What Is a Continental Breakfast? What Is Included?

If you have ever stayed at a hotel, you have probably seen the words continental breakfast listed as one of the amenities.

But what does that actually mean?

Does a continental breakfast include eggs?

Is there bacon?

What makes it different from a regular hotel breakfast?

And why is it called "continental" in the first place?

In general, a continental breakfast is a relatively light morning meal built around breads, pastries, fruit, cereal, coffee, tea, juice, and other simple foods that require little or no made-to-order cooking.

A typical continental breakfast might include:

• Toast
• Bagels
• Muffins
• Croissants
• Pastries
• Cereal
• Fruit
• Yogurt
• Butter
• Jam
• Coffee
• Tea
• Orange juice

Some hotels expand the menu with:

• Hard-boiled eggs
• Cheese
• Deli meat
• Oatmeal
• Waffles

Once a buffet begins adding hot foods such as scrambled eggs, bacon, sausage, potatoes, pancakes, and other cooked items, it starts moving closer to a full breakfast rather than a traditional continental breakfast.

This guide explains what continental breakfast means, where the term comes from, what is normally included, how it differs from American and English breakfasts, and how hotels and restaurants can set up an efficient continental breakfast buffet.

What Is a Continental Breakfast?

A continental breakfast is a light breakfast traditionally consisting of:

• Bread or pastries
• Fruit
• Jam or preserves
• Coffee or tea
• Juice

Modern hotel versions often expand that basic selection with cereal, yogurt, bagels, oatmeal, and other convenient breakfast foods.

The defining characteristic is usually that the meal is:

• Simple
• Relatively light
• Easy to serve buffet-style
• Quick for guests to eat
• Less focused on cooked meats and eggs

Why Is It Called a Continental Breakfast?

The name refers to the breakfast traditions associated with continental Europe.

Historically, breakfast customs differed between parts of Europe.

A lighter European-style morning meal might consist primarily of:

• Bread
• Pastries
• Butter
• Jam
• Coffee

This contrasted with heavier British and American breakfast traditions that became associated with foods such as:

• Eggs
• Bacon
• Sausage
• Potatoes
• Toast

The term "continental" therefore came to distinguish a lighter European-style breakfast from heavier cooked breakfasts.

Does Continental Breakfast Mean It Is Free?

No.

The words continental breakfast describe the style of food being served, not whether customers pay for it.

A hotel may advertise:

Complimentary continental breakfast.

In that case, the breakfast is included with the room.

Another hotel might offer the same type of breakfast for an additional charge.

The word complimentary tells you it is included.

The word continental tells you what style of breakfast to expect.

What Is Usually Included in a Continental Breakfast?

The exact selection differs from hotel to hotel, but several foods are particularly common.

1. Bread

Bread is one of the foundations of a continental breakfast.

Options may include:

• White bread
• Whole wheat bread
• Multigrain bread
• Rye bread
• English muffins

A self-service toaster may allow guests to toast their own bread.

2. Bagels

Bagels have become very common at American hotel breakfast bars.

Guests may be offered:

• Plain bagels
• Everything bagels
• Cinnamon raisin bagels
• Whole wheat bagels

Common toppings include:

• Cream cheese
• Butter
• Jam

3. Croissants

Croissants fit naturally into the traditional continental breakfast idea.

They can be served:

• Plain
• With butter
• With jam
• With chocolate filling

They also require very little work during breakfast service if they are baked or sourced ahead of time.

4. Muffins

Muffins are another common hotel breakfast item.

Popular flavors include:

• Blueberry
• Chocolate chip
• Banana nut
• Bran

Mini muffins can work particularly well on buffets because guests can sample different varieties without taking a full-size portion.

5. Danish Pastries

Danish pastries may provide a sweeter breakfast choice.

Common versions include:

• Cheese Danish
• Cherry Danish
• Apple Danish

6. Other Breakfast Pastries

A larger continental buffet might include:

• Scones
• Cinnamon rolls
• Breakfast breads
• Turnovers
• Mini pastries

Restaurants and hotels can arrange baked goods on platters, trays, baskets, or risers.

Nishi Enterprise's Commercial Serving Ware collection includes trays, platters, bowls, and other buffet presentation pieces suitable for hotel and restaurant service.

