Breakfast of Champions

[WayAbvPar]

I love all things tomato except fresh tomatoes on sandwiches or burgers (or alone). I LOVE fresh salsa/pico de gallo, tomato soup, marinara, etc.

I haven't had breakfast yet. I have some lowfat Key Lime yogurt sitting in front of me, but haven't found the energy to get to the breakroom for a spoon. Also have some instant Apples and Cinnamon oatmeal on standby. Last, but not least, I am jonesing for a some Starbucks lovin', so that will happen sooner than later methinks.

[Nebu]

Roma tomatos (diced), cilantro, red onion, jalapeno, and lime juice to taste.  Let it stand in a covered bowl overnight.  Pico ftw!

[Strazos]

I hate most anything raw or unprepped. I hate tomatos raw, but will eat them in most any other form. Lettuce, I will not eat. At all.

Most fruit I will not eat raw, but will have if used in something...except for apples. I fucking hate apples. Apple pie, too.



Yeah, I'm picky as hell.

[HaemishM]

Vegetables are for satanists. Except for fried okra, some lettuce in salads (preferably baby greens) and spinach in spinach dip or spinach bread, those are ok. And baked beans.

Today's breakfast was a couple of Eggo's, Cafe du Monde coffee black, and the searing disappointment of still being a failure of a working stiff instead of the novelist I'm determined to be.

[Sky]

Roma tomatos (diced), cilantro, red onion, jalapeno, and lime juice to taste.  Let it stand in a covered bowl overnight.  Pico ftw!

I don't use cilantro. I've tried it in various amounts but I just don't like the flavor it adds.

And yeah, I make huuuuge batches so some sits in the fridge for a couple days. It gets better the longer it sits, but it rarely sits long...

[Bunk]

Cafe du Monde coffee black

You are a brave man. I have a whole case of the stuff, but I sure as hell wouldn't drink it black.

[Abagadro]

If you have a good recipe for protein shakes that are a good day-starter, I'd love to hear it.

I'm a fan of EAS Myoplex shakes blended with skim milk for breakfast and lunch when I'm in a "cut" phase.  This way I get the protein I need, keep carbs down, and don't have to worry about taking a multivitamin.  The only shortcoming is that they're a little pricey.  I'm sure I could find something cheaper, but these taste pretty good and I don't have to do anything more than pour a packet into the blender with my eyes half open.

Thanks for the reply, but those are very high in iron. I have hemochromatosis so taking one of those every day would mean more trips to the leeches, er... I mean phlebotomist.

[Nebu]

Ah, sorry to hear it.  I live at 7300 feet, so the extra iron in combination with my workouts really helps. You could just buy some chocolate flavored whey protein (not vitamin fortified) and mix it with skim milk.  Something like this is quite popular and pretty inexpensive. 

If you blend it on high to get it think and creamy, most are pretty tasty.  Drop in a strawberry or two and/or a banana and it's a decent breakfast. It's also considerably cheaper in bulk than the Myoplex I first mentioned.

[Abagadro]

Thanks for the advice. I'll give that second one a try.

[Nebu]

You can now get whey protein at most decent grocery stores.  Even WalMart sells it now.  If you have a Whole Foods or some other Natural Foods/Coop in town, I'd say buy a 1lb container and try it for a week.  It's not for everyone... so I'd try it before buying a decent quantity. 

[Lantyssa]

I don't like broccoli or spinich because I find them extremely bitter.  It's why I don't like a lot of food.  (Or beer.)

Texture is the other thing which gives me a lot of trouble.  While I don't mind the taste, the texture of mashed potatoes makes me gag.

[Strazos]

Maybe you've never had good mashed potatoes.

[Abagadro]

You can now get whey protein at most decent grocery stores.  Even WalMart sells it now.  If you have a Whole Foods or some other Natural Foods/Coop in town, I'd say buy a 1lb container and try it for a week.  It's not for everyone... so I'd try it before buying a decent quantity. 

Utah seems to be the supplement capital of the universe, so I shouldn't have too much trouble tracking something down.

[Hoax]

I love breakfast, all other meals suck and I only involve myself with them due out of obligation.  But as I have gotten older my stomach has developed the tendency to reject anything eaten prior to about 9:30am.  Which is bullshit because you can't get good breakfast once you are at work.

