Comments on: Breakfast Ruminations

By: RayH

RayH — Thu, 15 Jun 2006 21:24:06 +0000

At 50 I’m still surpised that my stomach still has some iron in it. While the yogurt and berries stuff is good, I like having a non-traditional hamburger with a fried egg on toast. With fresh ground garlic pepper on it too. Or a cheap burrito (mmm textured vegetable protein) out of the machine at work. Fortunately I’m in one of my exercise phases so I’m not gaining weight. Although I will have some sliced cucumber with ranch dressing as a snack and a chicken or turkey (with mayo) sandwich for lunch. So I’m not exactly killing myself.

By: boeciana

boeciana — Fri, 02 Jun 2006 14:32:20 +0000

As ‘Mr’ is a contraction of ‘Magister’ or ‘Master’, and is not technically an abbreviation, it shouldn’t have a dot after it.

I can’t believe I feel the need to point this out, but pedantry is indeed a great affliction.

By: la petite chou chou

la petite chou chou — Sun, 14 May 2006 15:37:35 +0000

I actually can’t stand eating pastries and fruit for breakfast. I suffer from a condition and that much acid from fruits in the AM gives me major stomach pains. Luckily for me thoug…bacon and eggs DON’T cause those problems.

Bacon, fried eggs (or scrambled with cheese and zucchini), wheat toast, potatos….Its making me hungry.

By: Joan

Joan — Wed, 10 May 2006 08:52:38 +0000

I think breakfast is my favorite meal of the day. I’m not sure which I like better, the every-day breakfast, or the big breakfast, or the baked-goods-treat breakfast.

At any rate, for those looking for a breakfast that’s quick but provides a little more protein than just oatmeal will give you, try this: Power Oatmeal

Here’s a version of the Big Breakfast that I adore, and it’s much lighter than the traditional fry-up (go light on the horseradish sauce, though!)

Spare me the croissants, though. There’s nothing like a dense little scone, studded with diced apricots and golden raisins, smeared with a little butter and a little apricot jam.

By: Julia

Julia — Tue, 09 May 2006 19:31:25 +0000

Paperpusher: This is not for those with delicate early-morning food sensibilities, but I really like oatmeal cooked in a crockpot with a timer. Set up the timer for the oatmeal the night before, and then when you wake up you just drop in a few fistfuls of frozen peaches and blueberries, take your shower (or walk your dogs), and when you get back out everything is nicely cooked through. Mix in some cashews or almonds, and you’re good to go. (Although my fifty-something, health-food obsessed father adds ground flax seed and oat bran.) It takes a while to EAT the oatmeal–it’s not the kind of breakfast you can wolf down–but the prep is no sweat.

P.S. But be sure to always soak your crockpot with water afterwards, unless you want to spend your evening ice-picking rock-hard oatmeal out of it.

By: jj

jj — Tue, 09 May 2006 15:19:33 +0000

Bravo. I can have nothing but the greatest respect for any man who is not intimidated by japanese fish sprinkles (aka shaved bonito). They’re not only excellent on rice and fish, but also a great popcorn topping.

By: PaperPusher

PaperPusher — Mon, 08 May 2006 22:55:15 +0000

I’m very glad that the topic of breakfast came up. As a working professional, the time I have in the morning is mostly devoted to walking my dogs (when it’s not my husband’s turn) and then getting ready for work (which takes me about 1/2 hour to 45 minutes). Breakfast is usually spent at my desk while I read the paper online, with breakfast usually consisting of a soy latte and a croissant or other type of bread. Being lactose intolerant, yogurt is not usually such a great thing for me (and I also had an iron stomach back in the day). I am going to strive for the Japanese breakfast you mentioned above, but any othe recommendations for someone who works in the continental US and doesn’t have much time for a sit down breakfast every morning?

By: furlagirl

furlagirl — Mon, 08 May 2006 07:31:45 +0000

Here in Britain we are at the cutting edge of fashion, as the designers at the Paris couture houses will attest, and we have abandoned the use of the full stop after Mr Mrs Ms etc. unlike our rather stodgy colonial cousins. Having said that, Lynne Truss is an old friend of mine, and she would be cross with me for a missing ? in my original email.

Mr (ha!) Henry, does not, though, quite address my question. His advice, if one wishes to maintain a svelte figure, is to make breakfast the largest meal of the day, but the breakfasts he outlines don’t seem that big to me, not compared with his lunches.

By: JaneC

JaneC — Sat, 06 May 2006 18:20:44 +0000

JaneC sympathizes with Mr. Henry about no longer having an iron stomach. JaneC had an iron stomach until she went to university; she moved off-campus as quickly as was allowed, but two years of cafeteria food and living in a dorm stuffed with other people’s germs dissolved the iron liner on her stomach, and now she must be more careful.

JaneC also prefers yogurt, a banana (or raisins, or berries if available), and bread of some kind (cereal or whole-grain toast), with tea. White fish such as sole or tilapia with rice and a steamed green vegetable is also good on occasion, but requires having the energy to cook in the morning.

By: Gary

Gary — Sat, 06 May 2006 04:57:38 +0000

The best English breakfast I ever had in my entire life was at the Grosvenor House in London. I can still remember the eggs. My god, the eggs. Traditionally the English gentleman dines upon breakfast alone. I quite like the way it works. A smooth, relaxed transition into the day.

For many years my daily breakfast has been 1 cup of fat free plain yogurt, 1 cup of fiber-heavy cereal, and 1 chopped up fruit (a banana, a mango, a pear, a cup of berries, whatever’s available) all mixed up in a big dish with some Splenda - it’s nutritionally balanced and quite good. I’ve always felt cereal to get too soggy in milk but in yogurt it stays quite nicely crunchy.

But if you’re ever in London, have breakfast at the Grosvenor House hotel. As the youth say, O.M.F.G.