7. Butter

Butter is commonly provided alongside:

• Toast
• Bagels
• Muffins
• Croissants

Hotels may use individually portioned butter packets because they are easy for guests to take and help with portion control.

8. Jam and Preserves

Common flavors include:

• Strawberry
• Grape
• Raspberry
• Orange marmalade
• Mixed berry

Honey may also be available.

9. Fresh Fruit

Fruit adds a lighter option to the breakfast.

A hotel may offer whole fruit such as:

• Bananas
• Apples
• Oranges

or prepared fruit such as:

• Melon
• Pineapple
• Grapes
• Berries
• Fruit salad

Why Whole Fruit Works Well for Hotels

Whole fruit can be operationally convenient because it:

• Requires little preparation
• Is easy for guests to take
• Creates relatively little cleanup
• Can be replenished quickly

10. Yogurt

Yogurt is now common at many continental breakfast buffets.

Hotels might provide individual containers of:

• Plain yogurt
• Vanilla yogurt
• Strawberry yogurt
• Greek yogurt

Some larger hotels create a yogurt station with toppings.

Possible Yogurt Toppings

• Granola
• Berries
• Honey
• Nuts
• Dried fruit

11. Cold Cereal

Cereal is another breakfast staple because it requires very little active cooking.

A breakfast buffet may provide several options such as:

• Corn flakes
• Bran cereal
• Granola
• Oat cereal
• Children's cereal

Milk is served nearby.

12. Oatmeal

Oatmeal is technically a hot item, but many modern continental breakfast programs include it because it is inexpensive and relatively easy to hold in quantity.

Guests may customize oatmeal with:

• Brown sugar
• Raisins
• Cinnamon
• Nuts
• Fruit

13. Coffee

Coffee is one of the most important parts of a hotel breakfast.

Many guests may care just as much about having hot coffee available quickly as they do about the food.

A basic setup may include:

• Regular coffee
• Decaffeinated coffee
• Cream or milk
• Sugar
• Alternative sweeteners

Nishi Enterprise's Commercial Beverage Dispenser collection includes coffee and tea urns designed for high-volume breakfast buffets, hotels, banquets, and catering service.

14. Tea

A tea station may offer:

• Black tea
• Green tea
• Herbal tea
• Decaffeinated tea

with hot water and additions such as:

• Milk
• Honey
• Lemon
• Sugar

15. Orange Juice

Orange juice is probably the beverage most closely associated with a traditional hotel breakfast after coffee.

It may be:

• Served from a pitcher
• Served from a juice machine
• Held in a self-service beverage dispenser

Nishi Enterprise carries commercial juice dispensers with models designed specifically for breakfast buffets and self-service beverage stations.

16. Apple Juice

Apple juice is another common choice, particularly when hotels want to provide at least two juice options.

17. Milk

Milk may be provided for:

• Cereal
• Coffee
• Children

Hotels may also provide:

• Low-fat milk
• Skim milk
• Plant-based alternatives

depending on the property and customer demand.

Does a Continental Breakfast Include Eggs?

Traditionally, eggs are not a core part of a basic continental breakfast.

However, modern hotels often expand the concept.

You may find:

• Hard-boiled eggs
• Packaged egg sandwiches
• Scrambled eggs

at a hotel that still refers to its breakfast as continental.

Once scrambled eggs and multiple cooked breakfast items become central to the buffet, the breakfast is closer to what many people would call a full breakfast or hot breakfast.

Does Continental Breakfast Include Bacon?

Usually not in the traditional definition.

Bacon is more strongly associated with:

• American breakfast
• English breakfast
• Full hot breakfast buffets

Some hotels may still serve bacon while using the phrase continental breakfast loosely.

Does Continental Breakfast Include Sausage?

Sausage is also normally part of a heavier hot breakfast rather than a traditional continental one.

What Is a Basic Continental Breakfast Menu?

A very simple hotel setup could offer:

• Toast
• Bagels
• Muffins
• Butter
• Jam
• Bananas and apples
• Cold cereal
• Coffee
• Tea
• Orange juice

That would meet most customers' expectations for a basic continental breakfast.

What Is an Expanded Continental Breakfast?

An expanded continental breakfast adds more options without becoming a complete made-to-order breakfast restaurant.

