Bowl of yogurt

Strauss European Style yogurt is my favorite. My mom and I discovered it on a trip in Wyoming at a cool little breakfast spot. Luckily my local grocer, Natural Grocers, sells it.

6 spoonfuls of yogurt

Almonds, walnuts, pecans, Brazil nuts

1 date, 2 prunes

1/2 tangerine

Sprinkle of chia seeds

Splash of homemade almond milk

Perfect way, to start the day.

Big Boy Breakfast Because It’s Almost Lunch

I went to bed hungry, which means I woke up hungry. I woke up at 6 am. Worked out from 9 - 10:30 am. I finally sat down to eat at 11 am. I was hungry, so I started with this.

Crock pot chicken, crock pot beets, sautéed mushrooms, avocado, boiled broccoli, chopped red onion, and chopped red cabbage. I put on a dressing made of olive oil, fig balsamic vinegar, red wine vinegar, sriracha, dijon mustard, pickle juice, and salt.

But after finishing it I was still hungry and I knew I had a long day of packing ahead of me, so I had this.

Overnight chia (2 tbsp of whole milk yogurt, 2 tbsp of chia, 1/2 cup soy milk), coconut flakes, ground flaxseed, frozen blackberries, raspberries, blueberries, brazil nuts, walnuts, almonds, pecans.

I’ve recently been thinking about the advice of “eat a big breakfast, and taper the rest of your meals throughout the day.” I think this is bad advice for the majority of people. Most people nowadays sit behind a desk for their work. And, most people fail to get the daily recommended amount of exercise each day (which still wouldn’t be enough to justify a big breakfast). Between those two factors, desk jobs and not exercising, I think it’s foolish for most people to eat a big breakfast.

Big breakfasts are reserved for people who perform manual labor, or who are professional athletes. In other words, people who need and are going to use the fuel. For the rest of us, eat a normal sized breakfast. Today was an exception for me, but on most days I go for 3 equal sized meals, and minimal snacking on fruit and nuts.

Cheers to your practice.

Breakfast: Eggs and Bacon (Jowl)

2 backyard chicken eggs scrambled with broccoli, avocado, white onion, and salt.

2 pieces of bacon 🥓 jowl 😋.

Salmon Breakfast Salad

Unfortunately breakfast has become associated with foods loaded with simple carbohydrates and sugar. But it doesn’t have to be. Once you breakaway from the addiction they cause there’s no reason why breakfast can’t be healthy, savory, and delicious.

• 2 handfuls of greens

• 1/2 chopped apple

• 1/4 sliced avocado

• 1 handful of roasted brussels sprouts

• 1 6 oz filet of baked wild salmon

• Finished with olive oil, fig balsamic vinegar, red wine vinegar, and sea salt