This weekend I had bacon and waffles on Saturday and Sunday was well a whole mess of various snackjunk.

[Triforcer]

Maybe you've never had good mashed potatoes.

If you are in the Midwest, get Yoder's Amish mashed potatos!! Hands down, the best I've ever had.

P.S. the best chip in the world-  http://www.ballreich.com/ Its like you are eating a stick of butter.  I send away for these chips when I am in godless New England/foreign climes.   

[MrHat]

Sex for breakfast ftw.

[stray]

Morning breath ftl. ;)


No really, you win. Breakfast of Champions.

[Ironwood]

Nah, that's a totally seperate issue and not to be confused with food.

"Looks fade - get yourself a wife that can cook" is one of the all time truisms.

Besides, as I remember (ooo, it's been so long) Sex for breakfast serves only to give you, well, an appetite....

[Sky]

Morning breath ftl. ;)

Woof.

[Teleku]

How can you not like coconuts?

If there is a god, I'm going to punch him in the face when I die, just for creating those fucking horrendous things.



I haven't actively eaten breakfast since I graduated High School.

[Ironwood]

Ah, you're one of those passive breakfasters....

 

[stray]

Dude, cocunuts dispense the freakin' NECTAR OF THE GODS. What are you guys talking about?

Freakin' heathens.

[HaemishM]

Cafe du Monde coffee black

You are a brave man. I have a whole case of the stuff, but I sure as hell wouldn't drink it black.

I just can't stand any coffee with creamer or sugar. Never liked it. About the only thing I'll drink in coffee is a hazelnut creamer when I'm in the mood, or coffee syrups, especially hazelnut. Hazelnut coffee has got to be my favoritest coffee ever.

EDIT: Coconut milk is the jizz of Lucifer, you heathen. All coconut products are in some way, shape or form, organs from the body of the Maleficient One himself. Satan's Bollocks, I promise you. When you are being face-raped in Hell by the red-horned demon, the balls across your chin will be COCONUTS.

[stray]

I would actually kick people's asses for dissing coconut milk.

[edit] Even if I can't spell coconut damnit.

[HaemishM]

NERD FIGHT!

[stray]

No way, man. It's personal. Serious business. Dissing coconut milk is like dissing my mom. 

[HaemishM]

Your milk's so fat, when it backs up, it makes a beeping noise!

[Sky]

Stray is a palm tree?

Count me as a cocohater. Especially the shredded stuff. Ecch.

[bhodi]

Another breakfast of champions:

[Bunk]

Without coconut, where would I get my Thai curry? Heathens.

I'll let the coffee thing slide a bit as personally, i can't stand having any sugar in my coffee or tea. Favorite way of having coffee though is cafe au lait.

[Yegolev]

I thought I was the only person in the world who didn't like fresh tomatoes!  I don't feel so alone now. 

I hate fresh tomatos.  The processed forms are great.  Fresh is nasty.

[Llava]

Fresh tomatoes are great if you like the taste of shit.

[Merusk]

Mmm fresh tomatoes, with just a bit of salt.

The problem is you have to have home-grown tomatoes.  They've genetically engineered supermarket tomatoes so they're so firm and nasty they aren't worth eating.  Fucking corn's getting the same way.

I eat almost any vegetable raw vs cooked. Most cooked vegetables taste like stewed socks when cooked as a side and have all the texture of the same.   Brussels Sprouts, Asparagus need to be steamed (and w/ a healthy amt of butter & sour cream on the sprouts. The Rom-Hung GF's family taught me that one. Delicious.) corn needs to be boiled or grilled.

About the only veggie I just plain won't eat are beets.  They were put here to make Vodka, not for eating.

[Rasix]

Some of you guys sound like a bunch of 12 year olds with your eating habits.

How can you dislike a good insalata caprese?  Seen this recipe done kabob style with cherry tomatoes.  Just as good.

[Paelos]

Roma Tomatoes are great. Homegrown tomatoes are excellent. Beyond that, I never touch the things fresh, nor do I ever use fresh tomatoes to cook with in any of my recipes. Canned simply trumps them in taste and they don't require any prep work.

I used to love them when I was younger, but I'm not sure if "advances" in food science have ruined them within my lifetime, or I just got older and had so many bad ones in a row I soured on them.