The DIY Diet

I go through stages on the things I eat for breakfast. For a time, all I will want is fruit and cereal. Then I may crave scrambled eggs and Canadian bacon. Sometimes, nothing will do but cottage cheese and fruit for breakfast. I listen to my what my body is telling me. When I start craving one thing or another, I feel it is my body signaling a need for something. I try to accommodate. Cottage cheese is one breakfast option that is fast and filling with plenty of protein, and keeps hunger at bay for a long time.

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Quiche isn’t as popular as it once was. I don’t remember when I last saw it on a restaurant menu.

To me, it is one of the most elegant fall lunch or brunch entrées you can prepare.

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French toast is one of my favorite foods especially on a weekend morning when I eat my breakfast a little later than on normal weekdays. Here’s how I prepare my French toast for a breakfast of less than 400 calories.

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Here’s a good cold-weather breakfast menu under 400 calories. If you’ve never tried rhubarb sauce on top of oatmeal and you like rhubarb sauce, you’re in for a treat. It’s delicious! (try the Evelyn’s Rhubarb Sauce recipe).

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Crispy waffles are such a treat, especially on a cool fall weekend morning. Here’s a simple recipe I use straight from the Aunt Jemima mix box.

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I don’t have time to eat breakfast.

That seems to be a mantra chanted by a lot of people these days. I’m going from the assumption that you actually want to eat breakfast. You can make time for breakfast in different ways.

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When you’re in a hurry in the morning, cereal is always the old back-up. Not as comforting as a warm breakfast, but it’s still a tasty treat.

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This is one of my favorite breakfast menus. It’s filling and tasty.

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This omelet recipe is so filling and delicious that you won’t believe it’s under 250 calories, leaving room for Canadian bacon and even a slice of toast!

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Evelyn’s Rhubarb Sauce is a great dessert, a favorite of Finnish-heritage people.  Rhubarb, a perennial plant, is something a lot of people grow in their gardens in Minnesota, then freeze for use during the winter.  It can be bought fresh in grocery stores during the growing season.  I’ve noticed it for sale in Cub grocery stories in the frozen fruit department, packaged by SuperValu.

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