What I'd Give

"What I'd give to make you coffee, find out how you like your eggs." - Sugarland, What I'd Give

ANYWAYS, let's get to it.....a quick idea for breakfast.

For the last few years, I have lived off of Daylight Donuts...I love them...donut holes, glazed, chocolate, sausage rolls, cinnamon cake, cinnamon roll.....you name it. One look at the nutrition facts could make a person sick to their stomach though...enter....healthy breakfast.

It's hard to get up and make breakfast, especially if you are without kids (don't have anybody else to feed, what's the point?) and exhausted from all your other activities (jobs, school etc), donuts are easier. I've always been a believer in breakfast, just not healthy ones. But some people would rather just have their Starbucks and skip the rest.....NO WAY! But that doesn't mean just grab a packaged muffin with your coffee....NO NO NO.....do better! For yourself! Eat a larger, well-balanced meal for breakfast and save the muffin for AFTER your morning workout....no morning workout? NO SUGARY MUFFIN! Some say it's wrong, but I'm a believer in rewards for hard work. So I've been trying to eat well, and allow a *small reward* when I've worked out really hard.....but we'll save all that for another post.

Now - on to my FAVORITE BREAKFAST....I eat this every morning that I don't have to be up super early. Meaning that on my days off or the days I go to work at 10 am or later, I make this!

Scrambled egg whites with spinach, 1 slice of toast with organic butter (I like Kerrygolds) and honey, green tea with honey.

The eggs are easy: melt a tablespoon of butter in a pan and sautee a slice of diced onion and a cup or two of baby spinach for a couple of minutes, until the onion edge brown and the spinach begins to wilt, add egg whites (I buy the carton kind and never really measure, just however much you feel like)...I add some Mrs Dash seasoning, a splash of skim milk, and pepper to my eggs before pouring them into the pan for a little extra flavor. Cook until they are not runny anymore, a few minutes usually. I also add just a small sprinkle of Colby and Monterey Jack shredded cheese when the eggs are done - GO LIGHT ON THE CHEESE. Obviously, you could make this an omelet....add tomatoes or peppers or anything else you feel like. I'm just picky about my flavors.

You can also do water, fresh juice, regular black tea, or a small coffee if you don't like green tea - but I didn't like it either, it's acquired taste and so worth it! So many benefits of green tea! Honey helps with the flavor!