Why I'm Doing This Blog

For awhile now, I've been trying to prepare my family's meals from scratch as much as possible. To some degree, I've been following the ideas set out in Nourishing Traditions.

I'm using healthy fats when I cook. Most of our meat is grass-fed and locally raised. Our eggs are from free range chickens. I make bone broth. I soak my grains. I bake our bread. I make yogurt. I make kombucha (although I'm the only one in the family who'll drink it). Usually, there's something lacto-fermenting on the counter.

But, there's one particular area where I've been incredibly lazy. Breakfasts. My family loves packaged cereal. I don't like making a mess in the kitchen right away in the morning. It's been very easy to just keep buying cereal, even though I know I could be doing better.

I know that when I have homemade breakfast, especially when it's high in protein and has good fats in it, my whole day goes better. I have more energy and I actually end up eating less because I don't get as hungry.

It's been nagging at me for a long time that I need to make breakfasts. Then, this year when Lent started I just made the decision that I would stop buying cereal for Lent. I even surprised myself. So far, it's been going well. I'm even discovering that I'm enjoying the process.

Just when I was starting to hit my stride with the breakfast making business, I decided to do this blog. Again, another surprise. I don't know why I do this to myself.

My kids aren't that crazy about eggs, so I'll have to be creative. I should make it clear that by "cereal", I mean the kind you buy in boxes. I don't mean grains in general. I'm going to be relying pretty heavily on them, actually.

Tomorrow's breakfast: Toasted Rice with Cheese

The First Post

Hi,

I'm not sure when I'm going to start posting for real. I'll have to write some posts about why I'm doing this, how I define healthier, etc.

My goal is to post at least 2 breakfast recipes a week for at least a year. Yes, that's over 100 breakfasts.

I'm hoping it will be a fun, and not too much of a hassle.