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As you probably already know, most people have three meals a day: breakfast, lunch, and dinner. However, some characters, for whatever reason, might decide to go without one of these meals. Skipping meals can cause hunger in the short term and nutritional problems in the long term, though, and that's why many works try to teach the audience a valuable lesson against skipping meals. Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_mobile_ad_1'); })Most of the time, this is just a standard Aesop—the character is only skipping meals because they want to do something else, or they forgot, or they dislike the food being served (perhaps because it is a Stock "Yuck!" or they're a Picky Eater). However, occasionally, this can be a more heavy-handed moral where the character is skipping meals due to Weight Woe, sometimes even an eating disorder such as anorexia. If this is the case, it's often a Very Special Episode, and if the show does not usually explore such serious topics, it's an Unexpectedly Dark Episode as well. The character skipping the meals will usually become very hungry and distracted, which might badly impact what they were trying to do (for instance, lead to a bad grade) that could end up with a Worf Had the Flu situation. Sometimes, they might also become lethargic or fall asleep, even though they're not hypoglycemic or anything, just to further make the idea of skipping meals seem even worse. They could also skip a meal, then later overcompensate and end up feeling sick or groggy. If they have powers, especially in a children's work, skipping a meal might make them be Brought Down to Normal (see Weaksauce Weakness). If it's the more serious, wanting-to-lose-weight variety, they may even pass out. Something bad will happen to them, anyway. Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_mobile_ad_2'); })Compare Sleep Aesop and A Weighty Aesop for other health-related Aesops. Also compare Diet Episode. If it's related to losing weight and they do lose weight, it might cause a Temporary Bulk Change. If it doesn't, their loss of weight is an Informed Attribute. If they forget to eat during an Obsessive Hobby Episode, this might lead to a Double Aesop: this moral, and one about moderation. Indices: An Aesop, Stock Aesops, There Are No Indexes, Food Tropes Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_mobile_ad_3'); })Examples |
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Full House: It's a few days before Kimmy's swimming pool birthday party and DJ feels insecure to put on a swimsuit because of her chunky figure. Wanting to lose weight, DJ skips meals and starves herself, even making Stephanie "pinky-swear" to keep quiet. It all comes down bad on DJ when she's at the gym where she gets a dizzy spell and collapses. Afterwards Stephanie tells the guys about how she's starving herself, they all talk to DJ and tell her about the dangers of fasting; how it can lead to eating disorders. Danny even tells DJ to love herself for who she is. | |
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Hi-5 has a skit about how you should eat your breakfast every day, with a superhero named Super-Duper who is lethargic and can't do his job because he never eats breakfast. | |
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Sesame Street has done this many times, with breakfast being the one they talk about most: In the song "The Most Important Meal of the Day", a chef sings to a little boy who wants to skip breakfast, telling him not to because breakfast is the most important meal and everyone needs it. In another song, "The Breakfast Club", a group of people sing that you should eat breakfast every morning as it's healthy for you. In one skit, Super Grover loses his Super Strength because he skipped breakfast, and the Super Foods (Anthropomorphic Food in super suits) give him some food, gaining him his powers back. |
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Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog: In the "Sonic Says" segment at the end of the episode, "Fast and Easy", Sonic skips breakfast and as a result, he doesn't have enough energy to dodge Scratch and Grounder when they pounce at him. Fortunately for Sonic, Tails moves him out of the way just in time, causing the two robots to fall off a cliff. After Sonic and Tails have breakfast together, Sonic explains to the viewers that their bodies need food like a car needs fuel, and advises them to eat a good breakfast every morning. | |
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Downplayed for the Arthur episode "Is That Kosher?". Francine tries to fast because her family is Jewish and it's a traditional time to do so. When she can't bring herself to go the whole day without food and eats something, she feels bad, but then she is taught that she doesn't need to fast until she's thirteen. | |
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In Milo, the episode "Milo's Indigestion" has Milo skip breakfast, only to later be so hungry he eats too many berries and too quickly. This gives him acid reflux. | |
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