Morning glory

You’ve heard it your entire life: Breakfast is the most important meal of the day. But it’s not until you’ve spent the entire night with your head buried in a pile of textbooks (or maybe your iTunes account) that you realize that mantra’s truth. Because, in the end, coffee can only take you so far. You need sustenance in the morning—sugary syrup to get you started, hearty eggs and salty bacon to keep you going. And since breakfast isn’t just the most important meal of the day, but also the cheapest (it seldom costs more than $10), the only excuse not to eat it is, well, if you’re still asleep.

Food styling: Liza Brown