It might include:

• Bagels
• Croissants
• Muffins
• Toast
• Cold cereal
• Oatmeal
• Yogurt
• Granola
• Fresh fruit
• Hard-boiled eggs
• Coffee
• Tea
• Orange juice
• Apple juice

Continental Breakfast vs. American Breakfast

An American breakfast is typically heavier and more focused on cooked foods.

What Is a Full American Breakfast?

A full American-style breakfast might contain:

• Eggs
• Bacon
• Sausage
• Breakfast potatoes
• Toast
• Pancakes or waffles
• Fruit
• Coffee
• Juice

It is generally much more substantial than a continental breakfast.

Continental Breakfast vs. English Breakfast

A full English breakfast is even more clearly centered around cooked foods.

Depending on the preparation, it may include:

• Eggs
• Bacon
• Sausage
• Beans
• Tomatoes
• Mushrooms
• Toast

A continental breakfast is much lighter by comparison.

Continental Breakfast vs. Breakfast Buffet

A continental breakfast can be served as a buffet, but the words are not interchangeable.

Continental breakfast describes the style of food.

Breakfast buffet describes the service format.

A buffet can contain only continental foods.

Or it can contain a huge hot breakfast selection with:

• Eggs
• Bacon
• Sausage
• Hash browns
• Pancakes
• Omelets
• Pastries
• Fruit

Why Do Hotels Serve Continental Breakfast?

There are several operational reasons.

1. It Requires Less Cooking Equipment

A basic continental breakfast does not require a full kitchen line producing:

• Eggs
• Bacon
• Sausage
• Pancakes
• Potatoes

Many items can simply be:

• Displayed
• Portioned
• Replenished

2. It Requires Less Labor

A made-to-order breakfast operation may require:

• Cooks
• Servers
• Dishwashers
• Food runners

A self-service continental breakfast can be operated with fewer employees depending on the size of the property.

3. It Is Fast for Guests

Hotel guests are often trying to:

• Catch a flight
• Attend a meeting
• Start sightseeing
• Get back on the highway

They may not want to sit for a 45-minute restaurant breakfast.

A continental buffet allows someone to:

1. Grab coffee.
2. Take a bagel.
3. Pick up a banana.
4. Leave.

4. Many Items Are Easy to Portion

Items such as:

• Yogurt cups
• Muffins
• Fruit
• Cereal
• Bagels

are relatively simple to portion and replenish.

5. It Can Serve Many Guests Quickly

Imagine 100 hotel guests trying to eat between 7:00 AM and 8:00 AM.

A traditional restaurant could experience a major rush.

Self-service breakfast stations spread customers across:

• Beverage station
• Pastry station
• Cereal station
• Fruit station

which can improve flow.

Continental Breakfast Is Common at Hotels

Hotels are probably where most Americans encounter the term.

It can be especially common at:

• Limited-service hotels
• Motels
• Business hotels
• Bed-and-breakfast properties
• Conference facilities

Do Restaurants Serve Continental Breakfast?

They can.

The format can work well for:

• Hotels with restaurants
• Corporate meetings
• Conferences
• Morning catering
• Business events
• Banquets

A restaurant catering a 7:30 AM corporate meeting may find a continental breakfast easier to execute than a full plated breakfast.

Continental Breakfast for Catering

A catered continental breakfast can be extremely practical.

A package could include:

• Assorted bagels
• Cream cheese
• Muffins
• Croissants
• Fruit platter
• Coffee
• Tea
• Orange juice

Why It Works Well for Business Meetings

The foods are generally:

• Easy to serve
• Easy to eat
• Relatively clean
• Familiar to most guests

Attendees can eat while:

• Talking
• Networking
• Preparing for a meeting

Continental Breakfast for Conferences

Conference breakfast service may need to feed hundreds of people over a short period.

Instead of serving plated eggs to everyone, event organizers can create stations for:

• Coffee
• Tea
• Juice
• Pastries
• Fruit
• Yogurt

This allows guests to move through relatively quickly.

How to Set Up a Continental Breakfast Buffet

A good breakfast buffet should have a logical flow.

Do not simply place everything on one table without considering how guests will move.

Station 1: Plates, Bowls, and Utensils

Place basic service pieces where guests can access them easily.

Nishi Enterprise's Dinnerware & Tabletop collection includes commercial plates, bowls, cups, and tabletop pieces for restaurant, hotel, and buffet service.

