I usually don't tweet my breakfast unless it's out of the ordinary, but I often tweet my dinner. I love to cook and making dinner every night is a huge creative outlet for me. It's also generally the most interesting part of my day on weekdays- haha! So if I tweet my dinner it's because I've made something I'm excited about. I enjoy reading tweets about what other people are eating as well b/c it gives me ideas for things to cook next.

People really tweet about their breakfast? That's a sad life when all you've got to report is that bowl of oatmeal for breakie.

Gosh, I agree about narcissism, but meals bring people together. I see it as reaching out (especially among women - do more women do this than men?) I write a science blog but to break up the technical stuff I do mention breakfast or post recipes.

I link to recipe I've made/enjoyed on FB, and once in a blue moon I'll post pics (it has to be awesome, though), but that's about it, really. I don't see the point.

I don't post/tweet what I am eating but if one of my friends checks out a new restaurant and likes it, I'd be happy to here their rec.

Just one of the many reasons why I don't tweet or follow twitter. Seriously - why should I care what someone eats for breakfast, lunch or dinner?
If I want to be inspired to try something new I'll read a food blog - on my own time and not get interrupted a gazillion times a day with useless updates.

@nina79 Twitter doesn't have to interrupt you. I check it on my own time, usually the same time I check The Kitchn, and with the people/orgs I follow, it does serve as a source of inspiration. Not that I want to be hearing about the minute detail of peoples' lives, but a good food tweet now and then is always appreciated.

I hate tweeting of such stuff. We all (those of us fortunate enough, that is) get our nutrition somehow, and it should't be such a nasty, narcissistic competition.
Anyone who tweets a meal is only looking for the ultimate honor: a retweet or a mention. Both of which say to original tweeter "you are awesome, you are great" - which is what every twitterer wants to hear.
And not to mention the poor people who are keeping company with said tweeter - ignored as he/she is absorbed in their phone...

a big fat no

Whoa - strong feelings. :)

It doesn't have much to do with pomp or narcissism or retweets for me (hehe). I don't tweet about anything unless it's interesting, and since food interests me greatly I sometimes tweet what I'm eating. Because I love food. And I like reading what interesting things other people are eating, too.

If you post about a meal once a day or more, you get removed form my facebook feed. Even if it is incredible food, it is generally pretty inane to people who aren't eating the food, so please don't clog up my newsfeed with it.

I agree with srgallender - I post my dinner because it's the most interesting thing I've done all day (that is publicly shareable) and I'm excited about it. I find similar posts from others to be inspiration for future dinners. If you don't care, skim right past the post.

I don't do it on my Twitter, but I do post pictures of my meals on my weight-management site - I find that it helps keep me accountable if I know I'm going to be sharing what I ate (a lot easier to say, yeah, a salad when the reality is a "salad" that I picked up at the drive-through). But one of the magical things about Twitter is that little unfollow button - if you don't want to see it, you don't have to!

Yep. Vanity. Even worse than bloggers.

I think there is a difference between "I just ate an egg"!! Versus a detailed non-Twitter post about a meal you loved and where to buy the ingredients or a shared recipe. I agree with Holler, anyone who expects me to care about their every move ten times a day gets removed from Twitter very fast. Once a week? No big deal.

Or, a Tweet that says Just had tapas and merlot at Table One, you should go sometime or Check out this recipe! (To me, that's sharing useful info).

I don't *follow* people.
And I feel sorry for those who do.

For me, the title of this post could stop at "Why do People Tweet?". I just do not get the attraction.

"Ate cereal, drank coffee. #breakfast"? Yeah, that would get extremely tedious, extremely quickly. But I love reading more food-porny tweets, so I tend to post them as appropriate. ("Bananas Foster french toast, bourbon-spiked maple, venison sausage, and French press coffee with local cream: a perfect Saturday morning.")

(Sadly, that specific tweet was entirely fictional.)

I don't twitter but I have removed friends from facebook because they act as though they are starring in an imaginary reality show - updates every hour, what they ate, the progress on their cold - if it isn't newsworthy, I don't want it on my newsfeed. When you really seem to think you are entertaining and delightful, it really irks me. Pictures of meals are usually the worst and last straw. I'm an excellent cook, I wow my husband, and I'm happy you do too but why do you think its interesting to everyone else? It isn't.