Breakfast of Champions
Breakfast is the most important meal of the day, at least that’s what they say. I must admit, I do love a good breakfast. We don’t do the usual cereal and milk like most people, we like a heartier breakfast of oatmeal & nuts. Since Nourishing Gourmet was having a breakfast carnival today, I thought I’d join and share what a typical breakfast at Chiot’s Run is like.
We don’t eat the normal oat flakes, we prefer oat groats, which are whole oat berries. I soak them overnight with a bit of apple cider vinegar to soften them up, then I cook them the next morning. Usually I cook up a big batch on Sunday night and we warm up enough for breakfast each morning, this makes for a quick healthy hearty breakfast each day.
We like to top our oatmeal with various toppings each morning including: crystalized ginger, pecans, walnuts, ground flax seeds, raisins, cranberries, dried pears, and cinnamon.
We finish it off with a drizzle of maple syrup and then we enjoy our healthy breakfast. Hopefully I can find a source for local oats and then our morning meals will be local. (I am planting a few raisin grape vines to make our own raisins and I’m trying to grow some ginger of my own).
What’s your breakfast of champions?
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Breakfast is hands down my fav meal of the day. My local grain grower was short on oats this year, but I have been enjoying their mixed whole grain combo at least several mornings a week. I sometimes will drizzle honey or maple syrup on top, but more often I’ll add a handful of fruit. This usually alternates with homemade bread from the same grower (I like to use different grains – whole wheat, rye, triticale, etc). I eat this with some homemade jam (cranberry of late), or even just plain toasted. Another option is some local yogurt with fruit and the granola I make from the same mixed grain combo I use for hot cereal.
I’d have to say that the hot cereal is most often on my table. It includes oat groats, oats, flaxseeds, millet, rye, wheat berries, and some others I don’t even remember! Wonderful nutty taste.
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Sounds very nourishing and warming! My normal breakfast is coffee, which isn’t good I know. Perhaps once I retire it won’t be quite so difficult to change my morning!
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It took me a lot of years to discover that I need a lot of protein in the morning. So if I have oatmeal, I have to put in some peanut butter and milk. But the best breakfast for me is eggs (now handily delivered by my chickens–yay!) with either whole grain toast, or corn tortillas, cheese, and salsa. I don’t even bother just trying to have cold cereal–I’ll just be hungry an hour later.
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I love eggs as well, but I’m allergic, so I eat them only occasionally.
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That looks very good! I like that kind of breakfast but usually have plain old cereal because it’s quick. But when I make breakfast it’s steel cut oats with dried cherries and walnuts.
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I’m not really a breakfast person although I like breakfast foods, just not at breakfast. I’m more of a two cups of strong coffee with cream and sugar breakfast person.
I am a big fan of oatmeal. My favorite combination is raisins & honey with the raisins cooked with the oatmeal so they go really soft. I have recently tried Irish Oatmeal which is whole oat berries cut up a bit. It was really good, I like how it stays kind of chewy.
Why do try growing your own oats? If you add an addition raised bed of oats it would probably provide almost a years worth of oatmeal. If I ever have more space I’d love to grow my own grains for cereal & flour.
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HM, I’ve never thought of growing my own oats. Perhaps a good experiment some year.
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We try and change it up as much as possible. What I have discovered is the same thing all the studies point out. Breakfast IS the most important meal of the day. It allows you to focus, have energy, concentrate, starts the metabolism (and goodness knows, I could use a more active metabolism!), etc, etc.
I used to just have coffee, maybe a donut if it was there to grab, but with a toddler who INSISTS on breakfast, we have gotten into the habit.
Plus, its nice to hang out and have some food for 10 minutes. It makes the mornings more like “here is the plan, Go Team!”.
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We enjoy reading while eating breakfast, a great way to start the day, learning about something new or relaxing with a good book. It always gets us off on the right foot!
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How about Mt Dew and Nerds candy?
Not really…anymore. Nowadays I eat my fiber muffins and a tall glass of OJ. Wow…I guess I am old too
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I know, that doesn’t cut it anymore (in college I used to eat Dr Pepper & Caramelos). We’re so old (see yesterday’s post :)
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Whats that? I couldn’t hear you? Speak up dear.
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that looks really good! When I hear the phrase “breakfast of champions” I automatically think “beer”. LOL We just got out of college a few years ago so phrases like “Beer, it’s not just for breakfast anymore” are still very funny to me.
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Cant’s say that I’ve every had beer for breakfast but it is made from barley.
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YAY Oat Groats! I also eat Steel Cut Oatmeal and Buckwheat for breakfast. I make a big batch on Sunday and keep it in my fridge to reheat each morning. Add some apple, some almonds, and whatever else is frozen in my freezer from the farm and Yum. There’s nothing like eating real cereals for breakfast. Plus, real groats cost a fraction of what boxed cereals sell for these days.
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