What did you have for breakfast today?

@TheHorse (207500)
Walnut Creek, California
March 22, 2020 1:48pm CST
When I went to Safeway yesterday, there was no toilet paper or paper towel (I have some here), but there was plenty of food. Part of what I bought was bacon, eggs, and a really fresh loaf of sourdough bread (a big part of California culinary culture). I made a classic Midwestern breakfast, eggs, bacon and toast, and am doing the same today! One of the things I love about bacon is how it makes my house smell. It smells like a home. What did you have for breakfast today? Is eggs, bacon and toast on your "list"?
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Torunn
@Torunn (8609)
• Norway
22 Mar 20
Breakfast is so long ago! I had *thinks hard* ryvitas with fish in tomato sauce. 'Cause I've checked my cupboards and found out that I don't need that many cans of fish in my hoard, so I'll have the same for breakfast tomorrow.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (207500)
• Walnut Creek, California
22 Mar 20
The only canned fish I have here is tuna. What is ryvitas?
Torunn
@Torunn (8609)
• Norway
23 Mar 20
@TheHorse It's a brand, my British friends always call it ryvitas no matter what brand of "knekkebrød" they eat. Rectangular, hard, flat bread. Lasts for ages. I've got canned mackerel.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (207500)
• Walnut Creek, California
23 Mar 20
@Torunn Do folks in Norway eat a lot of fish?
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Hanni Harel
@Hannihar (129674)
• Israel
23 Mar 20
@TheHorse We have toilet paper and paper towels here. I had corn flakes with banana and milk in it and hot chocolate.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (207500)
• Walnut Creek, California
23 Mar 20
Sounds good to me!
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The Horse
@TheHorse (207500)
• Walnut Creek, California
23 Mar 20
@Hannihar Are you doing your own shopping? How are they handling things in Tel Aviv?
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Hanni Harel
@Hannihar (129674)
• Israel
23 Mar 20
@TheHorse Thanks.
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Go Crossbones
@crossbones27 (48542)
• Mojave, California
22 Mar 20
Nice and they say us single folk do not know how to make a good breakfast. Its the best because how we would want it. People so get in the way of themselves sometimes.
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Go Crossbones
@crossbones27 (48542)
• Mojave, California
22 Mar 20
@TheHorse Cool that works too I will brink Vodka and take it easy on me left bad joke off this one.
The Horse
@TheHorse (207500)
• Walnut Creek, California
22 Mar 20
Heh. I'm glad to have the time right now to be creative with breakfast. If I had some green pepper and onion here (easy to remedy), maybe I'd make an omelette. I have plenty of cheese here.
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Thelma
@thelme55 (76489)
• Germany
22 Mar 20
Nothing except 2 mugs of creamy black tea. Your breakfast is delicious.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (207500)
• Walnut Creek, California
22 Mar 20
I'm cooking up a single slice of bacon right now just to celebrate it.
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Thelma
@thelme55 (76489)
• Germany
23 Mar 20
@TheHorse hm... Yummy! Enjoy your meal.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (207500)
• Walnut Creek, California
23 Mar 20
@thelme55 Thanks--I did! I should use this time to clean up my house. I have "too much stuff" in here.
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LindaOH
@LindaOHio (158581)
• United States
22 Mar 20
I have yogurt every day.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (207500)
• Walnut Creek, California
22 Mar 20
I did for awhile as well. But I got away from it. I should get back to it.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (207500)
• Walnut Creek, California
22 Mar 20
@LindaOHio Yep. It's a healthy food. I think I just got tired of it. What I should get back into (except that it's pretty cool outside) is smoothies with yogurt, banana, ice, and ice cream. Yummy!
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LindaOH
@LindaOHio (158581)
• United States
22 Mar 20
@TheHorse It's quick and easy and low in calories...and then there's the calcium.
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Leiann Lynn Rose Spontaneo
@Spontaneo (14703)
• United States
22 Mar 20
You didn't invite me?
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The Horse
@TheHorse (207500)
• Walnut Creek, California
22 Mar 20
I thought your Lear jet was in the shop too!
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Leiann Lynn Rose Spontaneo
@Spontaneo (14703)
• United States
22 Mar 20
@TheHorse I can no longer fly. Too scared. You'd need to get me awfully drunk!
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The Horse
@TheHorse (207500)
• Walnut Creek, California
22 Mar 20
@Spontaneo It IS strange totally giving control of your life to someone you don't know. But I fly anyway.
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Anna
@LadyDuck (460403)
• Switzerland
23 Mar 20
No eggs, I am keeping the eggs to make noodles or cakes, we had toasted bread and jam. Until I have flour I can make bread.
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Anna
@LadyDuck (460403)
• Switzerland
23 Mar 20
@TheHorse No, I have 14 bags of flour, but I only have 30 eggs, so I do not serve them for breakfast.
The Horse
@TheHorse (207500)
• Walnut Creek, California
23 Mar 20
Are you out of flour right now?
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Eva James
@wolfgirl569 (96440)
• Marion, Ohio
22 Mar 20
I had eggs and bacon.
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Eva James
@wolfgirl569 (96440)
• Marion, Ohio
22 Mar 20
@TheHorse I always do.
The Horse
@TheHorse (207500)
• Walnut Creek, California
22 Mar 20
I hope you enjoyed it as much as I did.
