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Tag Archives: “Breakfast”
“Wonder Porridge”
I do not normally look in the Journal of the American Medical Association for recipes about healthy living, but obviously I should have. They reported on a study at Harvard School of Public Health which looked at the eating habits … Continue reading
“Granola Education”
In my endless search for the perfect breakfast, I was looking through the bounteous cereal shelves of the Co-op yesterday and a shiny package of “Lizi’s Granola” caught my eye. I remember the name from a few years ago when … Continue reading
“Unwelcome Breakfast Research”
I have always believed the adage that “breakfast sets you up for the rest of the day”. I can never resist the “full English”, finished off with toast and Frank Cooper’s original marmalade – thick cut! (See my earlier blogs … Continue reading
“Breakfast Tradition” 2
I love marmalade, the stronger and thicker-cut the better. (See my earlier blogs by clicking on “BREAKFAST” in the TAG CLOUD). Sadly, it seems like I am increasingly in a minority. Sales of marmalade fell by 6.2% in the last … Continue reading
“Grumpy Breakfast”
In my last blog on breakfast, I was lamenting the fact that my inability to find marmalade could make me grumpy first thing in the morning. See “BREAKFAST TRADITIONS” by clicking on 24th June 2012 in the ARCHIVE. Now lo and behold, a … Continue reading
“Breakfast Tradition”
Breakfast sets you up for the day, gets you up in the right mood and off to a good start. It is a habit that works for me so long as it can be done on automatic pilot. Even though … Continue reading
“Grumble Day or Smile Day”
How you feel when you wake up in the morning can often determine your outlook for the rest of the day. Today I am in London for a meeting, staying in a modest no-frills backstreet hotel. As usual, in my slow … Continue reading
