 4.3% |
• Cereals like porridge | 12.8% | 24.5% |
Milk for cereal | 51.1% | 21.3% |
Fruit | 28.7% | 30.9% |
Yogurt | 12.8% | 24.5% |
Toast | 13.8% | 47.9% |
Spread (e.g. jam, honey, peanut butter, Nutella, vegemite, etc.) | 11.7% | 36.2% |
Butter and/or margarine | 8.5% | 41.5% |
Eggs | 11.7% | 58.5% |
Bacon | 0 | 30.9% |
Beans | 0 | 13.1% |
Pancakes | 0 | 8.5% |
Beverages | ||
Coffee | 40.4% | 18.1% |
Tea | 6.4% | 17.0% |
Juice | 5.3% | 19.1% |
Smoothies | 4.3% | 11.7% |
Milk on its own | 1.1% | 6.4% |
Combinations of foods and/or beverages | ||
Cold breakfasts | ||
Any cereal & yogurt | 10.6% | 14.9% |
Fruit & yogurt | 7.4% | 12.8% |
Cereal with milk & fruit | 11.7% | 10.6% |
Cereal, fruit & yogurt | 6.4% | 8.5% |
Toast & butter or margarine & spread | 5.3% | 29.8% |
Cooked breakfasts | ||
Toast & eggs | 3.2% | 36.2% |
Bacon & eggs | 0 | 26.6% |
Toast, eggs, butter or margarine | 0 | 29.4% |
Toast, bacon & eggs | 0 | 17.0% |
Toast (and butter/margarine) with bacon and eggs. | 0 | 13.8% |