Some people say breakfast is the most important meal of the day. Do you agree?

A natural way to answer

I think there's some truth to it, but it's probably exaggerated. A good breakfast does help me concentrate and stops me from snacking later. That said, I don't think one meal is automatically more important than the others, it's the overall balance that matters.

Key phrases to use

• get going — to start being active or to begin moving“I need a coffee before I can get going in the morning.”
• stomach — to be able to eat or tolerate something, especially when it's hard“I can't stomach anything before noon.”
• sets the tone for the day — establishes the mood or pattern that the rest of the day follows“A calm morning sets the tone for the day.”
• running on empty — having no energy left, like a car with no fuel“By the afternoon I was running on empty.”