1. Food type: continental breakfast includes bread, coffee or tea, and juice, and is relatively simple. American breakfast includes fruit or juice (grapefruit juice, tomato juice, orange juice, pineapple juice), cereal (corn, oats and other pre-cooked cereals, eaten with milk and sugar flavoring), eggs, bread, more sumptuous.

2. Edible: continental breakfast is free with, according to personal preference can be consumed at will, there is no specific order of consumption. American breakfast has a certain order of consumption, usually the first to eat the main food and then side dishes, and finally drink juice.

3. Cooking: continental breakfast is usually cold, the ingredients directly on the plate, no heating. American breakfast usually requires cooking, such as toast, boiled potatoes.