Breakfast was first mentioned in literature in 1542 by Andrew Boirde in 'A Compendyous Regyment of a Dyetary of Health'.

In 2005 the number of 20-34 year olds drinking tea increased for the first time in 30 years.

Breakfast eaters have better daily intakes of vitamins B1, B2, B3, vitamin C & D and the minerals iron & calcium.

Kiwi fruits are so rich in vitamin c, they contain nearly all your recommended daily amount

1.5 billion cups of tea are enjoyed throughout the world every day.

Desayuno is Spanish for breakfast - just drop that into this morning's conversation.

Buttermilk makes an ideal substitute for yogurt in smoothies

Butter is a pure substance - simply cream and perhaps salt. No additives, colouring, preserves or emulsifiers.

The UK drinks 165 million cups of tea a day – 62 billion cups a year.

Over 9 billion breakfasts are consumed in the UK every year.

Breakfast like a King, lunch like a Prince and dinner like a Pauper.

The croissant originates from the Turkish empire where the army cooks made a crescent pastry the same as on their flag

Don’t forget to make a hole in the bottom of the empty boiled egg shell, otherwise witches will use them as boats

The English claimed that the Scots morning bowl of porridge helped them win the battle of Bannockburn.

Parma ham is dry cured ham from northern Italy matured for at least 12 months.

A study of 19,000 Americans called NHANES III found breakfast skippers are more likely to gain weight because they are more inclined to overcompensate for the loss of key nutrients at breakfast by eating more fat-rich, high-energy foods later in the day.

The German made Liebig meat extract was re-named Oxo in 1899 after a London docker chalked “oxo” on the side of a crate to distinguish it from other cargo. Last year 600 million cubes were sold.

Sabah Kahvaltisi is Turkish for breakfast.

We eat over 9,000,000 loaves of bread every single day. If they were put end to end they would stretch around the world 25 times each year

Breakfast can help to make you less stressed, improve your memory and concentration and boost your energy

Churchill claimed that Reid’s hotel on Madeira served the best breakfast in the world.

Monkey Tea is the rarest available. According to legend monkeys were once trained to harvest tea from otherwise inaccessible plants but today the term Monkey Picked refers to the tea’s rarity and hard work put into it’s production.

Tea was first introduced into Britain in 1650. The first tea used in England came from China, with the first Indian tea arriving in London in 1839.

Average consumption is 3 cups per day for those aged 10 and over.

The first English coffee house was opened by a Turkish jew in Oxford

The name grapefruit derives from the fact that they grow in big clusters and look like huge bunches of grapes.

Coffee beans should be kept in an airtight container in the fridge to prevent the coffee oils and gases escaping

Queen Victoria introduced kippers to the English breakfast table in 1842

Prunes are high in fibre and provide a good source of iron. They are also great for maintaining a healthy digestive system.

Oats are one of the all round good guys – rich in soluble fibre helping control cholestreol levels