Station 2: Bread and Pastries

This might contain:

• Bagels
• Toast
• Muffins
• Croissants
• Danish pastries

Use platters or baskets so the products remain easy to see and replenish.

Nishi's Commercial Serving Ware can be used for buffet displays and food presentation.

Station 3: Spreads and Condiments

Provide items such as:

• Butter
• Cream cheese
• Jam
• Honey

Keep cold products properly refrigerated or held according to applicable food-safety requirements.

Station 4: Cereal and Yogurt

This area can contain:

• Cereal
• Granola
• Yogurt
• Milk
• Fruit toppings

Station 5: Fresh Fruit

Fruit can be displayed in:

• Bowls
• Platters
• Individual portions

Station 6: Coffee and Tea

The beverage station should often be separate from the main food line.

Why?

Because almost everyone wants coffee.

If coffee is placed directly in the middle of the food buffet, guests waiting for beverages can block people trying to get food.

Nishi Enterprise's Commercial Beverage Service collection includes coffee and tea urns that work well for high-volume self-service stations.

Station 7: Juice and Cold Beverages

Hotels may provide:

• Orange juice
• Apple juice
• Water

Nishi's beverage collection includes commercial juice dispensers designed to keep chilled beverages organized on breakfast and buffet lines.

Why Double Juice Dispensers Can Be Useful

If a hotel wants to offer both:

• Orange juice
• Apple juice

a double dispenser keeps both beverages together in one compact station.

Nishi Enterprise's Beverage Dispenser collection includes single and double juice dispenser options for hotel breakfasts, restaurants, banquets, and catering.

When Are Chafing Dishes Needed?

A traditional continental breakfast does not require many chafing dishes because much of the food is cold or room temperature.

However, an expanded hot breakfast might add:

• Scrambled eggs
• Sausage
• Bacon
• Breakfast potatoes
• French toast

Those foods need appropriate hot holding.

Nishi Enterprise's Commercial Chafing Dish collection includes full-size, round, oval, and decorative chafers for hotel breakfast buffets, restaurants, banquets, and catering operations.

What Size Chafer Is Good for Breakfast?

A full-size rectangular chafer can work well for high-volume foods such as:

• Scrambled eggs
• Breakfast potatoes
• Sausage

Round or smaller chafers can be useful when:

• Guest count is lower
• Only one specialty item is being served
• The buffet has a more upscale presentation

Do Not Put Out Too Much Food at Once

Even at a busy buffet, putting enormous quantities of food out immediately can reduce quality.

Pastries can:

• Dry out
• Become messy
• Lose presentation quality

Fruit can:

• Warm up
• Dry out
• Lose freshness

Hot foods can deteriorate during long holding periods.

Smaller batches replenished regularly can improve both appearance and quality.

Breakfast Buffets Need Constant Replenishment

A buffet should not look excellent at 7:00 AM and abandoned by 8:30 AM.

Staff should monitor:

• Pastry quantities
• Fruit
• Cereal
• Coffee
• Juice
• Clean plates
• Cups
• Utensils

throughout service.

Coffee Running Out Is a Major Breakfast Problem

Few things frustrate hotel breakfast guests faster than reaching an empty coffee urn during the morning rush.

Managers should understand:

• How quickly each urn empties
• How long the next batch takes
• Peak breakfast periods

and prepare accordingly.

Separate Beverage Traffic From Food Traffic

Consider a hotel with 150 guests coming through breakfast.

If every guest must stand in the same line for:

• Food
• Coffee
• Juice

the line can become unnecessarily long.

Separating the beverage station allows a guest who only wants coffee to avoid the full buffet line.

Use Drinkware Appropriate for the Concept

A limited-service hotel may use disposable cups.

A full-service hotel or restaurant may prefer reusable:

• Coffee cups
• Mugs
• Juice glasses
• Tumblers

Nishi Enterprise's Commercial Drinkware collection includes restaurant tumblers, coffee mugs, tea cups, pitchers, and other beverage-service pieces.

How Much Variety Should a Continental Breakfast Have?

More options are not automatically better.

A focused buffet can be more attractive than a huge selection of low-quality items.

A good basic variety could include:

Breads

• Toast
• Bagel
• Croissant

Sweet Item

• Muffin or Danish

Cold Items

• Fruit
• Yogurt
• Cereal

Beverages

• Coffee
• Tea
• Orange juice
• Water

This already gives guests several combinations.

