After a long hiatus from writing, I present to you the following! (Inspired by this article: http://ca.shine.yahoo.com/food/healthy-breakfast-dos-donts-morning-sandwich-recipe-article-hqbv.html)
Four unhealthy breakfast adventures that are delicious AND somewhat not nutritious. See recipe below!
Rise and shine, wake and bakers, all night drinkers, unrepentant poets and thinkers ... Findings from focus groups of society’s happy misfits shows that eating an unhealthy breakfast may help you discover unchartered edible territory. Below are 4 simple ways to begin your day with delicious indigestion.
1. Check the pizza box from last night (see counter or fridge).
Pizza is a perfect breakfast after a night of unrestrained merry making (that is, assuming that the extent of your merry making has not caught up with you yet). It can also be a suitable hangover food for some, but not all. The downside is that the best leftover pizza is not gluten or lactose free. Sure, you can find gluten and lactose free pizza, but it just ain’t the same!
2. Make breakfast the greasiest meal of the day.
It’s between 5 and 6 am. You’ve been up all night partying, dancing and drinking, but, technically speaking, this is your first meal of the day. You and your friend(s) wander into an all night Szechuan, Cantonese or Vietnamese restaurant and order everything fried on the menu. A pile of spring rolls appears and are smothered in plum sauce. Fried vermicelli and General Tao chicken (or tofu) is followed by dumplings (boiled, but lightly crisped) and, finally, deep fried banana for dessert. Your stomach may not agree, but your mouth says “food good!”
3. The heavier, the better.
Even mice understand that breakfast should be a hearty meal; something you may feel the need to work off, but was fundamentally satisfying. Personally, I feel that this can only really be achieved with a hot breakfast. You can get different kinds of poutine (hash browns poutine, traditional, many cheeses, with smoked meat, etc.), but what’s essential is that there’s potatoes, gravy and cheese involved. Eggs (sunny side up, over easy, scrambled, or just straight up fried) are also essential. Meat eaters may want to add bacon and or sausages. Toast may also be added. On the downside, it does leave vegans and the lactose and gluten intolerant out. But there is hope! Gluten free and vegetarian gravy can be done.
4. It tastes like candy!
Many of us who grew up during the 80s will remember the glory days of breakfast cereals loaded with sugar. Those were happy and action packed good times, although often followed by severe energy level crashes and child burn out. Nowadays grocery store shelves seem to be more dominated by muesli, granola, and ‘healthy alternatives’. While these cereals do have appeal, they lack other essential nutrients: like marshmallows (promotes a flexible attitude and sweet demeanour), chocolate (produces happy brain chemicals), and honey (nature’s sugar). For an added jump start to your day, have a mocha! Blend the bliss of chocolate with comforting kick of coffee and ride the caffeine highway through your morning.
Recipe: Grandma’s Sweet and salty peanut butter and marshmallow melt
When I was a kid my grandma used to make us this awesome treat after we went swimming. I don’t think we had it for breakfast, it was more of an afternoon snack, but it comes to mind as a clear possible winner in the Awesome Breakfast category.
1. Get a hot dog bun and open it up (if pre-sliced; different types of bread could be used instead)
2. Spread peanut butter over the bun/bread
3. Top with large marshmallows (cutting them in half makes it easier)
4. Place on a shallow pan in the toaster oven (marshmallow side up, of course)
5. Toast until brown on top
6. Remove from oven and allow to cool briefly
7. Eat and enjoy the sweet gooeyness of toasted marshmallows and the salty goodness of peanut butter!
