Read and choose the best answer. In the European Middle Ages breakfast was not usually thought to be necessary and important. In earlier periods, it didn't even exist. Only two formal meals were had by people everyday -one at mid-day and one in the evening. The two-meal system remained consistent throughout the Middle Ages. In some times and places, men were often ashamed to eat breakfast. Breakfast was only provided to children, the elderly the sick and working men. Anyone else didn't speak of having breakfast, let alone eating in the morning, because eating breakfast meant that one was poor, such as a low-status farmer or working man. Such people needed to have breakfast to supply them with enough energy. It was not until the 15th century that " breakfast"came into use in written English to describe a morning meal.