Sample Basic Continental Breakfast Menu

• Plain and everything bagels
• Croissants
• Blueberry muffins
• Butter
• Cream cheese
• Strawberry jam
• Apples
• Bananas
• Cold cereal
• Milk
• Regular coffee
• Decaf coffee
• Tea
• Orange juice

Sample Premium Continental Breakfast Menu

A more upscale hotel or conference breakfast could include:

• Assorted croissants
• Mini Danish pastries
• Artisan breads
• Bagels
• Butter
• Several preserves
• Greek yogurt
• Granola
• Fresh berries
• Seasonal fruit platter
• Hard-boiled eggs
• Cheese
• Regular and decaf coffee
• Assorted teas
• Orange juice
• Apple juice

Sample Hot Expanded Hotel Breakfast

If the hotel wants to go beyond continental service, it could add:

• Scrambled eggs
• Bacon
• Sausage
• Breakfast potatoes
• Waffles

At that point, the operation should plan for additional:

• Cooking
• Hot holding
• Labor
• Dishwashing
• Food-safety monitoring

Nishi Enterprise's Commercial Chafers can be used to present and hold prepared hot foods on buffet lines.

Could an Indian Hotel Offer a Continental Breakfast?

Yes.

In fact, a hotel could offer a continental section alongside Indian breakfast items.

For example:

Continental Section

• Toast
• Croissants
• Cereal
• Fruit
• Yogurt
• Coffee
• Juice

Indian Section

• Idli
• Upma
• Poha
• Paratha
• Chutney
• Sambhar
• Masala chai

This gives international travelers familiar options while also offering regional foods.

Masala Chai Can Be Part of an Expanded Beverage Station

Hotels and Indian restaurants can use a commercial urn for high-volume:

• Tea
• Chai
• Coffee
• Hot water

Nishi's Commercial Beverage Dispenser collection includes coffee and tea urns that work well for breakfast buffets and catered events.

What Is Not Usually Part of a Traditional Continental Breakfast?

Foods generally associated more strongly with a full hot breakfast include:

• Made-to-order omelets
• Scrambled eggs
• Fried eggs
• Bacon
• Sausage
• Breakfast potatoes
• Biscuits and gravy
• Pancakes
• French toast

A modern hotel may offer some of these while still advertising continental breakfast, so actual menus vary.

Why Continental Breakfast Can Be Economical

Many of the foods:

• Require minimal cooking
• Can be purchased in predictable quantities
• Are easy to portion
• Can be self-served

This can help reduce the labor and equipment requirements compared with running a full breakfast restaurant every morning.

But Continental Breakfast Still Requires Good Management

Simple does not mean effortless.

The operation still needs to manage:

• Freshness
• Food temperatures
• Inventory
• Guest flow
• Presentation
• Waste
• Cleanliness

Food Waste Can Be a Problem

Hotels do not always know exactly how many guests will eat breakfast.

Some guests leave early.

Some sleep through breakfast.

Others may take much more food than expected.

Tracking daily consumption can help the hotel estimate quantities more accurately.

Track Breakfast Usage by Occupancy

A hotel can compare:

• Number of occupied rooms
• Estimated guests
• Actual breakfast covers
• Food consumed

over time.

This makes ordering and prep much easier.

Frequently Asked Questions About Continental Breakfast

What is a continental breakfast?

A continental breakfast is a relatively light breakfast commonly centered around bread, pastries, fruit, cereal, yogurt, coffee, tea, and juice rather than a large selection of cooked eggs and meats.

What does continental breakfast mean?

The term refers to a lighter style of breakfast associated historically with continental Europe, in contrast with heavier British and American cooked breakfasts.

Why is it called continental breakfast?

"Continental" refers to the European continent and the lighter breakfast traditions associated with parts of continental Europe.

What foods are included in a continental breakfast?

Common foods include toast, bagels, croissants, muffins, pastries, cereal, fruit, yogurt, butter, jam, coffee, tea, and juice.

Does continental breakfast include eggs?

Eggs are not traditionally a central component of continental breakfast, although many modern hotels include hard-boiled or even scrambled eggs in expanded versions.

Does continental breakfast include bacon?

Usually not in a traditional continental breakfast. Bacon is more commonly associated with a full American or English-style breakfast.

Does continental breakfast include sausage?

