Breakfast, Again

It struck me that I seem to blog about breakfast a lot.  So I checked.  There are 41 posts that mention breakfast, and of those, 10 involve a change in the regular breakfast routine.  It might seem like I have a problem... Breakfast is really the most important meal of the day, though, and this really shows in my life.

Today's post is not really a New Thing for Today post.  This is something I changed, didn't think it significant, but haven't changed back.  A little while ago, I returned the stereo to its rightful owner.  This meant I had no radio in the breakfast area.  I like to listen to the radio over breakfast.  There is, however, a radio in my bedroom.  Also, we've just finished (technically) summer, and I've found the ceiling fan in my bedroom more effective at cooling than anything else.  Both these factors have resulted in me having breakfast in bed most days.  Luxury!  Bonus - if necessary, I can plug my phone in to charge and still check Facebook over breakfast.  And check the time regularly (yes, that's slightly more important).

The other change that has evolved is the day I have eggs for breakfast.  For years, Monday was eggs day.  But Monday is also (weather permitting) PT day.  I've realised it's slightly comfier for my insides if I have my regular muesli breakfast before PT.  Both meals have the same fat/carbs/protein quantity, but the muesli feels lighter for a pre-workout meal.  Eggs are now usually Sundays, and on random days, I'll totally change things up and have a smoothie.

The Muesli Fixings

For at least a year now, I've made my own muesli.  Oats, psyllium husks, goji berries, and nuts.  It's the nut mix that makes each batch different, but today I went really different.  Not just a roast nut mix (depending on if I go to Woolworths or Coles this might be just nuts or it might have dried cranberries or sultanas as well), but I added roast nibble mix as well.  The thing with the mixed nuts is the size of nut - for something like muesli I prefer them all smallish, almonds being at the larger end of the spectrum.  However, this mix has brazil nuts and walnuts as well which are a little bigger.  Anyway, the seedy addition not only has seeds (which I sometimes add myself) but extra roast almonds as well.  I love roast almonds.

So, my muesli recipe - today is the first time I came close to measuring the quantities so I hope you all feel special now - all amounts are approximate though:

3 cups rolled oats (the organic variety are nice and soft)
1/3 cup each psyllium husks and goji berries
1/3 roasted nibble mix
2/3 cup roasted mixed nuts

Stir lots. 

My breakfast (if I'm having muesli) is 1/3 cup muesli, 1/2 cup natural/Greek yoghurt, a tablespoon protein powder, and a generous sprinkling of cardamom and cinnamon, or cinnamon and nutmeg.  And coffee of course, or Vitality Tea if it's a school morning.

And, just because my parents are staying... A doggie photo.  I wouldn't say she is more enthusiastic about being photographed this time - more, I was baking this morning.  Unless something else really exciting was happening, she was sitting either on my left and staring longingly up at me, or right in front of the oven and staring longingly at the oven or at me.  I couldn't get a photo with the tail-wag though.  Every time she rejoined me from another activity, she did a little skid on the cork tiles.