04 Mar, 2018
Days 1-4: Whole 30 breakfasts and a bit about about coffee
Posted by andrea tomkins in: Recipes and Food
So far, so good. The only bump in the road was my mother-in-law’s baking. Let the record show that I did not sample any of this freshly-baked temptation:
Going into this I thought one of the hardest things about doing a Whole 30 would be giving up my breakfast routine. I love my breakfast routine and have the same thing every day. I make a fancy coffee and enjoy a bowl of plain yogurt with fruit and homemade granola. It’s a healthy habit that I really look forward to but Whole 30 rules meant that my favourite routine had to undergo a dramatic change. No more dairy, no more grains. (You can see what I’ve been eating on this page. I’m jotting it down as I go.) This is a bit of a no-brainer, but bigger breakfasts with more protein fill me up in the morning (doh) and, surprisingly, almost eliminate cravings that tend to pop up later in the day.
Here are a couple of my breakfasts. They made me surprisingly happy.
This is a fried egg on leftover pulled pork with a bit of salsa:
And this is avocado “toast”: Guacamole on sweet potato slices. It was, dare I say, absolutely delicious.
Simple stuff, but as I eat I find myself truly enjoying this food. We really are fortunate to be able to eat so well.
The other thing – and possibly the most important thing – about breakfast routine is COFFEE. Saying a temporary farewell to my usual brew hasn’t been exactly fun, but I’m surviving. Sometimes it’s more about the HABIT than the actual food though, isn’t it? One of my favourite things to do on a weekend is to brew a coffee and settle down with a pile of weekend reading. For a moment this morning, and yesterday morning, I thought longingly about how much I enjoy hunkering down on the couch with a hot beverage in hand. And then I immediately dismissed it. For this month, at least, food is fuel. So instead of my usual cappuccino, I have been making espresso and drinking it straight up in a pretty little cup that I don’t use very often.
Before I started this I thought I couldn’t possibly give up my morning brew for 30 days. But after thinking about it I realized that I CAN. There are many things in life I can’t do, or can’t control, but I certainly CAN do this. No question. I have been thinking about what I really meant when I said: “I CAN’T.” What I really meant was “I WON’T” give up my coffee or “I AM NOT WILLING TO DO THIS RIGHT NOW.” But I know now that I can.
