Break the Fast with Breakfast

I have a strong love for breakfast. I don't care if I need to wake up at 5 am in order to have the time to sit down and eat something. Sipping on a hot cup of coffee, while cooking up oatmeal and working on a sudoku just sounds heavenly to me. Especially when no one else is up, it's so quiet and peaceful. I know many people who skimp on breakfast, whether it be because they feel they don't have enough time or because they just don't like it. Not like breakfast... I just don't understand.. how can you not like breakfast??! I would die without breakfast in the morning. DIE.

This morning I toasted two Kashi blueberry waffles, topped them with non-fat Greek yogurt, a couple dashes of cinnamon (I really like cinnamon), a drizzle of honey, and a a banana. It's so good and so simple.

It never really occurred to me to put yogurt on top of a waffle until I experienced my most favorite breakfast item in the entire world - Melanie's Fruit Waffle. Melanies is a small and very popular breakfast/lunch restaurant in Boone, NC and everything they have there is amazing.You should go.

Two warm multi-grain waffles stacked on top of one another, and a big pile of bananas, strawberries and green apple on top, a good dollop of yogurt that slowly runs down the sides, a drizzle of honey, and a dash of cinnamon. Holy crap I am drooling.

If you don't eat breakfast please start. "Break" the fast and eat something, you will do your body so much good. It will kick start your metabolism, make you run more efficiently through out the morning hours and you won't be ravenous by lunch time. Sounds good right? If your response to this is "but I'm just not hungry" then take it one step at a time. Eat a little bit each morning and before you know it your body will start craving it. If you're one of the crazy people who say they don't like breakfast then go ahead and eat something unrelated to breakfast. Make a sandwich, eat left-overs from the night before. Just give your body something.

My favorite breakfast items:

1. Buckwheat pancakes
2. Oatmeal (with peanut butter and bananas)
3. Cinnamon raisin bagel (toasted with peanut butter and bananas)
4. Cereal (especially Kashi GoLean crunch or peanut butter Puffins) (with bananas, light vanilla soy milk, and cinnamon)
5. Waffles (possibly with Greek yogurt or peanut butter and bananas)
6. Greek yogurt with granola, blueberries, bananas, strawberries
7. Sunny side up eggs with toast and fruit
8. Omelet with spinach, feta cheese, tomatoes
9. French toast

The list goes on and on and as you can see I have quite a thing for peanut butter and bananas.

**If you haven't had Peanut Butter & Co's cinnamon raisin swirl peanut butter - go buy it now! It's a bit more expensive than your average peanut butter but it is amazing and I put it on everything. My grandparents got me these for my birthday and the Mighty Maple has proven to be awesome on pancakes or waffles and the Dark Chocolate Dreams melted and drizzled over ice cream or popcorn is incredible. However, no matter how great they are Cinnamon Raisin Swirl will always have a special place in my heart.