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Vicki, #1 Creek Girl
@1creekgirl (40635)
• United States
22 Mar 20
We eat a lot of bacon, eggs, and toast. My husband has to have the gluten free bread for his toast and I usually don't eat any bread at all. This morning we had potato cakes from left over potatoes, bacon and a fried egg. I love sourdough bread, but seldom buy it.
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Vicki, #1 Creek Girl
@1creekgirl (40635)
• United States
23 Mar 20
@TheHorse I'm not sure what latkes are. I use left over cold mashed potatoes to roll into flattened balls, then press both sides into salt and peppered flour and fry in hot oil until browned and crispy.
The Horse
@TheHorse (207500)
• Walnut Creek, California
22 Mar 20
Sounds good to me. What did you do with the potatoes to turn them into potato cakes? Are potato cakes like latkes?
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (326601)
• Rockingham, Australia
23 Mar 20
That looks such a yummy breakfast. We'll need to get bacon next time we go to town.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (207500)
• Walnut Creek, California
23 Mar 20
I'll probably get more net time I got to the market. I love the way it smells.
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Hillary Ralston
@hillhjill (23664)
• United States
22 Mar 20
Sounds very good. I'm a person that don't eat breakfast unless I make it for dinner ..so tonight I will be making eggs and spam.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (207500)
• Walnut Creek, California
22 Mar 20
I haven't had SPAM in...well...since the last millenium.
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Hillary Ralston
@hillhjill (23664)
• United States
25 Mar 20
@TheHorse lol I love making spam and then make it into a sandwich.
Jim Bauer
@porwest (78757)
• United States
25 Mar 20
Glad you found everything you were looking for. All of the items you mentioned are pretty scarce still around here. As for what I had for breakfast, I never eat it (at least not at breakfast time), so I had nothing.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (207500)
• Walnut Creek, California
25 Mar 20
I heard a research scientist (of some sort) say that your first meal of the day "sets your metabolism up" for the rest of the day. So even if it's at 1 PM, it still counts as "breakfast" (breaking the fast). But it was a quick radio report so I didn't capture many details.
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Jim Bauer
@porwest (78757)
• United States
26 Mar 20
@TheHorse Hmm. Interesting. I have always been skinny. Not sure if that was where that report was going, to say maybe part of obesity might be a result of not eating breakfast. Not sure WHY I don't necessarily eat breakfast honestly. Although I don't feel all too hungry in the morning.
CarolDM
@CarolDM (203449)
• Nashville, Tennessee
22 Mar 20
Looks good to me. I had waffles, peanut butter and syrup.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (207500)
• Walnut Creek, California
22 Mar 20
I'd go with regular butter and maple syrup. But still sounds good.
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CarolDM
@CarolDM (203449)
• Nashville, Tennessee
23 Mar 20
@TheHorse I do that as well, to change it up.
Lakshman
@Lakshman15 (2662)
• India
23 Mar 20
Sorry mate i dont eat nonveg so simply i take bred and jam for brek fast
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The Horse
@TheHorse (207500)
• Walnut Creek, California
23 Mar 20
That sounds good enough. Do you toast the bread?
snowy
@snowy22315 (171205)
• United States
22 Mar 20
I had oatmeal. I might have bacon and eggs tomorrow..Actually it would probably be one egg, two strips of bacon and a piece of toast.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (207500)
• Walnut Creek, California
22 Mar 20
That's what genarally do...except I have three slices of bacon...
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Pat Z Anthony
@PatZAnthony (14752)
• Charlotte, North Carolina
22 Mar 20
Those things are not on our list and today was a day we didn't have our first meal until 3 PM. Other things had to come first, then food!
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The Horse
@TheHorse (207500)
• Walnut Creek, California
22 Mar 20
What were you up to? Have you posted about it?
M.-L.
@MALUSE (69390)
• Germany
22 Mar 20
You can't be serious with this post?!
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The Horse
@TheHorse (207500)
• Walnut Creek, California
22 Mar 20
What, do you think the bacon looks too rare? For me, it is such a pleasure to get back to my Midwestern roots. Here in California, many people eat "healthy." Odd that it would take a "shelter at home" to get me to buy some of the stuff I love best.
Gary Marsh
@garymarsh6 (23393)
• United Kingdom
22 Mar 20
NO I am afraid I am boring I have my usual muesli or greek yoghurt and fruit. I rarely eat a cooked breakfast these days. We used to have one about once every six weeks when I had a weekend off work!
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The Horse
@TheHorse (207500)
• Walnut Creek, California
22 Mar 20
I have no idea what's more or less "healthy." But it's been fun the last couple of days getting back to my "Midwestern" roots.
John Roberts
@JohnRoberts (109857)
• Los Angeles, California
22 Mar 20
I had the usual cereal. The closest 99 Cents Store had a lot of TP this morning.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (207500)
• Walnut Creek, California
22 Mar 20
Hmm. Maybe I should slide over there.
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@freelancermariagrace (27240)
• Philippines
23 Mar 20
Nothing. I only have two meals a day - lunch and dinner.
The Horse
@TheHorse (207500)
• Walnut Creek, California
23 Mar 20
I'd be grumpy in the morning if I didn't have SOMETHING.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (207500)
• Walnut Creek, California
26 Mar 20
That means (according to some researchers) that your lunch is your breakfast. What do you have?
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G
@freelancermariagrace (27240)
• Philippines
26 Mar 20
@TheHorse I had steamed dory fish for lunch today