Curiously, lunch and dinner flights between EWR and Florida receive 'normal' FC catering for the flight's duration. Breakfast is the only service that is downgraded, but I still find the fruit plate, yogurt, and croissant to be acceptable until my next, more substantial meal.

I'm sure there are cost savings involved, but I really wonder how much it could be, simply because breakfast flights are the only ones that have a scaled-back service. Even in coach, AM flights are only worth a muffin, but lunch/dinner gets the standard turkey grenade box like virtually every other medium-haul CO mealtime flight.

Most Florida flights get meal service anyway, so I think it's interesting (and pleasant, IMO) that just the morning flights receive a 'lighter' service.