This morning I was getting some things ready at my desk when a coworker walked in. She had some food from the cafeteria like she always does and she asked if I wanted any of it. Now this lady, and many other people out here, always has breakfast from the cafeteria when she gets here.
I told her that I had already eaten at home so I was fine. She then asked if I ate breakfast EVERY day at home before I came in to work.
My answer was YES and I guess this surprised her. She said she did not know of anyone who ate breakfast at home before going in to work. Apparently I am the only person here who makes and eats breakfast at home.
The other people here either stop at (Sonic, KFC, McDonalds…..etc) to get something to eat or they go over to the cafeteria (who VOLUNTARILY eats cafeteria food anyway?) to start off the day.
Now I do not have a huge continental breakfast every day. It is usually something simple just like a sandwich and a cup of tea. Sometimes I will have a bowl of oatmeal for breakfast and think that is a great start to my day.
I do not see why people cannot do something like that and would rather spend money and wait in line each day just to get food that they could easily prepare at home.
Does anyone else out there MAKE breakfast instead of BUYING it each day?
I am not a morning person and can never bring myself to take even the short amount of time it would take to make something. However, I’m not much of a breakfast person, so I usually bring in some coffee and a yogurt and call it good. I have never bought anything at work.
Well I pour myself a bowl of cereal every day and eat that, but I do it about an hour after I get in to work. (I go in pretty early, and that’s about when I get hungry.) I guess that’s not really making breakfast though!
My wife and I both eat breakfast every morning before we leave for work. Sometimes it is more extravagant than others but eating out for breakfast just isn’t an option for us. No wonder Americans are so over weight you eat cafeteria or fast food to start out your day every day and then eat fast food for lunch and possibly eat out for dinner. That is a ton of calories.
Hey Blunt Money, a bowl of cereal counts as breakfast…remember sometimes I only have a bowl of oatmeal myself.
So Saving Freak I take it that you are not American by the second part of your comment. I agree with you on that part too. I know that not everyone eats oatmeal but for those who do it is a VERY cheap breakfast. Just throw some milk in a bowl, add oatmeal and heat it up. A take along packet costs just a few cents (maybe 15 cents?) and I eat two of them for breakfast. Yet these people will spend around $5 for ‘breakfast’ at the cafeteria which consists of a waffle (pure sugar and fat) and some fake juice.
Or worse yet they get fast food breakfasts or donuts for breakfast. Wow.
I prefer a tradtionally British breakfast with bread, butter, cheese, hot tea (take that you iced tea drinkers!!!) or something to that effect.
I am trying to eat before going to work. The problem is that I wake up at 5 am and I don’t really have a big appetite at that time. But I usually down a protein shake and that does it.
Stefan that is still a step in the right direction. Now repeat after me “breakfast is my friend. Breakfast won’t hurt me. I need a sandwich and a cup of hot tea or coffee for breakfast.”
Say that three times fast and then do it…you will have MUCH better mornings. 🙂
I always have breakfast at home but usually it is something that is easy to prepare, such as generic-brand breakfast cereal, or something that can be heated up in the microwave oven, such as oatmeal.
A large bowl of oatmeal, usually with raisins…..
Makes one feel dietically (a word?) virtuous, AND
saves money compared to eating out.
I love having oatmeal for breakfast too because it is easy to prepare and it keeps me feeling full.
I do admit to buying lunch, but I only buy breakfast when I’m 1) out of food at home and haven’t had a chance to go shopping or 2) Running so late for my 715AM meeting that I can’t take the time to do more than get dressed and out the door.
Hi Lulu – thanks for the post – I can chime in on this one; For years I would always have breakfast made for me and would be starving by lunch. Then when I didn’t have that luxury anymore, I realized I STILL was starving by lunch so I just stopped eating breakfast. Not because I’m frugal, nor lazy, just time more I guess… I’d rather have that extra 20 minutes to sleep (I have 2 kids under 3 that keep me up a lot of the time!) :0 Good blog!
Hi lulugal,
When I was working outside my home, I always took the time to eat breakfast at home. What can be easier? It is
healthier and faster than waiting in line for take out foods.
marie
Most people don’t think about that. They just see that they will lose the 15 minutes they could be sleeping if they had to make and eat breakfast.
What, so eating breakfast at home is not normal? Well, I don’t eat breakfast (or lunch for that matter), but I still thought that people would mainly eat before they left their home. But maybe that’s the source of all that starbucks traffic?!
Actually where I work eating at home is NOT normal at all. It is a small town so every morning when I am driving to work I see two of my coworkers pulling into Sonic or some Donut place to get ‘breakfast’.
In their defense (I guess) they have small children and we have to be at work at 7:15 so I guess they do not have time.
I have recently started cooking a big breakfast for my kids every day. I’m a coffee drinker who doesn’t like to eat until lunchtime, but my kids like to eat when they wake up. Probably because I won’t let them have coffee. Instead of spending a fortune on boxed cereal with no nutrition, I’ve been making homemade omelets, hash browns, sausage & whole wheat biscuits, strawberries and French toast, pancakes, muffins and everything else (not all together) and we’ve been sitting down to the table at breakfast just like we do with dinner. It’s been a great way to start our days. My husband an I are both working form home right now, so going out for breakfast would actually not be convenient at all. We’d just end up coming back home so we could work.
Good for you for eating breakfast at all- it’s a great way to kick-start your metabolism and makes you smarter.
@ Mrs. Hannigan:
after all of that description of your breakfast…..I am coming to YOUR house for breakfast. I usually just have a peanut butter sandwich with tea/coffee or a bowl of oatmeal.
Yup, definitely coming to your house for breakfast…..yummy! 🙂