Question

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some not all studies prove that breakfast is the most important meal, where did this idea come from? it may be partially the result of companies trying to sell more breakfast foods. in the late nineteenth century, the groups that sold ready breakfast cereals wanted to promote the importance of breakfast in order to sell their products. therefore, eating a breakfast of cereal made from grains was promoted as the key to a productive, energetic, and efficient day at work. a similar ad campaign in the 1930s pushed the benefits of a hearty, protein-rich breakfast. this increased the popularity of bacon and eggs as the american breakfast foods.

select the two pieces of evidence that the author provides for the following supporting idea: the importance of breakfast was promoted by food companies who wanted to sell their products.

cereal was first advertised as something to keep workers healthy and productive.
eggs and bacon gained popularity as breakfast foods due to an ad campaign.
frozen foods, like waffles, make it faster and easier to prepare breakfast in the morning.

Explanation:

The supporting claim is that breakfast's importance was promoted by food companies to sell products. We need to identify evidence linking company marketing to breakfast food popularity:

1. The first option connects cornmeal (a food) to advertising framing it as healthy/productive for workers, which aligns with companies promoting products to sell them.
2. The second option directly states bacon and eggs grew popular because of an ad campaign, which is explicit evidence of companies using promotion to boost sales of their breakfast products.
3. The third option discusses frozen foods' convenience, which does not relate to companies promoting breakfast's importance to sell products.

Answer:

• Corn was first advertised as something to keep workers healthy and productive.
• Eggs and bacon gained popularity as breakfast foods due to an ad campaign.