What Breakfast Gets You Going? 365
Crash McBang asks: "Apparently many are foregoing the morning coffee for something sweeter, according to a recent article in RedOrbit. 'There is nothing better than the feel of Coke on the back of your throat in the morning,' said McKinsey, a morning pop drinker since the 1970s, savoring the cold, stinging sensation that coffee drinkers just don't get. What gets you going after waking up?"
Ahh! (Score:5, Funny)
To answer your question though, I usually have some sort of pastry, peanut butter and jelly sandwich or donuts. On the weekends when I have more time, I make eggs and bacon or waffles for my family. And milk of course. I'm not a coffee drinker. Coffee ice cream though, now that gets me going. But not in the mornings.
Re:Ahh! (Score:5, Funny)
Better get the diabetes test *and* the cholesterol screening.
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Fruit! (Score:5, Interesting)
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Of course I also get a cup of coffee and waffles (difficult to get in UK, the "normal" egg waffles with honey and butter and no the potato waffles they eat here...).
Something interesting is that in UK people often have something really light for breakfast (as parent said), unlike in Mexico where the breakfast my mom used to give us where two scrambled eggs with ham and some mashed refried beans as side order. Or the typical Moyetes (a french like bread sliced in half with refried beans and grated with cheese... oooh god).
Of course you could ask what about the [in]famous English breakfast (bacon, "yummy-looking" black pudding, eggs, some kind of horrible tomatoes, sausage, beans and if u are vegy, mushrooms) but as far as I have seen, it is not until 11:00 (lunch hour) that they take these. My gf used to work in a restaurant where they served "all day english breakfast". It is very "funny" to watch people ask for an english breakfast at 10:00 pm...
BTW, did you know that Irish drink more coffee than tea? well, that is something an Irish man told me maybe it is bollocks =oP
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I was always convinced Irish Breakfast consisted of a pint of Guiness... Hmmm.. I might be wrong though
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So much for MY morning coffee... (Score:2)
Hehe... yeah. In fact the actual "quote" from the Irish man I was going to write is that Irish drink MORE tea than English and english drink more coffee. I guess I am still sleeping (I am hungry thats sure). And yeah at least in Mexico I know Irish Coffee as a mix of Coffee and Whisky (btw why doesnt firefox recognize "Whisky" without e?... someone told me that the brands that sell Whiskey with
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Irish have the highest per head consumption of Tea in the world (according to news reports about two or three years ago). We consume about 3kg of Tea each a year(1996-1998 period).
Here are some stats for those who are interested: http://www.tea.org.au/world/sub2.html [tea.org.au]
Oh...and when pouring it's tea first, then milk. Any expert who talks about chemical bonding when coming to tea are either talking out of their South of England hole, using very deli
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No, Baileys in coffee is not a real Irish coffee. But most places in the world, that's what is sold as Irish coffee. And it's not that far off. Certainly, the presentation is much different. But Baileys itself is very very similar to the traditional whiskey/cream/sugar combo.
Irish Coffee (Score:5, Informative)
Sorry to nitpick, but Irish Coffee is actually neat Whisky mixed with Cane Sugar, after which Black Coffee is poured on. Finally the mixture is topped with Double Cream whipped till slightly thick. This makes a lovely looking glass with half the liquid almost black and the other half almost white. When you drink it the two parts start mixing.
Interestingly it's also a relatively new invention, not much more than 50 years old.
Ruination of good Coffee and good Whisky as my dad always says ;o)
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Re:Irish Coffee (Score:4, Interesting)
Also interesting is that Irish Coffee is an accidental American invention. An individual from a San Fransisco bar called "the Buena Vista" stumbled across a variation on the theme in the Shannon Airport, and on returning home talked the bartender into experimenting with him at length. The drink they ended up with is significantly different than the Irish drink, which was really just a heavy unpasteurized spiked coffee with sugar.
For example, the characteristic "double cream on top" was created here when the local proprietor misunderstood what kept the cream afloat (the cream only floats when cold enough that the drink won't melt it until it releases air; in the original Irish version, it's a thick-walled, refrigerated mug, whereas in the Americanized version, the cream itself is first frothed to make stronger bubbles (as with Cappucino,) then intensely chilled to get the puff to last without the support of the glass.
Unfortunately, Ireland has begun to retcon history to make this drink their own. C'est la vie.
