Breakfast, Lunch, or Dinner

[LikeASista]

Originally Posted by MysticCat

Some days dinner is lunch. Some days dinner is supper. And in some parts of the country, it is assumed dinner means lunch unless otherwise specified.

So, what is the difference between "dinner" and "supper"? My mom told me (when I was a little girl) that the two terms both mean the same thing, ... except that dinner was the term used by the high classed, sophisticated, city slicker types, ... while supper is the term used by "country folks".

Really?

[AGDee]

Originally Posted by MysticCat

Fixed it for you. ("Dinner" means the main meal of the day, whether at mid-day or at night, and for lots of people in these parts, dinner traditionally = lunch.)

If you're talking about eating out, I love to eat breakfast out, and I particularly love anywhere that serves breakfast all day.

Otherwise, I'd have to say I prefer a really good lunch (dinner ) and a light supper. No sandwiches at lunch -- I want a real meal.

I'm the same way. I love to eat breakfast out but rarely eat it at home. At work, I'll just eat some cheese or a hard boiled egg or something for breakfast, but I LOVE breakfast out.

I eat my biggest meal at lunch almost always. It stems from my first jobs being in hospitals, when I was single. Hospitals have robust lunches (what most people would eat for supper/dinner) so I could get roasted chicken, a veggie, a salad and a carb (potatoes usually) for less than $5 back then. It didn't make sense to cook for one at home after work so I got used to a good hot lunch. I haven't broken that habit. I do cook dinners/suppers when the kids are here but I don't eat a lot during that evening meal. When they aren't here, I don't always eat anything then... or I'll grab something light.

I am not a sandwich fan.

[amIblue?]

I'm all about brunch. Bring on the yummy breakfast food and mimosas!

[LikeASista]

Well, are we speaking of what time of day we like to eat or the choices of food we'd like to eat during a certain time of the day?

I have a weakness for breakfast foods, ... i.e., scrambled eggs, grits, omelets, pancakes, etc. But I hardly ever eat breakfast in the mornings. I'll wait 'til late evening to eat breakfast food, ... or midnight, ... or whenever I'm craving it (which is all the time ... ).

Think I'll hit up IHOP now ...

[clarinette]

Either breakfast or dinner. Breakfast because my school has homemade muffins and omelets, and I like big breakfasts. Dinner because it feels like the perfect time to sit back and chat about the day while I eat.

[southbymidwest]

Not a big breakfast at breakfast person, as I usually eat a sandwich for breakfast. I love breakfast for dinner (evening meal). Husband, who WAS a breakfast is for breakfast, dinner is for dinner type, had to get over it.

[KillarneyRose]

Dinner is my favorite meal, but sometimes I like to have breakfast food for dinner.

LOL, leave it to me to complicate a simple question!

[Gusteau]

While I enjoy a good breakfast (savory more than sweet) I seldom actually eat one.

Lunch is my favorite meal of the day. I love a good sandwich. If I could open up my own restaurant it would be all gourmet/substantial sandwiches, and MysticCat and AGDee would never eat there.