Not traditionally. Sausage is generally considered part of a fuller hot breakfast.

Does continental breakfast have waffles?

Traditional versions do not require waffles, but many modern American hotel breakfast programs include self-service waffles as an expanded offering.

Does continental breakfast include coffee?

Yes. Coffee is one of the most common beverages served at a continental breakfast.

Does continental breakfast include juice?

Yes. Orange juice is particularly common, and hotels may also offer apple or other juices.

Does continental breakfast include cereal?

Modern continental breakfast buffets commonly include cold cereal and milk.

Does continental breakfast include fruit?

Yes. Hotels may provide whole fruit such as bananas and apples or prepared fruit salads and platters.

Does continental breakfast include yogurt?

Many modern hotel continental breakfasts include yogurt, although it is not necessary for the traditional definition.

Is continental breakfast free?

Not automatically. If a hotel says "complimentary continental breakfast," the breakfast is included. A continental breakfast can also be sold separately.

What is the difference between continental breakfast and breakfast buffet?

Continental describes the style of breakfast, while buffet describes how it is served. A continental breakfast can be presented as a buffet.

What is the difference between continental and American breakfast?

A continental breakfast is generally lighter and built around breads, pastries, fruit, cereal, coffee, and juice. An American breakfast more commonly includes cooked eggs, bacon, sausage, potatoes, pancakes, or similar hot foods.

What is the difference between continental breakfast and English breakfast?

A full English breakfast is much heavier and typically contains several cooked items such as eggs, bacon, sausage, beans, tomatoes, and mushrooms.

Why do hotels offer continental breakfast?

It can provide guests with a fast and convenient morning meal while requiring less cooking equipment and labor than a complete made-to-order breakfast program.

What beverages should a hotel continental breakfast have?

At minimum, many hotels provide coffee, tea, water, and orange juice. Larger buffets may add decaf coffee, apple juice, milk, and additional beverage options.

What equipment is needed for a continental breakfast buffet?

Common equipment and serving supplies can include beverage dispensers, coffee and tea urns, trays, platters, bowls, plates, drinkware, refrigeration, and toasters. Expanded hot breakfasts may also need chafing dishes.

Where can hotels buy breakfast buffet beverage equipment?

Nishi Enterprise carries a Commercial Beverage Dispenser collection with juice dispensers and coffee and tea urns for hotels, breakfast buffets, restaurants, banquets, and catering.

Where can hotels buy chafing dishes for breakfast?

Nishi Enterprise carries a dedicated Commercial Chafing Dish collection for breakfast buffets, restaurants, hotels, banquets, and catering operations.

Where can restaurants find buffet platters and serving pieces?

Nishi Enterprise's Commercial Serving Ware collection includes trays, platters, bowls, pitchers, and other pieces for buffet and restaurant food presentation.

Final Thoughts: What Does Continental Breakfast Really Mean?

A continental breakfast is best understood as a lighter, simpler breakfast built primarily around breads, pastries, fruit, cereal, yogurt, coffee, tea, and juice.

It traditionally does not revolve around:

• Eggs
• Bacon
• Sausage
• Potatoes
• Other heavy cooked breakfast foods

although modern hotels often expand the definition.

A basic continental breakfast might be as simple as:

• Croissants
• Muffins
• Toast
• Fruit
• Coffee
• Orange juice

A more generous version may add:

• Bagels
• Cereal
• Yogurt
• Granola
• Oatmeal
• Hard-boiled eggs
• Several juices

The format became popular with hotels because it gives guests a quick morning meal while allowing the property to serve a large number of people without operating a complete made-to-order breakfast kitchen.

For hotels, restaurants, conference centers, and catering businesses setting up breakfast service, presentation and beverage organization are just as important as the food itself.

Nishi Enterprise's Commercial Beverage Dispensers include juice dispensers and coffee and tea urns designed for breakfast buffet service.

Hotels adding scrambled eggs, sausage, potatoes, or other hot foods can browse the Commercial Chafing Dish collection for buffet hot holding.

The rest of the breakfast line can be completed with Nishi Enterprise's Commercial Serving Ware, Restaurant Drinkware, and Dinnerware & Tabletop.

The easiest way to remember the meaning of continental breakfast is simple: think coffee, juice, bread, pastries, fruit, and other light morning foods rather than a large plate of eggs, bacon, sausage, and potatoes.