Disclosure: I have not been paid to do this post...I genuinely belive in the power of breakfast and support the campaign. It's also a great excuse to share my latest breakfast recipe with you!
Some of you may remember a post I did last year about the
Shake Up Your Wake Up Campaign. The campaign is all about trying to educate the
general public about the importance of eating breakfast. Each year they host the Farmhouse Breakfast Week where you too can get involved with spreading the word about breakfast. For example, did you
know that one in ten people skip breakfast thinking that it will help them to
lose weight, yet breakfast skippers are twice as likely to reach for a bag of
crisps mid-morning! (And crisps definitely are not on the diet!)
Now I should admit...I’m not a big breakfast eater, but it
is something I have been trying to work on. Even as a child I never really got
on with breakfast. I’m not a cereal eater nor do I like toast as I hate all
processed bread with a passion! As a result my parents used to do anything to
get breakfast into me. At one stage I had had scotch pancakes with golden syrup
every day. This went on for so long I even ended up getting sick of them! So
surprise, surprise the thought of breakfast in the morning tends to make me
feel sick. I also think part of the problem is that I wake up at 6:30 and am
out of the door by 7:30 with no time to spare for putting together a breakfast
other than the toast or cereal I despise so much.
So this leaves me with a bit of a problem.
Because I’ve been feeling so lethargic without a morning
meal, I’ve started to listen to my body and I now buy porridge with honey on
the way to law school each morning. The days I don’t manage to nip in to prêt I
really notice the difference. So, I may not be a breakfast lover, but I most
definitely agree with independent dietician Nigel Denby who has commented on
this year’s study saying: “People who eat breakfast have better concentration,
more energy and tend to be less stressed. They are also less likely to be
overweight.”
If these aren’t good reasons to eat breakfast I don’t know
how else to convince you...except with a simple yet scrumptious breakfast
recipe.
Now I’ve said already that I’m not a massive fan of toast.
BUT, if it’s from a good crusty loaf and topped with something yummy then I
will more often than not give in. (Over Christmas I had toast almost every day
topped with an amazing Rhubarb and Ginger preserve that had so much zing, you
really noticed a spring in my step for the rest of the morning.)
I think part of the challenge for Shake Up Your Wake Up is
convincing people that it is worth changing both their routines and their
eating habits, which are often two aspects of a person’s life that they are
reluctant to change. I’ve not quite cracked it myself yet, as when summer comes
I won’t be able to eat a big bowl of steaming hot porridge every day! What I
will turn to yet I am unsure, but one thing remains the same, I know now that
breakfast really is the most important part of the day.
Does the thought of a meal in the morning make you feel
sick, or do you too prefer home cooked comforts which just take too long to
cook? And what will you do for lunch in the summer when it gets hot!?
Perhaps you don’t need convincing at all. Are you a
breakfast lover? What do you eat each day?
If you want to join in the Shake Up You Wake Up campaign,
you can find plenty of resources on their website. People will also be sharing
their breakfast recipes all week using the hashtag #BreakfastWatch.
Why not join in! I’ll be tweeting too. Follow me at
@KitchenGoddess3 or on facebook.
Total price based
on Asda’s own unless otherwise specified:
Warburtons wholemeal
bread 10p, oyster mushrooms 63p, butter 1p, olive oil 3p, garlic 1p, thyme 2p, crème
fraiche 30p = £1.10
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