And as you can see from some of my coffee photos I'm kind of failing, but that doesn't mean I'm going to give up.
Last year (March and April and May) I kept a food journal for almost the same purpose. Then, after changing my work habits, I changed my eating patterns too. I slowly slid into chocolate/cookies/nothing-but-coffee for breakfast again.
(I even had a period when I baked a cake almost daily. And that is as bad as it sounds, because it was breakfast, brunch and lunch)
Now I'm trying to pick up healthy habits again, but not having the mandatory lunch break ( which we all know is very important when working in an office, almost like a Second Coming :) at noon-ish and the person in charge of cooking/preparing it being, well, me! (and we all know I am, above all else, l.a.z.y.) things aren't looking good at all.
So I'm going for a good breakfast, the breakfast, something to put an end to the hubbub in my tummy and to wake me from the lethargy of the sugar withdrawal symptoms...
but how much of boiled eggs, cheese, yoghurt, fresh vegetables & fruits and fish can one take? I get bored easily, so I'm looking for variation.
Hello porridge!
I've stumbled on porridge on a lot of food blogs (that and the I'm-making-my-own-granola craze, ughhh) and I thought I could give it a try.
Now, beside sugar, I'm trying to cut on glutenous foods too, so this porridge experiment is surely going to be fun.
My first try: Amaranth Porridge
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| kind of looks like fish eggs, no? |
my recipe: cooked amaranth (in water, not coconut-soy-rice milk), apple, dates, a generous sprinkle of cinnamon and a dash of honey.
Verdict: bah, no! I was almost crying, feeling sorry for myself, from the third spoon onwards.
It was bad, I didn't like it at all.
I should not have added the honey as amaranth itself is kinda sweet and the dates and the apple add enough sugar themselves. I tried taking more apple & cinnamon in my spoon, but it didn't change the situation much.
For now, I'm going to lay off amaranth until I find a suitable way to cook it.
The amaranth porridge experiment took place about a week ago, so I though it was time to give porridge a new chance.
Second try: Millet Flakes Porridge
my recipe: cover millet flakes with hot water, put a lid on, wait for about 5 minutes, add a hand full chopped almonds and dates and a sprinkle of cinnamon et voilà!
The verdict: much better than the amaranth porridge.
I actually ate the whole bowl, could have had more.
The dates add enough sweetness so it certainly doesn't need honey/ X syrup. The almonds were crunchy and the cinnamon: always a delight.
So millet porridge is something I'll try again and maybe even try to improve/add variety to the recipe, maybe even try making it using regular millet seeds and not flakes.
I also want to try buckwheat and quinoa* and then maybe even a mix. Stay tuned!
* I've tried both in savoury dishes and I very much enjoy them, so I kind of hope porridge will be a success too
