LIZZIE'S KITCHEN ADVENTURES

The truth about breakfast

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In the US breakfast often brings to mind biscuits,eggs, sausage, bacon,gravy,cereal, orange juice or even poptarts. BUT that doesn't have to be the case. At one time in the not so distant past,breakfast was often leftovers from last night's dinner. And, for me, that is often the case still. I find that I enjoy a more savory breakfast that incorporates leftovers,which reduce my food waste as well as my overall cost since I'm not purchasing specific foods just for breakfast. I just use what I already have. And because the food has already been cooked, it takes mere seconds to warm.

I also noticed that when I have this kind of breakfast, I am more satisfied and stay full longer. I noticed I don't snack as much on these days and that keeps my mood and energy up. I simply don't obsess about food when I eat this kind of breakfast. But best of all, I don't waste food.

During my lifetime, I have had periods that were hard financially. During these times, I often went without enough to eat. I learned to appreciate every resource I had and to preserve any unused resource to make my life better. That included learning how to lessen my waste of food. Every scrap became an opportunity to create more from less. Scraps became broth and baaes for new dishes. I began eating every leftover stretching my dollars and making my resources last longer.

Today, even though I am no longer in that situation, I continue those practices. I realize that I and many others are only one emergency away from returning to scarcity. Life events do not make appointments. They don't schedule ahead. They don't care if you're ready for their arrival. Therefore I will remain frugal as I am painfully aware that stability is never a guarantee...Only a current state in an ever changing world.