Breakfast

I often think we Americans are idiots when it comes to food. Breakfast, for instance, is, for a lot of people, basically an entire meal devoted to desert. Sugar drenched pastries, quick breads, and deep fried monstrosities. Don't get me wrong, I love a good danish but not for breakfast. Other people use it as an excuse to down slabs of fried meat and refined carbs. The worse I've seen is when people get those big combo breakfasts that seem to award points for artery assault. Honestly, I don't get it.

I believe in a big breakfast but all that sugar in the morning gives me a headache and all the fried meats make me feel like I'm sweating grease for an hour. It's just not very sensible and other places in the world don't do this. The Japanese eat miso soup, rice, and maybe a piece of broiled fish. Even muesli, although high in sugar, is full of protein and calcium when served with yogurt.

Personally, I've started making large batches of hearty vegetable soups and boiled eggs. It's surprisingly satisfying and just as easy as making oatmeal, and much easier than pancakes.