Hungry for breakfast? Let's go shopping!

Awww, you missed me? Well, I missed you too! Besides preparing and eating sumptuous breakfasts, I was busy setting up Sassy's B&B, studying for exams, writing uni papers and going on an amazing field trip to Trentino. 


Staying in a hotel for a week and being unable to prepare my own meals made it even more apparent how important it is to have a decent breakfast. The first morning I got seriously excited when I noticed the breakfast buffet offered  German style "grey bread", a heavy, dense, sour dough variety which goes very well with the lovely cold cuts and cheeses which are usually served with it. How I got it all wrong... The bread turned out to be about as tough as cardboard and the cheese and sausage resembled plastic both in taste and texture. For the first time in my life I ate hardly anything for breakfast and my stomach and head protested for the rest of the day... Clearly, this is NOT the way to seduce people into having breakfast. 


Luckily, if you still remember my last blog post, we are about to change this! Breakfast is not just the first meal of the day. It's the kickstart to our metabolism, the foundation to build our day on, the fuel for our brain! Ok, so maybe you really don't feel like eating in the morning, maybe you feel sick at the thought of it. How about trying just a little something, anything you like, while you read this blog and get inspired about having a real breakfast? There are only three prerequisites for a Sassy Breakfast: it has to be delicious, quick AND healthy. We will be preparing Superhero Egg Salad, Mediterranean Morning Toast, BananaChoc! smoothies and Move Me Muesli (breakfast on the go).


So now we've decided to get serious about breakfast, let's go shopping! It's all about the preparation you see... All we need to do is invest a little bit of our time and add an ample dosis of love! Since most of us do our weekly shopping at a supermarket or buy our daily groceries at a city corner store, it's just as easy to get your breakfast ingredients there. No idea what to buy? Perhaps my shopping list can help out; it's for one person but can easily be multiplied to cater for more people. Don't worry about buying jars of foods you may not be accustomed to, you will be able to use them for months to come, not only for breakfast.


BREAKFAST SHOPPING LIST FOR 1 PERSON 

• fair trade (organic) quality coffee or herbal tea
• 1 liter of (organic) milk or soy drink
• 6 (organic) eggs
• 1 whole crusty "rustic" bread (dense texture, preferably sour dough)
• 1 bag or box of muesli (a mixed grains and dried fruits variety, NOT baked!)
• 4 (organic / fair trade) bananas
• 3 lemons
• 2 ripe, aromatic tomatoes
• fresh basil
• 1 small bunch of parsley, chives, dill (if you can't find it fresh, get the dried version)
• 1 box of fair trade, organic cocoa
• 1 bottle of extra virgin olive oil
• sea salt and coarsely ground pepper
• 1 jar of (organic) mayonnaise, please do not buy low fat mayo, I will explain why later
• 1 jar of French fine mustard

We also need a blender or juicer and a portable mug (like you would use for coffee). If you don't have these, maybe you can borrow one for a week and see if you like it. You can always buy one later.


Now we got the shopping done, we can get busy in the kitchen! Remember, none of the recipes which we will prepare will take a lot of time or amazing cooking skills. All it takes is a little bit of preparation and foresight and you will be having breakfast like a king or queen! The best bit? You will feel more energetic and focused, less hungry later in the morning and save money!