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That's why I use the cheap stuff for my breakfast. Coffee and whiskey you wouldn't deign to drink straight turns into the elixer of the gods when you mix 'em. Throw in a quarter ounce of good, unadulterated tobacoo and I'm good to go for the day.
Interestingly it's also a relatively new invention, not much more than 50 years old.
A coincidence that it arrived just in time for my arrival? I don't think so.
In any case the Irish have always been prett
irish Coffee (Score:2)
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Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince and dinner like a pauper
See, that actually makes sense to me. That way you get all day to digest and get the energy from your breakfast.. rather than have a big dinner giving you energy and a whole ton of digestive work when you don't want it!
I'd be interested in the scientific aspect of this. Doesn't it make more sense to 'fuel up' and then use that energ
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Breakfast? (Score:3)
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however again, weekends (or anytime I have the time), breakfast turns into some thing with eggs.
either fried eggs over biscuits and a side of meat or a quick fry up of everything I have around (Meat, onions, potatoes, bread, peppers, whatevever is around) in lots of butter, then pour eggs over that to bind it all together, top with cheese and ketchup and I am set for the morning.
Or there are always pancakes and/or waffles. Waffles are also great topped with eggs/meat/po
To quote Dave Attell... (Score:5, Funny)
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I do a 360 around your PS3 and Wii on it?
Re:To quote Dave Attell... (Score:4, Funny)
I used to get that from my pet dog. I've learned to sleep on my back these days.
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I'm sure that gets a lot of people going...
And if you're not going, you're gone...
Obligatory... (Score:2)
Seriously though, i dont have a breakfast most of the time. I sometimes grab a coffee on the way to Uni but not regularly.
Frappe (Score:2)
Simple (Score:2)
On weekdays I'll have a danish, too. On weekends, I'll make at least one real breakfast centered around pancakes or waffles.
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I think I need more coffee.
Breakfast of Choice (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Breakfast of Choice (Score:4)
But when that's not possible, I usually take some cereal + milk, or just coffee. And the coffee I take usually at work.. then I have a good meal at noon.
Morning Dew (Score:2)
Grapefruit (Score:3)
Honey Buns (Score:2)
HOT POCKET!!! (Score:2)
Sorry about the WMV.
A very common breakfast (Score:3, Interesting)
Re:A very common breakfast (Score:5, Insightful)
Indeed. I'd go so far as to say it's common world round.
On the other hand, the question is a bit dumb. What works for breakfast has to be taken in context with what happened before breakfast and what routinely happens after breakfast.
If you're accustomed to eating 3 full meals a day, your body will expect (demand, actually), a full breakfast when you wake up. If you do the cigarette and coffee routine (with or without the traditional croissant, beignet, etc., and/or a shot of something to help you start your day), a full breakfast will make you feel nauseous for most of the day. And that's irrespective of whether you work the land or sit in a chair and stare at a computer screen.
Personally, I think the Italians, etc. have it right. Eat a light breakfast and set aside 2-3 hours for a large lunch. Note that beverages manufactured from corn-syrup aren't part of the equation. Asking a food question from those who haven't been taught or discovered what it is for themselves is entertaining at best.
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How about the Japanese?
Whatever the Japanese are doing, they have long life expectancies despite 50% of the males smoking (was 80% in the 80s!), working long hours and drinking lots of beer... The females live even longer.
Given most developed countries are worried about aging populations, perhaps they shouldn't be so upset if people insist on smoking and killing themselves earlier.
Maybe we should thank them for their sacrifice for the greater good and all that.
plain stuff (Score:2)
strong black tea
Mornings (Score:3, Interesting)
If I have a lot to do that day, or an exam, or whatnot, I'll get up a bit earlier and make a couple of eggs, whole grain toast with peanut butter, yogurt, etc. Brain food.
Breakfast has never been optional for me. Not only do I not like to be hungry, if I haven't had something of substance to eat within a couple of hours of waking up, I typically get a horrible splitting headache that lasts all day and which doesn't respond to analgesics. (No, it's not the caffeine. I can go days without tea - I just won't be happy about it.)
Hair... (Score:3, Funny)
*NOTE* I don't really drink that much every night. There are just some times at particular points in the project when you say fsck it and piss on of a worknight with mates to forget about it all.
Breakfast? (Score:5, Insightful)
Kids (Score:4, Insightful)
This revives a faint memory of the time when I didn't have kids yet. Oh, how I miss those days, when nobody used to jump full speed right into my groins in the middle of the sweetest REM phase...
