Table 2.

Meal components and preparation methods: determinants of breakfast pattern in the Philippines

	Meal components
	Core items	Secondary items	Preparation methods	Meal pattern
Urban	Rice, bread	Quaker oats, crackers, champorado*		Fried rice
	Fish, egg	Hotdog, meatloaf	Fried	Scrambled egg
	Coffee	Chocolate drink	Fried, scrambled	Coffee
Rural	Rice, bread	Noodles	Fried	Fried rice
	Egg, fish	Hotdog		Fried fish
	Instant coffee		Fried	Instant coffee

*Champarado = glutinous rice and coconut milk.