Breakfast brain-food.

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I am the Eggland’s Best brand ambassador.  The below is a sponsored post. The topic, opinions, and inability to keep my egg in the sunshine frame (yet!) are all my own.

I LOVE me my TATTOOED eggs!

We LOVE our tattooed eggs!

Around here we live our lives like an Arrested Development episode. 

On many a morning you’ll find one of us shouting the opening lines to the series and, most likely, same person cracking up at him/herself.

(this blog is a play on the word MISFIT for a reason…)

Breakfast is also our dinner.

We both frequently eat traditionally dinner foods in the morning (hello brown rice & eggs!) and it’s our *family meal.*

For the same reason I exercise in the a.m. (I put on MY oxygen mask first!) we never know what will happen as the day unfolds so we gather as a family *before* life can intrude.

Disclosure:  Our breakfasts downgraded over the summer.

Gone were mornings filled with protein & power muffins and in-in-in-intruded some less than healthy fare.

Even though the Tornado is moving toward intuitive eating, crap eating begets crap eating which results in mama being told by school her child is an emotional roller-coaster less than stellar academic performance.

Or, if youre a big person, crap eating begets crap eating which results in less than fantastic LIFE performance & ENERGY levels.

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brain food can be fun!

Thankfully the Tornado is interested in helping create her morning meals.  A fact this non-foodie mama adores.

Not to my surprise (& reason #48 why Im smitten with this partnership) she decided to make eggs our Back to School BRAIN FOOD protein**.

She can do most of the meal making & *I* know eating the tattooed oval will carry her through her school day.

  • Eggs contain vitamin B2 (Riboflavin): B2 is CRUCIAL in the production of energy as it helps convert carbohydrates in to sugar which fuels our bodies.
  • Eggs contain vitamin E.  This is an important antioxidant that helps to protect cells/tissues. Each of my FAVE Eggland’s Best eggs contain 10 times more Vitamin E than ordinary eggs. 25% of the recommended daily intake of this vitamin.
  • Eggs contain CHOLINE (AKA the memory vitamin).  ‘Nuff said.
  • Eggs contain vitamin D.  This vitamin helps the bod absorb calcium to maintain strong bones. It’s important for maintaining muscle strength, healthy body fat levels, and tissue health. Each Eggland’s egg contains 4 times more Vitamin D than ordinary eggs & provides 30% of daily recommended intake!
  • Eggs contain PROTEIN! Protein helps keep us full.  Egg protein is ‘complete’ or a composition which can supply all of the body’s requirements with all of the essential amino acids. A single Eggland’s Best egg supplies 13% of our daily protein needs.

 

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happy happy brain food!

Im EGGcited to get us back to basics & return to fueling her breakfasts with brain food (I wont lie. I never stopped. I get crazy without my morning Egglands.).

Next up here is Holy Guacamole Deviled Eggs and I’d love your brain-food suggestions —traditional breakfast fare or not!

 

  • What foods do you eat in the morning to power your BRAIN for the day ahead?
  • Have you created any EGGcellent recipes recently? Link yourself in the comments!

 

 

 

 

**We also play a game called Choose Yer Carb! — but that’s a post for a different day.

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  3. I love eggs, but I hate cleaning a frying pan in the morning before work so I usually stuck to hard boiled eggs with my oatmeal. If I’m feeling extra-super-foody, I’ll add chia and ground flax to my oatmeal along with some nuts/nut butter and fruit/dried fruit/PUMPKIN! (Other folks can have their Pumpkin Spice Lattes… I’m having Pumpkin Spice (& Almond Butter) Oatmeal!)

    • I put my Eggland’s Best Eggs in a mug and microwave them.
      You might need to soak after but it’s easy.

      • I’m with you…sometimes it’s just too much to do the whole frying pan thing. Sometimes I’ll do some cottage cheese with a fruit. The cottage cheese is higher in protein than an egg and good for those lazy mornings. If I do that I’ll stick to hard boiled eggs to have on a break to get more protein and some healthy fats.

        Otherwise, when I do get my “brain food” in the morning I’ll usually do a nice scramble with onions, kale, a little cheese, and another veggie. Eggs are one of the best ways to get some veggies into the diet.

  5. Love Arrested Development…but who doesn’t? This is the right post at the right time for me. I’ve decided to eat either eggs or oatmeal for breakfast instead of my usual Kashi waffles. Thanks for the eggs-tra incentive. Ok, that was awful but I’m not deleting it.

  6. eggs are totally one of the foods that i can eat any time of day, and i often eat them for breakfast, as well! they’re so easy to make, so versatile, and so nutritious!

  8. I eat eggs almost every day for breakfast! I usually have an Eggbeaters omelet, but lately I’ve been making an egg and cheese sandwich with EB eggs and a sandwich thin. I use one whole egg and one egg white and Tiger Lilly gets the extra yolk. No matter where she is, when she hears me spray the cooking spray, she comes running for her egg yolk! I love that egg-framer!

  11. I need recipes too, Miz.
    I also wanted to add I think of you every time I buy my Egglands Best eggs.
    This is a perfect partnership for you both.

  13. Oh gosh I love eggs! My picky kids love eggs! We eat them every day. So many great egg concoctions. One on the blog today and one with zucchini/other veggies coming soon!

  14. Thank you for being normal, Carla.
    I am so out of my routine with school starting this Healthy Mama is feeding her kids cereal which I know makes them crash later.
    I need some fast protein for them, too.

    • I only just learned this about my son.
      He was bringing snacks to school after a huge breakfast, but only of cereal.

