Nutri-Grain Elevenses Breakfast Raisin Bakes Bars, 6-Piece, Pack of 6

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Second breakfasts originated in pre-industrial times when farm workers would start the day very early with a light breakfast and take a break mid-morning to refuel. This tradition continues across Central and Eastern Europe, as well as in Spain, where it is called almuerzo.

Winnie-the-Pooh did not have tea with his elevenses. He preferred bread with honey and condensed milk. Another famous literary bear, Paddington Bear, would have hot cocoa with marmalade sandwiches. Pastries and Tea are Traditional Elevenses Fare I don't know what you're doing, but I can't help you. You said you're not really into tech at all. Why? So like the tea break, it’s certainly been around since the Industrial Revolution, but surely the custom is ancient? I can imagine shepherds in Roman times resting under a tree after a hard morning’s herding, and getting out a little cake to scoff. Perhaps the classical scholars out there will be able to quote me an occasion when elevenses or something like it is mentioned in Ovid. These comments were mailed to us after an earlier version of this piece was sent out as a newsletter. We like to publish a selection and reserve the right to edit them for clarity. Feel free to drop us a line with your thoughts.In school, our morning break occurred at 9:50 a.m. We had ten minutes to grab a soda, chips, or a candy bar from the vending machine. This added energy boost helped us make it through the day. These days, onces can be eaten mid-morning or mid-afternoon. The traditional meal is cheese bread and a hot beverage. A popular beverage is aguapanela, which is made from sugarcane. It can be served cold or hot. Second Breakfast is Common in Central Europe In the beginning, tea was an exclusive beverage. As it was imported from China and India, it was expensive and generally only consumed by the wealthy upper classes. The lower classes mainly drank ale and gin in taverns. You know France from his work as a style savant on Queer Eye and competition show Next in Fashion. Now, in partnership with yogurt brand Noosa, he's working to bring the term from his native Britain into vogue.

Owners recognized that for their workers to be productive and safe, they needed energy throughout the day. Tea breaks became the norm. Tea Was Not Always a Popular Drink The word "elevenses" always makes me laugh because it sounds so quaint! I must admit though, it's quite nice to have a little mid-morning break to refresh yourself. Unlike Western Europe and North America, many countries in Central and Eastern Europe have a second breakfast as part of the daily eating schedule. Countries that observe a second breakfast include: What about you? Do you observe the hallowed custom of elevenses? And if you do, tell us how you do it.

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Tolkien says that the hobbits loved elevenses, and one of the Lord of the Rings films has this delightful little exchange. The hobbits are on a trek when hobbit Pippin suggest they take a break. The hard-working human Aragorn is all for pressing on: Britain is associated with tea time traditions around the world. It is a popular drink that people from every level of society drink regularly. This was not always the case, though. At first, tea was associated with royalty. Queen Catherine of Braganza, the Portuguese wife of Charles II, introduced tea to the royal court.

Sir: My father – born 1909 and an original idler – always insisted on these breaks, featuring tea and dunkable biscuits. I carry on this tradition, though it’s a morning coffee in my case.

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As British food traditions go, elevenses are a relatively new one. The mid-morning tea break became popular during the rise of the industrial revolution. For the first time, Britain had a labor force working long, set hours in mills and factories. The concept of elevenses has even made its way into literature. In the Middle Earth novels by J.R.R. Tolkien, elevenses are one of the seven daily meals of the hobbits, served between second breakfast and luncheon. You're not having a biscuit for Elevenses, you're having a biscuit for Tea. But I don't mean tea. I mean, when we say, "What are you having for Tea?" we mean that time between lunch and dinner. I know it's insane. But at Tea time, we will have tea and biscuits that we dunk into tea. My phone, that's all I can handle. We don't have Alexa or whatever all those other things are. Literally no interest whatsoever. Anything techie, I've got to turn all that off. I cannot use tech, it drives me insane. Because it always crashes, it's always complicated. You always have to reboot something, and I don't know how to reboot something. Boots are the gorgeous heels I've got. Other than that, I want to talk about a boot. You must have a laptop...

Sir: I love elevenses. I could write an essay on elevenses, having grown up in Devon. Having elevenses was a daily gathering of joy and gossip in our home.Welcome to Small Talk, a series where we catch up with the internet's favorite Extremely Online individuals offline. When we eat and drink more calories than we use up, our bodies store the excess as body fat. If this continues, over time we may put on weight. As a guide, an average man needs around 2,500kcal (10,500kJ) a day to maintain a healthy body weight. For an average woman, that figure is around 2,000kcal (8,400kJ) a day.