I never skip breakfast. Even when I worked in Tokyo and had to leave my apartment very early, I always grabbed something that I can eat at the office with a cup of coffee.
Now being in the UK, I have a little more time for myself in the morning and enjoy breakfast. Below are some examples of what I eat. They are all easy-to-make but still promise a good start of the day.
1. Granola, yogurt, bananas, blueberries and strawberries
This is very easy-to-make and yummy! I know granola contains a lot of sugar but I think it is relatively ok to have something sweet in the morning.
For those who travel to Japan: I am not particulary following food trend, but for the last couple of years pancakes have been a centre of the breakfast trends in Japan, especially among young women. Granolas are considered to be the next and there are many granola shops opening, so if you are a big fan of granola or experience the trend in Japan, you should stop by at these places. At some of them (for example: GANORI) you can even try some Japanese flavour such as green tea granola and yuzu citrus granola!
2. Bagel, grapefruit yogurt with dried dates.
I love grapefruits! Some of my friends say they are too bitter, but I just like its taste. Also I feel that I am kind of purified when I eat grapefruits, if that makes sense...
I prefer regular yogurt to lowfat yogurt. However, I drink soy milk instead of regular milk to control the amount of daily fat intake.
I also love bagels but it is super expensive in Japan. Here I can get 5 bagels for £1.6 whereas one bagel is about £1 in Tokyo. I hope bagels attract more attentions after the granola and that there will be a little more competitions...One of the good things about livig in the UK is I can enjoy bagels every day!
3. Bagel with cream cheese, apricot jam and raspberry jam.
My boyfriend came up with this idea of putting two kinds of jam and I absolutely loved it! Look at the color. This blows your morning blue!!!
4. Brioche with raspberry jam
Raspberry jam is my favourite. In Japan you can find it only in a big supermarket, so when I am in Europe, I always go for raspberry jam instead of strawberry jam.
5. Yorgurt, granola, bananas, nuts and cinnamon on top
This is my current most favourite breakfast. For those who feel bored with yogurt in the morning, please try this combination. Cinnamon would be a happy discovery!
6. Sunday breakfast
Sometimes I have big European breakfast on weekend, as you can see. When I was in Japan, my sunday breakfast was rice, miso soup and natto (fermented soybeans.) Spending so much time on cooking on weekday is not realistic, and in fact all the foods that I have mentioned are very easy to make. However, I like to have special breakfast for weekend! I have more time to cook and more time to enjoy!!!
7. A cup of coffee
I always have to finish my breakfast with a cup of coffee.
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