List of breakfast drinks facts for kids
This article is about breakfast drinks, which are drinks that people commonly have with their first meal of the day. Different cultures around the world enjoy many different types of drinks to start their morning!
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Popular Breakfast Drinks Around the World
Coffee
Coffee is a very popular breakfast drink in many countries. People often drink it to help them wake up because it contains caffeine, which is a natural stimulant.
Tea
Tea is also a common morning drink in many cultures. For example, in Fiji, people drink tea in the morning from tin bowls. In Tajikistan, a special tea called choi is part of breakfast. Tea is also enjoyed with breakfast in Eritrea.
Milk
Milk is a traditional breakfast drink in places like the Netherlands and the United States. It's a simple and nutritious choice.
Juices
Orange juice is a very common breakfast drink in North America. It's made from oranges and is known for its sweet and tangy taste.
Grapefruit juice is another fruit juice sometimes enjoyed at breakfast, especially in the United States.
Tomato juice became a popular breakfast drink in the United States starting in the mid-1920s, when it began to be made in large amounts.
Other Interesting Breakfast Drinks
Liquid Breakfast (or Aguapanela) is a breakfast drink from Costa Rica. It's made from panela, which is a type of unrefined whole cane sugar.
Hot chocolate is a warm and sweet drink that is often enjoyed at breakfast, especially in Europe.
Lassi is a yogurt drink that is popular for breakfast in India, especially during the summer.
Salep (or saloop) was a main breakfast drink in the Ottoman Empire a long time ago, before tea and coffee became more common.
Soy milk is consumed in China as a hot breakfast drink.
Sarabba is an Indonesian breakfast drink that is similar to chai tea.
Quick and Modern Breakfast Drinks
Carnation Instant Breakfast and Instant breakfast are types of powdered drink mixes. You usually mix them with milk to make a quick breakfast drink.
Energy drinks are sometimes used to help people feel more awake and alert, similar to coffee, because they also contain caffeine. However, drinking too many energy drinks can make you feel jittery or unwell, so it's best to be careful with them.
Historical Breakfast Drinks
Believe it or not, Beer used to be a breakfast drink! In Britain during the 18th century, tea started to replace beer as the morning drink for women and children.
See also
- Champagne breakfast
- History of breakfast
- List of breakfast foods
- List of breakfast topics
- List of brunch foods