Anyway: Kids DO get you going in the morning, whether you're ready or not. And forget about those extra 15 minutes of sleep.
bacon, eggs, and sometimes sausage (Score:3, Interesting)
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Bacon, eggs, mushrooms, a couple of slices of toast, maybe some beans...
There's nothing wrong with a big breakfast!
No coffee ... (Score:2)
Orange juice
Toast with jam, or cereal
Depends (Score:2)
However, on weekends I usually make myself a two-egg cheese omelette or on rare occasions, 6-8 slices of french toast.
I always have a glass of juice (grapefruit) and a slice of toast, pop tart or some cak
Sugar addiction (Score:4, Informative)
It seems that having soft drinks for breakfast is quite unhealthy, lowers your attention span, etc.
Here's the source [youngminds.org.uk] (but I'm sure there are many other sources that say the same thing).
Coke for breakfast? (Score:5, Funny)
Please tell me you are all just drug addicts and you are talking about cocaine, not Coca-Cola. That stuff is disgusting in the morning. And yes, I have tried it.
And people wonder why Americans are so overweight. We have started drinking sugary soda in the mornings too now. Are you too lazy to brew a quick cup of coffee and get your caffeine rush there?
Re:Coke for breakfast? (Score:4, Funny)
been drinking nothing but Coke morning, noon, and night for as long as I can remember, and I'm an absolute WHALE at 115lbs!
whooo boy, us Americans are just ready to burst.
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Whilst I'm not shy when it comes to dissin' our cousins over the pond, I have to say, I seriously doubt it's being lazy, more a lack of time.
Re:Coke for breakfast? (Score:4, Insightful)
Of course, these days both Coke and Pepsi own bottled water operations - which are much more profitable on a per unit basis than the soda pop they also sell.
Still, it's interesting how a huge company can change a society when it sets its collective, corporate mind to the task.
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Poutine (Score:2)
On the subject of drinks though, I am a pop drinker as well. It depends on what's going on that day what I drink though. I will have a coke most days. But if I really need to be awake and alert, I will start the day off with a Bawls.
Porrigde (Score:3, Informative)
1 dl of oatmeal
2 dl of water
a couple of pinches of salt
Mix and put in micro, full power, for two minutes. Serve with jam and milk. Smooth to your tired body and soul.
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Every now and then I do indulge in the full fry-up though:
2 Eggs
3 bacon
black pudding
fried bread
Mushrooms
(tomatoes for the wife's fry-up)
3 chipolata sausages
2 slices of bread & butter
2 cups of tea
Eat, grab Sunday paper and relaxxx....
Drugs w/ breakfast (Score:2)
Caffeine and Protein (Score:2)
The first is a GNC protein shake. Mixed with cold water and blended it makes an awesome breakfast. 300 calories; all good. And it keeps me full till lunch.
If I had a shitty night, I eat a boiled egg and shoot a Mountain Dew Code Red. Very bad for me, but the sugar and caffeine get me going and the egg keeps my stomach from eating itself before lunch.
Also, one of the best things to get me going is some push-ups and stretching in the morning. I can knock out 30
ice water (Score:2)
diet cola/tea and oatmeal (Score:2)
My last year of college I spent a semester in Scotland, and was introduced to an alternative: tea. Althoug
Huge breakfast fan, here (Score:2)
To begin, here are a few randome points from a guy who would happily eat "breakfast" three times a day. One, yes, I like a diet Coke in the morning. Two, I think pancakes and syrup are too sweet and heavy, so a big "pancake breakfast" is not for me. A couple on the side are fine; I just can't imagine an entire breakfast composed of the things. An
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It is indeed real, and I'm quite fond of them myself (well, I'm British so I guess I should be!).
I typically go for the following; bacon, fried/scrambled eggs, sausages, hash browns, mushrooms, grilled/frie
My Ultimate Breakfast (Score:3, Interesting)
The excess melted butter, syrup, and egg yolks should be allowed to mingle. The resulting soupy mess should be eaten mixed with the hash browns. The biscuit can be used to mop up any remaining liquid.
This should not be eaten on a regular basis. I use it before a long day of hard outdoor work, like felling trees, hauling timber, pouring concrete, etc.. Anything where I expect to burn a huge number of calories.
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MOD UP!!! (Score:2)
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Yes. Flavor. And to see if you can make your heart explode.
