Breakfast Buffet

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they do not use real food unless taking a bite of something is absolutely neccesary

and any food not eaten is most likely given to pigs as theyll eat literally anything and be fine

Flying Squid

I remember when I was a kid in the 80s, they would advertise cereal as being "part of this complete breakfast," which was supposed to be cereal with milk, toast, a glass of juice and a glass of milk. And even as a kid who would eat a meal of practically any size put in front of him, I was like, "who is having all of that at breakfast?!"

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Is there any possibility this is done just to make it blindingly obvious to the viewer that Breakfast Is Happening?

I think it's either that, or directors for major movies tending to be fabulously wealthy and not knowing what normal people have for breakfast.

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I've been listening to a lot of TV and movie podcasts. Fake food is often more expensive than real food. Unless there is a good reason, food is more often than not real.

But it's rarely eaten.

Actors have to do several takes and if they eat in the shot, they have to eat in every shot. A lot of young actors who don't know often learn this very early in their career to never eat the food because they will forever be sick of it.

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I remember seeing somewhere that they would actually eat on All In The Family to make it more realistic, and if you watch scenes of them doing it, it definitely worked.

AwesomeLowlander

As far as the food industry goes, Hollywood studio wastage is far, far, down on the list. The hotels and restaurants in Hollywood probably produce more food wastage than the studios. And the groceries more than both of those combined.

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Because she was really hungry.

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One of my favourite takes on this trope:

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It's not the writers. It's the union props team making work for themselves.

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"They don't allow food on the bus"? Seriously? Has you family never snuck food into a movie theater before?

NeatoBuilds

I remember I used to eat cereal for breakfast then die at school from stomach pains and it wasn't until a few years ago that I realized it was because I'm lactose intolerant

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Breakfast is delicious, but I can't stand eating it in the morning (or any food, for that matter). Never understood how people can just wake up hungry. My appetite doesn't kick in until around 2pm.

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The kids who had that kind of breakfast were probably the ones asking to go to the bathroom all the time.

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Yay, marketing. The nutritional value of the cereal is probably next to nothing, but if you ate everything else, you'd get all the nutrients you'd need. 1% of the total is still "a part" of the complete breakfast.

Basically, the more food you see, the less nutritional value in the actual cereal.

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Seems like maybe another trope is a character refusing to eat when they are upset or grieving. This happens in real life, too, of course. But it's kind of a frequent go-to for writers.

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Breakfast in real life: "why did I toast both poptarts?"

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God damned americans

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You sure you didn't just eat a regular Krusty O?

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Additionally, characters can't drive the story forward through conversation while chewing.

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