I am
often asked what do I serve my family for breakfast? Well, lots of things.
And as
you might expect most of those things are made from scratch with a high focus
on good nutrition. In the winter I like
to serve a hot breakfast as often as possible and in the summer we tend to eat
more cold cereal.
Sunday
breakfasts are always special. We eat
later in the morning and have a larger meal so it is more or less a brunch. We eat our supper early so I only serve two
meals on Sundays. A light snack midway
in between is often served as well.
So what
is usually on the menu during the week?
Typically you will find:
· Whole
wheat waffles or pancakes with butter and homemade syrup. Sometimes I add frozen blueberries or
raspberries and on special occasions chocolate chips.
·
French
toast with homemade syrup or jam.
· Whole
wheat muffins of all types of varieties – zucchini, banana, blueberry,
raspberry, spice, bran, corn, pumpkin, etc.
I also offer up butter and homemade jam or jelly.
· Homemade
biscuits or cornbread with butter and homemade jelly or homemade country gravy.
·
Toasted
English muffins or homemade English muffin bread with butter and homemade jam
or jelly.
· Toasted
homemade whole wheat, cinnamon swirl, oatmeal & honey, rye bread with
butter, jelly and/or peanut butter.
·
Homemade
coffee cake or Kuchen.
·
Homemade
cinnamon rolls.
·
Homemade
banana bread, pumpkin bread, zucchini bread, raisin bread, Friendship bread,
etc.
·
A
variety of homemade granolas with All-Bran added to it for extra fiber.
· Oatmeal
cooked in a variety of ways – maple & brown sugar, raisin and spice,
pumpkin, banana, etc.
·
Baked
rice custard topped with maple syrup.
·
Cold
cereal (purchased on sale and with a
coupon). I usually take a sweetened
cereal and mix it half and half with a non sweetened cereal like Chex,
Cherrios, Rice Krispies, Corn Flakes, Total, etc. for the kids.
·
Scrambled,
fried, poached or hard boiled eggs.
·
Omelets
or quiche.
I take
one of these items and pair it with a nutritious side like fruit juice or milk,
yogurt, cottage cheese, fresh or canned fruit, fresh fruit salad or compote,
berries, and sliced oranges.
This
year we have decided to cut down on our dairy and meat consumption and eat more
fresh fruits and vegetables. We are
trying to enjoy smaller portions of what has typically been our main dishes and
larger portions of the more nutritious fresh foods. As a result we are all noticing that we feel
better and seem to have more energy.
So this
is what I serve at breakfast at our house.
What is the usual fare at your table in the morning?
Yum!! I eat mostly primal, so my breakfasts usually consist of eggs, bacon, sausage, veggies, etc... the odd time i'll make GF pancakes or something. I can't eat raw fruits/veggies, so this bums me out. :( Can't do oatmeal or anything either...
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