I have never been the fussy type--it shows through my choice of breakfast. When I see people stuff sausages, bacon strips, 5 eggs, and a gallon of juice down, I'm just thinking, "where does that all go?!" And so my little unspoken rule for morning meals goes like this: no more than four. When you have to rethink what ingredients went into your breakfast, that's when you know it's too much. Plus, when you're a college student like me, you need quick. Simple and satisfying. When you're up at 7am, you don't want to add additional thinking to the morning routine. Save that brain power for class kiddos. Need some suggestions?
How about..
- Slice of Pumpernickel (I stole some extra fresh bread from the good dining hall, mmm yummy) with butter, half of a grapefruit, fresh coffee (I like French Costa Rican or Dominican).
- Crispix cereal (or any cereal that doesn't turn your milk into sugar water), oat clusters with dried cranberries, milk. The granola turns a boring cereal into a semi-gourmet snack. Ya know, fancy shmancy.
- Maple & brown sugar oatmeal, Oceanspray cranberries, side of Greek yogurt (vanilla or mango), cup of Martinelli's apple juice
- Your favorite croissant with coconut jam (find this at an Asian supermarket), a perfectly ripe pear, coffee. Obviously. You need coffee with a pastry. Always.
On a side note, I've been reading Michael Pollan's The Omnivore's Dilemma and Jonathan Safran Foer's Eating Animals. Even though I can't say I'm ready for vegetarianism, awareness is the first step in understanding the food industry.
By the way, is it just me this month who is constantly battling my craving for food vs. shopping for shoes? Oh, it never ends.
