Most people say breakfast is the most important meal. I'm one of those people. It's a useful weight loss tool. Get up and jump start your metabolism. It gives you energy to get you moving. This however, is the hardest meal of the day for me. Not because I don't like breakfast food. In fact just the opposite, I love it. I'll happily eat it for dinner or lunch or just have some turkey bacon for a snack. But I just can't bring myself to make and/or eat first thing in the morning.
I've tried everything from just some fruit, or a yogurt. I just can't even get in a habit like that. Some days I can do it, but not as often as I should. I tried making myself smoothies for breakfast, something I can sip on. Well sense the move I have no idea where any of our travel mugs are. Soooo I can't even take them with. I'm also really good for leaving drinks laying around the house. My wife can attest to half finished can's of soda (when we have them in the house).
So the real question is how to break this habit that I have had for years. It started when I was in high school. I chose sleep over breakfast. I've not found a solution yet. However, I do have an idea on how to start.
Coffee!
The most important thing about my morning (day even) is my cup (or 3) of coffee. I get up and make a pot before I do anything else. My hope is to find things that pair well with coffee, like scones or muffins. Even a cookie might be better than nothing at all to just get me going. Something just a little sweet to offset that bitter coffee.
Make sure though if you try something like this you don't eat the same thing every day. It will get boring and you will give it up. We are creatures of habit, it's how we work.
What foods make your morning great? Leave me a comment so we can work on a list of awesome "get going" breakfast foods.
~Skadia, the coffee loving panther.
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