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I was never really a fan of breakfast when I was growing up. I would usually eat whatever my mama fixed so as not to rock the early morning boat, but it was mostly something I tolerated, not enjoyed. And when I got to college, breakfast became something that I just flat-out ignored. I wasn’t even remotely interested in it.
I would not recommend this practice, by the way. My breakfast-less philosophy was right up there with my maybe-if-I-only-eat-popcorn-I’ll-lose-10-pounds philosophy. That is to say: worthless.
Youth is wasted on the young, my friends.
But when I was in my mid-20s, a switch flipped, and suddenly breakfast became my very favorite meal of the day. I don’t have any idea what caused this seismic shift – it certainly wasn’t because I loved to wake up early, because truth be told I would sleep until the crack of noon whenever I could – but I started to see breakfast as a meal that was chock-full of possibilities. I also started to recognize that I was way more productive – not to mention cheerful – when I took the time to fix myself a good breakfast. It’s a habit that’s stuck with me through the years.
Since I know firsthand the difference between a day that begins with a great breakfast and one that doesn’t, I’ve tried to be very intentional about making sure our little guy gets a good start to his day – every day. I really like to fix a hot breakfast, but time doesn’t always cooperate (or maybe the real problem is that I don’t always cooperate with time). My husband leaves the house much earlier than my little boy and I do (most mornings), so it’s usually just the two of us at the breakfast table. It’s one of my favorite times of the day. We both love cheese grits (not the instant kind), so that’s always a big hit, and we love to talk about how tasty our grits are while we’re eating. Perhaps we have some grits-related issues.
I’m a die-hard oatmeal person in the fall and winter, but since my child does not share my oatmeal-related enthusiasm, I usually sacrifice the oatmeal for the convenience of making something we’ll both eat (I don’t know if I mentioned it, but we’re fans of cheese grits). But we like other stuff, too: cheese toast, peanut butter toast with a banana, cinnamon-sugar toast or bacon and eggs. Last spring I got on a kick of making breakfast sandwiches with English muffins, eggs and bacon, and that’s probably going to be our go-to breakfast when we crank up our back-to-school routine in a couple of weeks. Some mornings we eat cereal, and it never ceases to fascinate me that my child likes his milk on the side. To me this practice is sort of like making chocolate chip cookies with the chocolate chips on the side, but apparently dry cereal is loaded with all sorts of tasty nuances that I have yet to experience. I’ll just take his word for it.
More than anything, it’s important to me that we share that time together in the morning – the food and the conversation fuel our day. I think it’s critical for kids to have variety in their meals and to continually try different foods. Breakfast is a great time to introduce them to new kinds of bread, cereal and fruit, don’t you think?
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I love a big round waffle hot off of the iron with melted butter and syrup. Yum-O!!
Cereal is standard breakfast fare around here, but I love a fried egg on toast.
Quiche. YUM.
Most people are pancake or waffle people. I’m a pancake people. I love pancakes! With lots of butter! And a LOT of syrup!
egg omelets & cinnamon rolls!
I LOVE making different scrambles… my all time favorite is adding spinach, sweet potatoes and a laughing cow cheese wedge – YUM!
Can’t say there’s many breakfast foods I don’t like…breakfast is my favorite meal of the day! But my standard is cereal.
Peanut butter and honey on toast
I’m from NJ so I love bagels!
Homemade biscuits and gravy. Hands down.
Pancakes or biscuits and gravy!! I’m a carb girl, if you couldn’t already tell!
welll, i actually LOVE super rich and frosting and filling loaded pastries for breakfast. BUT – since i am trying to get down to a healthy weight, any healthy cereal with fiber and protein will do! :)
I eat cereal mostly. For breakfast, second breakfast, snack, second dinner (pregnant anyone?). If I’m at a restaurant I love some french toast or pancakes. Mostly for the syrup. And a little oatmeal in the winter is delightful!
Cinnamon Buns. Biscuits and Gravy. Anything that will be sure to fill you up with more calories than necessary and make you feel like a mid-morning nap is the best idea you’ve had all week….
