They say breakfast is the most important meal of the day and that you are what you eat .... so what did you have this morning?

I tend to eat a lot at breakfast *blush* as I simply LOVE breakfast foods. Today, I had a pancake (glutenfree)* with peanut butter and homemade apple butter*, a banana and a strawberry flavor o'soy yogurt a few hours later - mmmmm mmm -- all organic/natural and all DELICIOUS!

I was discussing this very thing with a friend of mine the other day and was floored at what she and her family ate for breakfast... it was a bit disgusting to me actually. LOL - but to each his own ! I love her dearly and am not judging her for her breakfast choices, but was a bit taken aback really as she is a very healthy person. She tells me they have no time for breaky and so grab whatever is available.. this particular morning it was powdered doughnuts - for breakfast!! I guess I always thought of them as a snack, not a meal. She told me I didn't know what I was missing and that they are to DIE for. So, I just had to look online to see what these KrispyKreme doughnuts were all about...

I was amazed that the amount of sugar (carbs), fat, salt and calories one of these things contains:

calories (kcal)	260
carbohydrates (g)	33
fiber (g)	0
protein (g)	3
fat (g)	13
calories from fat (%)	45
saturated fat (g)	3
cholesterol (mg)	20
sodium (mg)	320
total weight (g)	66

Of course the sugar is not mentioned here, nor the ingredients as I can only imagine why. (Yep, I guess she is right, they are to "DIE for" - yikes!) I am always surprised by the culture we live in, where we no longer care about what foods do to us as long as it tastes good. Surprisingly, I find that the good ol' natural food tastes better, but I may just be an odd duck in a huge pond.

Anyway, after talking with my friend, I thought I would satisfy my curiosity and see what you all think... What did you have and why?



Oh P.S.  After our little chat, I am currently making my friend some good breakfast bars that she can take on the run and some other instant breakfast recipes and ideas -  She loves it :-)