so it’s time to make breakfast but you’re stuck under a cat

Okay, I’m going to admit a bad practice of mine here. On my days off, I often skip breakfast. What happens is I wake up, it’s quiet in the house, I make coffee because it’s quick and quiet, and then I get snuggly under a blanket on the couch with a cat (or 9) and press play on my silly reality tv programs. Before I know it, it’s 11 am. Needless to say, this is one of those times that my advice will certainly fall under the category of “do as I say not as I do,” but like…do it anyway.

So I guess what I’m saying is that I have acknowledged that the easy, grab and eat breakfast things that I need are for my day off rather than my day on. In the past, I would depend on delivery services for workday breakfasts, but I had made it routine that I ate them. However, the things I would order are actually quite easy to prepare at home, I just didn’t want to do it at 5:30 am (fair, right?). Avocado toast, overnight oats, hard boiled eggs, egg bites, yogurt and granola, all things that can either be made ahead or take less than 5 minutes. So how do I get myself to reach for these things on my days off also? Tbh, I’m still working on that. I’m sitting here writing this at 7:30 am and I have zero plans (or supplies) for any of my above ideas. Wait, I have granola. Trader Joe’s had a passionfruit granola that I nabbed the other day…haven’t tried it yet.

Anyway. what do you like for breakfast that is quick, make ahead, or less than 5 min prep to mouth time? Bonus points if it isn’t loud (smoothie in blender) or is make ahead. I’ve been working on my ability to multitask while making dinner and also have a little side prep where I make something for the next work morning. Pancakes! I could do little pancakes! This entry has gotten very stream-of-consciousness, my apologies. The only thing with pancakes is they tend to require a lot of individual attention and I fear I would burn them if attempting to also make dinner.

So, overnight oats it is then. Some of my favorite combos, using either an oatmilk or almond milk base:

Maple syrup, chia seeds, cinnamon, pinch sea salt.

Chocolate chips, ground flaxseed, orange zest, sea salt.

Sliced almonds, maca powder, honey, cinnamon, sea salt.

And there is a place I’ve ordered a latte from that makes a chai overnight oats, but I haven’t recreated it yet. It’s excellent. Plus rolled oats are easy to find in almost any grocery store and relatively cheap (depending on how fancy/organic you want to go). Also, don’t stress yourself out much if you don’t buy organic. Sure, sure, sure, maybe it matters a little, but if the choice is nonorganic oats vs hash browns fried in fryer oil, get the nonorganic oats. Then again, if the hash browns are what you truly want that day, order them with your whole chest. Remember that your nutrition, your health overall, is a cumulative thing. In other words, one breakfast of hash browns (or sausage mcmuffin or leftover cold pizza slices) when you truly want that will not sink your proverbial ship. If you find yourself gravitating more towards these more savory, more overtly salty items, then maybe we need to look at reasons your body wants these and make savory breakfast plans, but that’s another post for another day.