I used to make the eggs sunny-side-up and melt cheddar cheese over the top, but it ruined the "soupy mess" effect of the syrup, butter, and yolks. For some extra yolk in your soupy mess, go sunny side up instead of over-easy. It's really easy to completely solidify the yolks if you go over-easy, too, so I sometimes go sunny-side anyway. Oh yeah, and remember to get all of the solids out o
Eat something! (Score:2)
I didn't, for years. Now I make the effort and it's well worth it. Counterintuively, it's good for keeping your weight down.
I'm on porridge at the moment, since it's winter. Fruit or toast in the summer.
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I've noticed this. I've gotten used to eating a small granola bar every morning first thing when I get to work. Now I find if I stop eating those and just skip breakfast entirely I put on a few pounds after a week or two. My guess is that it kicks your metabolism up early.
Drink (Score:2)
Although the new Rockstar Zero Carb "with twice as much caffeine" in the blue can has been growing on me this week.
The simple life for me (Score:2)
What's more interesting to me is what I eat throughout the day. I pack my own lunch, which really turns into a constant source of snacks while I code. Raisins and almonds, vegetables, fruit, and other nutritious stuff.
Folks might think my diet odd,
I just... (Score:2)
Coffee (Score:2)
This said,
This is the only breakfeast I digest (Score:2)
That's enough to get my heart pumping.
In a certain north london pub... (Score:2)
Liver, bacon, sausages, black pudding, fried bread, mushrooms, tomatoes, fried eggs, beans, toast and most importantly a pint of Guinness - That keeps you going til lunch time!!!
s/coffee/Jolt Cola/ (Score:2)
Times like these, I reach for a can of Jolt. No added junk like ginseng and taurine. No bland cans that make you wonder if they're all equal. You just reach for a battery of Jolt, drink the entire thing over the day's work.
Too bad they're not doing Orange Jolt anymore...
Dee McKinsey (Score:2)
Moo (Score:2)
Bacon sandwich and tea. (Score:2)
Big pot of coffee . . . (Score:2)
this really get's me going... (Score:2)
breakfast of champions (Score:2)
3 vitamin C
3 cups of coffee
pretty much anything... (Score:2)
Variety (Score:2)
Very little sugar (Score:2)
Option 1: Toast with cream cheese and green olives.
Option 2: Toast with peanut butter
Option 3: Buttered toast and soy sausage (Yes, I'm a vegetarian)
Option 4: Cheese grits (no, I'm not from the south, but I was raised by a southerner)
Any one of these, plus a cup of tea, black with sugar, and I'm good to go.
I'm not so interested in the instant sugar rush. I think it's killing us. More important to me is to get a small shot of protein and a small shot of carbs to keep me going through to about mid
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Sex is a good start to a day (Score:2)
All in all, I have yet to find a better way to start my day. Hell I could think of few better ways to start anything at all.
Drugs... (Score:2)
10 ug of Synthroid
10 mg Lipitor
250 mg Caffeine (via coffee)
About an hour later I usually have some toast w/chunky PB made on 3-carb bread from a little bakery off 183 & Braker here in Austin. (Yea... yea... I know... But my TC is like 114 on Lipitor... My doc and I are still arguing as to why I'm even on it...)
Brakfast? (Score:2)
Gracie Diet (Score:3, Informative)
1: Take 4 -5 apples, core them, and run them through a juicer. Take 3-4 bananas. Mix the whole thing in a blender. Drink.
2: Take 3-4 Bananas, put in blender, add milk until they are covered. Blend and drink.
3: Juice 4-5 oranges (no pulp). Drink
4: Take half a pound of grapes. Juice and drink.
Works great, have plenty of energy for the day, and I've lost like 50 pounds (with exercise of course) doing it.
Am I the only one who though the FA (Score:2)
Breakfast Burrito (Score:2)
What gets me most awake in the morning... (Score:2)
Nothing. (Score:3, Interesting)
I would hereby like to specifically mention:
I wake up, I go to work.
I don't eat.
I don't drink coffee.
I don't drink orange juice.
I don't drink...
I don't chug 2 liters of water. (wtf?)
I don't get a blowjob.
I don't I don't take a bunch of [xxinsertstimulantherexx].
What the fuck is wrong with you people?
A bowl of Cheerios, with Pepsi in lieu of milk (Score:5, Interesting)
Totally off-subject, but she had a son who lost a total of 7 fingers in multiple cotton gin accidents. Dispite this handicap, he could still roll his own cigarettes, which was truly amazing to my five-year-old eyes. IIRC, he died of lung cancer about the same time as her; perhaps he should have been eating the same breakfast.