Ever since airlines stopped serving food, airports have done an excellent job providing it themselves. Sunday, changing planes in Charlotte, I had a delicious pulled pork sandwich which came with a vinegary sauce that told me I was in Carolina. (Though I knew it anyway, as I was eating at Carolina Brew Company,)

But the airports seem to have forgotten one meal: breakfast. At least my local airport, Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International, has. Once again I arrived for an early morning flight out of Terminal 3, passed through security, and then wandered disconsolately past the coolers of heavily sweetened bottled juices and the heat lamps shining on fully-wrapped egg sandwiches that could have been made three days before.

Yes, there's a restaurant before security, but Americans are business-before-pleasure people: we don't want to go through that hassle on a full stomach. And because of cheaper fares, and the lowered chance of massive delays, more and more of us are taking early morning flights. (And sometimes we're not morning people, a condition that renders us incapable of making breakfast at home.)

I'm not asking for omelet stations (though that would be nice). But what about at least a Jamba Juice for people who want something healthy, and fresh, before entering the starvation chamber of coach?

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