So I guess nutrition doesn't fit into the plan? There is some potassium in the banana but I generally look for fiber, protein and calcium in my breakfast. I hope the rest of your meals are a bit healthier.
I like your "puffy white garnish" description of Cool Whip. I'll take convenience now and then but, I much prefer Reddi-wip. At least it's real cream!
My secret boosters are usually Asian ingredients that add "umami" especially Thai fish sauce or kombu cha powder.
My latest favorite boost is yuzukosho which comes in a jar or tube like wasabi. A combination of citrus (yuzu) and pepper (kosho), it adds a flavorful not too spicy, citrus zing.
@HeartofGlass - Thanks for mentioning aspartame! Artificial sweeteners, while they may be noncaloric, do foster sweets cravings the same way that refined sugar does, so diet sodas can actually encourage overeating. And there's that little bit about aspartame being a neurotoxin...
I do take exception with the smoothies comment - when they're made with no added sugar, they can be an excellent breakfast food for the times of year when fresh fruit isn't readily available. Frozen fruit is not very palatable thawed and eaten, but it's perfect for a smoothie.
Diet soda, while not having calories is full of aspertame, which (unlike Splenda) is an artificial sweetener that spikes the blood sugar. Strawberries or a real potato have more potassium than a banana, actually, and while some fruit is better than no fruit, a high sugar, high GI starchy fruit plus aspertame is very hunger-spiking, combined with potato chips (also high GI) that have little nutritional value.
A typical 'breakfast sandwich' of an egg on an English muffin with cheese or even lean meat would be lower in calories and have more protien, depending on the bread, how the egg was cooked, and so forth.
Smoothies are very high in sugar too, btw, for all of you 'fans' out there...
I've never understood smoothies, personally--as long as I have teeth, I like to chew my fruit!
Nothing is wrong with an occasional indulgent breakfast, but if I'm going to indulge, hell I'll have cake for breakfast, not packaged snack food and good coffee, not preservative-laden soda!
I can understand the Potato Chip and Banana combo. Occasionally I'll indulge in some potato chips on my Elvis sandwich. Peanut butter, bananas, honey and salty potato chips. Yum.
These days my ideal breakfast is a piece of Trader Joe's high fiber bread with 1 oz of French brie from the Trader. They sell a nonbranded double creme brie that has only 90 calories for 1 oz. The fiber brand and the fat in the cheese get me going and keep me sated for a while. Sometime I'll also have some TJ's high fiber cereal or some Kashi Heart to Heart. Chased down with a skim latte when I get to work.
Whenever possible, I do enjoy leftover cake for breakfast. Mmm...cake...
On work days, I eat the same thing almost every morning-but it requires a bit of organization to have a supply of roasted veggies on hand. I heat up already-roasted potatoes (or sweets, and/or beets), already-done mushrooms and onions, and cut up a couple of stalks of asparagus, add egg whites, and boom-a breakfast frittata in a matter of minutes! I get protein, a little bit of carbs, and some veggies to start my day...grab the coffee (iced at this time of year), and I'm off to work.
If I'm really not hungry (or it's the weekend) I'll have a yogurt w/Kashi Go Lean Crunch mixed in--but that only carries me for about 2.5 hours, vs. the fritatta, which is good for the morning.
@zekks: I say...post your breakfast on the internet and get ready to be judged. Mwahahahahah. But yes, perhaps I should take a less judgmental tone. Adam and Ed: Perhaps your fondness for soda is not a problem, but an opportunity to find more delicious and healthy drinks? Carbonated water mixed with juice? Or a splash of lime?
Also, though diet soda may have less calories, diet sodas, are in my opinion much worse than regular sodas. They're even more chemical and additives filled than regular sodas. Here is an article about their history: http://www.americanheritage.com/articles/web/20060619-soda-diet-tab-diet-coke-diet-pepsi.shtml
Hey Ed, if it works for you...for now...go for it. I'd be a little concerned about the carbs, though. How about half a banana?
Diet Coke has a mysterious addiction piece too it; I don't understand it, and I've brought it up in several substance-abuse classes. (The prof sniffs at me, but there are always three or four people who say, "Yeah, I noticed that too!")
The satisfaction of drinking Diet Coke is more than just satisfying; I frequently compare it to those moments in P.G. Wodehouse's novels when Bertie Wooster drinks one of Jeeves' pick-me-ups and the sun peeks through the clouds, the birds start singing in three-part harmony, etc. etc.
But...I once worked at restaurant where all the fountain drinks were free to staff and we also got one meal per day. After a week I had 24/7 heartburn and I was afraid it was from the food. Switched to water from Diet Coke and the heartburn went away. So there's that, for what it's worth.
And Ed, a packet of potato chips per day for a gentleman of your age? A little high-sodium, no?
hahahaha, i love this. AWESOME breakfast.
Maybe that Fairway by you has this too, but I go to Trader Joes to pick up bags and bags of nuts for breakfast. You just keep it in jars or plastic Chinese take out containers. When you wake up you can scoop some out for breakfast. I would get a variety just so you can make your own mix (almonds, macadamia, cashews, whatever).
It is all good fats and it is fun to eat. When you buy it in big bags at a decently priced store, it's ok quality and won't break the bank.
@zekks.......Freudian slip? "deep friend snickers bar"
It must be really good to be your deep friend! Must try that with beer for breakfast - Saturday morning! Was planning to make orange sour cream scones, and they would accompany it perfectly! ;-)
Well, it's probably healthier than the breakfast burritos I love so much! =D
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