List of breakfast beverages

This is a list of breakfast beverages. A beverage is a type of liquid which is specifically prepared for human consumption. Breakfast is the first meal taken after rising from a night's sleep, most often eaten in the early morning before undertaking the day's work. Among English speakers, "breakfast" can be used to refer to this meal or to refer to a meal composed of traditional breakfast foods (such as eggs, oatmeal and sausage) served at any time of day.

Breakfast beverages

Name	Image	Description
Bloody Mary		Sometimes served with breakfast, the Bloody Mary is a cocktail containing vodka, tomato juice, and usually other spices or flavorings such as Worcestershire sauce, Tabasco sauce, piri piri sauce, beef consommé or bouillon, horseradish, celery, olive, salt, black pepper, cayenne pepper, lemon juice, and celery salt. The Bloody Mary is also sometimes served at brunches.
Carnation Instant Breakfast		Introduced in 1964, it's a powdered drink mix that is typically mixed with milk.
Champagne		Champagne is typically served at champagne breakfasts. Many Champagne cocktails are also part of Brunch drinks such as: Mimosa (cocktail) and Bellini (cocktail)
Chicory		The cultivated chicory plant has a history reaching back to ancient Egyptian times. When coffee was introduced to Europe, the Dutch thought that chicory made a lively addition to the bean drink. In the United States chicory root has long been used as a substitute for coffee in prisons.
Coffee		A brewed beverage with a distinct aroma and flavor, prepared from the roasted seeds of the Coffea plant. The seeds are found in coffee "berries", which grow on trees cultivated in over 70 countries, primarily in equatorial Latin America, Southeast Asia, India and Africa. Green (unroasted) coffee is one of the most traded agricultural commodities in the world. Coffee is slightly acidic (pH 5.0–5.1) and can have a stimulating effect on humans because of its caffeine content. It is one of the most consumed drinks in the world.
Drink mix		A powder designed to mix usually with water to produce a beverage resembling fruit juice or soda in flavor. Another type of drink mix is represented by products that must be mixed into milk.
Hot chocolate	125px	A heated beverage typically consisting of shaved chocolate, melted chocolate or cocoa powder, heated milk or water, and sugar. Drinking chocolate is similar to hot chocolate, but is made from melted chocolate shavings or paste, rather than a powdered mix that is soluble in water.
Instant breakfast		A powdered drink mix typically mixed with milk.
Instant coffee		Derived from brewed coffee beans, instant coffee is commercially prepared by either freeze-drying or spray drying, after which it can be rehydrated. Instant coffee in a concentrated liquid form is also manufactured.
Juice		A liquid that is naturally contained in fruit and vegetables.
Milk		In the Western world, cow's milk is produced on an industrial scale and is by far the most commonly consumed form of milk. Pictured is a glass of milk and a chocolate chip cookie.
Nesquik		Nesquik began as a chocolate powdered flavoring mix in the United States in 1948, as Nestlé Quik. In the 1950s, it was launched in Europe as Nesquik. In countries with the Quik term (including the USA, Canada, Mexico, and Australia, where it was originally marketed under the name Nestlé's Quik), the name was changed to the worldwide brand Nesquik in 1997.
Orange juice		The juice of oranges, it is made by extraction from the fresh fruit, by desiccation and subsequent reconstitution of dried juice, or by concentration of the juice and the subsequent addition of water to the concentrate. In American English, the slang term O.J. may also be used to refer to orange juice. In the United States, the development of frozen orange juice concentrate began in 1915, and in the 1930s it was produced by several companies.
Orange Julius		A drink prepared with a mixture of orange juice, milk and sugar.
Ovaltine		A brand of milk-flavoring product made with malt extract (except the blue packaging in the US), sugar (except in Switzerland), and whey. Ovaltine was developed in Berne, Switzerland, where it is known by its original name, Ovomaltine (from ovum, Latin for "egg", and malt, originally its main ingredients). Soon after its invention the factory moved out to the village of Neuenegg a few kilometers west of Berne, where it is still produced.
Protein shake / Breakfast shake		Protein shakes are typically made from protein powder and milk.
Ricoré		A product of Nestlé created in 1953. It's an instant coffee product containing chicory, composed of 40% coffee and 60% chicory. The brand is primarily found in France, and to a lesser degree in Belgium and in Poland. Most consume Ricoré mixed with milk, but some mix it with water, and others still mix it with both milk and water.
Smoothie		A blended and sometimes sweetened beverage made from fresh fruit. In addition to fruit, many smoothies include crushed ice, yogurt, frozen fruit, honey or contain syrup and ice ingredients.
Soy milk	125px	Made from soybeans, soy milk is a traditional staple of Asian cuisine, it is a stable emulsion of oil, water, and protein. It is produced by soaking dry soybeans and grinding them with water.
Tea		An aromatic beverage commonly prepared by pouring hot or boiling water over cured leaves of the tea plant, Camellia sinensis. After water, tea is the most widely consumed beverage in the world. It has a cooling, slightly bitter, and astringent flavour that many people enjoy. In some cultures, tea in consumed in the morning or as a part of breakfast. For example, in Fijian cuisine, tea is consumed in the morning in tin bowls. In Tajikistan, a tea named choi is consumed at breakfast. Tea is also consumed during breakfast in Eritrea. Additionally, unique porcelain tea service breakfast basins for the consumption of tea at breakfast exist.
Tomato juice		Juice made from tomatoes. In the United States, mass-produced tomato juice began to be marketed in the mid 1920s, and became a popular breakfast drink a few years thereafter.

See also

• History of breakfast
• List of breakfast foods
• List of breakfast topics
• List of brunch foods

External links

• Media related to at Wikimedia Commons
• The dictionary definition of Breakfast at Wiktionary
• Breakfast at Wikibook Cookbooks