I love the english-muffin-breakfast-sandwich – so yummy. If I’m ever out for a fancy breakfast, I always order eggs benedict. It’s my absolute favorite, but I can’t seem to figure out how to make it at home.
I love breakfast food: eggs, waffles, Lucky Charms…all good!
What I have every morning is a protein shake…What I would like is bacon, poached eggs, and Texas Toast with a side of freshly sliced, salt-and-peppered tomatoes! YUM
I love cake for breakfast….is that bad?! I also like biscuits and gravy but I like them more for supper than breakfast.
My favorite breakfast food is cereal…cold cereal or oatmeal!
Cereal seems to be the go to on most all mornings, but I love a good blueberry pancake and thick sliced bacon for breakfast.
Fave at home breakfast, waffle with peanut butter. Yummo!
I love anything….but especially my mom’s gravy, biscuits, fried chicken, eggs and hashbrowns. Heavens to Betsy.
Cereal, englishmuffins with peanut butter, french toast sticks … for fast things.
biscuits and gravy!
If it’s something I am making myself – toast with nutella and strawberries. Otherwise, I love blueberry pancakes and crispy bacon!
Oatmeal with brown sugar and fresh bluberries!
I’m a cereal addict. I probably need a 12 step program, but I can’t help it! :)
Breakfast fav — hubby’s homemade bacon, egg, cheese on an english muffin sandwich. LOVE them!
I love eggs. Scrambled, over medium, fried. However.
Oh, by and far, my favorite breakfast is Belgian waffles with strawberries and whipped cream on top. Yum. O.
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I love to make homemade strawberry waffles piled high with fresh strawberries and whip cream!
homemade biscuits and gravy are my favorite warm breakfast….if it’s cold….i love rice krispies!!! snap, krackle, pop!!
I am so NOT a morning person! For breakfast I eat a Special K Bar (Strawberry) at my desk every single work day. Much easier than trying to grab something in the rush of leaving the house.
Biscuits or toasted English muffins, with butter and honey. And coffee. LOTS OF COFFEE.
I love love love breakfast! A few favs: cinnamon rolls, pancakes with fresh fruit, homemade biscuits with chocolate gravy, and poached eggs.
Biscuits and gravy and LOTS of coffee!
It’s hard to turn down an amazing eggs benedict…or an omelet with goat cheese and mushrooms!
I love french toast!!
I always drink Carnation Instant Breakfast…. and then feel hungry one hour later. But it’s a habit I just can’t break. :)
I eat the same every morning egg white, turkey sausage link on a 100 calorie bagel! I eat cereal for dinner I bet twice a week- Yum! Now I am hungry!
I love breakfast tacos the best, though we don’t eat them often. Usually it’s shredded wheat ;)
I love to have some biscuits and gravy or french toast for breakfast.
Cereal here…cold cereal in warm weather, hot cereal in cold weather and some fruit generally.
I love french toast and cinnamon rolls. I also love cereal but I eat that anytime of the day. And I admit that I like the sugary cereal- Frosted flakes, Lucky Charms, Froot Loops. I usually don’t buy them but they are good!
Cinnamon toast! Or brownies :)
Yogurt with granola!!!
french toast!
I love eggs!
I have so many! On Saturdays, scrambled eggs with keilbasa, and toast with peanut butter. On busy weekdays, cereal with fresh fruit, especially when berries are in season. Or oatmeal or yogurt/granola while I work at my desk.
Cinnamon Toast Crunch!
Love Biscuits and Gravy, but more often it is greek yogurt!
Oatmeal and honey
We are a cereal bunch around here!
I could eat breakfast foods for any and every meal of the day. If I have to choose it usually is biscuts and gravy or eggs scrambled with sausage. Yum!
Eggs Benedict – yummm-o!
Oh, how am I supposed to choose a favorite?! I like it ALL. And especially if I can have it for a meal besides breakfast. : )
Mmmm.. bagel with cream cheese and a slice of tomato.
My favorite breakfast food is an everything bagel along with cereal and banana!
I always eat a bagel with cream cheese. My daughter always has a bowl of cereal. We got all out around here! ;)
I drink a green smoothie (kale,spinach, bananas and whatever else I crave) every morning.