  15. LOVE that sunshine cutter that can be used for more than eggs!!! I did not say cookies! 😉

    I love the whole way this post presents itself from the funny at the beginning to the learning all the way thru AND that Tornado is part of it all! 🙂

  18. Miz,
    I think of you and how you call them tattoo’ed eggs every time I go to HEB!!
    I passed them by until you started blogging about them.
    You should try the oatmeal and egg in the microwave for the Tornado.
    My twins love it in the cooler mornings.

  20. I eat 3 eggs with 2 pieces of bacon + fruit and coconut milk every.single.day. and it never gets old! I <3 eggs! Here a few of my fav. egg recipes:

    Turkey spinach basil frittata for one – because it's easy! and fun! and delicious! (http://gabbysgfree.com/2013/07/turkey-spinach-basil-fritatta/)

    Kale & Carrot Pesto crustless quiche – quiche just sounds so fancy. (http://gabbysgfree.com/recipe/kale-carrot-pesto-crustless-quiche/ )

    Breakfast Burgers w/ Bacon & Eggs – because the only way to make a burger better is to put an egg on it 🙂 (http://gabbysgfree.com/2013/04/breakfast-burgers/ )

  23. I love eggs myself for breakfast. My kids LOVE boiled eggs and they also love turkey bacon (the thin and crispy butterball brand) is really a quick breakfast with some string cheese.

  27. Unfortunately, I can’t eat eggs anymore. I used to eat them a lot with rice for breakfast. The kid finally started liking eggs, and he is eating them regularly now.

    I always have a green smoothie for breakfast.

  29. Love eggs for almost any meal! Best of all my oldest son loves eggs so it’s become our go to breakfast to get the school day off right! I could definitely use some new receipes – most of the time it’s basic scrambled or fried here on whole wheat english muffins.

  32. Coffee. With cream.

    When we were visiting Husband’s parents this summer, my MIL was asking what I eat for breakfast. I said “Coffee.” Later, Husband mentioned that MIL asked him what I like for breakfast; he told her “Coffee”.

    I do actually eat food, just not til I actually feel hungry which tends to be mid to late morning. Lately I have been eating Qi’a cereal with fruit.

  34. Love A.D. and eggs, both! I probably don’t go a day w/o eggs, either at lunch or breakfast. My current obsession: Two scrambled eggs w/ avocado, spinach, tomato and cheddar on toasted Ezekial’s sesame bread! SO good!!!

  35. Our favourite make-ahead breakfast/lunch/snacky option?
    Mini-quiches!
    You can buy the pre-made, no-sugar pastry shells or make them yourself. Add some chopped veggies, a little protein and cheese and fill to the top with scrambled eggs mixture. Bake for 15 minutes and you’re good to go!

    • I like to make these crustless in muffin tins. I make them on Sunday fir the week. It is great because once you have your egg base, you can make them all the same or add different ingredients into each one. Pop them in the microwave in the morning and you are off to a great start!

  39. I LOVE eggs! I’m not so great with the recipes (I very much so make things up that I have on hand all the time and they aren’t worth repeating! lol), but I love eggs for every meal. I make them in the microwave at work if it’s all I have, for breakfast in the form of eggs scrambled with oatmeal-ish toppings or fried up with random veggies from the fridge. Love that little sunny egg maker too! 😀 Have an egg-cellent day, Miz!

  40. Thank you for the Eggducation. These are great egg facts you’ve outlined. As for Alzheimer’s’, please start taking coconut oil ASAP. “Coconut Oil benefits & Alzheimer’s”. Google it. (gotta get around to doing a post about it). My paternal grandmother had Alzheimer’s. Wish I had known about coconut oil prior to the onset of her condition.

  41. I love eggs but I’m usually pretty boring about them – scrambled or hard boiled are usually my go-to with some veggies. But on the note of breakfast and brain food, it’s been top of mind lately especially with the start of school. J no longer gets a morning snack at school so that much more important that he has a good, nutritious breakfast at home! Otherwise he fades fast.

  45. I like to slice up green peppers horizontally and will fry an egg inside the slice of green pepper. It keeps the egg contained and is less messy, also delicious!

  46. Avocado and fruit for breakfast for me. Nut butter sandwiches for the others. Eggs tend to be weekend breakfast, or dinner food. Yes, we are rushed in the mornings, or, should i say, my night owls are rushed and always looking for a quick morning exit and a leisurely evening dining experience.

  47. I have been scrambling my eggs with berries and leftover cooked squash or sweetpotato lately… some cinnnamon on top. Love.

    Ya know I love me some eggs.

    I have a great recipe on the blog that has a portobello mushroom housing an egg! I also love to cook eggs in pepper or avocado ‘boats’ too.

  50. Congrats on the partnership!

    You know I love me my egg white bites and oatmeal protein muffin tops! I start with eggs every morning. Sometimes, I finish off my day with them too 🙂

    Love how the Tornado is becoming a foodie and creating her own meals!

  56. I’m an egg freak. I eat 2 eggs nearly every morning for breakfast — over medium, oh man it’s delish every time. I usually have a hardboiled during the day and last week I had breafkast for dinner two nights, both included eggs. Let’s just say they keep me going! 🙂

  61. I LOVE my breakfast, but most of the times I actually have eggs for lunch or dinner and loaded with vegetables, yummy seasonings, and usually a sweet potato on the side. YUMMY! I LOVE EGGS! Lately I actually have been having 2 a day.

  63. I have to have my spark. Then three whole eggs and steel cut oats with blueberries. I do this seven days a week.I look forward to it everyday

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