Breakfast of champions
Thursday, October 16, 2008 | 02:30 PM ET
by Andree Lau, CBCnews.ca
I have a confession. I eat weird things for breakfast. Today, it was two pieces of leftover pizza with pickles and prosciutto. Last week, I had a grilled brie and tomato sandwich one day and fried rice the next.
Breakfast of champions? Yeah, I know it’s debatable. But at least I make sure I eat a meal every morning.
I used to think a cup of coffee or nothing at all would suffice. But sure enough, as all the studies prove, I was just irritable, distracted and prone to eating something that lived in a vending machine before lunchtime hit.
Jennifer Causey doesn’t have that problem. The professional photographer from New York loves breakfast. The beauty she finds in her daily obsession is translated into eye-catching photos that she posts on her blog, Simply Breakfast.
(Courtesy Jennifer Causey)
Last year, she turned it into an 80-page book.
Who knew a cup of tea and a piece of buttered toast could look so good? Even cottage cheese and a hard-boiled egg seem appetizing through Causey’s lens.
The site is also a good reference for those of us who moan that we don’t know what to have for the first meal of the day.
What’s your breakfast of choice?
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Comments
Bill Lee
Toronto
Roast leg of reporter? They do so much walking?
Why left over and so full of fat in left-over pizza?
Do you time your day and the snacks in breaks?
Are you hydrated with plain water (0 seconds into the bloodstream; or a juice or coffee, 15 minutes into the bloodstream)?
A breakfast should make up for the longest part of a day (night) that you go without food. It should break that fast, so some rough grains, some fluid, a bit of milk or calcium and a bit of edible fat or oil.
I'd suggest some rolled oats with a spoon of good olive oil, some skim milk and if you must the alertness drug called coffee.
But try a week to do without caffeine drinks and see what a rush the first one is and why you should cut back.
Posted October 16, 2008 08:28 PM
wendy bujold
i think breakfeast is important too. i am fickle in the mornings. sometimes wanting something soft and warm but nothing which takes time to prepare. i also like having something cool sometimes too, but nothing too cold..... i must have a large mug of coffee and my daily newspaper.
Posted October 16, 2008 08:55 PM
kinson
Earth
I would have to go with 2 eggs over easy, 2 slices of rye toast with butter, 3 strips of bacon, 3 links of sausage and a side of hash browns or potato wedges. A nice cup of coffee and a refreshing glass of orange juice.
Posted October 17, 2008 07:10 AM
jodie
Toronto
of choice? it would be something like eggs benedict, fluffy pancakes, waffles or french toast. in reality (on most days), it's usually instant oatmeal.
Posted October 17, 2008 10:59 AM
A. LAFORCE
I come from a family who all eat breakfast. My father ate strange things for breakfast. I married into a family who all eat breakfast. My husband eats a wide variety of leftovers for breakfast.
So it is not so odd that I too eat weird things for breakfast. Leftover spaghetti, pizza, tuna sandwiches, etcetera.
I think that as long as breakfast has some protein, carbohydrate, fibre and enough fluids to replenish the loss over night it is good.
Posted October 17, 2008 11:25 AM
Shirley
Florida
My favorite breakfast is a slice of toasted homemade seven grain bread spread with a combination of peanut butter and honey. As a side, I like several slices of crispy apple and a cup of very strong coffee with soy creamer. This wonderful repast is taken on my screen porch while I am seated in my turquoise Adirondack chair overlooking my garden and bird feeders.
Posted October 18, 2008 01:07 PM
Perry
Edmonton
My breakfast of champions is consists of 1 cup of quick oats, a frozen banana, 2 raw eggs, a tablespoon of peanut butter and some fruit juice all tossed in a blender.
The best part is you can eat while you walk around.
Posted October 19, 2008 09:43 PM
LuLu
Calgary
I love breakfast too! I have the same thing every morning and I never get tired of it. I have one omega 3 egg mixed with 1/4 cup egg whites scrambled in 1 tsp olive oil with lots of salt and pepper; a big cup of strong tea with a bit of milk and sugar and a sliced banana with lots of cinnamon with 1/4 cup organic yogurt. YUM!!!! On weekends sometimes we have homemade berry waffles or muffins.
Posted October 20, 2008 06:42 AM