I’m pretty sure I never met a breakfast I didn’t like! Well, I don’t like eggs benedict… My kids like to eat pancakes w/ peanut butter on them, and they like oatmeal, and cold cereal. They’d be in heaven if I’d fix eggs and bacon every morning, but I just can’t be THAT awake.
I could honestly eat breakfast foods 3 meals a day, every day. And in our house, we often do. To choose just one is hard, but I do loooove some good French Toast. We also eat cereal around here like it’s going out of style, but that’s less about breakfast and more about snackage. And please….I think it goes without saying that breakfast (or any meal, for that matter), is better with BACON! :)
poached eggs on an english muffin or good toast… with goat cheese and summer tomatos and baby spinach and salt and pepper…
bacon…and eggs… and something with honey on it!
I usually eat Cheerios and fruit, but my favorite breakfast is eggs, bacon, hashbrowns, etc.!
If calories weren’t an issue, I’d eat some sort of potato/egg skillet or breakfast burrito daily. As it is, I usually settle for oatmeal or cereal and a banana.
My favorite breakfast is Blue Mesa Grill’s Sunday Brunch (I live in TX). The only other time I have a full-on breakfast is on Christmas Morning and we have biscuits, gravy, HASHBROWNS, sausage, eggs and cinnamon rolls. Coffee w/ Fat Free French Vanilla cream is my daily breakfast. :)
I love pretty much any breakfast food! I usually just eat cereal or toast but I love the standard bacon, eggs, pancakes, etc….mmmm!
I love sausage gravy with homemade buttermilk biscuits and hashbrowns!
breakfast burritos
My favorite breakfast food is eggs, bacon, toast and hash browns.
I love breakfast and try to vary it a lot. French toast,pancakes, waffles, coffee cake–all homemade, fresh fruit, grits and hashbrowns are some of the constants.
I’m with you on oatmeal and cream of wheat in the cold months. Cereal is a snack for us.
Thank for the great giveaway.
Coffee — not sure if that counts :)
I love to make homemade banana chocolate chips muffins for our family. Yummy!
I love eggs.
Sausage, hash browns, scrambled eggs with cheese, and homemade biscuits. Health food!
I enjoy eggs, and a current favorite is yogurt with muessli. And certain cold cereals with fruit, either banana or blueberries. I love bacon but we have given it up.
Cereal. Really!
I tend to eat an English muffin, usually. Or leftovers. :)
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I love waffles! with lots of whipped cream and strawberries and chocolate syrup. Yum!
My favorite breakfast food is very simple: yogurt topped with granola, cereal and fresh fruit. No cooking required, yay :)
LOVE french toast and bacon!
Any carb will do. Muffins, pancakes, toast, waffles, bagels….you know, the staples.
Breakfast is my favorite meal of the day, and I LOVE cereal any time of the day! I’m going to pour a bowl right now for dinner :)
Blueberry pancakes. Hands down my favorite. Friday was always pancake day in my house growing up, and I just loved it. I’d be so excited on Thursday evening.
Love me some pancakes!!
i love a bagel so delicious!
My favorite breakfast food is my mom’s homemade pancakes..even if I am 35 years old!
i usually eat bananas and apples for breakfast. i love crepes, pancakes, cupcakes, and sweet pastries for breakfast.
My dad’s french toast – preferably at their kitchen table, maybe even in my pjs. :)
I’m not a big heavy breakfast person but I do love fresh fruit, donuts, waffles, pancakes and the occasional big ol bowl of Froot Loops.
My favorite breakfast food are orange rolls.
My favorite breakfast food would be M&M’s, on pancakes of course!! :)
I love bacon and eggs, but eat cereal because I’m lazy.
I love, love, love the cinnamon rolls that my husband makes…yeast rolls better than Cinabon!
Thanks for the great giveaway!
Cereal.
Um, CINNAMON ROLLS. The end.
Ok, I’m a major nerd, but my favorite breakfast is a sausage biscuit from McDonalds. I don’t eat it very often, but I love it!!
My husband makes chocolate chip pancakes with strawberries – love it and it’s even better because he cooks!!